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Erik Griffin

Erik Griffin

Actor and director, also writer · Born March 12, 1976 (50) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Erik Griffin is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor best known for playing Montez Walker on Comedy Central's Workaholics. He is also known for such television series and films such as Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, I'm Dying Up Here, and Blunt Talk.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 12, 1976 (50)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor and director, also writer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 43 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 43% in 30 days

What are Erik Griffin's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st 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
39%
Bonds
21%
Society
21%
Morality
7%
Ideas
7%
Survival
4%
Community6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 8 · 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 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Absurd
9
Tense
7
Warm
7
Melancholic
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical4

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 Erik Griffin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Erik Griffin'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

43 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Behemoth!(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Matt Rife: Unwrapped: A Christmas Crowd Work Special(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • LowKey Comedy Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · as Self

  • Topper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Cooper

  • Universal Basic Guys(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Matt Rife: Lucid - A Crowd Work Special(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Everything Pot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Adam

  • The Private Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Crazy Carl

  • Wine Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Glenn

  • Matt Rife: Natural Selection(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Somewhere in Queens(2022)

    as DJ Joey Bones

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Matthew Steven Rife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Minx(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Val(2021)

    as Freddy

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Ten Year Old Tom(2021)

    Show 40 episodes · as Coach (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Hero Mode(2021)

    as Mr. Diehl

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Guest House(2020)

    as Officer Ford

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Sleepover(2020)

    as Henry Gibbs

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Bad Therapy(2020)

    as Principal Sykes

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Airplane Mode(2019)

    as Co-Pilot Trussell

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Murder Mystery(2019)

    as Jimmy Stern

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • International Falls(2019)

    as Berine

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Electric Love(2018)

    as Officer Joi

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Erik Griffin: Amerikan Warrior(2018)

    Writer · as Comedian

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Furlough(2018)

    as Warden Borden

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Ghosted(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Donny

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • I'm Dying Up Here(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Ralph King

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • One Day at a Time(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • First Girl I Loved(2016)

    as Mr. Maldonado

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates(2016)

    as Driver

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Morris and the Cow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Levon (voice)

  • Harvey Beaks(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach Dinkly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Blunt Talk(2015)

    Show as Gershawn

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Nerd Herd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Principal

  • Lucas Bros. Moving Co. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Houdini

  • Workaholics: The Other Cubicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Montez Walker

  • Franklin & Bash(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Meisner

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Workaholics(2011)

    Show 42 episodes · as Montez Walker

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerald (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Comics Without Borders(2008)

    Show Writer · as Self - Comedian

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Payaso Comedy Slam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer · as Himself

  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Jaspar

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Peaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 39 of them dated from 2003 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Somewhere in Queens (2022)

$1.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Workaholics (2011)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

20032025

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting35 of 41: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thDirecting5 of 41: 5 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 41: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s19 · acting2020s18 · 13 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 11 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 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 Erik Griffin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 18; across their 13 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 13

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 31 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Airplane Mode (2019)

99th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Workaholics (2011)

Midcredits 88th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 79, 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 Erik Griffin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles23–67 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Erik Griffin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Erik Griffin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Rife shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers