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Jason Mitchell

Jason Mitchell

Actor, also producer · Born January 5, 1987 (39) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Jason Mitchell (born January 5, 1987) is an American actor, best known for portraying Eazy-E in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton. Mitchell had roles in the films Contraband and Broken City, both of which starred Mark Wahlberg, as well as Mudbound, Detroit, and the MonsterVerse film, Kong: Skull Island.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 5, 1987 (39)
From
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 30 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Jason Mitchell's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Power
20%
Morality
20%
Survival
19%
Self
16%
Bonds
14%
Society
10%
Ideas
1%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 15

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 9

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 10 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 10
Hero
3 of 10
Shadow
2 of 10
Mentor
1 of 10
Threshold guardian
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
8
Thrilling
5
Dread
5
Absurd
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous7

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 Mitchell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jason Mitchell'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

30 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Late Night Creep(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Black Heat(2024)

    as Malik

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Scarborn(2023)

    as Domingo

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Family Portrait(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Call Her King(2023)

    as Sean Samuels

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Everything Is Both(2023)

    Producer · as Cam

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • For the Love of Money(2021)

    as Gregory

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Zola(2020)

    as Dion

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Mustang(2019)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Tyrel(2018)

    as Tyler

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Forever(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Andre

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Freedom Fighters: The Ray(2018)

    as Black Condor / John Trujillo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • SuperFly(2018)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Chi(2018)

    Show 20 episodes · as Brandon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Freedom Fighters: The Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as John Trujillo / Black Condor (voice)

  • Mudbound(2017)

    as Ronsel Jackson

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Lenny

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Detroit(2017)

    as Carl Cooper

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Disaster Artist(2017)

    as Nate (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Kong: Skull Island(2017)

    as Glenn Mills

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Barry(2016)

    as PJ

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Keanu(2016)

    as Bud

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Vincent N Roxxy(2016)

    as Cordell

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Straight Outta Compton(2015)

    as Eazy-E

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Broken City(2013)

    as Cast Friend #1

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Eyes(2012)

    as J-Dog

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Contraband(2012)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Texas Killing Fields(2011)

    as 7-Eleven Cashier

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • High Rollers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Mercy Mercy Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Khaos

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles, 29 of them dated from 2011 to 2025; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

$569M worldwide

Highest rated

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20112025

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting31 of 31: 31 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

2010s21 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 7% of 15 roles
1217

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 Jason Mitchell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 24; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Late Night Creep (2025)

99th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 41. 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 Mitchell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles60–90 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles13–82 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles67–90 · median 84 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles30–77 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles48–89 · median 60 · intenseheavier 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 Jason Mitchell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jason Mitchell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wes Miller shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers