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Drew Powell

Drew Powell

Actor · Born January 19, 1976 (50) · Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Andrew Powell (born January 19, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Hoss Cartwright on the PAX series Ponderosa, Cadet Drew on Malcolm in the Middle, and Butch Gilzean/Cyrus Gold/Solomon Grundy, a series regular, on FOX's Gotham.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 19, 1976 (50)
From
Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
62 on MovieCove · 75 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 47% in 30 days

What are Drew Powell's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
26%
Survival
24%
Bonds
18%
Society
16%
Morality
10%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Herald
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
7
Hopeful
6
Warm
4
Melancholic
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Drew Powell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 55 of their 62 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Drew Powell'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

75 credits, 62 with a MovieCove page.

  • Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Drew

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Crime 101(2026)

    as Detective Townsend

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Teacher's Pet(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Unbreakable Boy(2025)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Pitt(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Doug Driscoll

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Det. Tom Linehan

  • Space Cadet(2024)

    as Drunk Customer (Lucas)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Ordinary Angels(2024)

    as Pastor Dave Stone

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Tracker(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Marsh

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • You're Not Supposed to Be Here(2023)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Mystery(2022)

    as George Bottoms

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Six (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Middle Aged Guy

  • Ted K(2021)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Far More(2021)

    as Tim Hollister

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Danny

  • Leverage: Redemption(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jack Hurley

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Hightown(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Anthony Delviccario

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • AJ and the Queen(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Yes(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric 'Knuckles' Mills

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Terror in the Woods(2018)

    as Nathan

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Wanderland(2018)

    as Donny Softlicker

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Dangerous Book for Boys(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dash McKenna

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Station 19(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Fowler

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as David Cohen

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Young Sheldon(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Roy

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Inheritance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Del Morse

  • Message from the King(2016)

    as Merrick

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Reparation(2015)

    as Chief Fishman

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Lucifer(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach Dale McVey

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Med(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Harris Shorr

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Skeletons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Eric Hess

  • Sex, Death and Bowling(2015)

    as Tim Hollister

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Librarians(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray / Spirit of the Library

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Gotham(2014)

    Show 47 episodes · as Butch Gilzean · as Solomon Grundy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Chicago P.D.(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris Boyd

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • What Would You Do for Love(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Guitar Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Paul Werner

  • The Exes(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Unforgettable(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin McMillan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Straw Dogs(2011)

    as Bic

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Singer

  • Touchback(2011)

    as Dwight Pearson

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Bear

  • Raising Hope(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Warden

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach Eric Blair / Larry Banks

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Terry

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Carson

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Leverage(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jack Hurley

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Reede Smith

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • True Blood(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryder

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • In Plain Sight(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Sandy / Sandor Kane

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • 1408(2007)

    as Assistant Hotel Manager

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Mexican Sunrise(2007)

    as Tindol

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Fugly(2007)

    as Dale

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Marine(2006)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Football Player

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Over There(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Marine Recruiter

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Paulo Romano

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Shatler

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as The Bartender

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Anthony

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation(2004)

    as Pvt. Kipper Tor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Hadley

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Murdoch

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Ponderosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 20 episodes · as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cyrus

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Holding Cell Cop

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Malcolm in the Middle(2000)

    Show 11 episodes · as Drew

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Bouncer

  • V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Jock

  • Sticky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ralph

  • The Wretched Devours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Sheriff Waller

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 75 titles, 73 of them dated from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

The Marine (2006)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

Ordinary Angels (2024)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Unbreakable Boy (2025)

Film career

19982026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting74 of 75: 74 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndDirecting1 of 75: 1 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s29 · 28 acting · 1 crew2020s18 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
0414

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.

How do Drew Powell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 62 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 62 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved18
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic8
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Fugly (2007)

98th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Pitt (2025)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 41. 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 Drew Powell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles16–56 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles24–76 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian 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 Drew Powell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Drew Powell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Gunn shares the most, 2.

Directors

Producers