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Dax Shepard

Dax Shepard

Actor, also director, writer, editor and producer · Born January 2, 1975 (51) · Milford, Michigan, USA

Dax Randall Shepard (born January 2, 1975) is an American actor. Shepard was an actor on Punk'd with Ashton Kutcher. In 2006, Shepard appeared opposite Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson in the comedy Employee of the Month as well as the Mike Judge film Idiocracy. During the same time, Shepard began appearing in more films and landed his first main character role in Let's Go to Prison, alongside Will Arnett. He also had a major role in Baby Mama. Shepard wrote the script for the Paramount venture Get 'Em Wet, in which he again appeared with Arnett. He was also in the 2010 movie When in Rome. He is now one of the main characters in the NBC show Parenthood, playing Crosby Braverman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dax Shepard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 2, 1975 (51)
From
Milford, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, writer, editor and 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 64 days to Oct 27Up 28% in 30 days

What are Dax Shepard's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
52%
Self
15%
Morality
14%
Power
10%
Society
5%
Survival
2%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 15 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 15
Trickster
3 of 15
Threshold guardian
2 of 15
Shadow
2 of 15
Mentor
1 of 15
Shapeshifter
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Absurd
9
Warm
6
Tense
5
Hopeful
5
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet3

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 Dax Shepard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dax Shepard'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

48 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 31 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Good Person(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • PAW Patrol: The Movie(2021)

    as Ruben (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Ultra City Smiths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Chris Pecker (voice)

  • Buddy Games(2019)

    as John Durfy

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Bless This Mess(2019)

    Show 26 episodes · as Mike Levine-Young

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • El Camino Christmas(2017)

    as Deputy Billy Calhoun

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Ghosted(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mikey

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • CHIPS(2017)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer · Writer · as Jon Baker

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Good Place(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Chet

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Boss(2016)

    as Kyle (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Ranch(2016)

    Show 25 episodes · as Luke

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Various (voice) (archive sound)

  • The Judge(2014)

    as C.P. Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • This Is Where I Leave You(2014)

    as Wade Beaufort

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Veronica Mars(2014)

    as Overconfident Club Boy

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • About a Boy(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Crosby

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Le Débarquement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Le Débarquement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hit and Run(2012)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay · as Charles Bronson/Yul Perrkins

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Web Therapy(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Abel Jans

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Brother's Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer · as Dax / Patrick Jeung

  • The Freebie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Darren

  • Parenthood(2010)

    Show 103 episodes · as Crosby Braverman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • When in Rome(2010)

    as Gale

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Old Dogs(2009)

    as Gary - Child Proofer #1

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank Muntak

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Smother(2008)

    as Noah Cooper

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Web Therapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Abel Jans

  • Baby Mama(2008)

    as Carl

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Comebacks(2007)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Cutlass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Man

  • Halfway Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Let's Go to Prison(2006)

    as John Lyshitski

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Employee of the Month(2006)

    as Vince

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Idiocracy(2006)

    as Frito

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Zathura: A Space Adventure(2005)

    as Astronaut

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Dirk

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jojo

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Ironhide / Human Torch / Commander Adama (voice) · as Joe Exotic (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Sledge: The Untold Story(2005)

    as SFX Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Without a Paddle(2004)

    as Tom Marshall

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Cheaper by the Dozen(2003)

    as Camera Crew Member

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Punk'd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 7 episodes · as Field Agent · as Self · as Self - Host

  • Life with Bonnie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Iskarr · as Kyle Levine

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Asa (voice) · as Derek (voice) · as Zack (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles from 1997 to 2023; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

The Judge (2014)

$84M worldwide

Highest rated

Parenthood (2010)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

19972023

Peak 2005 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 7 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: 44 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thDirecting3 of 48: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 48: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 48: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 48: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 48: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

48 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s22 · 22 acting · 3 crew2020s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 15% of 20 roles
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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 Dax Shepard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Sledge: The Untold Story (2005)

94th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Parenthood (2010)

Midcredits 93rd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 39. 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 Dax Shepard's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles13–64 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles16–66 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles39–88 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles23–63 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles16–43 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dax Shepard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dax Shepard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Koechner shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers