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Benjamin Walker

Benjamin Walker

Actor · Born June 21, 1982 (44) · Cartersville, Georgia, USA

Benjamin Walker (born born June 21, 1982) is an American actor, best known for his film appearances in Kinsey (as Alfred Kinsey at age 19), Harlon Block in Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers, and his critically acclaimed portrayal of Andrew Jackson in the Off- and On Broadway incarnations of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 21, 1982 (44)
From
Cartersville, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 24 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 3% in 30 days

What are Benjamin Walker's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
28%
Survival
18%
Power
18%
Self
17%
Bonds
17%
Ideas
3%
Trauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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 4 · Full focus 3

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 1 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 7
Trickster
1 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Romantic
3
Contemplative
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 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 · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Benjamin Walker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Benjamin Walker'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

24 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • September 5(2024)

    as Peter Jennings

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · as High King Gil-Galad

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as High King Gil-galad

  • The King's Daughter(2022)

    as Yves De La Croix

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Ice Road(2021)

    as Varnay

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Underground Railroad(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Terrance Randall

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Love Is Blind(2019)

    as Farmer Smithson

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Traitors(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jimmy Derby

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Shimmer Lake(2017)

    as Zeke Sikes

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Choice(2016)

    as Travis Parker

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • In the Heart of the Sea(2015)

    as George Pollard

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Jessica Jones(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · as Erik Gelden

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight(2013)

    as Kevin Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The Great Calamity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Abraham Lincoln

  • Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter(2012)

    as Abraham Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Coach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Andy

  • The War Boys(2009)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Wasted NYC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Billy

  • 3 lbs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Ross

  • Flags of Our Fathers(2006)

    as Harlon Block

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Unconscious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as John Stradlater

  • The Notorious Bettie Page(2005)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Kinsey(2004)

    as Kinsey (Age 19)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The God of the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Van Laar III

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 2004 to 2024; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

$116M worldwide

Highest rated

September 5 (2024)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Jessica Jones (2015)

Film career

20042024

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 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
Acting24 of 24: 24 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2000s7 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 31% 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 Benjamin Walker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)

85th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Midcredits 84th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 49. 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 Benjamin Walker's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles29–79 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles12–63 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles34–63 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles30–57 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles35–73 · median 62 · 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.