Portrait of D. B. Sweeney

Acting

D. B. Sweeney

Career

Active from 1987 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score49/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 76 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
D. B. Sweeney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Satire & Parody
    1.6, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Feel-Good Movie 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 3
  • Overcoming Adversity 2
  • Inspirational Sports Drama 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Unsettling Atmosphere 2
  • High-Octane Action Thriller 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Conspiracy 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

95
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles ยท average score 54
Protector
Protector (2026)
GoodWatch score 44

as Captain Michaels

Silver Bells at Christmas
Silver Bells at Christmas (2026)

as Walter Day

The Legend of Van Dorn
The Legend of Van Dorn (2026)

as Stansted

Red Ink
Red Ink (2026)

as Walter Nash

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Chief of Station Olsen

Prisoner of War
Prisoner of War (2025)
GoodWatch score 61

as C-47 Pilot (voice)

Megalopolis
Megalopolis (2024)
GoodWatch score 47

as Commissioner Stanley Hart

Reporting for Christmas
Reporting for Christmas (2023)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hank Dean

Haymaker
Haymaker (2021)
GoodWatch score 36

as Mack

The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon
The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon (2021)

as Narrator

The Manson Brothers: Midnight Zombie Massacre
The Manson Brothers: Midnight Zombie Massacre (2021)
GoodWatch score 52

as Vic Quickbuck

B Positive
B Positive (2020)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Bert

2010s

24 titles ยท average score 53
Dead on Arrival
Dead on Arrival (2018)
GoodWatch score 38

as Detective Spiro

Heist
Heist (2015)
GoodWatch score 45

as Bernie

Extraction
Extraction (2015)
GoodWatch score 26

as Ken Robertson

Free Fall
Free Fall (2014)
GoodWatch score 35

as Frank

K-11
K-11 (2013)
GoodWatch score 36

as Lieutenant Johnson

Underdogs
Underdogs (2013)
GoodWatch score 38

as Vince DeAntonio

Taken 2
Taken 2 (2012)
GoodWatch score 45

as Bernie Harris

The Legend of Korra
The Legend of Korra (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Aang (voice)

12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue
12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

as Burchess

Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)
GoodWatch score 33

as John Galt

Swamp Shark
Swamp Shark (2011)
GoodWatch score 32

as Charlie

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

TV show ยท as Richard Davis

2000s

28 titles ยท average score 59
Heatstroke
Heatstroke (2008)
GoodWatch score 24

as Captain Steve O'Bannon

Entry Level
Entry Level (2007)
GoodWatch score 45

as Clay

Two Tickets to Paradise
Two Tickets to Paradise (2006)
GoodWatch score 30

as Billy McGriff

Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as U.S. Marshal Sam Kassmeyer

Speak
Speak (2004)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jack Sordino

House
House (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Dylan Crandall

Brother Bear
Brother Bear (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sitka (voice)

Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Larry

Superfire
Superfire (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

as James Merrick

Beyond the Glory
Beyond the Glory (2001)

TV show

Dinosaur
Dinosaur (2000)
GoodWatch score 60

as Aladar (voice)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Kyle Goode

1990s

21 titles ยท average score 57
Harsh Realm
Harsh Realm (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

C-16: FBI
C-16: FBI (1997)

TV show ยท as Scott Stoddard

Spawn
Spawn (1997)
GoodWatch score 36

as Terry Fitzgerald

Strange Luck
Strange Luck (1995)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Chance Harper

Roommates
Roommates (1995)
GoodWatch score 44

as Michael

Fire in the Sky
Fire in the Sky (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

as Travis Walton

Hear No Evil
Hear No Evil (1993)
GoodWatch score 33

as Ben Kendall

The Cutting Edge
The Cutting Edge (1992)
GoodWatch score 64

as Doug Dorsey

Leather Jackets
Leather Jackets (1992)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mickey

Blue Desert
Blue Desert (1991)
GoodWatch score 43

as Steve Smith

A Day in October
A Day in October (1991)
GoodWatch score 44

as Niels Jensen

Memphis Belle
Memphis Belle (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

as Phil Lowenthal

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 64
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove (1989)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show ยท as Dish Boggett

Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Clyde

Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

as 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson

No Man's Land
No Man's Land (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

as Benjy Taylor

Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jackie Willow

Fire with Fire
Fire with Fire (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

as Baxter

Power
Power (1986)
GoodWatch score 44

as College Student

Heart of the City
Heart of the City (1986)

TV show

Out of the Darkness
Out of the Darkness (1985)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mike

1950s

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

TV show ยท as Dan McKay