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Jamal Sims

Jamal Sims

Actor and director, also producer · Born January 7, 1971 (55) · Pomona, California, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Jamal Sims is an American choreographer, executive producer, and director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 7, 1971 (55)
From
Pomona, California, USA
Works as
Actor and director, also producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 25 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 17% in 30 days

What are Jamal Sims' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
45%
Society
43%
Ideas
13%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · 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 2 · 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 0 · 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 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Warm
3
Thrilling
2
Hopeful
1
Triumphant
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • 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 Jamal Sims' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jamal Sims' 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

25 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Camp Rock 3(2026)

    Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Stop! That! Train!(2026)

    Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special(2026)

    Choreographer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • A Very Jonas Christmas Movie(2025)

    Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration(2022)

    Choreographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Descendants 3(2019)

    Choreographer · as Dr. Facilier

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Aladdin(2019)

    Choreographer · as Handsome Prince

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • When the Beat Drops(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Sandy Wexler(2017)

    Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates(2016)

    Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising(2016)

    Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Ride Along 2(2016)

    Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Ridiculous 6(2015)

    Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Footloose(2011)

    Choreographer · as Kegger D. J.

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son(2011)

    Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Step Up 3D(2010)

    as Red Hook Announcer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Year One(2009)

    as Dancer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Hannah Montana: The Movie(2009)

    Choreographer · as Rodeo Drive Dancer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Get Smart(2008)

    Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Step Up 2: The Streets(2008)

    Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Hairspray(2007)

    Associate Choreographer · as Maybelle's Store Dancer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Step Up(2006)

    as Nightclub Dancer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Majorettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.

Highest rated

Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl (2022)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 24: 3 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting3 of 24: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleOther crew19 of 24: 13 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

24 titles, 6 with more than one role — other crew and acting overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s6 · 4 acting · 4 crew2010s11 · 4 acting · 10 crew2020s6 · crew

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.

Awards

6 major nominations and no wins, 2023–2026.

  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming
  4. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming

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 Jamal Sims' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 23; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023)

92nd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl (2022)

Midcredits 90th · 77% liked

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.

Who does Jamal Sims work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jamal Sims' MovieCove titles; Fenton Bailey shares the most, 2.