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Justin Hartley

Justin Hartley

Actor, also producer · Born January 29, 1977 (49) · Knoxville, Illinois, USA

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 1 other major award body

Justin Hartley (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles that include Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2002–2006), Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on The CW television series Smallville (2006–2011), and Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2014–2016) which earned him an Emmy nomination. Hartley appeared in the recurring role of Patrick Osbourne in the third season of the television series Revenge. Since 2016, he has starred in the NBC drama series This Is Us, for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 29, 1977 (49)
From
Knoxville, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 36 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 26

What are Justin Hartley's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th 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
Self
34%
Bonds
30%
Survival
17%
Morality
12%
Society
4%
Power
3%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 6
Hero
3 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Hopeful
6
Melancholic
5
Absurd
5
Warm
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous4

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 Justin Hartley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Justin Hartley'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

36 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bride Hard(2025)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Tracker(2024)

    Show 56 episodes · Executive Producer · as Colter Shaw

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • A Lot of Nothing(2022)

    as Brian

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Noel Diary(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Jacob Turner

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Quantum Leap(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Jake

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Senior Year(2022)

    as Blaine Balbo

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Injustice(2021)

    as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Exchange(2021)

    as Rothbauer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Hunt(2020)

    as Trucker

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Jexi(2019)

    as Brody

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Little(2019)

    as Garry Marshall

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Another Time(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Eric Laziter

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • A Bad Moms Christmas(2017)

    as Ty Swindle

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • This Is Us(2016)

    Show 105 episodes · Director · as Kevin Pearson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Challenger(2015)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Jane the Virgin(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin Hartley

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Mistresses(2013)

    Show as Scott Trosman

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Emily Owens, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Will Collins

  • Hart of Dixie(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Jesse Kinsella

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Revenge(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · as Patrick Osbourne

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Melissa & Joey(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Noah

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Scorpio Men on Prozac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Bill King

  • MegaFault(2009)

    as Dan Lane

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Spring Breakdown(2009)

    as Todd

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Reggie Starr

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Gemini Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 50 episodes · as Nick Korda

  • Red Canyon(2008)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Wesley Sneijder

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • LA Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Celeb

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

    as Arthur Curry

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

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Curry

  • Race You to the Bottom(2005)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Elliott Bevins

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Delaney (1982)

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 72 episodes · Director · Story · Teleplay · as Oliver Queen

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1999 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)

$131M worldwide

Highest rated

This Is Us (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Smallville (2001)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19992025

Peak 2021 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 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.

  • 2001Screen debut· Smallville
  • 2006First film· Aquaman
  • 2006First top-billed film· Aquaman
  • 2016Screen Actors Guild Award win· This Is Us
  • 2021Career best· Injustice
  • 2024Best so far· Tracker

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 35: 30 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thDirecting2 of 35: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 35: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 35: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

35 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew2010s12 · 12 acting · 2 crew2020s9 · 9 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 31% of 13 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.

Awards

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 6 major nominations, 2018–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  2. 2021
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  3. 2020
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  4. 2019
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  5. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Justin Hartley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 29 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Red Canyon (2008)

86th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director

This Is Us (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 38. 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 Justin Hartley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles12–70 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles18–59 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles32–88 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles30–61 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles9–49 · median 35 · 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 Justin Hartley work with?

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

Directors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers