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Acting

Bill Nunn

Career

Active from 1989 to 2020, busiest in 1995 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Nunn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Biographical
    0.3, average 1.0
  • Wonder
    2.7, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Small Town Secrets 2
  • Darkly Humorous 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • New York City 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Gothic Horror 2
  • Dark Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd (2020)

as Radio Raheem (archival footage)

2010s

2 titles · average score 58
Sirens
Sirens (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Cash

Won't Back Down
Won't Back Down (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

as Principal Holland

2000s

18 titles · average score 60
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
GoodWatch score 75

as Bobo

Firehouse Dog
Firehouse Dog (2007)
GoodWatch score 49

as Joe Musto

Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

as Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson

Randy & the Mob
Randy & the Mob (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

as Wardlowe Gone

Out There
Out There (2006)

as Desmond

Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

as Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson

People I Know
People I Know (2002)
GoodWatch score 50

as The Reverend Lyle Blunt

Spider-Man
Spider-Man (2002)
GoodWatch score 78

as Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson

The Kudzu Christmas
The Kudzu Christmas (2002)

as Dr. Horace Luke

The Job
The Job (2001)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Terrence "Pip" Phillips

The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option
The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001)
GoodWatch score 30

as Luther

Stolen from the Heart
Stolen from the Heart (2000)

as FBI Special Agent Malcolm Russ

1990s

43 titles · average score 55
The Legend of 1900
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

as Danny Boodmann

Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls (1997)
GoodWatch score 53

as Det. John Sampson, LAPD

Extreme Measures
Extreme Measures (1996)
GoodWatch score 50

as Burke

True Crime
True Crime (1995)
GoodWatch score 25

as Detective Jerry Guinn

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
GoodWatch score 53

as Easy Wind

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
GoodWatch score 39

as Reverend Ellis

Canadian Bacon
Canadian Bacon (1995)
GoodWatch score 37

as Kabral Jabar

The Last Seduction
The Last Seduction (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

as Harlan

Sister Act
Sister Act (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lt. Eddie Souther

Regarding Henry
Regarding Henry (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bradley, Physical Therapist

New Jack City
New Jack City (1991)
GoodWatch score 70

as Duh Duh Duh Man

Def by Temptation
Def by Temptation (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dougy

1980s

4 titles · average score 68
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing (1989)
GoodWatch score 87

as Radio Raheem

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

as School Teacher

The Littlest Victims
The Littlest Victims (1989)

as Orderly

School Daze
School Daze (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as Grady

1950s

1 title · average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Starletta's dad