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Ellar Coltrane

Ellar Coltrane

Actor · Born August 27, 1994 (32) · Austin, Texas, USA

Ellar Coltrane (born August 27, 1994) is an American actor. They are best known for their role as Mason Evans Jr. in Richard Linklater's film Boyhood, for which they won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer, as well as their roles in Lone Star State of Mind (2002), Fast Food Nation (2006) and Barry (2016).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 27, 1994 (32)
From
Austin, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 20 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Ellar Coltrane's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th 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
40%
Society
19%
Bonds
16%
Survival
7%
Power
7%
Morality
7%
Ideas
4%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 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 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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 3 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 3 · 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 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
5
Warm
4
Bittersweet
4
Absurd
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Wistful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Ellar Coltrane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ellar Coltrane'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

20 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Weird Kidz(2022)

    as Wyatt (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El Fantasma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Lee Harvey Oswald

  • With Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as The Bar Fly

  • Shoplifters of the World(2021)

    as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Get Together(2020)

    as Face Tattoo

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Good Lord Bird(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · as Salmon Brown

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Summer Night(2019)

    as Jameson

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot(2018)

    as The Clerk

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Last Movie Star(2017)

    as Shane McAvoy

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Bodies of Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Associate Producer · as Marsh

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

    as Boy

  • Blood Money(2017)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Circle(2017)

    as Mercer Regalado

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The End of Decay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Ben

  • Barry(2016)

    as Will

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Boyhood(2014)

    as Mason

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Hallettsville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Young Tyler

  • Fast Food Nation(2006)

    as Jay Anderson

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Faith & Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Thomas Chaney Jr.

  • Lone Star State of Mind(2002)

    as Young Earl

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Boyhood (2014)

$48M worldwide

Highest rated

Boyhood (2014)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Good Lord Bird (2020)

Film career

20022026

Peak 2015 · 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
Acting20 of 20: 19 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thProducing1 of 20: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 20% of 10 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.

How do Ellar Coltrane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

The Get Together (2020)

82nd percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Boyhood (2014)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 39. 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 Ellar Coltrane's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles15–42 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles18–75 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 44 · 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 Ellar Coltrane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ellar Coltrane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ethan Hawke shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles