Portrait of Ken Olin

Acting

Ken Olin

Career

Active from 1983 to 2025, busiest in 1999 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ken Olin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Biographical
    0.2, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Non-Linear Storytelling 3
  • Medical Drama 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Emotional Realism 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Ethical Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 66
Zoo
Zoo (2015)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Professor Robert Oz

Americana
Americana (2012)

as Martin Garano

2000s

6 titles · average score 65
Brothers & Sisters: Family Album
Brothers & Sisters: Family Album (2007)

Executive Producer

Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as David Caplan

The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie (2005)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ken Olin

Phenomenon II
Phenomenon II (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Executive Producer

Breaking News
Breaking News (2002)

TV show · Producer

Alias
Alias (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as David McNeil (uncredited)

1990s

15 titles · average score 56
Y2K
Y2K (1999)
GoodWatch score 40

as Nick Cromwell

L.A. Doctors
L.A. Doctors (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Roger Cattan

The Advocate's Devil
The Advocate's Devil (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

as Abe Ringel

EZ Streets
EZ Streets (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Cameron Quinn

In Pursuit of Honor
In Pursuit of Honor (1995)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Dead by Sunset
Dead by Sunset (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Nothing But the Truth
Nothing But the Truth (1995)

as Dr. Peter Clayman

White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Telling Secrets
Telling Secrets (1993)
GoodWatch score 54

as Det. Jay Jensen

Doing Time on Maple Drive
Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Queens Logic
Queens Logic (1991)
GoodWatch score 39

as Ray

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (1990)
GoodWatch score 59

as Charles Stuart

1980s

15 titles · average score 63
A Stoning in Fulham County
A Stoning in Fulham County (1988)
GoodWatch score 45

as Jim Sandler

Police Story: Cop Killer
Police Story: Cop Killer (1988)

as Officer Manny Mandell

thirtysomething
thirtysomething (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Michael Steadman

I'll Take Manhattan
I'll Take Manhattan (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Nat Lammerman

There Must Be a Pony
There Must Be a Pony (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jay Savage

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Perry Revere

Bay City Blues
Bay City Blues (1983)

TV show · as Rocky Padillo

The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker (1983)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Steve

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show · as Det. Harry Garibaldi / Harry Garibaldi

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Christopher Rossini

Ghost Story
Ghost Story (1981)
GoodWatch score 42

as Young Sears James

1970s

1 title
Women at West Point
Women at West Point (1979)

as Board Member