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Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Actor and director, also writer · Born September 30, 1956 (70) · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Vondie Curtis-Hall (born September 30, 1956) is an American actor and film director. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Dr. Dennis Hancock on the CBS medical drama Chicago Hope created by David E. Kelley.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 30, 1956 (70)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor and director, also writer
Titles
70 on MovieCove · 92 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 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Vondie Curtis-Hall's films like?

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

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
22%
Morality
21%
Self
19%
Survival
15%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 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 3 · Serious 13 · Dark 16

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

Grounded 23 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 14 · Intense 13

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 3

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 9 · Heavy 18

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Herald: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Herald
2 of 7
Ally
2 of 7
Mentor
2 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Melancholic
18
Hopeful
11
Contemplative
8
Absurd
6
Other
24

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet16
  • 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 Vondie Curtis-Hall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 70 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vondie Curtis-Hall'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

92 credits, 70 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Projectionist(2026)

    as Sully

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sheepdog(2024)

    as Whitney St. Germain

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Death by Lightning(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Frederick Douglass

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat(2024)

    as Lester Maxberry

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Justified: City Primeval(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sweetie

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Recruit(2022)

    Show 14 episodes · as Walter Nyland

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Raymond & Ray(2022)

    as Reverend West

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • 18½(2021)

    as Samuel

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Blue Bayou(2021)

    as Barry Boucher

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Night House(2020)

    as Mel

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Harriet(2019)

    as Reverend Green

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Evil(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Leon Acosta

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Breaking Brooklyn(2018)

    as Greg Bryant

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • For the People(2018)

    Show 20 episodes · as Judge Nicholas Byrne

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Faith Under Fire(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Experimenter(2015)

    as Thomas Shine

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Rosewood(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Beaumont Rosewood Sr.

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Daredevil(2015)

    Show 9 episodes · as Ben Urich

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Cymbeline(2014)

    as Caius Lucius

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Chasing Life(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Black Nativity(2013)

    as Pawnbroker

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Abducted: The Carlina White Story(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Wheeler

  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans(2009)

    as Captain James Brasser

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Life Is Hot in Cracktown(2009)

    as Dixon

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Walter Markham

  • The Starter Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Fear Itself(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Markham

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Gossip Girl(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Honeydripper(2007)

    as Slick

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Talk to Me(2007)

    as Sunny Jim Kelsey

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Waist Deep(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Sleeper Cell(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Stanley Usher

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Scanlon's Friend

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Dele Ekoku

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

    as Detective Hal Kazin

  • Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 1-800-Missing(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Vic Martinsen

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • MDs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Firefly(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Fastlane(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Andre Hayes

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Wicked Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Augustus Elliot

  • Glitter(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Turn It Up(2000)

    as Cliff

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Soul Food (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · as Charles Miller

  • Freedom Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Daniel Wall

  • Sirens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Vincent Morgan

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Dwight Talcott

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Maurice Tiffen

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Don King: Only in America(1997)

    as Lloyd Price

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Eve's Bayou(1997)

    as Julian Grayraven

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Gridlock'd(1997)

    Director · Screenplay · as D-Reper

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Romeo + Juliet(1996)

    as Captain Prince

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Hugo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Dr. Hugo

  • Heaven's Prisoners(1996)

    as Minos P. Dautrieve

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Broken Arrow(1996)

    as Lt. Colonel Sam Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Zooman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Davis

  • Tuesday Morning Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Carver

  • Drop Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Rocky Seavers

  • ER(1994)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · as George · as Roger McGrath

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 103 episodes · as Dennis Hancock

  • Clear and Present Danger(1994)

    as Voice-Print Analyst

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Crooklyn(1994)

    as Uncle Brown

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Revenge(1994)

    as Jessup Bush

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • South Central (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sugar Hill(1994)

    as Mark Doby

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Keys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Louche Amarant

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as David O'Connor

  • There Was a Little Boy(1993)

    as Danforth

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Falling Down(1993)

    as Not Economically Viable Man

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Passion Fish(1992)

    as Sugar LeDoux

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Shades of Gray(1992)

    as Vinnie

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Wall

  • Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story(1992)

    as C. Yernon Mason

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • ...And Then She Was Gone(1991)

    as Det. Gary Hopkins

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • One Good Cop(1991)

    as Father Wills

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Healing Hurts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Cop Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 11 episodes · as Cmdr. Warren Osborne

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Andrew Copelan

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Heat Wave(1990)

    as Clifford Turpin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Die Hard 2(1990)

    as Miller

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Black Rain(1989)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mystery Train(1989)

    as Ed

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Man Called Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Coming to America(1988)

    as Basketball Game Vendor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Shakedown(1988)

    as Speaker

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • China Beach(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Eugene Clay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles from 1986 to 2026; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Broken Arrow (1996)

$150M worldwide

Highest rated

Passion Fish (1992)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Broken Arrow (1996)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19862026

Peak 1995 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 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
Acting79 of 92: 77 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thDirecting15 of 92: 12 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thWriting2 of 92: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

92 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s7 · acting1990s35 · 35 acting · 2 crew2000s26 · 16 acting · 10 crew2010s14 · 11 acting · 3 crew2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 26 roles
88939818

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, 1995–1998.

  1. 1998
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 1997
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 1996
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

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 Vondie Curtis-Hall's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 46; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 70 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 70 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

The Projectionist (2026)

99th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Firefly (2002)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 80, 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 Vondie Curtis-Hall's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles50–80 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles20–56 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles40–86 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles36–69 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles34–71 · 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 Vondie Curtis-Hall work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vondie Curtis-Hall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Terence Blanchard shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles