---
name: "Rory Cochrane"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rory-cochrane"
fi1m_id: "rory-cochrane"
imdb_id: "nm0168262"
tmdb_id: 51792
wikidata_id: "Q446227"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 February 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-04T21:47:35.438452+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."
---

# Rory Cochrane

## Identity

Rory Cochrane

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rory-cochrane
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rory-cochrane
- **IMDb ID:** nm0168262
- **TMDB ID:** 51792
- **Wikidata ID:** Q446227
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Cochrane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q446227, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0168262/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51792

Actor. Born 28 February 1972 in Syracuse, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 February 1972, Syracuse, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1991–2017
- **Also known as:** Рори Кокрейн
- **Frequently works with:** [Christian Bale](https://film.one/person/christian-bale.md), [Richard Linklater](https://film.one/person/richard-linklater.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 62 (2), 2000s 68 (2), 2010s 65 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 62 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Crime 3, History 3, Thriller 3, Adventure 1, Animation 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $615m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Cochrane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q446227, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0168262/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51792

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Argo*](https://film.one/film/argo.md) (79), [*Hostiles*](https://film.one/film/hostiles.md) (58)

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## Fi1m on Rory Cochrane

> Rory Cochrane makes a supporting character seem occupied with thoughts nobody else can quite follow. We like him most when a director gives that odd concentration time to register, as Richard Linklater does in *Dazed and Confused*.

Rory Cochrane’s Slater seems to require a little extra time for a thought to arrive. In Richard Linklater’s *Dazed and Confused* (1993), the waiting becomes part of the comedy, and Cochrane makes it worth staying for. We laughed at his slack concentration, because he gives such serious attention to a mind proceeding so slowly. Linklater lets him keep that pace while the film moves between its groups of teenagers.

That patience matters in a cast whose members have different ways of getting through the evening. Jason London’s Pink gives us someone more settled to return to; Wiley Wiggins’s Mitch is more exposed, while Cochrane seems in no particular hurry. The wandering does occasionally wear thin, but the characters remain good company. Cochrane benefits from a director who allows differences between actors to become entertaining without insisting that each appearance must interrupt the film.

*Empire Records* (1995), in which he plays Lucas, followed that breakthrough. He then spent three seasons playing Tim Speedle on *CSI: Miami* between 2002 and 2004. The subsequent film work included a reunion with Linklater as Charles Freck in *A Scanner Darkly* (2006), with thrillers and crime dramas becoming a substantial part of his supporting work. We see no reason to regard a career largely built in support as an unfinished attempt to become a leading man.

His Lee Schatz in Ben Affleck’s *Argo* (2012) belongs to a film whose rescue plot provides more of the pleasure than its character writing. We recommend the thriller with reservations about its contrivances and underwritten hero, rather than as a particular demonstration of what Cochrane can do. Stephen Flemmi in *Black Mass* (2015) continued that run of supporting parts. For the clearest pleasure in his acting, start with Slater and give Linklater’s wandering some patience.

## Biography

Rory Cochrane is an American actor. He was born on 28 February 1972 in Syracuse, New York, and trained at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City.

His breakout role was as Ron Slater in Richard Linklater's *Dazed and Confused* (1993). He later appeared as Lucas in *Empire Records* (1995), Tim Speedle in the television series *CSI: Miami* (2002–2004), Charles Freck in *A Scanner Darkly* (2006), Lee Schatz in *Argo* (2012), and Stephen Flemmi in *Black Mass* (2015). Other credits include roles in *Public Enemies* (2009), *Oculus* (2014), *Hostiles* (2017) and the series *Yellowstone* (2018–).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Hostiles* (2017), Fi1m 58, as Master Sergeant Thomas Metz — [page](https://film.one/film/hostiles.md)
- *Black Mass* (2015), Fi1m 58, as Stephen Flemmi — [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Argo* (2012), Fi1m 79, as Lee Schatz — [page](https://film.one/film/argo.md)
- *Public Enemies* (2009), Fi1m 64, as Agent Carter Baum — [page](https://film.one/film/public-enemies.md)
- *A Scanner Darkly* (2006), Fi1m 73, as Charles Freck — [page](https://film.one/film/a-scanner-darkly.md)
- *Dazed and Confused* (1993), Fi1m 86, as Slater — [page](https://film.one/film/dazed-and-confused.md)
- *A Kiss Before Dying* (1991), Fi1m 38, as Chico — [page](https://film.one/film/a-kiss-before-dying.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

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

- *King Ivory* (2025), as Beatty
- *Boston Strangler* (2023), as Detective Deline
- *Tyson's Run* (2022), as Bobby Hollerman
- *Encounter* (2021), as Shepard West
- *Antlers* (2021), as Dan Lecroy
- *Reprisal* (2019), series, as Burt
- *White Boy Rick* (2018), as Agent Byrd
- *Yellowstone* (2018), series, as Dillard
- *The Outsider* (2018), as Anthony Panetti
- *Hostiles* (2017), as Master Sergeant Thomas Metz — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/hostiles.md)
- *The Most Hated Woman in America* (2017), as Gary Karr
- *Soy Nero* (2016), as Sergeant McCloud
- *Black Mass* (2015), as Stephen Flemmi — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Oculus* (2014), as Alan Russell
- *Parkland* (2013), as Earl Rose
- *Argo* (2012), as Lee Schatz — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/argo.md)
- *Bringing Up Bobby* (2011), as Walt
- *Passion Play* (2011), as Rickey
- *Public Enemies* (2009), as Agent Carter Baum — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/public-enemies.md)
- *The Company* (2007), series, as Yevgeny Tsipin
- *A Scanner Darkly* (2006), as Charles Freck — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/a-scanner-darkly.md)
- *Right at Your Door* (2006), as Brad
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Tim Speedle
- *Hart's War* (2002), as Sgt. Carl S. Webb
- *24* (2001), series, as Greg Seaton — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *The Prime Gig* (2001), as Joel
- *Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician* (2001), as Chance
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Tim Speedle
- *Sunset Strip* (2000), as Felix
- *Black & White* (1999), as Chris O'Brien
- *Flawless* (1999), as Pogo
- *The Adventures of Sebastian Cole* (1998), as Chinatown
- *The Last Don* (1997), series, as Dante Clericuzio
- *Dogtown* (1997), as Curtis Lasky
- *The Low Life* (1995), as John
- *Empire Records* (1995), as Lucas
- *Love and a .45* (1994), as Billy Mack Black
- *Dazed and Confused* (1993), as Slater — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/dazed-and-confused.md)
- *Fathers & Sons* (1992), as Ed
- *A Kiss Before Dying* (1991), as Chico — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/a-kiss-before-dying.md)

## Gallery

- ![Rory Cochrane](https://film.one/media/person/83035/gallery-80da8987b7c3.jpg) Rory Cochrane — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Rory_Cochrane_at_the_premiere_of_Argo%2C_Toronto_Film_Festival_2012.jpg/1280px-Rory_Cochrane_at_the_premiere_of_Argo%2C_Toronto_Film_Festival_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rory Cochrane at the premiere of Argo, Toronto Film Festival 2012](https://film.one/media/person/83035/gallery-54414c9f2214.jpg) Rory Cochrane at the premiere of Argo, Toronto Film Festival 2012 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Argo_14_%288010523403%29.jpg/1280px-Argo_14_%288010523403%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rory Cochrane at the premiere of Argo, Toronto Film Festival 2012](https://film.one/media/person/83035/gallery-2f4fdf6fd36a.jpg) Rory Cochrane at the premiere of Argo, Toronto Film Festival 2012 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Argo_15_%288010529716%29.jpg/1280px-Argo_15_%288010529716%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rory Cochrane at the premiere of Argo, Toronto Film Festival 2012](https://film.one/media/person/83035/gallery-7f745b7e7d70.jpg) Rory Cochrane at the premiere of Argo, Toronto Film Festival 2012 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Argo_16_%288010523683%29.jpg/1280px-Argo_16_%288010523683%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rory Cochrane](https://film.one/media/person/83035/gallery-957c6e4fddf5.jpg) Rory Cochrane — Image via TMDB
- ![Rory Cochrane at the premiere of Black Mass, 2015 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/83035/gallery-72464e374167.jpg) Rory Cochrane at the premiere of Black Mass, 2015 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Black_Mass_07_%2821268461858%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Rory Cochrane at the premiere of Oculus, Toronto Film Festival (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/83035/gallery-6f869ee6de01.jpg) Rory Cochrane at the premiere of Oculus, Toronto Film Festival (2013) — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Oculus_08_%289779835963%29.jpg/1280px-Oculus_08_%289779835963%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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