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Rory Cochrane

Rory Cochrane

Actor · Born February 28, 1972 (54) · Syracuse, New York, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner

Rory Cochrane (born February 28, 1972) is an American actor.  He is known for playing Ron Slater in Dazed and Confused, Lucas in Empire Records, and Tim Speedle in CSI: Miami.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 28, 1972 (54)
From
Syracuse, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 40 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 19% in 30 days

What are Rory Cochrane's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
24%
Bonds
23%
Morality
22%
Survival
13%
Society
13%
Power
5%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 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 5 · Dark 17

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

Grounded 19 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 10 · Intense 13

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 8

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 5 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 16

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 14 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 14
Hero
3 of 14
Ally
2 of 14
Trickster
2 of 14
Mentor
2 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Melancholic
17
Dread
10
Warm
6
Hopeful
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous7
  • 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 Rory Cochrane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rory Cochrane'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

40 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • King Ivory(2024)

    as Beatty

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Boston Strangler(2023)

    as Detective Deline

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Tyson's Run(2022)

    as Bobby Hollerman

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Encounter(2021)

    as Shepard West

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Antlers(2021)

    as Dan Lecroy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Reprisal(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Burt

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • White Boy Rick(2018)

    as Agent Byrd

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Yellowstone(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dillard

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Outsider(2018)

    as Anthony Panetti

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Hostiles(2017)

    as Master Sergeant Thomas Metz

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Most Hated Woman in America(2017)

    as Gary Karr

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Soy Nero(2016)

    as Sergeant McCloud

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Black Mass(2015)

    as Stephen Flemmi

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Oculus(2013)

    as Alan Russell

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Parkland(2013)

    as Earl Rose

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Argo(2012)

    as Lee Schatz

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Bringing Up Bobby(2011)

    as Walt

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Passion Play(2010)

    as Rickey

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Public Enemies(2009)

    as Agent Carter Baum

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Yevgeny Tsipin

  • A Scanner Darkly(2006)

    as Charles Freck

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Right at Your Door(2006)

    as Brad

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 50 episodes · as Tim Speedle

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Hart's War(2002)

    as Sgt. Carl S. Webb

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • 24(2001)

    Show 7 episodes · as Greg Seaton

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Prime Gig(2000)

    as Joel

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Southlander(2001)

    as Chance

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Tim Speedle

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Sunset Strip(2000)

    as Felix

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Black and White(1999)

    as Chris O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Flawless(1999)

    as Pogo

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Sebastian Cole(1998)

    as Chinatown

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dante Clericuzio

  • Dogtown(1997)

    as Curtis Lasky

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Low Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as John

  • Empire Records(1995)

    as Lucas

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Love and a .45(1994)

    as Billy Mack Black

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dazed and Confused(1993)

    as Slater

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Fathers & Sons(1992)

    as Ed

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • A Kiss Before Dying(1991)

    as Chico

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles from 1991 to 2025; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Argo (2012)

$232M worldwide

Highest rated

Argo (2012)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19912025

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 5 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
Acting40 of 40: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1990s11 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 27 roles
9101111621

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

Won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2013, Outstanding Performance by a Cast 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 Rory Cochrane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 32; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Passion Play (2010)

86th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Argo (2012)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 47. 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 Rory Cochrane's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 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 titles41–87 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles15–57 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles42–83 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles16–84 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles30–83 · median 61 · 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 Rory Cochrane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rory Cochrane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott Cooper shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles