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Adam Goldberg

Adam Goldberg

Actor, also director, producer, writer, editor and composer · Born October 25, 1970 (56) · Santa Monica, California, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Adam Charles Goldberg (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and photographer. Known for his supporting roles in film and television, he has appeared in films such as Dazed and Confused, Saving Private Ryan, A Beautiful Mind, and Zodiac. He has also played leading roles in independent films such as The Hebrew Hammer and 2 Days in Paris. His TV appearances include the shows Law & Order: Criminal Intent, My Name Is Earl, Friends, Entourage, The Jim Gaffigan Show, The Unusuals, and his role as hitman Grady Numbers in the first season of Fargo. He currently stars opposite Queen Latifah on CBS' The Equalizer.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 25, 1970 (56)
From
Santa Monica, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, producer, writer, editor and composer
Titles
65 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 15% in 30 days

What are Adam Goldberg's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Self
26%
Bonds
23%
Society
16%
Morality
15%
Survival
12%
Power
5%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 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 14 · Serious 6 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 10 · Intense 11

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 4

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 15 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 9

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 16 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 18 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 18
Trickster
3 of 18
Hero
3 of 18
Shadow
3 of 18
Threshold guardian
1 of 18
Herald
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
14
Absurd
11
Dread
9
Warm
8
Other
33

How their films linger

Bittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous12
  • 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 Adam Goldberg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 65 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam Goldberg'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

86 credits, 65 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • When a Witness Recants(2026)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Messy(2024)

    as The Mayor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Exorcism(2024)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer(2021)

    Show 74 episodes · as Harry Keshegian

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Running with the Devil(2019)

    as The Snitch

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • God Friended Me(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Simon Hayes

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Lore(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Stubbe

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time in Venice(2017)

    as Lou the Jew

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Taken(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kilroy

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Graves(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Christopher Sachs

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Between Us(2016)

    as Liam

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Rebirth(2016)

    as Zack

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Jim Gaffigan Show(2015)

    Show 11 episodes · as Dave

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • No Way Jose(2015)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Jose

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Fargo(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mr. Numbers

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Anna Nicole(2013)

    as Howard K. Stern

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Maron(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Ross

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • #MerrittXanadu44 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · as Adam

  • Lost Angeles(2012)

    as Deepak

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • NYC 22 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ray 'Lazarus' Harper

  • The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Franklin & Bash(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as August West / Tim West

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Traffic Light(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Reggie

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Pony Excess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Norman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Mr. Angelo

  • Miss Nobody(2010)

    as Bill Malloy

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • (Untitled)(2009)

    Producer · as Adrian Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Lang

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Unusuals(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · as Detective Eric Delahoy

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas on Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Mars Psychiatrist

  • Chelsea on the Rocks(2008)

    as Tim

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • From Within(2008)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Nancy Drew(2007)

    as Arrogant Director Andy

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Dave Navarro's Spread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Zodiac(2007)

    as Duffy Jennings

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Two Days in Paris(2007)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Deja Vu(2006)

    as Denny

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Man About Town(2006)

    as Phil Balow

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Keeping Up with the Steins(2006)

    as Road Rage Driver

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Stay Alive(2006)

    as Miller Banks

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Philo

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Head Cases (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · as Russell Shultz

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris McNall

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruce Rossiter

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Frankenstein(2004)

    as Detec. Michael Sloane

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Joey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 9 episodes · as Jimmy

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nick Rubenstein

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Hebrew Hammer(2003)

    as Mordechai Jefferson Carver

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • I Love Your Work(2003)

    Director · Composer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Miss Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Jarred

  • Running With The Bulls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · as Self

  • How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days(2003)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Salton Sea(2002)

    as Kujo

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • A Beautiful Mind(2001)

    as Richard Sol

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • According to Spencer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Feldy

  • Waking Life(2001)

    as One of Four Men

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Victor Garros

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • All Over the Guy(2001)

    as Brett Miles Sanford

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Fast Sofa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jack Weis

  • The $treet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 12 episodes · as Evan Mitchell

  • Sunset Strip(2000)

    as Marty Shapiro

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Edtv(1999)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Babe: Pig in the City(1998)

    as Flealick (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin Wolchek

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Saving Private Ryan(1998)

    as Private Mellish

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Some Girl(1998)

    as Freud

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Scotch and Milk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer · as Jim

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Noah Burke

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Relativity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 17 episodes · as Doug

  • Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco(1996)

    as Pete (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Space: Above and Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Louie Fox

  • The Prophecy(1995)

    as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Sid Camden

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Before Sunrise(1995)

    as Man Sleeping on Train (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Higher Learning(1995)

    as David Isaacs

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Double Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 13 episodes · as Leo

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Eddie Menuek

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Joshua 'Mr. Sullivan' Shem

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Dazed and Confused(1993)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Son in Law(1993)

    as Indian

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Saturday Night(1992)

    as Eugene Gimbel

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Love & War(1992)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Babe Ruth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Vendor

  • Murphy Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Donald Klein

  • The Avoidant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 86 titles, 84 of them dated from 1988 to 2025; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

$482M worldwide

Highest rated

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Equalizer (2021)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19882025

Peak 2002 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 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.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting81 of 86: 78 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdDirecting5 of 86: 1 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 86: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing5 of 86: 3 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 86: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing2 of 86: 0 only editing, 2 with another role

86 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew2000s35 · 33 acting · 2 crew2010s22 · 21 acting · 3 crew2020s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 9% of 32 roles
93980308

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

2 major nominations and no wins, 1999–2002.

  1. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
  2. 1999
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast

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 Adam Goldberg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 65 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

The Equalizer (2021)

92nd percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. 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 Adam Goldberg's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles10–80 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles20–52 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles38–79 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles30–77 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles10–72 · median 51 · moderateheavier 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 Adam Goldberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam Goldberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matthew McConaughey shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers