Portrait of Chuck Norris

Acting

Chuck Norris

Career

Active from 1972 to 2025, with a break from 2013 to 2023, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sons of Thunder
Sons of Thunder
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chuck Norris Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.4, average 4.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced 8
  • Action Thriller 7
  • 80s Action 6
  • Martial Arts Action 6
  • Martial Arts 5
  • Explosions 5
  • Revenge 3
  • Law Enforcement 3
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Chuck Norris Vehicle 3
  • Action 3
  • Political Intrigue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 35
Zombie Plane
Zombie Plane (2025)

as Commander Chuck Norris

Agent Recon
Agent Recon (2024)
GoodWatch score 35

as Alastair

2010s

4 titles · average score 65
Chuck Norris's Epic Guide to Military Vehicles
Chuck Norris's Epic Guide to Military Vehicles (2019)

Executive Producer

The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Chuck Norris (voice)

The Expendables 2
The Expendables 2 (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

as Booker

Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Sgt. Major Phillips

2000s

8 titles · average score 49
The Cutter
The Cutter (2005)
GoodWatch score 43

as John Shepherd

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

as Capt. Ranger Cordell Walker

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
GoodWatch score 65

as Chuck Norris

Birdie and Bogey
Birdie and Bogey (2004)

Executive Producer

Bells of Innocence
Bells of Innocence (2003)
GoodWatch score 29

as Matthew

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand (2002)
GoodWatch score 48

as Joshua McCord

Liography
Liography (2001)

TV show

The President's Man
The President's Man (2000)
GoodWatch score 50

as Joshua McCord

1990s

17 titles · average score 52
Sons of Thunder
Sons of Thunder (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Cordell Walker

Logan's War: Bound by Honor
Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jake Fallon

Forest Warrior
Forest Warrior (1996)
GoodWatch score 39

as Jedidiah McKenna

Top Dog
Top Dog (1995)
GoodWatch score 20

as Jake Wilder

Hellbound
Hellbound (1994)
GoodWatch score 43

as Frank Shatter

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ranger Cordell Walker

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Cordell Walker

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ranger Cordell Walker

Raw
Raw (1993)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Chuck Norris

Wind in the Wire
Wind in the Wire (1993)

as Chuck Norris

The Hitman
The Hitman (1991)
GoodWatch score 32

as Garret / Grogan

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990)
GoodWatch score 30

as Col. Scott McCoy

1980s

14 titles · average score 46
Braddock: Missing in Action III
Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
GoodWatch score 49

as Col. James Braddock

Hero and the Terror
Hero and the Terror (1988)
GoodWatch score 24

as Danny O'Brien

The Delta Force
The Delta Force (1986)
GoodWatch score 41

as Major Scott McCoy

Firewalker
Firewalker (1986)
GoodWatch score 37

as Max Donigan

Code of Silence
Code of Silence (1985)
GoodWatch score 63

as Eddie Cusack

Invasion U.S.A.
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
GoodWatch score 42

as Matt Hunter

Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
GoodWatch score 53

as Colonel James Braddock

Missing in Action
Missing in Action (1984)
GoodWatch score 43

as Col. James Braddock

Lone Wolf McQuade
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
GoodWatch score 63

as J.J. McQuade

Forced Vengeance
Forced Vengeance (1982)
GoodWatch score 52

as Josh Randall

Silent Rage
Silent Rage (1982)
GoodWatch score 50

as Sheriff Dan Stevens

An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye (1981)
GoodWatch score 34

as Sean Kane

1970s

7 titles · average score 47
A Force of One
A Force of One (1979)
GoodWatch score 49

as Matt Logan

Good Guys Wear Black
Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
GoodWatch score 32

as John T. Booker

Game of Death
Game of Death (1978)
GoodWatch score 48

as Colt

Breaker! Breaker!
Breaker! Breaker! (1977)
GoodWatch score 42

as John David 'J.D.' Dawes

Slaughter in San Francisco
Slaughter in San Francisco (1974)
GoodWatch score 38

as Chuck Slaughter

The Student Teachers
The Student Teachers (1973)
GoodWatch score 51

as Karate Instructor

The Way of the Dragon
The Way of the Dragon (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

as Colt

1960s

1 title · average score 52
The Wrecking Crew
The Wrecking Crew (1968)
GoodWatch score 52

as Man in the House of 7 Joys (uncredited)