Jared Masters
Director, writer, actor and cinematographer, also composer · Born August 7, 1986 (40) · Riverdale, Georgia, USA
Jared Lee Masters is an American filmmaker, actor and author. He came on the scene in 2012 with The Pleasure Girl Gang, one of the few films in history to feature an all-female cast. He has since written and directed over a dozen feature films, including Slink (2013) and Ballet of Blood (2015). He has also appeared in numerous films and television shows, such as Ugly Betty and Saturday Night Live. Masters was born in Georgia, but his father's stint in the Army kept the family of six moving to various cities across the globe (including Kansas City, Virginia Beach, and Portsmouth, in the US, as well as Germany). Masters was initially homeschooled by his mother before attending public and private schools in Richmond, VA. His interest in filmmaking began at age 14, when he directed and edited skateboarding videos and sold them to schoolmates. At 15, he taught himself classical piano, and later composed music for some of his films. Masters joined the Screen Actors Guild in 2007 and moved to New York City, where he studied acting and landed minor roles in major films and television. While living in New York he directed his first proper short film, 'The Umbrella' and the documentary 'Meet the Freaks at Dreamland'. In 2010, Masters moved to Venice Beach, California, and made his first full-length feature film: Climb It, Tarzan! (2011), followed by 8 Reels of Sewage (2012). Both are period films set in the 1960s. Masters was nominated for two EOTM Awards for his feature film Slink: Best Director in a Horror Film and Best Scream Film. The EOTM Awards show was held at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California, on August 4, 2013. Masters won the 2013 EOTM Award for Best Horror Film for Slink. His film Teachers' Day was an Official Selection of the 2014 Shockfest and Mockfest Film Festivals, and was nominated for the Zelig Award, the highest honor from Mockfest. Deadly Punkettes won Festival Favorite at Galactic Film Festival 2014. Ballet of Blood won Audience Choice Award at the 2015 RIP International Horror Film Festival. Some of Masters' filmmaking trademarks include: retro themes, female empowerment, society's underbelly, carnival and circus themes, as well as cinematic homages to 80's slasher films and B movies of the 1960s.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 7, 1986 (40)
- Riverdale, Georgia, USA
- Director, writer, actor and cinematographer, also composer
- 10 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Jared Masters' films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival 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
A split, not a type: Ironic 5 · Wry 1 · Earnest 1
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
- Heroas Eon Pax in Quartz Vein (2021)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous6
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 Jared Masters' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jared Masters' 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
23 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Tropical Parasite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Feral Female (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Easter Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Nightgown(2023)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Roller Junkies! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Quartz Vein(2021)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Psychedelic Nudes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Agalmatophilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Absolute Vow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Big Hair, Long Lashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
White Slaves of K-Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Amethyst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Ballet of Blood(2015)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Club Lingerie(2014)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Deadly Punkettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
After School Massacre(2014)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Slink(2013)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Hollywood a GoGo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Pleasure Girl Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
8 Reels of Sewage(2012)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Ugly Betty(2006)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles from 1975 to 2026.
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.
How do Jared Masters' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 1st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 3rd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 44/100 and the pacing 26/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Jared Masters work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jared Masters' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dawna Lee Heising shares the most, 6.
Writers
- Randy MastersShared titles: The Nightgown (2023), Quartz Vein (2021), Slink (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Randy Masters
Actors
- Dawna Lee HeisingShared titles: The Nightgown (2023), Quartz Vein (2021), Ballet of Blood (2015), After School Massacre (2014), Club Lingerie (2014), Slink (2013)See all 6 shared titles with Dawna Lee Heising
- Julia Faye WestShared titles: Ballet of Blood (2015), After School Massacre (2014), Club Lingerie (2014), Slink (2013), 8 Reels of Sewage (2012)See all 5 shared titles with Julia Faye West
- Art RobertsShared titles: After School Massacre (2014), Club Lingerie (2014), Slink (2013), 8 Reels of Sewage (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Art Roberts
- Mindy RobinsonShared titles: Ballet of Blood (2015), After School Massacre (2014), Club Lingerie (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Mindy Robinson
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Tim McCombeShared titles: After School Massacre (2014), Slink (2013), 8 Reels of Sewage (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Tim McCombe
- Lyle StrattonShared titles: The Nightgown (2023), Quartz Vein (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Lyle Stratton
- T.J. BasaraShared titles: The Nightgown (2023), Quartz Vein (2021)See all 2 shared titles with T.J. Basara
- AnodicaShared titles: Ballet of Blood (2015), Club Lingerie (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Anodica
Producers
- Mikko TervonenShared titles: Ballet of Blood (2015), After School Massacre (2014), Club Lingerie (2014), Slink (2013), 8 Reels of Sewage (2012)See all 5 shared titles with Mikko Tervonen
- Seth MetoyerShared titles: The Nightgown (2023), Ballet of Blood (2015), After School Massacre (2014), Club Lingerie (2014), Slink (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Seth Metoyer
- Michael AnthonyShared titles: Ballet of Blood (2015), After School Massacre (2014), Club Lingerie (2014), Slink (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Michael Anthony
- Sunny VachherShared titles: Ballet of Blood (2015), After School Massacre (2014), Club Lingerie (2014), Slink (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Sunny Vachher
Mixed roles
- Vera R. TaylorShared titles: Ballet of Blood (2015), Club Lingerie (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Vera R. Taylor
