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Mykel Shannon Jenkins

Mykel Shannon Jenkins

Actor, director and writer, also producer · Born July 3, 1969 (57) · Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Mykel Shannon Jenkins is an American film and television actor, best known as the winner of the first season of the reality television show "I Wanna Be a Soap Star". He's a graduate from Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 3, 1969 (57)
From
Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
Works as
Actor, director and writer, also producer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 48 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 Mykel Shannon Jenkins' films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
27%
Morality
26%
Survival
25%
Self
16%
Power
5%
Society
2%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 3

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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 8 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 8
Ally
2 of 8
Threshold guardian
2 of 8
Hero
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
6
Hopeful
6
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Mykel Shannon Jenkins' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mykel Shannon Jenkins' 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

48 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gunner(2024)

    as Dobbs

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Youn'G(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as G

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Gods 2: The Dark Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Screenplay · as Mikey James

  • Octopus Pot(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Ellis

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Destruction Los Angeles(2017)

    as Officer Helms

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Two Wolves(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Paper Tigers(2020)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Steppin' Back to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Alonzo

  • Chain of Death(2019)

    as Detective Darcy

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Neron(2016)

    as Officer Kerr

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Royal Christmas Ball(2017)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Miss Me This Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Chris Dunn

  • Same Kind of Different as Me(2017)

    as B.B.

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Rich & the Ruthless(2017)

    Show 23 episodes · as Derrick Taylor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland(2017)

    as Michael Amir Williams

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Mother(2017)

    as Detective Dawkins

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Trek(2017)

    as Doctor Orson

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • StartUp(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Big Keith

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Heist(2016)

    as Washington

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Masked Saint(2016)

    as Detective Harper

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Halcyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Daniel

  • Hollywood Chaos(2013)

    as Dwayne Taylor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Mikey James

  • Off the Grid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer · as Artemis

  • Kilo Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Monte Willis

  • Grudge Match(2013)

    as Shmoo

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • What Goes Around Comes Around(2012)

    as Kendall

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Good Guys(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Keith Williams

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Undisputed III: Redemption(2010)

    as Turbo

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Seller

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Dion 'Bigtime' Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Lucky You(2007)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil(2006)

    as CWO Lawrence Meideros

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Ugly Betty(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tavares

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Help Me Help You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Love on Layaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kalif

  • I Wanna Be a Soap Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 32 episodes · Actor

  • Gang Warz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Dex

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Willie Burton

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Medical Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as David Thorn

  • Stuck in the Suburbs(2004)

    as VJ

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Mr. 3000(2004)

    as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • I'm with Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Attendant

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris Ryder

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Marlo Barksdale

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Baller Blockin'(2000)

    as Garr

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Double Jeopardy(1999)

    as Doorman

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Paul Haas

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles from 1998 to 2024; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Same Kind of Different as Me (2017)

$6.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

19982024

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 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
Acting47 of 48: 42 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thDirecting6 of 48: 0 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting6 of 48: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing4 of 48: 0 only producing, 4 with another role

48 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s21 · 21 acting · 2 crew2020s8 · 7 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
0414

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.

How do Mykel Shannon Jenkins' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 35 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive6
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Baller Blockin' (2000)

97th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)

Midcredits 91st · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 45/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 24. 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 Mykel Shannon Jenkins' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 11 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Mykel Shannon Jenkins work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mykel Shannon Jenkins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Francisco Antonio shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers