Jordan Firstman

Actor, writer, director and producer · Born July 8, 1991 (35) · Long Island, New York, USA

Cannes award nominee · Sundance award nominee

Jordan Firstman (born July 8, 1991) is an American writer, producer, and comedian living in Los Angeles, California. He is known for the short films Men Don't Whisper and the Sundance-nominated Call Your Father. Firstman rose to prominence for his short skits, called Impressions, shared on Instagram Live in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What are Jordan Firstman's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Society

36%

Self

33%

Bonds

24%

Morality

7%

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Shapeshifteras Jordan Firstman in Rotting in the Sun (2023)
Heroas Peter in Club Kid (2026)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Bittersweet

2

Joyful

2

Absurd

2

Warm

1

Tense

1

Other

3

How their films linger

Feel-good2 Fun2

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 Jordan Firstman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Jordan Firstman'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

25 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Club Kid(2026)
Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Peter
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
I Love LA(2025)
Show 8 episodes · as Charlie Cohen
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
English Teacher(2024)
Show 12 episodes · as Malcolm
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Rotting in the Sun(2023)
as Jordan Firstman
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
You People(2023)
as Danny
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Ms. Marvel(2022)
Show 3 episodes · as Mr. Wilson
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Hacks(2021)
Show 1 episode · as Jordan Firstman
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Cinema Toast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 10 episodes · Director · Writer · as Sebastian
Dave(2020)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Miracle Workers(2019)
Show 1 episode · as Kaya
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
This Close (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 3 episodes · Director · as Richard Broomson
Big Mouth(2017)
Show 10 episodes · Consulting Producer
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Call Your Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Director · Writer · as Josh
Men Don't Whisper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Director · Writer · as Peyton
Search Party(2016)
Show 3 episodes · Writer · as Luke
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
The Disgustings: Save the Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Director · Writer · as Pierce
Daddy(2015)
as Hot Man
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Marcel, Marcel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Mean Mime
Sold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Director · Writer · Actor
The Disgustings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Director · Producer · Writer · Actor
Derek and Cameron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 1 episode · Writer
À la carte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Actor
Eastsiders(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Mitchell
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
No Clothes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Alan
The Ridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 76^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles, 23 of them dated from 2012 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Rotting in the Sun (2023)

$15K worldwide

Highest rated

Club Kid (2026)

Midcredits 91^st

Film career

2023Screen debut· You People

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting23 of 25 · 59^thDirecting8 of 25Writing9 of 25Producing3 of 25

25 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2010s15 · 13 acting · 9 crew2020s8 · 8 acting · 1 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

4 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2026.

2026
- Cannes award, nominated ×3
2018
- Sundance award, nominated

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.

Is Jordan Firstman's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 29 · mild

Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 63 · intense

Profanity3 titlesmedian 69 · intense

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 69 · intense

Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 18 · mild

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jordan Firstman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jordan Firstman's MovieCove titles; Sofía Subercaseaux shares the most, 2.

Sofía Subercaseaux2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Sofía Subercaseaux