---
name: "Randy McDowell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/randy-mcdowell"
fi1m_id: "randy-mcdowell"
imdb_id: "nm1816154"
tmdb_id: 304848
wikidata_id: "Q7292311"
roles: []
born: "2 July 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-27T08:05:07.922633+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."
---

# Randy McDowell

## Identity

Randy McDowell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/randy-mcdowell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** randy-mcdowell
- **IMDb ID:** nm1816154
- **TMDB ID:** 304848
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7292311
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7292311, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1816154/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/304848

Actor. Born 2 July 1977 in Warsaw.

## Details

- **Born:** 2 July 1977, Warsaw
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7292311, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1816154/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/304848

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Paranormal Activity*](https://film.one/film/paranormal-activity.md) (75)

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

## Biography

Randy McDowell is an American actor, producer and writer. Born on 2 July 1977 in Warsaw, Indiana, he made his mainstream screen debut as Gene Smith in the 2005 CBS/Showtime miniseries *Elvis*.

His film credits include an uncredited role as Lt. Randy Hudson in *Paranormal Activity* (2007), the Boost Mobile Clerk in *One Missed Call* (2008), Jules Reiner in *Dance of the Dead* (2008), Harry Houdini in the "Dante the Great" segment of *V/H/S: Viral* (2014), Hank in *Moms' Night Out* (2014), Elliott in *Siren* (2016) and Jim in *I Can Only Imagine* (2018). He has also appeared in television series including *Justified* and *Hightown*, and has worked as a producer and writer on projects such as *Down River* (2025).

*Sources: imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Paranormal Activity* (2007), Fi1m 75, as Lt. Randy Hudson (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/paranormal-activity.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *40 Dates and 40 Nights* (2026), as Baker
- *I Can Only Imagine 2* (2026), as Jim
- *Down River* (2025), Writer
- *Christmas on the Range* (2019), as Inspector Stittum
- *I Can Only Imagine* (2018), as Jim
- *Siren* (2016), as Elliott
- *V/H/S: Viral* (2014), as Harry Houdini (segment "Dante the Great")
- *Moms' Night Out* (2014), as Hank
- *Good Intentions* (2010), as Rob
- *Dance of the Dead* (2008), as Jules Reiner
- *One Missed Call* (2008), as Boost Mobile Clerk
- *Paranormal Activity* (2007), as Lt. Randy Hudson (uncredited) — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/paranormal-activity.md)
- *Army Wives* (2007), series, as Pvt. Clark Zimmerman
- *Elvis* (2005), series, as Gene Smith

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