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James Badge Dale

James Badge Dale

Actor · Born May 1, 1978 (48) · New York City, New York, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

James Badge Dale  (born May 1, 1978) is an American actor who starred in the AMC drama series Rubicon. He is most famous for his role of Chase Edmunds in the third season of 24 and Robert Leckie in the HBO miniseries The Pacific. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Badge Dale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 1, 1978 (48)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 58 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 21% in 30 days

What are James Badge Dale's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
Survival
34%
Morality
25%
Self
18%
Bonds
10%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma8 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 22

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

Grounded 19 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 9 · Intense 20

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 6

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

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 17

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 18 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 20 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 20
Ally
6 of 20
Trickster
2 of 20
Threshold guardian
2 of 20
Herald
1 of 20
Shadow
1 of 20
Shapeshifter
1 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Dread
18
Melancholic
15
Thrilling
8
Cold
8
Other
19

How their films linger

Haunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous7

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 James Badge Dale's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Badge Dale'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

58 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page.

  • Violent Ends(2025)

    as Sid Frost

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Chief of Detectives Joe Kozenczak

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • On the End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as John Finch

  • The Senior(2023)

    as J.V Flynt

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • King Ivory(2024)

    as Layne West

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Balestra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Raph

  • Balestra(2024)

    as Raph

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • On Our Way(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • 1923(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as John Dutton, Sr.

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Small Engine Repair(2021)

    as Badge

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Safety(2020)

    as Coach Brad Simmons

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Empty Man(2020)

    as James Lasombra

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hightown(2020)

    Show 25 episodes · as Ray Abruzzo

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • I Was a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Lad

  • Mickey and the Bear(2019)

    as Hank Peck

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Kitchen(2019)

    as Kevin O'Carroll

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Into the Ashes(2019)

    as Sal Porter

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Little Woods(2018)

    as Ian

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Standoff at Sparrow Creek(2018)

    as Gannon

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hold the Dark(2018)

    as Donald Marium

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Donnybrook(2018)

    as Whalen

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Only the Brave(2017)

    as Jesse Steed

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Spectral(2016)

    as Clyne

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • 13 Hours(2016)

    as Tyrone 'Rone' Woods

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Walk(2015)

    as J.P.

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Echoes of War(2015)

    as Wade

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Stretch(2014)

    as Laurent

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Miss Meadows(2014)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Parkland(2013)

    as Robert Oswald

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Ranger(2013)

    as Dan Reid

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • World War Z(2013)

    as Captain Speke

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Iron Man 3(2013)

    as Savin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Flight(2012)

    as Gaunt Young Man

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Grey(2011)

    as Luke Lewenden

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Shame(2011)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Conspirator(2010)

    as William Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Rubicon(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as Will Travers

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Pacific(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Robert Leckie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Nonames(2010)

    as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Polish Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tommy

  • The Black Donnellys(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Samson

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Departed(2006)

    as Barrigan

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie(2005)

    as Romantic Newlywed

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Darius

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Rescue Me(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Timothy Gavin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Cross Bronx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Rob-O

  • Nola(2003)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Billy Ryan

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Darius

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

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

    as Ed's Roommate

  • 24(2001)

    Show 24 episodes · as Chase Edmunds

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Trent

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny Jordan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Lord of the Flies(1990)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Inheritance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Interference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • October (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Guide (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 58 titles, 54 of them dated from 1990 to 2025; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Iron Man 3 (2013)

$1.2B worldwide

Highest rated

Only the Brave (2017)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Pacific (2010)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19902025

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 58: 58 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 17% of 30 roles
901520

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

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2005, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble 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 James Badge Dale's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 29 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 29

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie (2005)

99th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Departed (2006)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 54. 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 James Badge Dale's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 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 & Gore19 titles41–90 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles10–68 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles38–89 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles11–65 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles51–88 · median 65 · 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 James Badge Dale work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Badge Dale's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Carnahan shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles