Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#335
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Kevin Corrigan represents the rare performer whose career became more ambitious with every decade — 36 years in, and Kevin is still choosing the harder script.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Kevin Corrigan appears in 34 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Kevin. The Departed is the clearest case: a film rated 9.0 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 drama, action, comedy. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Logic, Judd Apatow, Van Ling and others, Kevin Corrigan 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.
The Departed (2006) as Cousin Sean · GoodFellas (1990) as Michael Hill · The Departed (2006) as Cousin Sean
Career snapshot
Ranked #335 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
34
1990–2026
Career length
36 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
9.0
The Departed
Average Nutevio score
6.3
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
8.5
The Departed
Most frequent director
Martin Scorsese
3 films together
Longest collaboration
3×
With Martin Scorsese
Most common genre
Comedy
17 titles
Average runtime
1h 50m
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
6.9
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
2000s
7.3 average MV
The 2000s are where the work and the material meet. Pineapple Express, Definitely, Maybe, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
2000s
7.3
Across 8 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
2000s
7.2
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
1990s
0 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. Detroit Rock City, Trees Lounge, Bad Boys.
Most productive era
2010s
11 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 | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | 7.82 films | 8.33 films | 6.64 films | 5.05 films |
| Action | 7.32 films | 6.61 film | 6.61 film | 4.71 film |
| Thriller | 7.01 film | 8.72 films | 6.03 films | 4.82 films |
| Comedy | 7.04 films | 6.75 films | 5.85 films | 5.83 films |
| Crime | 7.34 films | 7.94 films | 6.53 films | 5.91 film |
| Romance | 7.51 film | 6.72 films | 6.43 films | 5.81 film |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
1990GoodFellas
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Michael Hill.
First Nutevio masterpiece · Highest rated performance · Career peak
2006The Departed
The first film here to clear 9.0 on our scale — a threshold fewer than one film in ten reaches. 9.0 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 Donald.
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.
34 of 34 films
as Cousin Sean
Directed by Martin Scorsese
as Michael Hill
Directed by Martin Scorsese
as Cousin Sean
Directed by Martin Scorsese
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
Showing 24 of 42 titles · 42 total credits · active 1990–2026
The Projectionist
2026 · Donald
Paradise Records
2025 · Wise Guy #1
Bang Bang
2025 · John Eton
The Hunting Party
2025 · TV · Dr. Ezekiel Malak
Deli Boys
2025 · TV · Chickie Lozano
Measure of Revenge
2022 · Claude
Meet Cute
2022 · Phil the Bartender
American Murderer
2022 · David Brown Sr.
Reacher
2022 · TV
The King of Staten Island
2020 · Joe
The Man in the Woods
2020 · Sal Mancuso
Phoenix, Oregon
2019 · Al
Cliffs of Freedom
2019 · Stavros Valvianos
Deception
2018 · TV · Prison Inmate
Urge
2016 · Cop
The Get Down
2016 · TV · Jackie Moreno
Knight of Cups
2015 · Gus
Results
2015 · Danny
Winter's Tale
2014 · Romeo Tan
Life of Crime
2013 · Ray
Seven Psychopaths
2012 · Dennis
The Dictator
2012 · Slade
The Next Three Days
2010 · Alex
Unstoppable
2010 · Inspector Scott Werner
The defining work
#1
Cousin Sean
The Departed (2006)
Performance score8.6
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Cousin Sean gives Kevin Corrigan a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
View movie#2
Michael Hill
GoodFellas (1990)
Performance score8.4
GoodFellas asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Michael Hill is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Cousin Sean
The Departed (2006)
Performance score8.1
The Departed asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Cousin Sean is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
View movie#4
Campizi
American Gangster (2007)
Performance score7.4
American Gangster asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Campizi 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 Cousin Sean
Start here. The Departed is the clearest statement of what Kevin Corrigan does — accessible, 151 minutes, and rated 9.0 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.
GoodFellas (1990)
Same director as The Departed, different problem to solve. Watching them in order shows how much of the effect was the collaboration.
The Departed (2006)
Same director as GoodFellas, different problem to solve. Watching them in order shows how much of the effect was the collaboration.
American Gangster (2007)
Keeps the crime register of The Departed but asks for a colder reading of it.
Bang Bang (2025)
Keeps the drama register of American Gangster but asks for a colder reading of it.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Martin Scorsese
Director
3 films together
Notably The Departed
Tony Scott
Director
2 films together
Notably True Romance
Robert Benton
Director
1 film together
Notably Billy Bathgate
Tom DiCillo
Director
1 film together
Notably Living in Oblivion
Michael Bay
Director
1 film together
Notably Bad Boys
Steve Buscemi
Director
1 film together
Notably Trees Lounge
Adam Rifkin
Director
1 film together
Notably Detroit Rock City
Adam McKay
Director
1 film together
Notably Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Greg Mottola
Director
1 film together
Notably Superbad
Ridley Scott
Director
1 film together
Notably American Gangster
Peter Sollett
Director
1 film together
Notably Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Adam Brooks
Director
1 film together
Notably Definitely, Maybe
David Gordon Green
Director
1 film together
Notably Pineapple Express
Paul Haggis
Director
1 film together
Notably The Next Three Days
Larry Charles
Director
1 film together
Notably The Dictator
Martin McDonagh
Director
1 film together
Notably Seven Psychopaths
Akiva Goldsman
Director
1 film together
Notably Winter's Tale
Terrence Malick
Director
1 film together
Notably Knight of Cups
Van Ling
Director
1 film together
Notably Cliffs of Freedom
Judd Apatow
Director
1 film together
Notably The King of Staten Island
Logic
Director
1 film together
Notably Paradise Records
Matt Damon
Actor
1 film together
Notably The Departed
Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor
1 film together
Notably The Departed
Jack Nicholson
Actor
1 film together
Notably The Departed
Mark Wahlberg
Actor
1 film together
Notably The Departed
Martin Sheen
Actor
1 film together
Notably The Departed
Ray Winstone
Actor
1 film together
Notably The Departed
Vera Farmiga
Actor
1 film together
Notably The Departed
Anthony Anderson
Actor
1 film together
Notably The Departed
Alec Baldwin
Actor
1 film together
Notably The Departed
James Badge Dale
Actor
1 film together
Notably The Departed
David O'Hara
Actor
1 film together
Notably The Departed
Mark Rolston
Actor
1 film together
Notably The Departed
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Martin Scorsese
Director
3 films together · 8.7 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 3 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
The DepartedTony Scott
Director
2 films together · 7.0 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
True RomanceRidley Scott
Director
1 film together · 7.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
American GangsterGreg Mottola
Director
1 film together · 7.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
SuperbadTom DiCillo
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Living in OblivionVan Ling
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Cliffs of FreedomPaul Haggis
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Next Three DaysJudd Apatow
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The King of Staten IslandMichael Bay
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Bad BoysAdam Brooks
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Definitely, MaybeSteve Buscemi
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Trees LoungeMartin McDonagh
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Seven PsychopathsAdam Rifkin
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Detroit Rock CityDavid Gordon Green
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Pineapple ExpressPeter Sollett
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Nick and Norah's Infinite PlaylistAkiva Goldsman
Director
1 film together · 6.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Winter's TaleLarry Charles
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 DictatorAdam McKay
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost MovieRobert Benton
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Billy BathgateTerrence Malick
Director
1 film together · 5.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Knight of CupsLogic
Director
1 film together · 4.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Paradise RecordsSix 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
The Departed
as Cousin Sean
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
Winter's Tale
as Romeo Tan
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 Departed
as Cousin Sean
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
The Dictator
as Slade
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
The Departed
as Cousin Sean
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 Corrigan has known it for a long time.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
| Nutevio Performer Score | 8.0 | 9.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Career ranking | #431 of 681 | #1 of 681 |
| Awards on file | Unknown | 3 recorded |
| Oscar wins | Unknown | 1 |
| Oscar nominations | Unknown | 5 |
| Average Nutevio score | 9.0 | 9.1 |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller, Drama | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History |
| Directors | Martin Scorsese | Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese |
| Performance DNA | Intensity, Quiet performance, Screen presence | Transformation, Drama, Screen presence |
| Career timeline | 2006–2006 | 2006–2026 |
| Most iconic role | Cousin Sean — The Departed | Odysseus — The Odyssey |
| Most rewatchable film | The Departed | Interstellar |
| Filmography | 1 catalogue film | 4 catalogue films |
Films together
The Departed
Shared directors
Martin Scorsese
Shared collections
Top 100 Crime Movies, Thriller Movies, Crime Movies, Drama Movies
Collaborators in common
Martin Scorsese · Leonardo DiCaprio · Jack Nicholson · Mark Wahlberg
Matt Damon edges ahead here — a higher floor across a comparable body of work.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Career Achievement
Awarded
36 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
17 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
The Departed
as Cousin Sean
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
The Departed
as Cousin Sean
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
Knight of Cups
as Gus
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
The Man in the Woods
as Sal Mancuso
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
The Departed
as Cousin Sean
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Bad Boys
as Elliot
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
GoodFellas
as Michael Hill
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
The Departed
as Cousin Sean
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
Across the library
Every Nutevio collection this name turns up in, and how high they rank there.
Collection footprint
Appears in 4 Nutevio collections
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