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Stephen Ruffin

Stephen Ruffin

Actor

Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 3% in 30 days

What are Stephen Ruffin's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
24%
Survival
17%
Morality
10%
Power
7%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Coming of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Warm
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Stephen Ruffin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Ruffin'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

14 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Downbeat(2026)

    as Yung Frill

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Thomasville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Thomas

  • Kemba(2024)

    as Jamal

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Disco Inferno(2023)

    as Brandon

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • 15 Cameras(2023)

    as Carson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Beast Beast(2020)

    as Jarrett

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Summer '03(2018)

    as March

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Love Is___ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Steph Rivers

  • Daphne & Velma(2018)

    as Nathan

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Good Girls(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Tom Peters

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Resident(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Hal Woods

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul(2017)

    as Gamer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Teen Dracula

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Fire(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as James

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 74th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 14 titles from 2012 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Summer '03 (2018)

$12K worldwide

Highest rated

Downbeat (2026)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

Summer '03 (2018)

Film career

20122026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 14: 14 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

2010s8 · acting2020s6 · acting

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.

How do Stephen Ruffin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Kemba (2024)

94th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Downbeat (2026)

Midcredits 67th · 51% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 62. 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 Stephen Ruffin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Ruffin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danny Madden shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles