John Paul Reynolds is an American actor and writer. As an actor he is most well known for his roles in the television shows Search Party and Stranger Things.
Biography from TMDB.
- August 5, 1991 (35)
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Actor, also writer and producer
- 28 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
What are John Reynolds' films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds 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 4 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Trickster: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Tricksteras Lewk in Party Time Party Time (2013)
- Allyas Drew Gardner in Search Party (2016)
- Allyas Jason Perkins in Most Likely to Murder (2018)
- Tricksteras Duffy in Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019)
- Heroas Jack in Save Yourselves! (2020)
- Shapeshifteras Sunny Football in Never Change! (2026)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous5
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 John Reynolds' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).
Subscription and free streaming for John Reynolds' 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
41 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.
Purgatory(2026)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Never Change!(2026)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Seekers of Infinite Love(2026)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Oh, Hi!(2025)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Adults(2025)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Melody of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Genie(2023)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Millennial Hunter(2023)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Up Here(2023)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Modern Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Above Average Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Killing It(2022)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Yellowjackets(2021)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Ghosts(2021)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Teenage Euthanasia(2021)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Ziwe(2021)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Cinema Toast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Mayo Bubble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Save Yourselves!(2020)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Cowboys(2020)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Horse Girl(2020)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
To the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Chris Gethard Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Miracle Workers(2019)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
The Shivering Truth(2018)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Formaldehyde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Women Are Mean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
A Maine Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Most Likely to Murder(2018)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all filmsLittle Banks on Wall Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Search Party(2016)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Red Billabong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Stranger Things(2016)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Master of None(2015)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Red Oaks(2014)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Vikingdom(2013)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Party Time Party Time(2013)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Sex Criminals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 2013 to 2026; peak year 2019.
Biggest box office
Oh, Hi! (2025)
Highest rated
Search Party (2016)
Most popular right now
Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019)
Film career
Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 2013Screen debut· Vikingdom
- 2016Screen Actors Guild Award win· Stranger Things
- 2020Career best· Save Yourselves!
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.
Awards
Won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2017, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
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.
How do John Reynolds' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive3
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 6 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 John Reynolds' work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
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 John Reynolds work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Reynolds' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carmen Christopher shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Marty SchousboeShared titles: Never Change! (2026), Party Time Party Time (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Marty Schousboe
Actors
- Carmen ChristopherShared titles: Never Change! (2026), Millennial Hunter (2023), Party Time Party Time (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Carmen Christopher
- Gary RichardsonShared titles: Never Change! (2026), Save Yourselves! (2020), Party Time Party Time (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Gary Richardson
- John EarlyShared titles: Never Change! (2026), Save Yourselves! (2020), Search Party (2016)See all 3 shared titles with John Early
- Jo FirestoneShared titles: Never Change! (2026), Save Yourselves! (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Jo Firestone
Composers and cinematographers
- Matt CleggShared titles: Never Change! (2026), Save Yourselves! (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Clegg
- Mike MalarkeyShared titles: Never Change! (2026), Party Time Party Time (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Malarkey
Producers
- Chris ParkerShared titles: Seekers of Infinite Love (2026), Cowboys (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Parker
- Dylan SellersShared titles: Seekers of Infinite Love (2026), Cowboys (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Dylan Sellers
- Joshua BlumShared titles: Save Yourselves! (2020), Most Likely to Murder (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Joshua Blum
