Jonathan Van Ness

Actor and producer · Born March 28, 1987 (39) · Quincy, Illinois, USA

Jonathan McDonald Van Ness, also commonly referred to by his initials J.V.N., is an American hairstylist, podcast host and television personality. He is best known as the grooming expert on the Netflix series Queer Eye, for his work on the web series parody Gay of Thrones, and for hosting the Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness podcast. He is also known for comedy tours, the 2023 tour entitled Fun & Slutty with Jonathan Van Ness.

What are Jonathan Van Ness' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

41%

Society

21%

Bonds

19%

Ideas

19%

Community2 Identity3 Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

4

Hopeful

3

Warm

3

Contemplative

1

How their films linger

Feel-good4 Hopeful3

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 Jonathan Van Ness' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Jonathan Van Ness' 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

10 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Rock, Paper, Scissors(2024)
Show 1 episode · as Unconditionally Supportive Wig (voice)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness(2022)
Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
I Heart Arlo(2021)
Show 19 episodes · as Furlecia (voice)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
HIV: The Neglected Pandemic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Narrator
Arlo the Alligator Boy(2021)
as Furlecia (voice)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine(2020)
as Lip-Sync Girl in Purple Dress
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Circle(2020)
Show 1 episode · as Challenge Host
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Big City Greens(2018)
Show 1 episode · as Confident Stylist (voice)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Big Mouth(2017)
Show 1 episode · as Jonathan Van Ness (voice)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Gay of Thrones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 41 episodes · as Jonathan

Career shape

Star power in the 47^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 10 titles from 2013 to 2024.

Highest rated

Queer Eye: We're in Japan! (2019)

Midcredits 89^th

Film career

2020Screen debut· Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting9 of 10 · 53^rdProducing1 of 10

By decade

2010s3 · acting2020s7 · 6 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.

Who does Jonathan Van Ness work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jonathan Van Ness' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Clay Senechal shares the most, 2.