Jason Daniel Earles (born April 26, 1977) is an American actor, known for his role as Jackson Stewart in the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana and his role as Rudy Gillespie in the Disney XD series Kickin' It.
Biography from TMDB.
- April 26, 1977 (49)
- San Diego, California, USA
- Actor, also director
- 23 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
What are Jason Earles' films like?
Across their 8 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 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Trickster: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Tricksteras Ernie in American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005)
- Shadowas Merv Kilbo in Dadnapped (2009)
- Heraldas Spudnick in Space Buddies (2009)
- Mentoras Rudy Gillespie in Kickin' It (2011)
- Tricksteras Dax in Battle Drone (2018)
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet1
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 Jason Earles' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (13).
- National Treasure (2004) · actor
- High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019) · actor
- Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012) · actor
- Kickin' It (2011) · actor
- Phil of the Future (2004) · actor
- Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) · actor
- Best Friends Whenever (2015) · actor
- Super Buddies (2013) · actor
- Dadnapped (2009) · actor
- Space Buddies (2009) · actor
- Hannah Montana (2006) · actor
- Just Roll with It (2019) · actor
- +1 more
Subscription and free streaming for Jason Earles' 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
35 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Worst Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all showsChristy's Kitchen Throwback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Just Roll with It(2019)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
Prince of Peoria(2018)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
Battle Drone(2018)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
WTH: Welcome to Howler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Arcanum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Best Friends Whenever(2015)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Super Buddies(2013)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Kickin' It(2011)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Fish Hooks(2010)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Dadnapped(2009)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Aaron Stone(2009)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Space Buddies(2009)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Deer Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Wish Gone Amiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Wish Gone Amiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Gordon Glass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Hannah Montana: Livin' the Rock Star Life! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Yin Yang Yo!(2006)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Hannah Montana(2006)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
National Treasure(2004)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Boston Legal(2004)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Phil of the Future(2004)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Still Standing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Shield(2002)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
One on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Six Feet Under(2001)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Mad TV(1995)
Midcredits score: 59th 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 35 titles from 1995 to 2025; peak year 2008.
Biggest box office
Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
Highest rated
Kickin' It (2011)
Most popular right now
Hannah Montana (2006)
Film career
Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 2004Screen debut· National Treasure
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.
How do Jason Earles' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 23 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the acting 37/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 19. 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 Jason Earles' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Jason Earles work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jason Earles' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emily Osment shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Emily OsmentShared titles: Dadnapped (2009), Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), Hannah Montana (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Emily Osment
- Billy Ray CyrusShared titles: Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), Hannah Montana (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Billy Ray Cyrus
- Miley CyrusShared titles: Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), Hannah Montana (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Miley Cyrus
- Mitchel MussoShared titles: Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), Hannah Montana (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Mitchel Musso
Mixed roles
- Phill LewisShared titles: Prince of Peoria (2018), Dadnapped (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Phill Lewis
