A Portland native, Jana can be seen alongside Dwayne Johnson and Russell Brand on "Ballers" and is returning on CW's "Jane The Virgin" this season. Her recently completed work includes Lifetime's "My Teacher My Obsession," FX's "Znation," "Portlandia" (recurring cast member on IFC), Macon Blair's "I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore" with Elijah Wood and Melanie Lynskey and "Seaside" with Ariana Debose- directed by Sam Zalutsky. She has worked on NBC's "Grimm" with Russell Hornsby, David Giuntoli, and Sasha Roiz and she starred in "A Walk in My Shoes" with Nancy Travis (Last Man Standing) and Philip Winchester. Previously, she worked with Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser in "Extraordinary Measures." Other television credits include: TNT's "Leverage," four seasons on "The West Wing," "E.R.," "Family Law," and "Lincoln Heights." She has worked with Martin Sheen, George Clooney, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, and Harvey Keitel. She's also worked with local directors and producers such as David Cress (Portlandia, Restless), Marc Steele (Undeserved), Neil Kopp (I Don't Feel at Home In This World Anymore) and James Westby (Rid of Me, The Auteur, Film Geek). Her list of commercials, both national and regional, is extensive. Recently, she's expanded her live theater experience, playing Morgan Fairchild in the Portland premier of Artists Repertory Theater's "Trevor" and Emily in Beirut Wedding's production of "Reborning." In addition to film and stage credits, Jana is a the owner and founder of Jana Lee Hamblin's Act Now Studio in Portland, OR. As a coach and mentor for over 12 years, Jana has nurtured a creative and supportive environment for actors to hone their craft. She teaches at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in LA and continues to privately coach actors. During her time off, she can be found hiking the desert landscapes of Southern California with horses or spending rainy days on the trails of Portland's forests with her three dogs. Jana is a staunch animal rights activist.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor, also director
- 26 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
What are Jana Lee Hamblin's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
Light 1 · Serious 7 · Dark 3
Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 6
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Deborah Paulsen in I Want to Jump (2023)
- Heroas Pamala Kennedy in Until the Last Promise (2024)
- Heroas Brielle in Conceivable (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous2
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 Jana Lee Hamblin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).
- The Last Champion (2020) · actor · free
- Imaginary Crimes (1994) · actor · free
- Something Like Summer (2017) · actor · free
- Z Nation (2014) · actor · free
- Love Is Strange (1999) · actor · free
- Losing Addison (2022) · actor · free
- Until the Last Promise (2024) · actor · free
- My Teacher, My Obsession (2018) · actor · free
- Seaside (2018) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Jana Lee Hamblin'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
37 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.
Conceivable(2024)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
I Feel Fine.(2024)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Until the Last Promise(2024)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Cancel Me Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
And God Made Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Sugar(2024)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Deadly DILF (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Twitter Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
I Want to Jump(2023)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Terminal List(2022)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Losing Addison(2022)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Last Champion(2020)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
American Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Seaside(2018)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
My Teacher, My Obsession(2018)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Something Like Summer(2017)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Undeserved(2016)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Sneaky Pete(2015)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Ballers(2015)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Jane the Virgin(2014)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Z Nation(2014)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
A Standing Still (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
City Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Grimm(2011)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Portlandia(2011)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
A Walk in My Shoes(2010)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Forge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Nick Bradley Might Be an Alcoholic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Extraordinary Measures(2010)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Follow the Prophet(2009)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The West Wing(1999)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Love Is Strange(1999)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Imaginary Crimes(1994)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
ER(1994)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Not a Clue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2018.
Film career
Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 1999Screen debut· The West Wing
- 2010First film· Extraordinary Measures
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.
How do Jana Lee Hamblin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive4
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 38. 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.
Who does Jana Lee Hamblin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jana Lee Hamblin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dean Cain shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Jason CampbellShared titles: Until the Last Promise (2024), I Want to Jump (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Campbell
Actors
- Dean CainShared titles: Conceivable (2024), I Feel Fine. (2024), Until the Last Promise (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Dean Cain
- Daniel RoebuckShared titles: Conceivable (2024), I Feel Fine. (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Roebuck
- Eddie McClintockShared titles: Conceivable (2024), I Want to Jump (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Eddie McClintock
- Kevin SorboShared titles: I Feel Fine. (2024), Until the Last Promise (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Sorbo
Cinematographers
- Austin SpicerShared titles: I Feel Fine. (2024), I Want to Jump (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Austin Spicer
- Hailey SpicerShared titles: I Feel Fine. (2024), I Want to Jump (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Hailey Spicer
Mixed roles
- Jessica AdamsShared titles: Conceivable (2024), Until the Last Promise (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Jessica Adams
- Adam Elliott DavisShared titles: Losing Addison (2022), Undeserved (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Elliott Davis
