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Chris Ranney

Chris Ranney

Actor and producer

Chris Ranney is a consummate actor of over forty years and a dedicated producer who has worked on over 300 films, TV shows and radio productions. After a ten-year career of managing multi-million dollar construction projects for the Air Force and US Government, Chris decided to leave construction and follow his dream of acting full time. After acting in Film and TV for a few years, Chris started Producing and Line Producing. The lessons and challenges that came with running construction projects coincided with the knowledge needed for Producing and budgeting Film Projects. Chris started his Film and TV career in 2006 and has Produced / Line Produced over 25 films and has also appeared in films such as "Justice" starring Stephen Lang, the big Indie hit, "Priceless", "$5 a Day" starring Christopher Walken and Sharon Stone; "Fright Night (2011)" starring Colin Farrell and David Tennant; and "La Vida Robot" starring George Lopez and Jamie Lee Curtis, just to name a few. Chris has also had Guest starring roles on AMC's award-winning hit series, "Breaking Bad", A&E's "Longmire", WGN's "Manhattan" and EPIX's "Get Shorty". Chris is proud to be a member of the Directors Guild of America (UPM), Screen Actors Guild and the NM Local IATSE 480.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Chris Ranney's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
41%
Survival
32%
Morality
10%
Self
9%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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 4 · 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 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Hopeful
3
Romantic
2
Joyful
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Chris Ranney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Ranney'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, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Butch vs. Sundance(2023)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • God Is a Bullet(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Love at First Sight(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Cowboy Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Line Producer · Unit Production Manager

  • The Commando(2022)

    Line Producer · as Prison Inmate

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre(2021)

    Line Producer · as Announcer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Dead of Night(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Interrogation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Federal Court Bailiff

  • Running with the Devil(2019)

    Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Perpetual Grace, LTD(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Orphanage Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Justice(2017)

    as Buford

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Outlaws and Angels(2016)

    Producer · as Rainey

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • 2 Years of Love(2017)

    Producer · as Dave

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Cents(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rodeo & Juliet(2015)

    Producer · as Bill Atterbury

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Spare Parts(2015)

    as Hardware Cashier

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Rambler(2013)

    as Clerk

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Longmire(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Foreman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Fright Night(2011)

    as Guard

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Conspiracy(2008)

    as Cowboy Shot in the Head (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Breaking Bad(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as ABQ Detective #2

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 2008 to 2023; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

God Is a Bullet (2023)

$190K worldwide

Highest rated

Love at First Sight (2023)

Midcredits 75th

Film career

20082023

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 2011Screen debut· Fright Night

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 17: 12 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thProducing3 of 17: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 17: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

17 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s10 · 9 acting · 1 crew2020s5 · 3 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Chris Ranney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

Cents (2016)

93rd percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spare Parts (2015)

Midcredits 84th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 35. 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 Chris Ranney's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 87 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Chris Ranney work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Ranney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Thadd Turner shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers