Daniel Louis Rivas was born and raised in New York City. A multimedia performer since he was a child, his first speaking role was opposite Gary Oldman in the classic film Sid and Nancy (1986). Rivas has appeared in the films High Rollers (2025), Cherry (2010), Adrenaline (2003), Shackles (2005), Never Been Kissed (1999), and Altamont Now (2008). His first feature as a producer and lead actor, Junkie (2012), was distributed by Gunpowder & Sky and Federgreen Entertainment/IndieCan Entertainment. His TV credits include a recurring role on New York Undercover (1994) (Fox), Hand of God (2014) (Amazon), Rizzoli & Isles (2010) (TNT), American Crime (2015) (ABC), The It Factor: Los Angeles (2003) (Bravo), and as fan-favorite recurring character Kyle Davis on NCIS (2003) (CBS). Aside from movies and television, he is also a writer and artist. His paintings have been in solo and group art shows in New York, Los Angeles, and Amsterdam.
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Biography from IMDb.
- January 17, 1977 (49)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Daniel Louis Rivas' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Danny in Junkie (2012)
Moods and endings
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 Daniel Louis Rivas' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Louis Rivas' 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
21 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Cold Read (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
High Rollers(2025)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Cash Out(2024)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
American Crime(2015)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Mixology(2013)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Junkie(2012)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Cherry(2010)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Rizzoli & Isles(2010)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all showsAltamont Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Shackles(2005)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
NCIS(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Adrenaline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Zig Zag(2002)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The It Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Mascara(1999)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Never Been Kissed(1999)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Gryphon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Sid and Nancy(1986)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all filmsJust One Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 69th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 1986 to 2025; peak year 2025.
Film career
Peak 2025 · 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.
- 2002Screen debut· Zig Zag
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.
How do Daniel Louis Rivas' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 9; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 82/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 40. 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.