Portrait of Ben Cotton

Acting

Ben Cotton

Career

Active from 1999 to 2026, busiest in 2012 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hello Destroyer
Hello Destroyer
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 103 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Cotton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.6, average 3.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cringe Humor 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Dark Satire 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Bleak Realism 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Revenge Thriller 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

136
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

18 titles · average score 61
The Monster She Married
The Monster She Married (2026)

as Corporal J. Reid

Sheriff Country
Sheriff Country (2025)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Sean Abbott

Smoke
Smoke (2025)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Scotty Bucyk

Murder in a Small Town
Murder in a Small Town (2024)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Benjamin Strachan

Sight Unseen
Sight Unseen (2024)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Agent Mitchell

The Night Agent
The Night Agent (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Gordon Wick

The Irrational
The Irrational (2023)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Wes Banning

Fire Country
Fire Country (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Sean Abbott

Resident Alien
Resident Alien (2021)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Jimmy

Debris
Debris (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Loeb

Welcome to the Circle
Welcome to the Circle (2020)
GoodWatch score 33

as Grady

Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day
Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day (2020)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ritchie Palmer

2010s

62 titles · average score 62
Hammer
Hammer (2019)
GoodWatch score 61

as Adams

The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco
The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco (2018)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Detective Bill Bryce

Pretty Little Dead Girl
Pretty Little Dead Girl (2017)
GoodWatch score 54

as Garrett Miller

The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Tom Cantrell

Riverdale
Riverdale (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Michael Matthews

The 100
The 100 (2014)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Red

Cinemanovels
Cinemanovels (2013)
GoodWatch score 41

as Ben

Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Coker Fasjovik

Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

as Coker Fasjovik

Arrow
Arrow (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Crewman

Doppelgänger Paul
Doppelgänger Paul (2012)

as Tony

30 Days of Night: Dark Days
30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010)
GoodWatch score 26

as Dane

2000s

52 titles · average score 56
Riese: Kingdom Falling
Riese: Kingdom Falling (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Herrick

Fringe
Fringe (2008)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Impound Clerk

Scar
Scar (2007)
GoodWatch score 17

as Bishop

The Bad Son
The Bad Son (2007)
GoodWatch score 44

as John David Finn

To Be Fat Like Me
To Be Fat Like Me (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

as Warren

Psych
Psych (2006)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Chance Cade / Barlow

Supernatural
Supernatural (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Mr. Wheeler / Richard Beesom / Pride

The Cabin Movie
The Cabin Movie (2005)
GoodWatch score 39

as Jason

Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis (2004)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Dr. Kavanagh / Dr. Peter Kavanagh

The 4400
The 4400 (2004)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Dewey

Smallville
Smallville (2001)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Paul Hendrix

Dark Angel
Dark Angel (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Biker at Gas Line-up

1990s

4 titles · average score 71
The Wonder Cabinet
The Wonder Cabinet (1999)

as Deputy Tucker

First Wave
First Wave (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Gua Police

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Danny (segment "Hubert's Curse")

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Mr. Paulsen