Chris O' Donnell (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor. He is the youngest child in his family with four sisters and two brothers. He first started modeling at the age of thirteen and continued until the age of sixteen, when he appeared in commercials. When he was seventeen, he was preparing to stop acting and modeling, but was asked to audition for what would be his first film, Men Don't Leave (1990). He didn't want to go to the audition, but his mother bribed him by saying she would buy him a new car if he went and he duly got the role. Ever since that moment in his life, Chris has appeared in some major motion pictures including Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Scent of a Woman (1992), Mad Love (1995), Vertical Limit (2000) and Kinsey (2004).
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 26, 1970 (56)
- Winnetka, Illinois, USA
- Actor and producer, also writer
- 38 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
What are Chris O'Donnell's films like?
Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 1 · Earnest 22
A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 8 · Dark 6
Grounded 19 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4
Gentle 6 · Charged 11 · Intense 7
Steady 16 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 1
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1
Casual 14 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 7
Resolved 18 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 8 of 15 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Charlie Simms in Scent of a Woman (1992)
- Allyas Chris Reece in School Ties (1992)
- Heroas D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers (1993)
- Allyas Robin in Batman Forever (1995)
- Heroas Matt Leland in Mad Love (1995)
- Heroas Adam Hall in The Chamber (1996)
- Heroas Robin in Batman & Robin (1997)
- Heroas Jimmie in The Bachelor (1999)
- Tricksteras Jason Brown in Cookie's Fortune (1999)
- Heroas Peter Garrett in Vertical Limit (2000)
- Allyas Wardell Pomeroy in Kinsey (2004)
- Heroas G. Callen in NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
- Shapeshifteras Bob Pehlke in A Little Help (2010)
- Allyas John Gibbons in WWII in HD: The Air War (2010)
- Shadowas Don Hart in 9-1-1: Nashville (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet11
- Ambiguous6
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 Chris O'Donnell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Chris O'Donnell'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
42 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
9-1-1: Nashville(2025)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Bupkis(2023)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Come Dance with Me(2022)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
NCIS: Hawai'i(2021)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
WWII in HD: The Air War(2010)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Hawaii Five-0(2010)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
A Little Help(2010)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Max Payne(2008)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
My Best Friend's Girl(2008)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
The Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Head Cases (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Sisters(2005)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
American Dad!(2005)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Kinsey(2004)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
NCIS(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Two and a Half Men(2003)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
29 Palms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Triangle(2001)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Vertical Limit(2000)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Bachelor(1999)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Y2K(1999)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Cookie's Fortune(1999)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Batman & Robin(1997)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Practice(1997)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
In Love and War(1996)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Chamber(1996)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Batman Forever(1995)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Mad Love(1995)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Circle of Friends(1995)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Blue Sky(1994)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Three Musketeers(1993)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Scent of a Woman(1992)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
School Ties(1992)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Men Don't Leave(1990)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Jack and Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles from 1986 to 2025; peak year 1996.
Biggest box office
Batman Forever (1995)
Highest rated
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Most popular right now
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
Film career
Peak 1996 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. 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.
- 1990Screen debut· Men Don't Leave
- 1993First top-billed film· The Three Musketeers
- 1993Breakout· The Three Musketeers
- 2009Career best· NCIS: Los Angeles
Billing
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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
Nominated for a Golden Globe in 1993, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Chris O'Donnell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th12
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
16 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser16
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed15
Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. 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 Chris O'Donnell's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Chris O'Donnell work with?
People who share at least 2 of Chris O'Donnell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Thomas Newman shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Joel SchumacherShared titles: Batman & Robin (1997), Batman Forever (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Schumacher
Writers
- Akiva GoldsmanShared titles: Batman & Robin (1997), Batman Forever (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Akiva Goldsman
- Bob KaneShared titles: Batman & Robin (1997), Batman Forever (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Kane
Actors
- Joan CusackShared titles: Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008), Men Don't Leave (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Joan Cusack
- Mary Stuart MastersonShared titles: The Sisters (2005), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Mary Stuart Masterson
- Oliver PlattShared titles: Kinsey (2004), The Three Musketeers (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Oliver Platt
- Tim CurryShared titles: Kinsey (2004), The Three Musketeers (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Curry
Composers and editors
- Thomas NewmanShared titles: Scent of a Woman (1992), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Men Don't Leave (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Thomas Newman
- Dennis VirklerShared titles: Batman & Robin (1997), Batman Forever (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Dennis Virkler
- Elliot GoldenthalShared titles: Batman & Robin (1997), Batman Forever (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Elliot Goldenthal
- Mark StevensShared titles: Batman & Robin (1997), Batman Forever (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Stevens
Producers
- Bing HowensteinShared titles: The Triangle (2001), Miracle on the 17th Green (1999), The Bachelor (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Bing Howenstein
- Jon AvnetShared titles: The Three Musketeers (1993), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Men Don't Leave (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Jon Avnet
- Benjamin MelnikerShared titles: Batman & Robin (1997), Batman Forever (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Benjamin Melniker
- Michael E. UslanShared titles: Batman & Robin (1997), Batman Forever (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Michael E. Uslan
Mixed roles
- LL Cool JShared titles: Come Dance with Me (2022), NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)See all 2 shared titles with LL Cool J
