Portrait of Paul McCrane

Acting

Paul McCrane

Career

Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 2010 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for House
House
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul McCrane Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.5, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Procedural Crime Drama 6
  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Police Procedural 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Legal Drama 3
  • Character-Driven Mystery 3
  • Medical Drama 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Character-Driven Storytelling 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 70
I Don't Love You Anymore
I Don't Love You Anymore (2026)

as Detective

Margo's Got Money Troubles
Margo's Got Money Troubles (2026)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Judge Andrew Spence

The Terminal List
The Terminal List (2022)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Mike Tedesco

The Offer
The Offer (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Jack Ballard

2010s

5 titles · average score 61
All Rise
All Rise (2019)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Jonas Laski

Barry
Barry (2018)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Mark

Under the Dome
Under the Dome (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Patrick Walters

Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)
GoodWatch score 33

as Wesley Mouch

Harry's Law
Harry's Law (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Josh Peyton

2000s

7 titles · average score 65
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as District Attorney Weitz

New Suit
New Suit (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

as Braggy Shoot

24
24 (2001)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Graem Bauer

Citizen Baines
Citizen Baines (2001)

TV show · as Sherman Bloom

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Phil Carpenter

Last Mistake
Last Mistake (2000)

as Jimmy

The Last Producer
The Last Producer (2000)
GoodWatch score 39

as Austin Greene

1990s

16 titles · average score 65
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Pete Conrad

The Practice
The Practice (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Martin Parks

Champs
Champs (1996)

TV show · as Dr. Herb Barton

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Robert Romano

The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as Guard Trout

Under Suspicion
Under Suspicion (1994)

TV show · as Det. Patrick Clarke

Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Bob Broussard

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Grant Abbott

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Leonard Morris Betts

The Portrait
The Portrait (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bartel

The Commish
The Commish (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Neil Perry

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as James Lee Pawl

1980s

15 titles · average score 64
Money, Power, Murder.
Money, Power, Murder. (1989)

as Billy Lynn

The Blob
The Blob (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Deputy Bill Briggs

Superboy
Superboy (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

RoboCop
RoboCop (1987)
GoodWatch score 77

as Emil Antonowsky

Wiseguy
Wiseguy (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Crocker

Purple Hearts
Purple Hearts (1984)
GoodWatch score 39

as Brenner

The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
GoodWatch score 47

as Frank Berry

We're Fighting Back
We're Fighting Back (1981)

as Preacher

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

TV show

Fame
Fame (1980)
GoodWatch score 69

as Montgomery MacNeil

Baby Comes Home
Baby Comes Home (1980)

as Bobby Moore

1970s

1 title · average score 70
Rocky II
Rocky II (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

as Young Patient (uncredited)