Cory Michael Smith

November 14, 1986 (age 39) Columbus, Ohio, USA

Cory Michael Smith (born November 14, 1986) is an American actor and producer. He appeared in 2013 in Breakfast at Tiffany's on Broadway, which starred Emilia Clarke. Smith is most well-known for his role as The Riddler in the Fox series Gotham (2014–2019). He has appeared in several of Todd Haynes's films, including Carol(2015), Wonderstruck (2017), and May December (2023). Additional film roles include 1985 and First Man (both 2018), and Saturday Night (2024). The visual likeness of the character "Tanner" of the game Scrutinized is based on him. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cory Michael Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

His titles like Carol, First Man, and Gotham - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 19, 2026

Watched: 0/15

Weighted avg: 6.65 /10

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1

Carol

2015November 2015 by Todd Haynes

Supporting as Tommy Tucker

Supporting as Tommy Tucker

7.13 Good++
2

2

First Man

2018October 2018 by Damien Chazelle

Minor role as Roger B. Chaffee

Minor role as Roger B. Chaffee

6.63 Good
3

3

Gotham

2014–2019 by Bruno Heller

Supporting as Edward Nygma

Supporting as Edward Nygma

6.76 Good
4

4

May December

2023November 2023 by Todd Haynes

Supporting as Georgie

Supporting as Georgie

6.12 Good--
5

5

Camp X-Ray

2014October 2014 by Peter Sattler

Supporting as Bergen

Supporting as Bergen

6.27 Good--
6

6

Sentimental Value

2025August 2025 by Joachim Trier

Supporting as Sam

Supporting as Sam

6.98 Good+
7

7

Saturday Night

2024September 2024 by Jason Reitman

Starring as Chevy Chase

Starring as Chevy Chase

6.18 Good--
8

8

Wonderstruck

2017October 2017 by Todd Haynes

Supporting as Walter

Supporting as Walter

5.63 Okay
9

9

Utopia

2020 by Gillian Flynn

Minor role as Thomas Christie

Minor role as Thomas Christie

6.25 Good--
10

10

Mountainhead

2025May 2025 by Jesse Armstrong

Starring as Venis Parish

Starring as Venis Parish

4.92 Mediocre++
11

11

Call Jane

2022October 2022 by Phyllis Nagy

Supporting as Dean

Supporting as Dean

6.03 Okay++
12

12

1985

2018October 2018 by Yen Tan

Lead role as Adrian

Lead role as Adrian

5.84 Okay+
13

13

Transatlantic

2023 by Anna Winger

Starring as Varian Fry

Starring as Varian Fry

5.55 Okay
14

14

Dog Food

2014May 2014 by Brian Crano

Lead role as Declan

Lead role as Declan

6.01 Okay++
15

15

Incomplete

2023June 2023 by Sasha Korbut

Starring as Narrator

Starring as Narrator

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