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Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel

Actor and producer · Born March 3, 1982 (44) · Ely, Minnesota, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 1 other major award body

Jessica Claire Timberlake (née Biel; born March 3, 1982) is an American actress and model. She has received various accolades, including a Young Artist Award, and nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast as Mary Camden in the family drama series 7th Heaven (1996–2006), in which she achieved recognition. In 1997, Biel won the Young Artist Award for her role in the drama film Ulee's Gold. She received further recognition for her lead role as Erin Hardesty in the horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). Biel has since starred in such films as The Rules of Attraction (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), Stealth (2005), The Illusionist (2006), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Valentine's Day (2010), The A-Team (2010), New Year's Eve (2011), Total Recall (2012), and Hitchcock (2012). In 2017, Biel was the executive producer and star of the USA Network limited drama series The Sinner, for which she received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

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Born
March 3, 1982 (44)
From
Ely, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 16% in 30 days

What are Jessica Biel's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Morality
19%
Self
18%
Survival
11%
Society
8%
Ideas
7%
Power
4%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 9 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 18 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 16 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 19 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 9

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

24 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 24 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 24
Ally
7 of 24
Shapeshifter
3 of 24
Herald
2 of 24
Shadow
2 of 24
Mentor
1 of 24
Trickster
1 of 24
Show the 24 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Melancholic
17
Warm
12
Hopeful
15
Thrilling
8
Other
42

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jessica Biel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jessica Biel's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

57 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 28 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Matchbox the Movie(2026)

    as Aimee

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Destination(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • The Better Sister(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Chloe Taylor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Candy(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer · as Candy Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Cruel Summer(2021)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Limetown(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · as Lia Haddock

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica Biel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Eve Before (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Eve

  • Pete the Cat(2017)

    Show 78 episodes · as Bonnie Burrow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Shock and Awe(2017)

    as Lisa Mayr

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Sinner(2017)

    Show 32 episodes · Executive Producer · as Cora Tannetti

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Book of Love(2016)

    Producer · as Penny Herschel

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Kind of Murder(2016)

    as Clara Stackhouse

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Spark: A Space Tail(2016)

    as Vix (voice)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Bleeding Heart(2015)

    as May

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Accidental Love(2015)

    as Alice Eckle

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jessica Biel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Truth About Emanuel(2013)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Short Game(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Playing for Keeps(2012)

    as Stacie

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Hitchcock(2012)

    as Vera Miles

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Total Recall(2012)

    as Melina

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Tall Man(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Julia Denning

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • New Year's Eve(2011)

    as Tess Byrne

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Kat

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Sodales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The A-Team(2010)

    as Charisa Sosa

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Valentine's Day(2010)

    as Kara Monahan

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Planet 51(2009)

    as Neera (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Powder Blue(2009)

    as Rose Johnny

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Easy Virtue(2008)

    as Larita Whittaker

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hole in the Paper Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Karen Watkins

  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry(2007)

    as Alex McDonough

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Next(2007)

    as Liz Cooper

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Home of the Brave(2006)

    as Vanessa Price

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Illusionist(2006)

    as Sophie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Elizabethtown(2005)

    as Ellen Kishmore

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • London(2005)

    as London

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Stealth(2005)

    as Kara Wade

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Blade: Trinity(2004)

    as Abigail Whistler

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Cellular(2004)

    as Chloe

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2003)

    as Erin Hardesty

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Rules of Attraction(2002)

    as Lara

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Summer Catch(2001)

    as Tenley Parrish

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brooke (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • I'll Be Home for Christmas(1998)

    as Allie

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Johnny Bravo(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Ulee's Gold(1997)

    as Casey Jackson

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 133 episodes · as Mary Camden

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • It's a Digital World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Regrettal

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica Rabbit (uncredited) · as Self (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Batso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Beryl Knauth

  • Downriver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • MORA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Playmates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Ursa Major (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Charlie

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles, 51 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Valentine's Day (2010)

$217M worldwide

Highest rated

The Illusionist (2006)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Matchbox the Movie (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19752026

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 26 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 56: 46 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thDirecting1 of 56: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 56: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing9 of 56: 3 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

56 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s16 · acting2010s22 · 21 acting · 5 crew2020s5 · 3 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 22% of 32 roles
970712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2026.

  1. 2026
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  2. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jessica Biel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 33; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

7th Heaven (1996)

79th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

BoJack Horseman (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jessica Biel's work okay for kids?

Across up to 30 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles8–78 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity30 titles22–57 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles30–90 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles23–70 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense21 titles10–86 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jessica Biel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jessica Biel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michelle Purple shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles