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Joel David Moore

Joel David Moore

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Born September 25, 1977 (49) · Portland, Oregon, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joel David Moore (born September 25, 1977) is an American actor who has appeared in television commercials, feature films, and television series. He is best known for his roles as Owen Dittman in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Dr. Norm Spellman in Avatar, Colin Fisher in Bones and J.P. in Grandma's Boy.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 25, 1977 (49)
From
Portland, Oregon, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
62 on MovieCove · 87 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Joel David Moore's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
Bonds
25%
Survival
22%
Self
20%
Morality
17%
Society
8%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 13 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 8

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 11 · Intense 19

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 11

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 13

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 17 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 4

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 17 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 11
Ally
4 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
Shapeshifter
1 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Absurd
13
Thrilling
11
Dread
7
Joyful
8
Other
37

How their films linger

Fun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous13

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 Joel David Moore's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 62 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joel David Moore'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

87 credits, 62 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Avatar 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2031)

    as Norm Spellman

  • Avatar 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2029)

    as Norm Spellman

  • The Leader(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Wire(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash(2025)

    as Norm

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Bride Hard(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Daniel's Gotta Die(2022)

    as Daniel Powell

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Kinda Pregnant(2025)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Some Other Woman(2023)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Saint Clare(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Retirement Plan(2023)

    as Fitzsimmons

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Baker(2022)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Paint(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Desperation Road(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Morning After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Guy

  • Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)

    as Norm Spellman

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Immaculate Room(2022)

    Producer · as Jason Wright

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Hide and Seek(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Cut Throat City(2020)

    as Peter Felton

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • La Petite Mort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Drone(2017)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Budding Prospects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Phil

  • Budding Prospects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil

  • Youth in Oregon(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • American Housewife(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Beauregard

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Divine Access (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Nigel

  • Grace: The Possession(2014)

    as Luke

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Forever(2014)

    Show 22 episodes · as Lucas

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Guest(2014)

    as Craig

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • #Stuck(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Guy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • CBGB(2013)

    as Joey Ramone

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Noah

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Hatchet III(2013)

    as Ben (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Ticket Out(2012)

    as Riley

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Savages(2012)

    as Craig

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Grassroots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Grant Cogswell

  • Men at Work(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doug

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Jewtopia(2012)

    Producer · as Adam Lipschitz

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Gone(2012)

    as Nick Massey

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Chillerama(2011)

    as Adolf Hitler

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Last Man Standing(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Care Center Employee

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Julia X(2011)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Shark Night(2011)

    as Gordon

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Franklin & Bash(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis Mazzani

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheldon Tunney

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Janie Jones(2010)

    as Dave

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Passenger 1

  • The Third Rule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Peter

  • Avatar(2009)

    as Norm Spellman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Stuntmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Troy Lebowski

  • Shadowheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt(2009)

    as Corey Finley

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Tiffany Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Sam Hane

  • Wieners(2008)

    as Glenn

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Hottie & the Nottie(2008)

    as Nate Cooper

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Mackintosh

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Dane Cook - The Lost Pilots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mike

  • Shanghai Kiss(2007)

    as Joe Silverman

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning(2007)

    as Cooter

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Dead One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Zak

  • Spiral(2007)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Mason

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Art School Confidential(2006)

    as Bardo

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Hatchet(2006)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Shaggy Dog(2006)

    as Pound Employee

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Grandma's Boy(2006)

    as J.P.

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Elder Son(2006)

    as Kenny

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • E-Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 22 episodes · as Greg · as Greg - NSA Liaison

  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Clyde

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 16 episodes · as Colin Fisher

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Pines

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Keith Bruning

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • LAX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 9 episodes · as Eddie Carson

  • Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story(2004)

    as Owen

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Raising Genius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Rolf

  • The Guardian(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Malcom Reeves

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Boston Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hartzell

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Guy in the Blue Hat

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan

  • Angel(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Karl Vamp

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jake Sully (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Foxfire(1996)

    as First Geek

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Bad Influence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • In the Cradle of Granite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Kaet Might Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Mini War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles, 79 of them dated from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Avatar (2009)

$2.9B worldwide

Highest rated

Avatar (2009)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19962026

Peak 2007 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 8 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
Acting73 of 85: 70 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thDirecting5 of 85: 1 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting2 of 85: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing12 of 85: 8 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score16th

85 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · acting2000s31 · 30 acting · 2 crew2010s29 · 28 acting · 2 crew2020s15 · 9 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 6% of 36 roles
961116

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 Joel David Moore's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 45; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 62 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th20

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 62 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

The Hottie & the Nottie (2008)

80th percentile spread · 83% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Avatar (2009)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 38. 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 Joel David Moore's work okay for kids?

Across up to 26 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles35–80 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity26 titles15–59 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles49–86 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles33–58 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles12–70 · median 61 · 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 Joel David Moore work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel David Moore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Ross Jallet shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers