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Matt Jones

Matt Jones

Actor, also director, writer and producer · Born November 1, 1981 (44) · Sacramento, California, USA

Matthew Lee Jones (born November 1, 1981) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is known for his roles as Douglas on Bob Hearts Abishola, Baxter on the CBS sitcom Mom, Special Agent Ned Dornaget on NCIS, and Brandon "Badger" Mayhew on the AMC series Breaking Bad. He also voices the animated characters of Dave on Hamster & Gretel, Kyle in the movie Home and animated series Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh, Pig on Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Drip in the movies Planes: Fire & Rescue and Planes Fire & Rescue: Smokejumpers, and Gunther Magnuson on Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 1, 1981 (44)
From
Sacramento, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, writer and producer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 55 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Matt Jones' films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
Bonds
41%
Self
21%
Society
15%
Morality
10%
Survival
7%
Power
5%
Ideas
2%
Friendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · 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 7 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 9 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 9
Threshold guardian
2 of 9
Shapeshifter
1 of 9
Hero
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Absurd
12
Tense
7
Warm
8
Dread
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical3

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 Matt Jones' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Jones' 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

55 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Once More, Like Rain Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Gerry

  • Shrinking(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Hamster & Gretel(2022)

    Show 98 episodes · as Dave (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Death and Ramen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Death

  • Teenage Euthanasia(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Wheels of Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Bo Jackson

  • Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss(2018)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sky West & Crooked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Bob Bridges

  • The Turkey Bowl(2019)

    as Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • El Camino(2019)

    as Badger

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Bob Hearts Abishola(2019)

    Show 95 episodes · as Douglas Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Amphibia(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Percy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Brightburn(2019)

    as Noah McNichol

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Let's Get Physical(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Joe Force

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Night Is Young(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Matt

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Bad Idea Gone Wrong(2017)

    as Marlon

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Layover(2017)

    as Craig

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Austin Found(2017)

    as Matt

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Dimension 404(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Home: For the Holidays(2017)

    as Kyle

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Late Bloomer(2016)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh(2016)

    Show 104 episodes · as Kyle (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Mojave(2015)

    as Louis

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Danger Mouse(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Zeus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Pig Goat Banana Cricket(2015)

    Show 40 episodes · as Pig (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Home(2015)

    as Kyle (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Beef(2014)

    as Gill

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • A Merry Friggin' Christmas(2014)

    as Cowboy Dick

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Planes: Fire & Rescue: Smoke Jumpers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Drip (voice)

  • Cooties(2014)

    as Sheriff Dave

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Planes: Fire & Rescue(2014)

    as Drip (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Broad City(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Creepy DJ

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Deadman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Deadman / Crow (voice) · as Fat Man (voice) · as Girl on Date / Guy on Date (voice)

  • Mom(2013)

    Show 70 episodes · as Baxter

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Beware the Batman(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Humpty Dumpty / Humphrey Dumpler (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Loveseat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Joe

  • MEGA MEGA Whoosh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as (voice)

  • Sanjay and Craig(2013)

    Show as Hector Flanagan

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Tron: Uprising(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Erg · as Lenz

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

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

    as Ben Garvin

  • High Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Richie

  • Key and Peele(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Weed Guy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Red State(2011)

    as Deputy Pete

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Perfectly Prudence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Nigel

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Bullwinkle

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Weird: The Al Yankovic Story(2010)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil(2010)

    Show 103 episodes · as Gunther Magnuson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Cop

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Community(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Coffee Delivery Guy · as Stoner Friend

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Breaking Bad(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · as Badger

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Zeke Schrute

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ned Dorneget

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Reno 911! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Cop Fan

  • Gilmore Girls(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Morgan

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles from 2000 to 2024; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Home (2015)

$386M worldwide

Highest rated

El Camino (2019)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Mom (2013)

Film career

20002024

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 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
Acting53 of 53: 52 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thDirecting1 of 53: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 53: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s8 · acting2010s37 · 37 acting · 1 crew2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 7% of 14 roles
1116

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.

How do Matt Jones' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 43 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Beef (2014)

91st percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Breaking Bad (2008)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 40. 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 Matt Jones' work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles13–92 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles11–49 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles24–80 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles13–64 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles16–79 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Matt Jones work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Jones' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Blake Lemons shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles