Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#88
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Kevin Hart 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.
Kevin Hart appears in 65 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Kevin. VOMO: Vote or Miss Out is the clearest case: a film rated 10.0 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 comedy, documentary, crime. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Beth McCarthy-Miller, Tim Story, Jake Kasdan and others, Kevin Hart 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.
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out (2020) as Self · WrestleMania 39: Saturday (2023) as Self (Video Intro) · The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021) as Self
Career snapshot
Ranked #88 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
65
2003–2026
Career length
23 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
10.0
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
Average Nutevio score
6.1
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
10.0
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
Most frequent director
Tim Story
6 films together
Longest collaboration
6×
With Tim Story
Most common genre
Comedy
56 titles
Average runtime
1h 37m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
6.8
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
6.4 average MV
The 2010s are where the work and the material meet. Jumanji: The Next Level, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
2010s
6.4
Across 25 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
2010s
6.4
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. Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man, Superhero Movie, Fool's Gold.
Most productive era
2020s
28 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 | 6.11 film | 6.53 films | 7.51 film |
| Action | 5.31 film | 6.45 films | 6.55 films |
| Thriller | — | — | 5.91 film |
| Comedy | 5.812 films | 6.424 films | 6.220 films |
| Crime | 6.11 film | — | 6.72 films |
| Romance | 6.14 films | 6.16 films | — |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
2003Scary Movie 3
Where our catalogue meets this career, as CJ.
First Nutevio masterpiece · Highest rated performance · Career peak
The first film here to clear 9.0 on our scale — a threshold fewer than one film in ten reaches. 10.0 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer. 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 Franklin 'Mouse' Finbar.
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.
65 of 65 films
as Self
Directed by Unknown
as Matt
Directed by Paul Weitz
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
Self
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out (2020)
Performance score9.5
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Self gives Kevin Hart a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Matt
Fatherhood (2021)
Performance score8.1
Fatherhood asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Matt is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
View movie#3
Self
The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021)
Performance score7.9
The One and Only Dick Gregory asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Self is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Himself
Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man (2009)
Performance score7.9
Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Himself 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 Self
Start here. VOMO: Vote or Miss Out is the clearest statement of what Kevin Hart does — accessible, 45 minutes, and rated 10.0 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Kevin 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.
Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man (2009)
Same director as VOMO: Vote or Miss Out, different problem to solve. Watching them in order shows how much of the effect was the collaboration.
Fatherhood (2021)
Keeps the comedy register of Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man but asks for a colder reading of it.
The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021)
A deliberate change of key after Fatherhood — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
WrestleMania 39: Saturday (2023)
A deliberate change of key after The One and Only Dick Gregory — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Tim Story
Director
6 films together
Notably Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
Jake Kasdan
Director
3 films together
Notably Jumanji: The Next Level
David Zucker
Director
2 films together
Notably Scary Movie 3
Chris Renaud
Director
2 films together
Notably The Secret Life of Pets 2
Paul Weitz
Director
2 films together
Notably Fatherhood
Scott Mosier
Director
2 films together
Notably Minions & More 2
John Hamburg
Director
2 films together
Notably Along Came Polly
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Director
2 films together
Notably The Roast of Tom Brady
Jessy Terrero
Director
1 film together
Notably Soul Plane
Ron Underwood
Director
1 film together
Notably In The Mix
Judd Apatow
Director
1 film together
Notably The 40 Year Old Virgin
Steven Brill
Director
1 film together
Notably Drillbit Taylor
Brian Robbins
Director
1 film together
Notably Meet Dave
Andy Tennant
Director
1 film together
Notably Fool's Gold
Craig Mazin
Director
1 film together
Notably Superhero Movie
Neil LaBute
Director
1 film together
Notably Death at a Funeral
Nicholas Stoller
Director
1 film together
Notably The Five-Year Engagement
Evan Goldberg
Director
1 film together
Notably This Is the End
Peter Segal
Director
1 film together
Notably Grudge Match
Nick Cannon
Director
1 film together
Notably School Dance
Steve Pink
Director
1 film together
Notably About Last Night
Chris Rock
Director
1 film together
Notably Top Five
Jeremy Garelick
Director
1 film together
Notably The Wedding Ringer
Etan Cohen
Director
1 film together
Notably Get Hard
Malcolm D. Lee
Director
1 film together
Notably Night School
Alex Stapleton
Director
1 film together
Notably Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea
Jay Karas
Director
1 film together
Notably Feeding America Comedy Festival
Michael Bonfiglio
Director
1 film together
Notably Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is Easy
Andy Fisher
Director
1 film together
Notably Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Patrick Hughes
Director
1 film together
Notably The Man from Toronto
Chris Spencer
Director
1 film together
Notably Back on the Strip
Vince McMahon
Director
1 film together
Notably WrestleMania 39: Saturday
Eric Appel
Director
1 film together
Notably Die Hart
F. Gary Gray
Director
1 film together
Notably Lift
Eli Roth
Director
1 film together
Notably Borderlands
Angus Wall
Director
1 film together
Notably Being Eddie
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Tim Story
Director
6 films together · 6.6 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 6 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My PainJake Kasdan
Director
3 films together · 4.6 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 3 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Jumanji: The Next LevelScott Mosier
Director
2 films together · 7.2 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Minions & More 2Chris Renaud
Director
2 films together · 6.7 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
The Secret Life of Pets 2Paul Weitz
Director
2 films together · 6.6 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
FatherhoodBeth McCarthy-Miller
Director
2 films together · 6.4 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
The Roast of Tom BradyJohn Hamburg
Director
2 films together · 6.0 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Along Came PollyDavid Zucker
Director
2 films together · 5.8 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Scary Movie 3Vince McMahon
Director
1 film together · 8.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
WrestleMania 39: SaturdayAndy Fisher
Director
1 film together · 7.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Nick Cannon
Director
1 film together · 7.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
School DanceMichael Bonfiglio
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is EasyAngus Wall
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Being EddieJeremy Garelick
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 Wedding RingerF. Gary Gray
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
LiftPatrick Hughes
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Man from TorontoJudd Apatow
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The 40 Year Old VirginEvan 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 EndMalcolm D. Lee
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Night SchoolChris Rock
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Top FivePeter Segal
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Grudge MatchRon Underwood
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
In The MixEtan Cohen
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Get HardSteve Pink
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
About Last NightEric Appel
Director
1 film together · 5.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Die HartNicholas Stoller
Director
1 film together · 5.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Five-Year EngagementNeil LaBute
Director
1 film together · 5.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Death at a FuneralJay Karas
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Feeding America Comedy FestivalAndy Tennant
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Fool's GoldSteven Brill
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Drillbit TaylorEli Roth
Director
1 film together · 5.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
BorderlandsChris Spencer
Director
1 film together · 5.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Back on the StripJessy Terrero
Director
1 film together · 5.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Soul PlaneAlex Stapleton
Director
1 film together · 5.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Hello, Privilege. It's Me, ChelseaCraig Mazin
Director
1 film together · 5.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Superhero MovieBrian Robbins
Director
1 film together · 5.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Meet DaveSix 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
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
as Self
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
In The Mix
as Busta
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
as Self
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
The 40 Year Old Virgin
as Smart Tech Customer
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
as Self
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. Kevin Hart 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
23 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.
Comedy Legend
Awarded
56 catalogue titles in comedy, 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
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
as Self
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
as Self
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
In The Mix
as Busta
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
The Grinch
as Snowball (voice) (uncredited)
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
as Self
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Fridge
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
In The Mix
as Busta
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
72 HOURS
as Joe
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
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