Kian Robert Lawley (born 2 September 1995) is an American YouTuber and actor. He launched his personal YouTube channel, superkian13, in 2010. Lawley has also been a part of collaborative YouTube channels, including Our2ndLife. Lawley shares the YouTube channel "KianAndJc" with fellow YouTuber JC Caylen. Lawley's first role in a feature film was in the 2015 film The Chosen. Lawley went on to feature in the films Shovel Buddies (2016), Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016), Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017), Before I Fall (2017) for which he won a Teen Choice Award, and Monster Party (2018). In 2017, Lawley worked with Caylen on their show H8TERS and starred in the Daytime Emmy Award winning first season of "Zac & Mia". In 2018, footage of Lawley resurfaced in which he used racial slurs, leading to his role in The Hate U Give being recast, and to him being dropped by his talent agency, CAA.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 2, 1995 (31)
- Sioux City, Iowa, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Kian Lawley's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Cameron in The Chosen (2015)
- Tricksteras Dan in Shovel Buddies (2016)
- Heroas Zac Meier in Zac and Mia (2017)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kian Lawley's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Kian Lawley's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Perfect Commando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Reality House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Monster Party(2018)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Zac and Mia(2017)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween(2017)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Guilty Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
H8ters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Before I Fall(2017)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Boo! A Madea Halloween(2016)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Shovel Buddies(2016)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Chosen(2015)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 11 titles from 2015 to 2020.
Film career
- 2015Screen debut· The Chosen
- 2015First top-billed film· The Chosen
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Kian Lawley's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 7 titles are Cult Classics.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Kian Lawley's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Kian Lawley work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kian Lawley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brett Bouttier shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Diego BonetaShared titles: Monster Party (2018), Before I Fall (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Diego Boneta
- Bella ThorneShared titles: Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016), Shovel Buddies (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Bella Thorne
Producers
- Brett BouttierShared titles: Before I Fall (2017), Zac and Mia (2017), Shovel Buddies (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Brett Bouttier
- Brian RobbinsShared titles: Before I Fall (2017), Zac and Mia (2017), Shovel Buddies (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Brian Robbins
- Daniel R. SuhartShared titles: Zac and Mia (2017), Shovel Buddies (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel R. Suhart
- Lance W. LanfearShared titles: Zac and Mia (2017), Shovel Buddies (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Lance W. Lanfear
