Portrait of Craig Sheffer

Acting

Craig Sheffer

Career

Active from 1983 to 2020, busiest in 2000 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
52
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Craig Sheffer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    3.0, average 3.8
  • Family Dynamics
    4.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Psychological Thriller 7
  • Gritty Realism 6
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Suspenseful 4
  • Tense Atmosphere 3
  • Suspenseful Thriller 3
  • Fast-Paced Action 3
  • Black Comedy 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Crime Thriller 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles Β· average score 55
Guns & Moses
Guns & Moses (2025)
GoodWatch score 36

as Tibor Farkas

Palmer
Palmer (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bartender Cosimo

Destruction: Los Angeles
Destruction: Los Angeles (2020)
GoodWatch score 61

as John Benson

2010s

9 titles Β· average score 42
Widow's Point
Widow's Point (2019)
GoodWatch score 32

as Thomas Livingston

Code of Honor
Code of Honor (2016)
GoodWatch score 39

as William Porter

The Mark: Redemption
The Mark: Redemption (2013)
GoodWatch score 36

as Chad

Battledogs
Battledogs (2013)
GoodWatch score 33

as Major Brian Hoffman

The Mark
The Mark (2012)
GoodWatch score 35

as Chad Turner

Bad Ass
Bad Ass (2012)
GoodWatch score 35

as Attorney

Stand Up Guys
Stand Up Guys (2012)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jargoniew #1

American Horror Story
American Horror Story (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show Β· as Richard Nixon

Lies Between Friends
Lies Between Friends (2010)
GoodWatch score 50

as Sheriff Zach Tom Watts

2000s

30 titles Β· average score 46
While She Was Out
While She Was Out (2008)
GoodWatch score 41

as Kenneth

American Crude
American Crude (2008)
GoodWatch score 36

Story, Screenplay

The Mentalist
The Mentalist (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Gary Philo

Long Lost Son
Long Lost Son (2006)
GoodWatch score 55

as Quinn Halloran / John Williams

Berserker: Hell's Warrior
Berserker: Hell's Warrior (2004)
GoodWatch score 26

as Boar

Dracula II: Ascension
Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
GoodWatch score 22

as Professor Lowell

Ritual
Ritual (2002)
GoodWatch score 20

as Paul Claybourne

Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal
Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (2001)
GoodWatch score 34

as Nick Watts

Maze
Maze (2001)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mike

Flying Virus
Flying Virus (2001)
GoodWatch score 27

as Marting Baur

Hellraiser: Inferno
Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
GoodWatch score 34

as Det. Joseph Thorne

Deep Core
Deep Core (2000)
GoodWatch score 25

as Brian Goodman

1990s

29 titles Β· average score 52
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying (1999)
GoodWatch score 25

as Martin

Shadow of Doubt
Shadow of Doubt (1998)
GoodWatch score 38

as Laird Atkins

Bliss
Bliss (1997)
GoodWatch score 62

as Joseph

Head Above Water
Head Above Water (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

as Lance

A Season in Purgatory
A Season in Purgatory (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show Β· as Constant Bradley

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

as Lt. Marshall Buxton

Wings of Courage
Wings of Courage (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

as Henri Guillaumet

The Road Killers
The Road Killers (1994)
GoodWatch score 46

as Cliff

Fire in the Sky
Fire in the Sky (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

as Allan Dallis

Fire on the Amazon
Fire on the Amazon (1993)
GoodWatch score 28

as R.J.

A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

as Norman Maclean

Nightbreed
Nightbreed (1990)
GoodWatch score 56

as Aaron Boone

1980s

7 titles Β· average score 56
Babycakes
Babycakes (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rob

Split Decisions
Split Decisions (1988)
GoodWatch score 42

as Eddie McGuinn

Some Kind of Wonderful
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

as Hardy Jenns

Fire with Fire
Fire with Fire (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

as Joe Fisk

That Was Then... This Is Now
That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
GoodWatch score 33

as Bryon Douglas

Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984)
GoodWatch score 54

as Frankie

The Hamptons
The Hamptons (1983)

TV show Β· as Brian Chadway