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Stephen Kunken

Stephen Kunken

Actor, also director · Born April 30, 1971 (55) · Upper Brookville, New York, USA

Stephen Kunken is an actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 30, 1971 (55)
From
Upper Brookville, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also director
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 43 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 13% in 30 days

What are Stephen Kunken's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
34%
Self
28%
Bonds
26%
Survival
9%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
6
Warm
3
Hopeful
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Stephen Kunken's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Kunken'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

43 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Twenty Twenty Six(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Owen Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • A Spy Among Friends(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as James Jesus Angelton

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Hillbilly Elegy(2020)

    as Phillip Roseman

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Incidental Moments of the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Tim Andrews

  • Before/During/After(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • And So We Come Forth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Tim Andrews

  • What Do We Need to Talk About? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Tim Andrews

  • Regular Singing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Tim Andrews

  • Sweet and Sad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Tim Andrews

  • That Hopey Changey Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Tim Andrews

  • Otherhood(2019)

    as Joel Lieberman

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Handmaid's Tale(2017)

    Show 19 episodes · as Warren Putnam

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Jason Bourne(2016)

    as Baumen

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • BrainDead(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Matthew Maizen

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Café Society(2016)

    as Leonard

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Billions(2016)

    Show 41 episodes · as Ari Spyros

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Bridge of Spies(2015)

    as William Tompkins

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Still Alice(2014)

    as Dr. Benjamin

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Affair(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Harry

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)

    as Jerry Fogel

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Blumenthal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Barry

  • A Birder's Guide to Everything(2013)

    as Ted Portnoy · as Ted

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Price Check(2012)

    as Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Carrow

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Bay(2012)

    as Dr. Abrams

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close(2011)

    as Teacher

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Unforgettable(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Dale Parsons

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • All Good Things(2010)

    as Todd Fleck

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Rand Blaylock

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Taking Woodstock(2009)

    as Mel

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Unusuals(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • New Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Tucker

  • Gossip Girl(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Journalist

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl in the Park(2007)

    as Lee Hall

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Light and the Sufferer(2007)

    as Douglas

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Contractor · as Don McCallum

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Bamboozled(2000)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Now and Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as ER Doctor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Spin City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Dwight Connelly · as Harold Foley · as Mark Wood · as Process Server · as Sam Bennett

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Red House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles, 41 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Bridge of Spies (2015)

$165M worldwide

Highest rated

Bridge of Spies (2015)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19902026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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 42: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdDirecting2 of 42: 2 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s10 · 9 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

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.

How do Stephen Kunken's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Before/During/After (2020)

90th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 58. 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 Stephen Kunken's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles4–59 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles11–49 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles42–68 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles37–72 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles17–54 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Stephen Kunken work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Kunken's MovieCove titles; Michael Esper shares the most, 2.