Shane van Dyke (born August 8, 1979) is an American television and film actor, best known for playing Dr. Alex Smith on the television series “Diagnosis: Murder” on CBS Television.
Biography from TMDB.
- August 28, 1979 (47)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Writer, actor and director, also producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Shane Van Dyke's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 6
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Ben Manners in Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007)
- Allyas Jake Van Ryberg in Transmorphers: Fall of Man (2009)
- Heroas Hayden Walsh in Titanic II (2010)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet7
- 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 Shane Van Dyke's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Shane Van Dyke'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
21 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Don't Worry Darling(2022)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
They Come Knocking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Silence(2019)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Battledogs(2013)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Chernobyl Diaries(2012)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Sacred(2012)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Super Shark(2011)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
A Haunting in Salem(2011)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Titanic II(2010)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
6 Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Paranormal Entity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Street Racer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Shark Swarm(2008)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Arizona Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Diagnosis Murder(1993)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all showsCupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Out There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles, 19 of them dated from 1993 to 2022.
Biggest box office
Don't Worry Darling (2022)
Highest rated
Don't Worry Darling (2022)
Most popular right now
Diagnosis Murder (1993)
Film career
Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.
- 1993Screen debut· Diagnosis: Murder
- 2009First film· Transmorphers: Fall of Man
- 2010First top-billed film· Titanic II
Billing
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 Shane Van Dyke's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 6th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 10th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th10
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the dialogue 26/100 and the plot and story 23/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Shane Van Dyke's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
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 Shane Van Dyke work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shane Van Dyke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carey Van Dyke shares the most, 8.
Directors
- David S. Cass Sr.Shared titles: Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery (2008), Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007)See all 2 shared titles with David S. Cass Sr.
Writers
- Carey Van DykeShared titles: Don't Worry Darling (2022), The Silence (2019), Chernobyl Diaries (2012), The Sacred (2012), A Haunting in Salem (2011), Titanic II (2010), Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery (2008), The Day the Earth Stopped (2008)See all 8 shared titles with Carey Van Dyke
Actors
- Barry Van DykeShared titles: Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery (2008), Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007), Diagnosis Murder (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Barry Van Dyke
- Dick Van DykeShared titles: Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery (2008), Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007), Diagnosis Murder (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Dick Van Dyke
Composers and cinematographers
- Chris RidenhourShared titles: Battledogs (2013), A Haunting in Salem (2011), Titanic II (2010), Transmorphers: Fall of Man (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Chris Ridenhour
- Christopher CanoShared titles: Battledogs (2013), Titanic II (2010), Transmorphers: Fall of Man (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Christopher Cano
- Alexander YellenShared titles: Battledogs (2013), A Haunting in Salem (2011), Titanic II (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Alexander Yellen
Producers
- David Michael LattShared titles: Battledogs (2013), A Haunting in Salem (2011), Titanic II (2010), Transmorphers: Fall of Man (2009), The Day the Earth Stopped (2008)See all 5 shared titles with David Michael Latt
- David RimawiShared titles: Battledogs (2013), A Haunting in Salem (2011), Titanic II (2010), Transmorphers: Fall of Man (2009), The Day the Earth Stopped (2008)See all 5 shared titles with David Rimawi
- Paul BalesShared titles: Battledogs (2013), A Haunting in Salem (2011), Titanic II (2010), Transmorphers: Fall of Man (2009), The Day the Earth Stopped (2008)See all 5 shared titles with Paul Bales
- Christopher RayShared titles: Battledogs (2013), Titanic II (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Ray
Mixed roles
- Mark AtkinsShared titles: Titanic II (2010), Transmorphers: Fall of Man (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Atkins