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Jon Mack

Jon Mack

Actor, also producer · Rochester, Michigan, USA

Jon Mack was born in Rochester, Michigan. She grew up on a 180 acre farm owned by her grandparents. The only child of a drama teacher and theater director, she made her stage debut at age of 5. She is of Polish and Lithuanian and Russian descent. After high school, Mack attended the prestigious NYU Tisch School of Arts and studied theater under both Lee Strasberg Institute and Experimental Theater programs. After college, Jon relocated to Los Angeles to continue post graduate studies at UCLA. At this time, she began working in feature films. She first came to national attention with her performance as Ava Gardner in the Emmy Award winning biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) starring Halle Berry. From there she went on to appear in several feature films as well as television. She played a junkie named Jane in Saw VI (2009) a soccer mom hoping to score with Gerard Butler in Playing for Keeps (2012). In 2015, Mack played Reggie, a gun slinger in Blunt Force Trauma (2015) alongside Mickey Rourke, Ryan Kwanten and Freida Pinto. Following that, she played a street-wise prostitute in Kill Chain (2019) alongside Nicolas Cage. Her recent projects include Taken from Rio Bravo (2024) and Based on the Original Night of the Living Dead (2026) Mack is also an accomplished musician, singer, songwriter and producer. Her brainchild Auradrone has released 3 albums independently and performed in festivals around the world. Animal welfare and preserving endangered wildlife are also a huge passion for Mack who created her foundation Defending the Endangered in 2015 to raise awareness and aid against poaching and trophy hunting. In 2024 she directed Love Song for A Mermaid (2025) in partnership with Defending the Endangered which garnered much attention on the festival circuit and has won several awards including Best Actress, Best Director, Best Writer and Best Producer for the short film.

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From
Rochester, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
29 on Motif · 36 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 28Up 40% in 30 days

What are Jon Mack's films like?

Across their 15 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Motif score: 2nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Motif score: 8th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Survival
38%
Morality
18%
Power
15%
Ideas
10%
Bonds
9%
Society
9%
Self
2%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Thrilling
10
Dread
7
Absurd
3
Cold
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Jon Mack's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 29 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Mack's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

36 credits, 29 with a Motif page.

  • Based on the Original Night of the Living Dead(2026)

    Producer · as Hellen

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Rose (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Zen

  • Taken from Rio Bravo(2024)

    as Diana

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Deep Ones(2020)

    as Mother

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • My Daughter's Psycho Friend(2020)

    as Anne Billing (Reporter)

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Kill Chain(2019)

    Associate Producer · as Gigi's Friend

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Acceleration(2019)

    as Val

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Saving My Baby(2018)

    as Day Nurse Cooper

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Amityville Murders(2018)

    as Agent

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Doomsday Device(2017)

    as Kora

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mind Blown(2016)

    as Gertie

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • 2 Lava 2 Lantula!(2016)

    as Lisa Johnson · as Reporter #2

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Stormageddon(2015)

    as Agent Smith

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Blunt Force Trauma(2015)

    as Reggie

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Suspension (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Music Supervisor

  • Lavalantula(2015)

    as Entertainment Reporter

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Fire Twister(2015)

    as V

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • LA Apocalypse(2015)

    as Candice

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • After Earth(2013)

    as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Spiders(2013)

    as Female Doctor

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Straight A's(2013)

    as Holly / Craps Table Girl #2

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Wedding Date(2012)

    as Wedding Singer

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Playing for Keeps(2012)

    as Connie

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Stalked at 17(2012)

    as Elizabeth

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Super Storm(2011)

    as Kathy

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Camel Spiders(2011)

    as Sharon

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Super Tanker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Morgan

  • Mandrake(2010)

    as Carla Manning

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Dinocroc vs. Supergator(2010)

    as FBI Agent

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Mongolian Death Worm(2010)

    as Steffi

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Accused at 17 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as News Reporter

  • Saw VI(2009)

    as Female Addict

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Lost in the Woods (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as FBI Agent #3

  • Introducing Dorothy Dandridge(1999)

    as Ava Gardner

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Drakul (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Jezabeth

  • Mayday Z (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Chloe Carrington

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles, 34 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Spiders (2013)

$257K worldwide

Highest rated

Stormageddon (2015)

Motif 24th

Most popular right now

Based on the Original Night of the Living Dead (2026)

Film career

19992026

Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 Motif 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
Acting35 of 36: 33 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Motif score9thProducing2 of 36: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 36: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s24 · 23 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · 6 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 25 roles
9914

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, 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 Jon Mack's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 15 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 15

Approval · how many liked their films

2ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Motif score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th23

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 29 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor, producer

Based on the Original Night of the Living Dead (2026)

91st percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

Motif 79th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the acting 31/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Jon Mack's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 31

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

Who does Jon Mack work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon Mack's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Hertzberg shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers