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Jess Weixler

Jess Weixler

Actor, also producer, writer and director · Born June 8, 1981 (45) · Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Sundance award winner

Jessica "Jess" Weixler (born June 8, 1981) is an American actress, best known to date as the lead in the comedy-horror film Teeth and the comedy The Big Bad Swim. She graduated in 1999 from Atherton High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where she also attended the Walden Theatre Conservatory Program and was in The River City Players acting group and in the Chamber Singers choral group and was voted "most talented", and then attended Juilliard. She was nominated for a Breakthrough Award at the Gotham Awards in 2007 and won the Special Jury Prize in Dramatic category For a juicy and jaw-dropping performance at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007 both for her role in Teeth. She also appeared in the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In January 2009, she was named by New York Magazine as the "New Indie Queen" of the year and one of the fourteen "New Yorkers you need to know." She currently lives in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jess Weixler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 8, 1981 (45)
From
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer, writer and director
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 51 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Jess Weixler's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Self
29%
Bonds
23%
Morality
16%
Survival
12%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Purpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 18 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 14 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 12 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 6

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 16
Ally
5 of 16
Shapeshifter
2 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Threshold guardian
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Contemplative
12
Melancholic
12
Bittersweet
8
Absurd
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous9

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 Jess Weixler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jess Weixler'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

51 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • Let's Love(2026)

    as Jessica

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jill Lansing

  • Wayward(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cabin Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Trina

  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye(2021)

    as Makeup Artist (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Woman

  • Fully Realized Humans(2020)

    Additional Dialogue · Co-Producer · Writer · as Jackie

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Ava(2020)

    as Judy

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Death of Dick Long(2019)

    as Jane Long

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Chained for Life(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Mabel

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • It: Chapter Two(2019)

    as Audra Phillips

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Who We Are Now(2017)

    as Gabby

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Deception(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Joan

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Entanglement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Hanna

  • The Son(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sally McCullough

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Sister Cities(2016)

    as Austin Baxter

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Money(2016)

    as Sylvia

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Lamb(2015)

    as Linny

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Listen Up Philip(2014)

    as Holly

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her(2013)

    as Katy Rigby

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Apartment Troubles(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them(2014)

    as Katy Rigby

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Face of Love(2013)

    as Summer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Free Samples(2012)

    as Jillian

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me(2012)

    as Lyla

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Normals(2012)

    as Gretchen

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Best Man Down(2012)

    as Kristin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • County (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Erica Kinsey

  • The Lie(2011)

    Screenplay · as Clover

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Never Cried (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ginny

  • A Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Julie

  • Audrey the Trainwreck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tammy

  • Yes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Woman

  • Today's Special(2009)

    as Carrie

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 19 episodes · as Robyn Burdine

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Academia(2009)

    as Sophie

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alexander the Last(2009)

    Additional Writing · Writer · as Alex

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Peter and Vandy(2009)

    as Vandy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Teeth(2007)

    as Dawn O'Keefe

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Big Bad Swim(2006)

    as Jordan Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Little Manhattan(2005)

    as TV Cowgirl

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mandy Sutton

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Hack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Martha Skulnick

  • Everwood(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Nikki

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy Buckley · as Laura Green

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Carrie Newton

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Claws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Father Son Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ashley

  • Hound of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Sam

  • Tender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Upside of Unrequited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Patty

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 51 titles, 46 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Ava (2020)

$3.3M worldwide

Highest rated

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2013)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

The Son (2017)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19902026

Peak 2013 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 10 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
Acting51 of 51: 46 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thDirecting1 of 51: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting3 of 51: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing3 of 51: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 51: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

51 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew2010s25 · 25 acting · 3 crew2020s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 14% of 22 roles
051015

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 Sundance award in 2007, Dramatic.

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 Jess Weixler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer

Fully Realized Humans (2020)

73rd percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Good Wife (2009)

Midcredits 94th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 83, 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.

Is Jess Weixler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles31–68 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian 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 Jess Weixler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jess Weixler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matthew Newton shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles