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Dylan Baker

Actor, also director and producer · Born October 7, 1959 (67) · Syracuse, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Dylan Baker (born October 7, 1959) is an American actor. He gained recognition for his roles in films such as Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Happiness, Thirteen Days, Road to Perdition, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, Trick 'r Treat, Revolutionary Road, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, and Selma. On television he has had prominent roles in series such as Murder One, The Good Wife, Damages, The Americans, and Homeland. For The Good Wife he earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Baker was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance in the original production of La Bête in 1991. He made his directorial debut with the film 23 Blast in 2013. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dylan Baker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 7, 1959 (67)
From
Syracuse, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
119 on MovieCove · 148 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 14% in 30 days

What are Dylan Baker's films like?

Across their 64 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 56 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 14 · Dark 27

A split, not a type: Grounded 36 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 7

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 21 · Intense 26

Steady 17 · Shifting 30 · Whiplash 9

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 32 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 9

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 34 · Relentless 3

Casual 19 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 12

A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 23

A split, not a type: Resolved 32 · Open-ended 18 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

24 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 24 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 24
Threshold guardian
5 of 24
Mentor
4 of 24
Trickster
3 of 24
Ally
3 of 24
Herald
2 of 24
Hero
1 of 24
Shapeshifter
1 of 24
Show the 24 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
44
Melancholic
29
Dread
20
Absurd
14
Contemplative
12
Other
56

How their films end · 13 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet34
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous16

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 Dylan Baker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 92 of their 119 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (29).

Subscription and free streaming for Dylan Baker'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

148 credits, 119 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Statement(2026)

    as Dr. George Woodwell

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Riptides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Northbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • On a String(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Floating Carousel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Brian

  • Trick 'r Treat(2007)

    as Steven

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • LaRoy, Texas(2023)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Dream Scenario(2023)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Outpost(2022)

    as Reggie

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Inside Man(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Warden Casey

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
  • The Resort(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carl

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
  • I'm Charlie Walker(2022)

    as Mr. Bennett

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Troy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Strange Man

  • The Gilded Age(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Logan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Only Murders in the Building(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Ron

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Off Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Andy Martin

  • Charlie Russell's Old West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Joe DeYong

  • Social Distance(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil Currier

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
  • Nightfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Olivetti

  • Hunters(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · as Biff Simpson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
  • Immortal(2019)

    as Mr. Shagis

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Evil(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Father Kay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • The Hot Zone(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ed Copak

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile(2019)

    as Utah Prosecutor David Yocom

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Elizabeth Harvest(2018)

    as Logan

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Little Women(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr March

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • The Misogynists(2017)

    as Cameron

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Catfight(2016)

    as Doctor Jones

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • The Good Fight(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Colin Sweeney

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • No Beast So Fierce(2016)

    as Hank

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Miss Sloane(2016)

    as Jon O'Neill

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Confirmation(2016)

    as Orrin Hatch

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The Benefactor(2015)

    as Bobby

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Applesauce(2015)

    as Stevie Bricks

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Blindspot(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as FBI Director Pellington

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Difficult People(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Tourist

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
  • Actor Seeks Role (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Doctor Friedman

  • The Humbling(2014)

    as Dr. Farr

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Selma(2014)

    as J. Edgar Hoover

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • 23 Blast(2014)

    Director · Producer · as Larry Freeman

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Turks & Caicos(2014)

    as Gary Bethwaite

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Chicago P.D.(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. David Arata

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(2013)

    as Freddie Shapp

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • The Americans(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · as William Crandall

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Chicago Fire(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. David Arata

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Armand Venetto

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Political Animals(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Fred Collier

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Smash(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Roger Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • About Sunny(2011)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Homeland(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · as Senator Sam Paley

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Beauty(2011)

    as Drunk Youth #2

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Secretariat(2010)

    as Hollis Chenery

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy Woods

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · as Colin Sweeney · as Colin Sweeney / Jerome Morris

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Kings(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as William Cross

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • Revolutionary Road(2008)

    as Jack Ordway

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bill Peterson

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Diminished Capacity(2008)

    as Mad Dog McClure

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Chicago 10(2007)

    as David Dellinger / David Stahl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Across the Universe(2007)

    as Mr. Carrigan (Lucy's Father)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Stone Angel(2007)

    as Marvin

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • The Hunting Party(2007)

    as CIA Operative

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Damages(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jerry Boorman

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Raines

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • Spider-Man 3(2007)

    as Dr. Curt Connors

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Drive(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · as John Trimble

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • When a Man Falls(2007)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Let's Go to Prison(2006)

    as Warden

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Ugly Betty(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bennett Wallis

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
  • Fido(2006)

    as Bill Robinson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Pitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Professor Macy

  • Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • The Book of Daniel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · as Roger Paxton

  • Haskett's Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Maurice Bryant

  • The Matador(2005)

    as Lovell

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Hide and Seek(2005)

    as Sheriff Hafferty

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Stealing Martin Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Parker Banks

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Dave Broda

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Life As We Know It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ronald Connor

  • Kinsey(2004)

    as Alan Gregg

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Spider-Man 2(2004)

    as Dr. Curt Connors

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • The Elizabeth Smart Story(2003)

    as Ed Smart

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Rick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Buck

  • How to Deal(2003)

    as Steve Beckwith

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • The Pitts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 7 episodes · as Bob Pitt

  • Head of State(2003)

    as Martin Geller

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • The Street Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Braden Chance

  • Benjamin Franklin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Benjamin Franklin

  • The Big Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as The Colonel

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Stone

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • A Gentleman's Game(2002)

    as Jim Price

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as John Hannigan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Road to Perdition(2002)

    as Alexander Rance

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Changing Lanes(2002)

    as Finch

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • The Laramie Project(2002)

    as Rulon Stacey

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Muller

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
  • Along Came a Spider(2001)

    as Ollie McArthur

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Tailor of Panama(2001)

    as Dusenbaker

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Thirteen Days(2000)

    as Robert McNamara

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Powell

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • Requiem for a Dream(2000)

    as Southern Doctor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • The Cell(2000)

    as Henry West

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Committed(2000)

    as Carl's Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Oxygen(1999)

    as Jackson Lantham

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Random Hearts(1999)

    as Richard Judd

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Councilman Daniels

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Fisk

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Strangers with Candy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Minister Arsenew

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Simply Irresistible(1999)

    as Jonathan Bendel

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Happiness(1998)

    as Bill Maplewood

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Celebrity(1998)

    as Catholic Retreat Priest

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • The Invisible Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Reager

  • From the Earth to the Moon(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruce McCoy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Gordon Bennett

  • Oz(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Schillinger's Defense Attorney

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Feds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Keith Ellison

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • True Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Michael Suarez, S.J.

  • Murder One(1995)

    Show 23 episodes · as Arthur Polson

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • The Stars Fell on Henrietta(1995)

    as Alex Wilde

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Disclosure(1994)

    as Philip Blackburn

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Radioland Murders(1994)

    as Jasper

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Return to Lonesome Dove(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nigel Winston, Cattleman's Alliance

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
  • Life with Mikey(1993)

    as Mr. Burns

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Love Potion No. 9(1992)

    as Prince Geoffrey

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • The Last of the Mohicans(1992)

    as Bougainville

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Passed Away(1992)

    as Unsworth

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Delirious(1991)

    as Blake Hedison

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • The Long Walk Home(1990)

    as Tunker Thompson

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Judgment(1990)

    as Father Delambre

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 7 episodes · as Aaron Downing · as Sanford Remz

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • Northern Exposure(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeffy O'Connell

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • The Wizard of Loneliness(1988)

    as Duffy Kahler

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • The Murder of Mary Phagan(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Governor's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Ishtar(1987)

    as Aghast Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • A Case of Deadly Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Kevin O'Donnell

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Edward Jarell

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Duffy Kahler · as George 'Jig' Cook

  • Box Office Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Color Your Hurt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Cop Brandon

  • New England Toys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Simunaut's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ted Cummings

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 148 titles, 144 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19822026

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 17 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting148 of 148: 147 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thDirecting1 of 148: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s7 · acting1990s31 · acting2000s51 · acting2010s33 · 33 acting · 1 crew2020s22 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 6% of 53 roles
879702071217

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

4 major nominations and no wins, 1999–2014.

  1. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  2. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  3. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  4. 1999
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead

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 Dylan Baker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 75; across their 56 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Midcredits score across 119 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up50
  • 50th to 74th35
  • 25th to 49th27
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

49 of their 119 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved28
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser49
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed28

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 54 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. 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 Dylan Baker's work okay for kids?

Across up to 33 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 & Gore23 titles18–76 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity33 titles14–64 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity25 titles34–71 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs24 titles28–52 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles9–73 · median 57 · 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 Dylan Baker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dylan Baker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Becky Ann Baker shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles