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Tommy Snider

Tommy Snider

Actor · Born March 24, 1984 (42) · Tacoma, Washington, USA

Tommy can mostly recently be seen on 'NCIS,' 'The Really Loud House,' and recurring on DC's 'Doom Patrol.' He has had major roles on the Emmy Award winning FX series 'Baskets' opposite Zach Galifianakis and the late Louie Anderson, as well as on Hulu's 'Shrill' alongside Aidy Bryant. Upon arrival in LA, Tommy's career began when booking his first audition for Cartoon Network's 'Fridays.' In his role as host, Tommy was tasked with interviewing some of the biggest names in Hollywood - from Johnny Depp to Robin Williams, Christian Bale, Robert Pattinson, and many more. Through his 20 year career, Tommy has established himself as a versatile character actor with roles from Wolfman Jack to Santa Claus. He was the lead vocal artist in the Oscar winning Disney short, 'Feast,' and has appeared in nearly sixty commercials including massive campaigns for IBM, Tecaté, and the Emmy winning Hallmark commercial 'Brother Of The Bride' directed by Joe Pytka.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 24, 1984 (42)
From
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on Motif · 24 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 38% in 30 days

What are Tommy Snider's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
49%
Bonds
26%
Society
14%
Morality
11%
Self-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4
Herald
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Joyful
2
Warm
2
Absurd
1
Tense
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Tommy Snider's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tommy Snider's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

24 credits, 22 with a Motif page.

  • A Line of Fire(2025)

    as Rocco

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • God's Not Dead: In God We Trust(2024)

    as Podcast Host Larry

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • We Won't Forget (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular(2020)

    as Santa

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • AJ and the Queen(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Murphy

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Shrill(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mike

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Doom Patrol(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ernest Franklin / The Beard Hunter · as The Butt Hunter

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Top Elf(2019)

    Show as Santa

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Baskets(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jode

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Dumb and Dumber To(2014)

    as Tom

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Feast(2014)

    as James (voice)

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Bad Samaritans(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · as Hagerty

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • A Big Love Story(2012)

    as Miles

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Jonah

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Workaholics(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Fratty Dude

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Rules of Engagement(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tug

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Re-Animated(2006)

    as Walking Bush

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Dolittle 3(2006)

    as Clayton

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Gary: Under Crisis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kurt Wandersee

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Taylor

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Veronica Mars(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Greene

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Local Man

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Nestor Quinn

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Aaron

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 2002 to 2025; peak year 2013.

Highest rated

A Line of Fire (2025)

Motif 13th

Film career

20022025

Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting23 of 23: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score64th

By decade

2000s9 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Tommy Snider's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Motif score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive4
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

God's Not Dead: In God We Trust (2024)

99th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Feast (2014)

Motif 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 46/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.

Who does Tommy Snider work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tommy Snider's Motif titles; Mat Leroy shares the most, 2.