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Acting

Dakin Matthews

Titles: 52movies72TV shows

Career: Active from 1988 to 2024, with a break from 1999 to 2009, busiest in 1989 and 1991 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 7
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: True Grit
82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 100 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Dakin Matthews Catalog average

Wit & Wordplay
5.5average 3.7
Situational Comedy
4.5average 2.7
Family Dynamics
6.2average 4.8
Contemporary Realism
6.6average 5.4
Wholesome
4.4average 3.3
Nostalgia
4.6average 3.7
Politics
3.3average 2.6
Romance
4.4average 3.8

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.6, average 4.2
Adrenaline
3.6, average 4.9
Scare
1.4, average 2.6
Wonder
2.5, average 3.4

Main genres

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Comedy 11
Drama 11
TV Movie 11
Thriller 4
Crime 3
Mystery 2
Adventure 2
Action 2

Recurring tags

Comfort Watch 4
Workplace Comedy 3
Character-Driven 3
Character Study 3
Relatable Situations 3
Classic Sitcom 3
Legal Drama 2
Slice of Life 2
Wholesome Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

123

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Newest first Oldest first

2020s

3 titles · average score 78

New Old Friends

as William

Waitress: The Musical

as Joe

The Gilded Age

TV show · as Joshua Winterton

2010s

13 titles · average score 73

Evil

TV show · as Father Augustus

The Resident

TV show · as Howie Green

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

TV show · as Hanlin Charleston

Chicago Med

TV show · as Art Hubbard

Bridge of Spies

as Judge Byers

Madam Secretary

TV show · as Ambassador Roy Curtis

Devious Maids

TV show · as Alfred Pettigrove

Elementary

TV show · as James Connaughton

Veep

TV show · as Balloon Salesman

Lincoln

as John Usher

The Eagle

as Claudius Marcellus

True Grit

as Col. Stonehill

All 13 titles from the 2010s

2000s

24 titles · average score 69

Castle

TV show · as Dave Dunne

The Good Wife

TV show · as Dr. David Zarevich

Parks and Recreation

TV show · as David

The Mentalist

TV show · as Christo Papadakis

True Blood

TV show · as Dr. Robideaux

The Big Bang Theory

TV show · as Santa Claus

Dexter

TV show · as Dr. Pittman

House

TV show · as Marvin

Desperate Housewives

TV show · as Reverend Sikes

Boston Legal

TV show · as Judge Harvey Fletcher

Two and a Half Men

TV show · as Father Shaunassey

Gilmore Girls

TV show · as Hanlin Charleston

All 24 titles from the 2000s

1990s

53 titles · average score 57

The West Wing

TV show · as Simon Blye

The King of Queens

TV show · as Joe Heffernan

Charmed

TV show · as Angel of Destiny

Soul Man

TV show · as Bishop Peter Jerome

Stargate SG-1

TV show · as Maz'rai

The Jeff Foxworthy Show

TV show · as Elliot

Star Trek: Voyager

TV show · as Admiral Patterson

The Nanny

TV show · as Dean Sterrett

Diagnosis: Murder

TV show · as Monsignor D'Amico / Elton Malone

Criminal Behavior

as Albee Ferguson

Jailbirds

as Sheriff

In a Stranger's Hand

as Francis Haynes

All 53 titles from the 1990s

1980s

29 titles · average score 62

Doctor Doctor

TV show

My Brother's Wife

as Charles Rusher

Coach

TV show · as William Thornton

Out on the Edge

as Dr. Cutler

The Silence at Bethany

as Sam Mitgang

Baby M

TV show · as Judge Sorkow

L.A. Law

TV show · as Marshall Hygate

Matlock

TV show · as Prosecutor

Murder, She Wrote

TV show · as Neal Gillen / Buford Hazlitt

Remington Steele

TV show · as Michael Fleming

Newhart

TV show · as Jim

St. Elsewhere

TV show · as Todd Sweeney

All 29 titles from the 1980s

1970s

1 title · average score 73

Dallas

TV show · as Detective Kane