Portrait of Denis Leary

Acting

Denis Leary

Career

Active from 1987 to 2027, busiest in 1993 and 2002 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Job
The Job
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 73 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Denis Leary Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Darkly Humorous 4
  • Slapstick Comedy 3
  • Dialogue-Heavy 3
  • Situational Humor 3
  • Dark Comedy 3
  • Relationship Dynamics 2
  • Animated Short 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Crime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles ยท average score 66
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Ice Age: Boiling Point (2027)

as Diego (voice)

Top of the World
Top of the World (2026)

as Joe Baum (voice)

Oh. What. Fun.
Oh. What. Fun. (2025)
GoodWatch score 40

as Nick

Going Dutch
Going Dutch (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Colonel Patrick Quinn

No Good Deed
No Good Deed (2024)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Mikey Morgan

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
GoodWatch score 88

as George Stacy (archive footage) (uncredited)

Law & Order: Organized Crime
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Frank Donnelly

2010s

14 titles ยท average score 57
The Moodys
The Moodys (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Sean Moody Sr.

Ice Age: Collision Course
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
GoodWatch score 37

as Diego (voice)

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
GoodWatch score 53

as Diego (voice)

Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom (2016)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Billy

Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (2015)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Johnny Rock

Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe (2015)
GoodWatch score 60

as Diego (voice)

Draft Day
Draft Day (2014)
GoodWatch score 61

as Vince Penn

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
GoodWatch score 58

as Captain Stacy (uncredited)

Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

as Diego (voice)

The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

as Captain Stacy

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
GoodWatch score 56

as Diego (voice)

Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

as Diego (voice)

2000s

23 titles ยท average score 58
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

as Diego (voice)

Recount
Recount (2008)
GoodWatch score 76

as Michael Whouley

Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

as Diego (voice)

Rescue Me
Rescue Me (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Tommy Gavin

Ice Age
Ice Age (2002)
GoodWatch score 72

as Diego (voice)

The Secret Lives of Dentists
The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

as Slater

The Job
The Job (2001)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Mike McNeil

Double Whammy
Double Whammy (2001)
GoodWatch score 38

as Ray Pluto

Final
Final (2001)
GoodWatch score 41

as Bill

Blow
Blow (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer

Jesus' Son
Jesus' Son (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

as Wayne

Lakeboat
Lakeboat (2000)
GoodWatch score 66

as Fireman

1990s

33 titles ยท average score 56
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
GoodWatch score 69

as Det. Michael McCann

Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb (1999)
GoodWatch score 44

as Simon

Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Car Mechanic (voice)

Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

as Gil Mars

Wide Awake
Wide Awake (1998)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mr. Beal

Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

as Fad King

Two If by Sea
Two If by Sea (1996)
GoodWatch score 26

as Francis 'Frank' O'Brien

Underworld
Underworld (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

as Johnny Crown / Johnny Alt

Operation Dumbo Drop
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
GoodWatch score 35

as Lt. David Poole

The Ref
The Ref (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gus

Judgment Night
Judgment Night (1993)
GoodWatch score 52

as Fallon

Gunmen
Gunmen (1993)
GoodWatch score 52

as Armor O'Malley

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 67
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Denis Leary (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Self - Guest

A Long Walk To Forever
A Long Walk To Forever (1987)

as Newt