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Portrait of Jack Nance

Acting

Jack Nance

Career

Active from 1971 to 2014, with a break from 1997 to 2010, busiest in 1996 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Eraserhead
Eraserhead
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Nance Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Catharsis
    3.9, average 5.1
  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Offbeat 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Of Things Past
Of Things Past (2023)

as Earl Delaney

2010s

3 titles · average score 75
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
GoodWatch score 79

as Pete Martell

Sinema
Sinema (2014)

as Henry Spencer

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

as Paul

2000s

1 title · average score 71
Mysteries of Love
Mysteries of Love (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

In Memory Of

1990s

17 titles · average score 54
Lost Highway
Lost Highway (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

as Phil

Little Witches
Little Witches (1996)
GoodWatch score 37

as Father Michael

Assault on Dome 4
Assault on Dome 4 (1996)
GoodWatch score 40

as Mellow, Dome 4 Oldtimer

Voodoo
Voodoo (1995)
GoodWatch score 43

as Lewis

My So-Called Life
My So-Called Life (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Warren

Across the Moon
Across the Moon (1994)
GoodWatch score 34

as Old Cowboy

Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Sheriff

Meatballs 4: To the Rescue
Meatballs 4: To the Rescue (1992)
GoodWatch score 34

as Neil Peterson

Whore
Whore (1991)
GoodWatch score 44

as Man Who Helps Liz

Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks (1990)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Pete Martell / Pete Martell (archive footage)

Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as 00 Spool

The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

as Julian Ward

1980s

13 titles · average score 61
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks (1989)
GoodWatch score 89

as Pete Martell

The Cowboy and the Frenchman
The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988)
GoodWatch score 60

as Pete

The Blob
The Blob (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Doctor

Colors
Colors (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

as Officer Samuels

The French as Seen by…
The French as Seen by… (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Barfly
Barfly (1987)
GoodWatch score 72

as Detective

Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet (1986)
GoodWatch score 80

as Paul

Dune
Dune (1984)
GoodWatch score 50

as Nefud

City Heat
City Heat (1984)
GoodWatch score 40

as Aram Strossell

Ghoulies
Ghoulies (1984)
GoodWatch score 29

as Wolfgang

Johnny Dangerously
Johnny Dangerously (1984)
GoodWatch score 55

as Priest

Hammett
Hammett (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gary Salt

1970s

5 titles · average score 59
Eraserhead
Eraserhead (1977)
GoodWatch score 81

as Henry Spencer

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

as Burton

Bushman
Bushman (1971)
GoodWatch score 53

as Felix

Jump
Jump (1971)

as Ace

Fools
Fools (1970)

as Hippie