
Paul Cottman
Paul Cottman is an American film and television actor best known for his charismatic screen presence and versatility. After almost a decade of working the theater circuit on the eastern seaboard including several off-Broadway productions, Paul's first foray into television was through commercials. Shortly after, he began to work in film.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor
- 4 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
What are Paul Cottman's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Mentoras Barrett in A Place Called Home (2022)
Moods and endings
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 Paul Cottman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Paul Cottman'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
7 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

The Only Ones(2024)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Wallflower Pact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
A Place Called Home(2022)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Special(2020)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

The Black Hills Night Hike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 21st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 7 titles, 6 of them dated from 2018 to 2024.
Film career
- 2020Screen debut· The Special
How do Paul Cottman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 38/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 17. 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.
Who does Paul Cottman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul Cottman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; B. Harrison Smith shares the most, 2.
Directors
- B. Harrison SmithShared titles: Where the Scary Things Are (2022), The Special (2020)See all 2 shared titles with B. Harrison Smith

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Doug HendersonShared titles: Where the Scary Things Are (2022), The Special (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Doug Henderson

- John AvareseShared titles: Where the Scary Things Are (2022), The Special (2020)See all 2 shared titles with John Avarese

- Matt NeaseShared titles: Where the Scary Things Are (2022), The Special (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Nease
