Since 2012 Jonny's had lead or supporting roles in eight Sundance premieres. Some of those recent credits include "Hellion" (the short) in 2012, "Pit Stop", "Black Metal", "Computer Chess" and "A Teacher" in 2013, with "Dig" & "Hellion" (U.S. Dramatic Comp) in 2014 and an appearance in David Lowery's "A Ghost Story" in 2017. His leading performance in "Good Night" (SXSW 2013) led SMELLS LIKE SCREEN SPIRIT to say "Jonny Mars is nothing less than a force of nature", & FILMMAKER MAGAZINE to write "[one] of the greatest dramatic performances in the history of Austin filmmaking." 2018 had Mars starring alongside BREAKING BAD'S Matt Jones in "A Bad Idea Gone Wrong", SONY PICTURES' recently acquired "Cover Versions" with Katie Cassidy, co-starring in Andrew Bujalski's latest, "Support the Girls", with Regina Hall and Haley Lu Richardson and as an antagonistic co-star in Season 2 of "Queen Sugar". Next, look for him in the Cannes's 2019 Competition film "Bacurau"
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor, also producer and director
- 17 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Jonny Mars' films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
- Allyas Winston Rockwall in Good Night (2013)
- Shadowas Alex in Discreet (2017)
- Shapeshifteras Chris in Rogers Park (2017)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- 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 Jonny Mars' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Jonny Mars' 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
30 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.
Sylvania(2025)
Up Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Roommate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Cuttlefish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Pale Door(2020)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
I Blame Society(2020)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Bacurau(2019)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Becoming Leslie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Support the Girls(2018)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Cover Versions(2018)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong(2017)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Rogers Park(2017)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
A Ghost Story(2017)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Whiskey Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Discreet(2017)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
UFOs: The Lost Evidence(2017)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Hellion(2014)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Joe(2013)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all filmsDig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
A Teacher(2013)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Computer Chess(2013)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Good Night(2013)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all filmsHell No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Fourplay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Pit Stop(2013)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Black Metal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Saturday Morning Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
America's Parking Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Happy Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
American Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Career shape
Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles from 1999 to 2025; peak year 2018.
Film career
Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 2012Screen debut· Saturday Morning Massacre
Billing
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.
How do Jonny Mars' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of the 15 of 16 with a score; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 44. 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 Jonny Mars work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jonny Mars' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonathan Duffy shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Chris DoubekShared titles: A Teacher (2013), Good Night (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Doubek
Composers and cinematographers
- Curtis HeathShared titles: Rogers Park (2017), Hellion (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Curtis Heath
- Drew XanthopoulosShared titles: Discreet (2017), Rogers Park (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Drew Xanthopoulos
Producers
- Jonathan DuffyShared titles: A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017), Discreet (2017), Hellion (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Jonathan Duffy
- Kelly WilliamsShared titles: A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017), Discreet (2017), Hellion (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Kelly Williams
- Chris OhlsonShared titles: Discreet (2017), Good Night (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Ohlson
- Jason WehlingShared titles: Rogers Park (2017), Good Night (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Wehling