Donald Schell
Born in Royal Oak, Michigan, Donald Schell called the Metro Detroit area his home until Graduation in 2000. Having ROTC already on the resume, Donald entered military service the next year as a firefighter. Beyond basic training, he spent time abroad in combat environments such as Iraq and Afghanistan until 2009. It was that year an opportunity arose to play small roles in two comedies, "All's Faire in Love" and "American Virgin". Drawing from his idols of comedy, such as Seth MacFarlane and Dan Aykroyd, Donald was on his way to becoming a regular on the big screen. Those dreams however, had to be placed on hold as he returned to Afghanistan as a combat fireman up until 2014. No matter how much work was done abroad, the acting bug couldn't be shaken, thanks to inspiration from such greats as Vincent Price, Tim Burton, Kevin Smith and Stan Lee. Working with Producer/Director Joseph Kelly, Producer David Baily and his Publicist Angela Joseph, 2018 marked his return with the film "Clown Motel: Spirits Arise". Complete with his knowledge of combat and firefighting, and experience within nearly 3 dozen countries and islands around the world, Donald's future is as bright as his rekindled flame for the art. Every venture is more than a piece of life, but a lifetime well lived over and again.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer
- 3 on MovieCove
What are Donald Schell's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 1
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
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 Donald Schell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Donald Schell'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
3 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
The Barn: Part II(2022)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
13 Fanboy(2021)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles from 2019 to 2022.
How do Donald Schell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 8th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed3
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 Donald Schell'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 Donald Schell work with?
People who share at least 2 of Donald Schell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ari Lehman shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Ari LehmanShared titles: The Barn: Part II (2022), Clown Motel: Spirits Arise (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Ari Lehman
Producers
- Jonathan McLainShared titles: The Barn: Part II (2022), Clown Motel: Spirits Arise (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan McLain
- Richard StringhamShared titles: The Barn: Part II (2022), 13 Fanboy (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Stringham
- Timothy Skyler DuniganShared titles: The Barn: Part II (2022), 13 Fanboy (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Timothy Skyler Dunigan
- Angela JosephShared titles: 13 Fanboy (2021), Clown Motel: Spirits Arise (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Angela Joseph
