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Acting

John Diehl

Career: Active from 1982 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 15
top three billing

Average score: 55/100

Highest rated: Fail Safe
86/100

What stands out

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

John Diehl Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Wonder
2.6, average 3.4
Fantasy
1.0, average 1.7
Wholesome
2.8, average 3.4
Showbiz
0.6, average 1.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Moral Ambiguity 4
Psychological Thriller 4
Character-Driven 3
Gritty Realism 3
Melancholic Romance 2
Crime 2
Cult Classic 2
Creature Feature 2
Small Town Crime 2
Mystery & Intrigue 2
Character-Driven Narrative 2
Slow-Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

123

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 78

Train Dreams

84

as Billy

Dark Winds

82

TV show · as B.J. Vines

Armageddon Time

69

as Fred Trump

Serpent in the Bottle

as Marvin Decker

La Sirena

as Nino

2010s

15 titles · average score 59

Castle Rock

75

TV show · as John

Out of the Wild

70

as Henry McBride

Snowfall

72

TV show · as Colonel Robert McDonald

Forever

35

as Neil

Singularity Principle

51

as Jack Brenner

Almost Human

72

TV show · as Edward Kennex

Apartment 1303 3D

21

as Detective

Scandal

76

TV show · as Ray Dwyer

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

79

as Rear Admiral Lawrence

Natural Selection

64

as Abe

Rizzoli & Isles

71

TV show · as Arthur Dunbar

Road to Nowhere

62

as Bobby Billings

2000s

29 titles · average score 62

Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas

31

as Sheriff Larabie

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

68

as Jerry Snyder

The House Is Burning

63

as Mr. Garson

Down in the Valley

60

as Steve

Land of Plenty

61

as Paul

Bookies

62

as Vincent

Cold Case

73

TV show · as Isaac Keller

The Shield

89

TV show · as Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy

Without a Trace

71

TV show · as Doyle

The Guardian

68

TV show · as Fortunato

The Zeros

as Burl

Fail Safe

86

as Col. Cascio

1990s

50 titles · average score 56

Anywhere but Here

60

as Jimmy

The West Wing

83

TV show · as Claypool

The Hi-Lo Country

55

as Les Birk

Casualties

55

as Polito

The Destiny of Marty Fine

as Deke

Mind Ripper

31

as Alex

Almost Dead

51

as Eddie Herbek

Remote

47

as Delbert McCoy

The X-Files

76

TV show · as Wilson Pinker Rawls

Mikey

54

as Neil Trenton

Mo' Money

35

as Keith Heading

MadHouse

36

as Fred

1980s

24 titles · average score 61

Glitz

51

as Teddy Magyk

In the Heat of the Night

60

TV show · as John sevrance

Walker

56

as Stebbins

L.A. Law

77

TV show · as Kevin Delahanty / Tim

Miami Vice

77

TV show · as Larry Zito

Angel

54

as The Killer

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

80

as Det. Larry Zito

Joysticks

39

as Arnie

Cagney & Lacey

69

TV show

Hill Street Blues

90

TV show

Falcon Crest

59

TV show · as Gus Wallach

Escape from New York

72

as Punk