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Daniel Curtis Lee

Daniel Curtis Lee

Actor, also producer · Born May 17, 1991 (35) · Clinton, Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Daniel Curtis Lee is an American actor, comedian and rapper, best known for portraying Simon "Cookie" Nelson-Cook on the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide from 2004 to 2007.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 17, 1991 (35)
From
Clinton, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 10% in 30 days

What are Daniel Curtis Lee's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
32%
Survival
30%

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
2
Tense
1
Dread
1
Warm
1
Manic
1
Other
1

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 Daniel Curtis Lee's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Curtis Lee'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

19 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bart Bagalzby and the Garbage Genie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Billy Blaster

  • Payment Received (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Liam

  • Fruit of the Poisonous Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • As Certain as Death(2023)

    Producer · as Jameson

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Photographer

  • Game On! A Comedy Crossover Event(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Butch

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
  • Evening Installation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Guy Baker

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Rude Handler · as Wade Weaver

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Ike the Waiter

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
  • Pixie Hollow Games(2011)

    as Starter Sparrowman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Good Luck Charlie(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Raymond Blues

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • Zeke and Luther(2009)

    Show 73 episodes · as Kojo Jonesworth

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
  • Glee(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Phil Lipoff

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
  • Quiet as Kept (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as The Son

  • Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Simon "Cookie" Nelson-Cook

  • Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide(2004)

    Show 55 episodes · as Simon 'Cookie' Nelson-Cook

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as SRT #1

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Friday After Next(2002)

    as Bad Boy #2

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Cassius

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 2002 to 2025; peak year 2011.

Film career

20022025

Peak 2011 · 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
Acting19 of 19: 19 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

2000s8 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s6 · 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.

Who does Daniel Curtis Lee work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniel Curtis Lee's MovieCove titles; Hutch Dano shares the most, 2.