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Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr.

Actor, also producer · Born June 16, 1970 (56) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Clifton Collins Jr. (born June 16, 1970) is an American film, and television actor, best known for playing student Cesar Sanchez opposite substitute teacher Samuel L. Jackson in the feature film "One Eight Seven", and as the killer Perry Smith in the independent movie "Capote". He also played recurring characters in many television shows and is a series regular in HBO's "Westworld".

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 16, 1970 (56)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
93 on MovieCove · 117 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Clifton Collins Jr.'s films like?

Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Bonds
18%
Self
18%
Survival
17%
Society
10%
Power
9%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 54 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 15 · Dark 33

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 32 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 19 · Intense 28

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 14

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

Straight-faced 34 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 9

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 32 · Full focus 11

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 26 · Heavy 18

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 28 · Open-ended 21 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 11 of 30 analyzed roles.

Ally
11 of 30
Shadow
7 of 30
Trickster
3 of 30
Hero
3 of 30
Herald
2 of 30
Mentor
2 of 30
Threshold guardian
1 of 30
Shapeshifter
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
48
Melancholic
22
Dread
18
Absurd
12
Thrilling
12
Other
44

How their films linger

Thought-provoking22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 19 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet26
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous18
  • Cyclical1

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 Clifton Collins Jr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 69 of their 93 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (34).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Clifton Collins Jr.'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

117 credits, 93 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Det. Tom Trujillo

  • Lucky(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · as Harris Dutch

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • By Design(2025)

    as Jacob the Stalker

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Train Dreams(2025)

    as Boomer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Last Frontier(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Isaac Romero

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Eddington(2025)

    as Lodge

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Bricklayer(2023)

    as Radek

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Red, White & Royal Blue(2023)

    as Oscar Diaz

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • After Yang(2021)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Jockey(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Jackson Silva

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare Alley(2021)

    as Funhouse Jack

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Butter Miracle Suite One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Bobby

  • Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents featuring Money Shot by Puscifer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Bartesian

  • Breaking News in Yuba County(2021)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Painted Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Peter

  • The Stand(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby Terry

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Waves(2019)

    as Bobby

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Honey Boy(2019)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Day(2019)

    as DPO Ernesto Sanchez

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Running with the Devil(2019)

    as The Farmer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood(2019)

    as 'Lancer' - Ernesto the Mexican Vaquero

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Mule(2018)

    as Gustavo

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Crooked Somebody(2017)

    as Nathan

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Cabeza Madre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as John

  • Super Troopers 2(2018)

    as Bus Driver

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Small Town Crime(2017)

    as Mood

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Vault(2017)

    as Iger

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • M.F.A.(2017)

    as Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Punching Henry(2016)

    as Dramatic Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Man Down(2015)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Westworld(2016)

    Show 21 episodes · as Lawrence / El Lazo

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Hacker(2016)

    as Zed

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Transpecos(2016)

    as Lou Hobbs

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Triple 9(2016)

    as Jorge Rodriguez

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Knight of Cups(2015)

    as Jordan

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Stung(2015)

    as Sydney

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Ballers(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · as Maximo Gomez

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Transcendence(2014)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Hellbenders(2012)

    as Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Cleaners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 18 episodes · as Julian

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Hector Lorca

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Pacific Rim(2013)

    as Tendo Choi

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Red Widow(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · as James Ramos

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Parker(2013)

    as Ross

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Freeloaders(2012)

    as Vic

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The Great Calamity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Edgar Allan Poe

  • The FP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as C.C. Jam

  • Pound Puppies(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Scar / Weasel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Event(2010)

    Show 22 episodes · as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World(2010)

    as Vegan Police (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Experiment(2010)

    as Nix

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Tell-Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Detective

  • Brothers(2009)

    as Major Cavazos

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day(2009)

    as Romeo

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Game(2009)

    as Cesar

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Extract(2009)

    as Step

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Star Trek(2009)

    as Ayel

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Crank: High Voltage(2009)

    as El Huron

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Horsemen(2009)

    as Stingray

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Tom Cool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Tom Picasso

  • Family Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Richard "Family Man" Brautigan

  • Fear Itself(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard 'Family Man' Brautigan

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Little Chenier(2006)

    Producer · as T-Boy Trahan

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Under Still Waters(2008)

    as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sunshine Cleaning(2008)

    as Winston

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Masters of Science Fiction(2007)

    Show as Frendon Blythe

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Babel(2006)

    as Officer at Border Crossing

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • TV: The Movie(2006)

    Co-Producer · as Tijuana Cop 1 / Minion / Miranda

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jack 'Bump' Hill

  • Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders(2006)

    Co-Producer · as Kenneth

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Dirty(2005)

    as Officer Armando Sancho

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Capote(2005)

    as Perry Smith

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Life of the Party(2005)

    as Kipp

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Veronica Mars(2004)

    Show 8 episodes · as Alonzo Lozano

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Mindhunters(2004)

    as Vince Sherman

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Undefeated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Loco

  • I Witness(2003)

    as Claudio Castillo

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Rules of Attraction(2002)

    as Rupert

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy Perez

  • Road Dogz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Raymo Serrano

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hernan

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • American Girl(2002)

    as Buddy

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Last Castle(2001)

    as Cp. Ramov Aguilar

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Alias(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · as Javier Parez

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Traffic(2000)

    as Francisco Flores

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Tigerland(2000)

    as Pvt. Miter

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Price of Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jimmy Ortega

  • Light It Up(1999)

    as Robert 'Rivers' Tremont

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Mascara(1999)

    as Kyle

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • My Sweet Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Horton

  • The Defenders: Taking the First(1998)

    as Nelson Rodriguez

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Martial Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Replacement Killers(1998)

    as Loco

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit(1998)

    as Martinez

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Bad Pack(1997)

    as Townsman 1

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • One Eight Seven(1997)

    as Cesar

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Crisis Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • One Tough Bastard(1996)

    as Jarhead #2

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Sgt. Bilko(1996)

    as Soldier #2

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dead Presidents(1995)

    as Betancourt

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Witch Hunt(1994)

    as Tyrone

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Stöned Age(1994)

    as Tack

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Madman of the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Jorge

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Brown

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Boyd Harcourt

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Acapulco H.E.A.T.(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as David Kern

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Poetic Justice(1993)

    as Mailroom Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Menace II Society(1993)

    as Vato #2

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fito

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Sworn to Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Fortress(1992)

    as Niño Gomez

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • For Richer, for Poorer(1992)

    as Co-Worker

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Grand Canyon(1991)

    as Carlos' Friend #2

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Flash(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Javier O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Jake and the Fatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Red, White & Royal Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Oscar Diaz

  • The Things You Love Will Disappear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Papa

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 116 titles, 113 of them dated from 1987 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Pacific Rim (2013)

$411M worldwide

Highest rated

Train Dreams (2025)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Lucky (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19872026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 21 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.

  • 1992Screen debut· Fortress
  • 2000Screen Actors Guild Award win· Traffic
  • 2005First top-billed film· Dirty
  • 2005Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Capote
  • 2017Career best· M.F.A.
  • 2021Sundance award win· Jockey
Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting116 of 116: 113 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thProducing3 of 116: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

116 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s27 · acting2000s34 · 34 acting · 2 crew2010s36 · acting2020s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 7% of 60 roles
92970207121722

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

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 5 major nominations, 2001–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  2. 2021
    • Sundance award, won · Acting
  3. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  4. 2001
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical 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 Clifton Collins Jr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 74; across their 54 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Midcredits score across 93 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th31
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

38 of their 93 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed38

Most divisive · actor, producer

TV: The Movie (2006)

86th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Star Trek (2009)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 53 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 45. 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 Clifton Collins Jr.'s work okay for kids?

Across up to 35 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore32 titles31–90 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity35 titles12–64 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity33 titles39–92 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs28 titles25–76 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense27 titles38–86 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Clifton Collins Jr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of Clifton Collins Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cole Hauser shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles