Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#215
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Channing Tatum works on versatility rather than volume, and the catalogue keeps proving that the quieter choice was the correct one.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Channing Tatum appears in 51 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Channing. Deadpool & Wolverine is the clearest case: a film rated 7.8 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, quiet performance. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for crime, drama, thriller. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Anthony Russo, Derek Cianfrance, Hailey Benton Gates and others, Channing Tatum helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) as Gambit · The Hateful Eight (2015) as Jody · Free Guy (2021) as Revenjamin Buttons
Career snapshot
Ranked #215 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
51
2005–2026
Career length
21 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
7.8
Deadpool & Wolverine
Average Nutevio score
6.4
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
7.8
The Hateful Eight
Most frequent director
Phil Lord
3 films together
Longest collaboration
3×
With Phil Lord
Most common genre
Drama
29 titles
Average runtime
1h 53m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
6.9
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
6.4
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
2010s
6.5 average MV
The 2010s are where the work and the material meet. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, Smallfoot, Kingsman: The Golden Circle — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
2010s
6.5
Across 26 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
2010s
6.5
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
2000s
0 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. Public Enemies, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Fighting.
Most productive era
2010s
26 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | 6.410 films | 6.314 films | 5.45 films |
| Action | 6.14 films | 6.511 films | 6.85 films |
| Thriller | 5.81 film | 6.06 films | 4.73 films |
| Comedy | 6.81 film | 6.514 films | 6.910 films |
| Crime | 6.35 films | 6.56 films | 3.52 films |
| Romance | 6.55 films | 7.02 films | 6.62 films |
| Horror | — | — | 6.71 film |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
2005Coach Carter
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Jason Lyle.
Highest rated performance
7.8 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer.
Career peak
2022Dog
Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Most recent film
The current state of the argument, as Gambit.
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
51 of 51 films
as Jackson Briggs
Directed by Channing Tatum
as Joaquin (voice)
Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez
as Jeffrey Manchester
Directed by Derek Cianfrance
as Gambit
Directed by Shawn Levy
as Jody
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
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The defining work
#1
Jackson Briggs
Dog (2022)
Performance score7.9
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Jackson Briggs gives Channing Tatum a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Joaquin (voice)
The Book of Life (2014)
Performance score7.8
The Book of Life asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Joaquin (voice) is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Jeffrey Manchester
Roofman (2025)
Performance score7.7
Roofman asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Jeffrey Manchester is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Gambit
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Performance score7.6
Deadpool & Wolverine asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Gambit is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as Jackson Briggs
Start here. Dog is the clearest statement of what Channing Tatum does — accessible, 101 minutes, and rated 7.3 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Channing at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
The Book of Life (2014)
A deliberate change of key after Dog — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
The Hateful Eight (2015)
A deliberate change of key after The Book of Life — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
A deliberate change of key after The Hateful Eight — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Roofman (2025)
Keeps the comedy register of Deadpool & Wolverine but asks for a colder reading of it.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Phil Lord
Director
3 films together
Notably The Lego Movie
Jon M. Chu
Director
2 films together
Notably Step Up 2: The Streets
Shawn Levy
Director
2 films together
Notably Deadpool & Wolverine
Steve Boyum
Director
1 film together
Notably Supercross
Barbara Kopple
Director
1 film together
Notably Havoc
Thomas Carter
Director
1 film together
Notably Coach Carter
Anne Fletcher
Director
1 film together
Notably Step Up
Andy Fickman
Director
1 film together
Notably She's the Man
Stuart Townsend
Director
1 film together
Notably Battle in Seattle
Kimberly Peirce
Director
1 film together
Notably Stop-Loss
Stephen Sommers
Director
1 film together
Notably G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Michael Mann
Director
1 film together
Notably Public Enemies
Lasse Hallström
Director
1 film together
Notably Dear John
Ron Howard
Director
1 film together
Notably The Dilemma
Kevin Macdonald
Director
1 film together
Notably The Eagle
Michael Sucsy
Director
1 film together
Notably The Vow
Roland Emmerich
Director
1 film together
Notably White House Down
Evan Goldberg
Director
1 film together
Notably This Is the End
Jorge R. Gutierrez
Director
1 film together
Notably The Book of Life
Gregory Jacobs
Director
1 film together
Notably Magic Mike XXL
Lilly Wachowski
Director
1 film together
Notably Jupiter Ascending
Quentin Tarantino
Director
1 film together
Notably The Hateful Eight
Joel Coen
Director
1 film together
Notably Hail, Caesar!
Matthew Vaughn
Director
1 film together
Notably Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Karey Kirkpatrick
Director
1 film together
Notably Smallfoot
Mike Mitchell
Director
1 film together
Notably The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Matt Thompson
Director
1 film together
Notably America: The Motion Picture
Channing Tatum
Director
1 film together
Notably Dog
Adam Nee
Director
1 film together
Notably The Lost City
David Leitch
Director
1 film together
Notably Bullet Train
Greg Berlanti
Director
1 film together
Notably Fly Me to the Moon
Zoë Kravitz
Director
1 film together
Notably Blink Twice
Hailey Benton Gates
Director
1 film together
Notably Atropia
Derek Cianfrance
Director
1 film together
Notably Roofman
Anthony Russo
Director
1 film together
Notably Avengers: Doomsday
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Phil Lord
Director
3 films together · 7.0 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 3 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
The Lego MovieShawn Levy
Director
2 films together · 7.7 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Deadpool & WolverineJon M. Chu
Director
2 films together · 6.2 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Step Up 2: The StreetsQuentin Tarantino
Director
1 film together · 7.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Hateful EightJorge R. Gutierrez
Director
1 film together · 7.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Book of LifeThomas Carter
Director
1 film together · 7.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Coach CarterDavid Leitch
Director
1 film together · 7.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Bullet TrainChanning Tatum
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
DogMichael Sucsy
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The VowDerek Cianfrance
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
RoofmanMatthew Vaughn
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Kingsman: The Golden CircleAnne Fletcher
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Step UpGreg Berlanti
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Fly Me to the MoonKarey Kirkpatrick
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
SmallfootLasse Hallström
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Dear JohnMichael Mann
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Public EnemiesAndy Fickman
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
She's the ManZoë Kravitz
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Blink TwiceMike Mitchell
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Lego Movie 2: The Second PartAnthony Russo
Director
1 film together · 6.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Avengers: DoomsdayAdam Nee
Director
1 film together · 6.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Lost CityRoland Emmerich
Director
1 film together · 6.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
White House DownStuart Townsend
Director
1 film together · 6.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Battle in SeattleSteve Boyum
Director
1 film together · 6.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
SupercrossEvan Goldberg
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
This Is the EndKevin Macdonald
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The EagleGregory Jacobs
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Magic Mike XXLKimberly Peirce
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Stop-LossHailey Benton Gates
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
AtropiaJoel Coen
Director
1 film together · 5.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Hail, Caesar!Matt Thompson
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
America: The Motion PictureStephen Sommers
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraLilly Wachowski
Director
1 film together · 5.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Jupiter AscendingRon Howard
Director
1 film together · 5.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The DilemmaBarbara Kopple
Director
1 film together · 5.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
HavocSix degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
Deadpool & Wolverine
as Gambit
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
The Book of Life
as Joaquin (voice)
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
The Hateful Eight
as Jody
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
Bullet Train
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
Dog
as Jackson Briggs
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Channing Tatum has known it for a long time.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Career Achievement
Awarded
21 years of relevant work — not merely a long career, but a long career of choices.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Drama Legend
Awarded
29 catalogue titles in drama, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
The Hateful Eight
as Jody
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Bullet Train
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
The Book of Life
as Joaquin (voice)
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Blink Twice
as Slater
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Deadpool & Wolverine
as Gambit
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as Superman (voice)
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
The Lego Movie
as Superman (voice)
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Avengers: Doomsday
as Gambit
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
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