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name: "Ashton Kutcher"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ashton-kutcher"
fi1m_id: "ashton-kutcher"
imdb_id: "nm0005110"
tmdb_id: 18976
wikidata_id: "Q164782"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 February 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 56
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-13T04:18:52.895004+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ashton Kutcher

## Identity

Ashton Kutcher

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ashton-kutcher
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ashton-kutcher
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005110
- **TMDB ID:** 18976
- **Wikidata ID:** Q164782
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashton_Kutcher, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164782, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005110/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18976

Actor. Born 7 February 1978 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 February 1978, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Also known as:** Christopher Ashton Kutcher,  Эштон Катчер
- **Average Fi1m score:** 56, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 52 (2), 2020s 65 (1)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Adventure 1, Animation 1, Drama 1, Family 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 1 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $201m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashton_Kutcher, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164782, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005110/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18976

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Beauty*](https://film.one/tv/the-beauty.md) (65)
- **Peacock:** [*Two and a Half Men*](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md) (55)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Open Season*](https://film.one/film/open-season.md) (49)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Ashton Kutcher

> Ashton Kutcher is an able comic actor whose lightness can make familiar sitcom material bearable. We rate his timing and willingness to commit, though the writing too often gives him too little to work with.

As Walden Schmidt in *Two and a Half Men*, Ashton Kutcher gives broad sitcom comedy a lighter touch, even when the next joke is easy to predict. He is good at keeping this sort of material from feeling like hard work for the performer. That ease has its uses, and we rate him as a capable comic actor. The difficulty is that the writing can seem satisfied simply to have him there, rather than finding something fresh for him to do.

Michael Kelso in *That '70s Show* (1998) established the familiar appeal: an amiable, dim-witted character played with timing and physical confidence. *Dude, Where's My Car?* (2000) carried that comic persona into films. The science-fiction thriller *The Butterfly Effect* (2004) and the biographical *Jobs* (2013) offered departures from it. His preparation to play Steve Jobs included studying mannerisms and making physical changes. There is no reason to treat the comic work as something he needed to outgrow.

When he joined *Two and a Half Men* in 2011, that lighter manner was useful, but it could not repair the programme's habits. Jon Cryer and the supporting cast also get laughs out of it; the sour treatment of women and the predictable situations remain. We were frustrated watching Kutcher here because his capable playing made the shortage of fresh jokes harder to excuse. Familiar characters need situations that test them, and too often this comedy settles for a broad insult delivered cleanly.

*The Beauty* (2026) gives him a different task as Byron Forst in Ryan Murphy's body-horror series. Alongside Anthony Ramos as Antonio, he commits to the excesses even when the programme cannot settle between black comedy and horror. Evan Peters supplies seriousness as Cooper Madsen, and Jeremy Pope helps keep the people interesting; Kutcher's willingness to go along with the stranger material is another reason the uneven series holds our attention. Its blunt satire and scattered storytelling still limit what the actors can achieve. Try it for the committed cast, provided the body horror is an attraction rather than an obstacle.

## Biography

Ashton Kutcher is an American actor. He was born on 7 February 1978 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He began his acting career as Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006).

Kutcher starred in films including The Butterfly Effect (2004) as Evan Treborn and Jobs (2013) as Steve Jobs. He played Walden Schmidt in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2011–2015) and provided the voice of Elliot in Open Season (2006). He created and hosted the first eight seasons of the television series Punk'd (2003–2015).

He appears as Byron Forst / The Corporation in the FX series The Beauty (2026).

*Sources: imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Beauty* (2026), Fi1m 65, as Byron Forst / The Corporation — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-beauty.md)
- *Open Season* (2006), Fi1m 49, as Elliot (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/open-season.md)
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), Fi1m 55, as Walden Schmidt — [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Beauty* (2026), series, as Byron Forst / The Corporation — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-beauty.md)
- *Your Place or Mine* (2023), as Peter Coleman
- *That '90s Show* (2023), series, as Michael Kelso
- *Vengeance* (2022), as Quentin Sellers
- *Stoner Cats* (2021), as Baxter
- *The Boys* (2019), series, as Ashton Kutcher (uncredited) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md)
- *The Ranch* (2016), series, as Colt · Writer, Executive Producer
- *Annie* (2014), as Simon Goodspeed
- *Jobs* (2013), as Steve Jobs
- *New Year's Eve* (2011), as Randy
- *No Strings Attached* (2011), as Adam Franklin
- *The Women of SNL* (2010), as Various (archive footage)
- *Killers* (2010), as Spencer Aimes · Producer
- *Valentine's Day* (2010), as Reed Bennett
- *The Beautiful Life: TBL* (2009), series, Executive Producer
- *Personal Effects* (2009), as Walter
- *Spread* (2009), as Nikki · Producer
- *True Beauty* (2009), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Opportunity Knocks* (2008), series, Executive Producer
- *What Happens in Vegas* (2008), as Jack Fuller
- *Miss Guided* (2008), series, as Beaux · Executive Producer
- *Pop Fiction* (2008), series, Executive Producer
- *Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run* (2006), as Elliot (voice)
- *The Guardian* (2006), as Jake Fischer
- *Open Season* (2006), as Elliot (voice) — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/open-season.md)
- *Bobby* (2006), as Fisher
- *A Lot Like Love* (2005), as Oliver Martin
- *Guess Who* (2005), as Simon Green
- *Robot Chicken* (2005), series, Actor
- *The Butterfly Effect* (2004), as Evan Treborn · Executive Producer
- *Cheaper by the Dozen* (2003), as Hank (uncredited)
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, as Walden Schmidt · Story — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *My Boss's Daughter* (2003), as Tom Stansfield · Producer
- *Just Married* (2003), as Tom Leezak
- *RI:SE* (2002), series, Actor
- *Texas Rangers* (2001), as George Durham
- *The Bernie Mac Show* (2001), series, as Ashton Kutcher
- *Grounded for Life* (2001), series, as Scott
- *Dude, Where's My Car?* (2000), as Jesse
- *Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special* (2000), Actor
- *Reindeer Games* (2000), as College Kid
- *Down to You* (2000), as Jim Morrison
- *Coming Soon* (1999), as Louie
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Ashton Kutcher — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *That '70s Show* (1998), series, as Michael Kelso
- *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), series, as Dean Cassidy
- *Muppets Tonight* (1996), series, as Ashton Kutcher
- *The Long Home*, as Nathon Winer Sr.
- *The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Michael Arrington interviewing Ashton Kutcher at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2011.](https://film.one/media/person/22837/gallery-2b33d5eade4a.jpg) Michael Arrington interviewing Ashton Kutcher at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2011. — JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Ashton_%26_Arrington_%286151338642%29.jpg/1280px-Ashton_%26_Arrington_%286151338642%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ashton Kutcher at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2011.](https://film.one/media/person/22837/gallery-862a92b1fe73.jpg) Ashton Kutcher at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2011. — JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Ashton_Kutcher_%286150791129%29.jpg/1280px-Ashton_Kutcher_%286150791129%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ashton Kutcher](https://film.one/media/person/22837/gallery-d55c31eff76e.jpg) Ashton Kutcher — Photographer: Jennifer Jacquemart, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Ashton_Kutcher_-_2023_-_P060603-362041_%28cropped_2%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, receives Ashton Kutcher, co-Founder of Thorn. (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/22837/gallery-36f8d0c1df63.jpg) Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, receives Ashton Kutcher, co-Founder of Thorn. (2023) — Photographer: Jennifer Jacquemart, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Ashton_Kutcher_-_2023_-_P060603-652701.jpg/1280px-Ashton_Kutcher_-_2023_-_P060603-652701.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ashton Kutcher](https://film.one/media/person/22837/gallery-7057456119fc.jpg) Ashton Kutcher — Image via TMDB
- ![Ashton Kutcher](https://film.one/media/person/22837/gallery-e71a1cd505a0.jpg) Ashton Kutcher — Image via TMDB
- ![Ashton Kutcher](https://film.one/media/person/22837/gallery-94a2ba9f7426.jpg) Ashton Kutcher — Image via TMDB
- ![Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, receives Ashton Kutcher, co-Founder of Thorn. (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/22837/gallery-194e54546e2f.jpg) Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, receives Ashton Kutcher, co-Founder of Thorn. (2023) — Photographer: Jennifer Jacquemart, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Ashton_Kutcher_-_2023_-_P060603-652701_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ashton Kutcher](https://film.one/media/person/22837/gallery-ab3bb4d4c9d1.jpg) Ashton Kutcher — Image via TMDB
- ![Ashton Kutcher](https://film.one/media/person/22837/gallery-85e94509b6d3.jpg) Ashton Kutcher — Image via TMDB
- ![Ashton Kutcher](https://film.one/media/person/22837/gallery-1deda61d5f9c.jpg) Ashton Kutcher — Image via TMDB

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