Matthew James Morrison (born October 30, 1978) is an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He is known for starring in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including his portrayal of Link Larkin in Hairspray on Broadway, and for his role as Will Schuester on the Fox television show Glee (2009–2015). Morrison signed with Adam Levine's 222 Records in 2012 and received a Tony Award nomination for his featured role as Fabrizio Nacarelli in the musical The Light in the Piazza. From March 2015 to January 2016, Morrison starred in the lead role of J.M. Barrie in the Broadway production of Finding Neverland.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 30, 1978 (47)
- Fort Ord, California, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 27 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Matthew Morrison's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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 8
Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 0
Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.
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- Mentoras Sir Harry in Once Upon a Mattress (2005)
- Mentoras Will Schuester in Glee (2009)
- Allyas Paul Katami in 8 (2012)
- Heroas Scottie Olson in After the Reality (2016)
- Heroas The Grinch in The Grinch Musical! (2020)
- Heroas Leo in Paris Christmas Waltz (2023)
- Shadowas Marty Baker in From Embers (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet5
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 Matthew Morrison's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Morrison'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
28 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Test(2026)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
From Embers(2024)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Paris Christmas Waltz(2023)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Brutal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Grinch Musical!(2020)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Crazy Alien(2019)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Tulip Fever(2017)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
After the Reality(2016)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Younger(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Playing It Cool(2014)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
8(2012)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
American Horror Story(2011)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Cleveland Show(2009)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
The Good Wife(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Taking Chance(2009)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Glee(2009)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Dan in Real Life(2007)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
I Think I Love My Wife(2007)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Music and Lyrics(2007)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Once Upon a Mattress(2005)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Ghost Whisperer(2005)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Numb3rs(2005)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Marci X(2003)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
CSI: Miami(2002)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Sex and the City(1998)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2008.
Biggest box office
Crazy Alien (2019)
Highest rated
From Embers (2024)
Most popular right now
Glee (2009)
Film career
Peak 2008 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 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.
- 2003Screen debut· Marci X
- 2009Career best· Glee
- 2009Screen Actors Guild Award win· Glee
- 2016First top-billed film· After the Reality
- 2016Career best· After the Reality
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; 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
a Screen Actors Guild Award from 7 major nominations, 2010–2013.
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
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 Matthew Morrison's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 27 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed12
Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 38. 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 Matthew Morrison's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Matthew Morrison work with?
People who share at least 2 of Matthew Morrison's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jane Lynch shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Jane LynchShared titles: After the Reality (2016), 8 (2012), Glee (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Jane Lynch
- Denis O'HareShared titles: The Grinch Musical! (2020), Once Upon a Mattress (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Denis O'Hare
- Chris ColferShared titles: 8 (2012), Glee (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Colfer
