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Jon Jacobs

Jon Jacobs

Actor, director and writer · Died September 10, 2020, aged 54 · Derbyshire, England, UK

Jon Jacobs was born in Derbyshire, England, but was raised in London. His mother Jackie White was Miss United Kingdom in 1961, his father Adrian Jacobs was an infamous 60s financier. He left school at age 10 to study acting full time at drama school. His teenage pals included starlet Charlotte Lewis (The Golden Child (1986)) and New Wave pop star Anabella of Bow Wow Wow. He was expelled from the Famous British stage school Sylvia Youngs in 1981. In 1986 he started making his own films to act in with Salette followed by Metropolis Apocalypse and Moonlight Resurrection 1987. Metropolis Apocalypse was an official selection at the Cannes film Festival in 1988. He moved to LA in 1991 and has been prolific in the indie underground.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1966
Died
September 10, 2020 (aged 54)
From
Derbyshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor, director and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 26 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Jon Jacobs' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Power
30%
Survival
18%
Morality
15%
Ideas
6%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Bittersweet
2
Melancholic
2
Romantic
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Jon Jacobs' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Jacobs' 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

26 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Mummy(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Unruly Passenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Cassian Elwes

  • Madame Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Roam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Wallace Thorne

  • Lost Angelas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Walt Warshaw

  • The Fare(2018)

    as Frail Man

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Gliksmans(2017)

    as Barry Gilksman / Bingo Man

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Medusa(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Phoenix Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jack Ladd

  • Dogstar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Dogstar

  • Surrender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as John

  • DJ Hound Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · as DJ Hound Dog (as John London)

  • Welcome Says the Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Writer · as Joshua

  • Prometheus Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Deacon

  • Girl with a Tail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as He

  • Mic And The Claw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Claw

  • Lucinda's Spell(1998)

    Director · Writer · as Jason (First Horn)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hero, Lover, Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer · Actor

  • The Girl with the Hungry Eyes(1995)

    Director · Screenplay · as Henry

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Sleepwalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · as Jack

  • Metropolis Apocalypse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · as Narrator

  • Tales from the Darkside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerome (voice) · as Roger

  • The Baltimore Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as The Baron

  • The Commitment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Bill North

  • Truck Turner(1974)

    as Dave

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Sweetzer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 56th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1973 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Highest rated

The Mummy (2026)

Midcredits 45th

Film career

19732026

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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 26: 19 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thDirecting5 of 26: 0 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting4 of 26: 0 only writing, 4 with another role

26 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew1990s4 · 4 acting · 4 crew2000s8 · 8 acting · 2 crew2010s4 · acting2020s4 · acting

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 Jon Jacobs' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 6th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor, director, writer

The Girl with the Hungry Eyes (1995)

82nd percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Truck Turner (1974)

Midcredits 78th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the acting 40/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 15. 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 Jon Jacobs work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon Jacobs' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alix Koromzay shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers