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Josh Gad

Actor · Born February 23, 1981 (45) · Hollywood, Florida, USA

Grammy Award winner

Joshua Ilan Gad (born February 23, 1981) is an American actor, singer and comedian. He is known for voicing Olaf in the Frozen franchise and originating the role of Elder Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon.  For his role as Olaf, Gad won two Annie Awards, and for his work in The Book of Mormon, he co-won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Gad was also nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josh Gad, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
February 23, 1981 (45)
From
Hollywood, Florida, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 93 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Josh Gad's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
37%
Self
27%
Society
11%
Morality
11%
Survival
8%
Ideas
5%
Power
2%
Family bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 20 · Serious 10 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 14 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 16 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 11

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 18 · 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 19 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

35 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 35 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 35
Trickster
9 of 35
Ally
9 of 35
Mentor
2 of 35
Shadow
2 of 35
Shapeshifter
2 of 35
Herald
1 of 35
Show the 35 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
21
Warm
16
Absurd
14
Tense
12
Hopeful
11
Other
36

How their films linger

Feel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy26
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous8

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 Josh Gad's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Josh Gad'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

93 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page; 45 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Oh, the Places You'll Go! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Boy (voice)

  • Frozen III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Olaf (voice)

  • Untitled Ocean's Prequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Spaceballs: The New One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer · Screenplay · Actor

  • The Angry Birds Movie 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Chuck (voice)

  • Breaking Bear(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Alistari (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Couples Weekend(2026)

    as Mitch

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Wonder Man(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Josh Gad

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Zootopia 2(2025)

    as Paul Moledebrandt (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Animals of Arendelle: Lost and Found (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Olaf

  • Adulthood(2025)

    as Noah Robles

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Speak. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Once Upon a Studio(2023)

    as Olaf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Strays(2023)

    as Gus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • History of the World: Part II(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Shakespeare

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • StoryBots: Answer Time(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The Tiny Chef Show(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Josh Gad

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Wolf Like Me(2022)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer · as Gary

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife(2021)

    as Muncher (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Olaf Presents(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Olaf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Snowman(2020)

    as Olaf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom(2020)

    Show 18 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Fezzik

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as The Grandson

  • Staged(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Josh

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Artemis Fowl(2020)

    as Mulch Diggums

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Central Park(2020)

    Show 39 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · as Birdie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • I Am With You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Olaf (voice)

  • Solar Opposites(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Pinecone / Rotten Peach / Jesse Guard #2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • At Home With Olaf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 21 episodes · Creator · as Olaf (voice)

  • Avenue 5(2020)

    Show 17 episodes · as Herman Judd

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Arendelle Castle Yule Log(2019)

    as Olaf

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Frozen II(2019)

    as Olaf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Little Monsters(2019)

    as Teddy McGiggle

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Angry Birds Movie 2(2019)

    as Chuck (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Boys(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Josh Gad (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • A Dog's Journey(2019)

    as Bailey / Molly / Big Dog / Max (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Shivering Truth(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Murder on the Orient Express(2017)

    as Hector MacQueen

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Olaf's Frozen Adventure(2017)

    as Olaf (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Marshall(2017)

    as Sam Friedman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(2017)

    as LeFou

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Dog's Purpose(2017)

    as Dogs: Bailey / Buddy / Tino / Ellie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • LEGO Frozen Northern Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Olaf (voice)

  • LEGO Frozen Northern Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Olaf (voice)

  • Sofia the First: The Secret Library (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Olaf (voice)

  • The Angry Birds Movie(2016)

    as Chuck (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • O.W.C.A. Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Wendell (voice)

  • Pixels(2015)

    as Ludlow

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Comedians(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · as Josh

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Frozen Fever(2015)

    as Olaf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Ringer(2015)

    as Doug Harris

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Rebels(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Controller (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Wish I Was Here(2014)

    as Noah Bloom

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Frozen(2013)

    as Olaf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Thanks for Sharing(2012)

    as Neil

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Jobs(2013)

    as Steve Wozniak

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Internship(2013)

    as Andrew 'Headphones' Anderson

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • 1600 Penn(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · as Skip Gilchrist

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Ice Age: Continental Drift(2012)

    as Louis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • She Wants Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sam Baum

  • Good Vibes(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · as Mondo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Mardi Gras: Spring Break(2011)

    as Bump

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bearclaw

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Damon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Love & Other Drugs(2010)

    as Josh Randall

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Woke Up Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Matt

  • Breakup in a Noisy Diner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Boyfriend #1

  • Marmaduke(2010)

    as Bandana Dog (voice)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Woke Up Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 22 episodes · as Matt

  • The Cleveland Show(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kenneth Ploufe

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Bored to Death(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Warren

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Party Down(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeffrey Ells

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Over(2009)

    as Howie

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Big Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Rodney

  • The Rocker(2008)

    as Matt Gadman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • 21(2008)

    as Miles

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Back to You(2007)

    Show 17 episodes · as Ryan Church

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Phineas and Ferb(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Wendell (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Californication(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Razortooth(2007)

    as Jay Wells

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Watching the Detectives(2007)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Art (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Roy McGill

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Chiropractor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt. Bruce Larabee

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • A Chris Farley Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Bad Major (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Frozen IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Olaf (voice)

  • Gerron's Last Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Kurt Gerron

  • Hunchback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Snow Ponies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 93 titles, 82 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Frozen II (2019)

$1.5B worldwide

Highest rated

A Dog's Journey (2019)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Frozen (2013)

Film career

19942026

Peak 2018 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 21 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
Acting90 of 93: 84 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thDirecting1 of 93: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting3 of 93: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing7 of 93: 2 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew3 of 93: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

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

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s38 · 38 acting · 2 crew2020s26 · 25 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 14% of 35 roles
071217

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.

Awards

Won a Grammy Award in 2012, Best Musical Theater Album.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Josh Gad's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 67 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser35
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Arendelle Castle Yule Log (2019)

96th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 46. 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 Josh Gad's work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles27–51 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles13–65 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity23 titles13–86 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles17–60 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles16–51 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Josh Gad work with?

People who share at least 2 of Josh Gad's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kristen Bell shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles