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Sullivan Jones

Actor · Born November 6, 1990 (35) · San Rafael, California, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Sullivan was born and raised in the San Francisco, Bay Area. In college, he played basketball and majored in Theater at Brown University, before transferring to the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. Sullivan's breakout came in the 2019 Off-Broadway production of "Slave Play" at New York Theater Workshop. Directed by Robert O'Hara and written by Jeremy O. Harris, "Slave Play" eventually transferred to Broadway and was nominated for 13 Tony awards. Since then, Sullivan has appeared in TV series for Netflix, Hulu, HBO, FX, Amazon and in feature films for A24 and Sony.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 6, 1990 (35)
From
San Rafael, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Sullivan Jones' films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Morality
22%
Bonds
19%
Society
11%
Power
7%
Ideas
7%
Parenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4
Herald
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Tense
4
Contemplative
3
Warm
2
Dread
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Sullivan Jones' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sullivan Jones' 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

19 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Moodswing Whiskey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mikel Stevenson

  • Interior Chinatown(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Detective Miles Turner

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Elsbeth(2024)

    Show 9 episodes · as Cameron Clayden

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Big George Foreman(2023)

    as Muhammad Ali

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • 18½(2021)

    as Barry

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Gilded Age(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · as Thomas Fortune

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Harlem(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · as Jameson Royce

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Surrogate(2020)

    as Aaron

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • False Positive(2021)

    as Bryon

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Halston(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ed Austin

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Critter Fixers: Country Vets(2020)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Wu-Tang: An American Saga(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Officer Steven Marcus

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Looming Tower(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Floyd Bennet

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Fight(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Blake Masters

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Atlanta(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Everette Tillman

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • We Bare Bears(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as MJ Ward

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • LOVE: As You Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Orlando

  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Alonzo

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Big George Foreman (2023)

$6M worldwide

Highest rated

The Looming Tower (2018)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Harlem (2021)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 18: 18 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s10 · acting

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

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2024, 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 Sullivan Jones' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

18½ (2021)

74th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Looming Tower (2018)

Midcredits 90th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 59. 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 Sullivan Jones' work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Sullivan Jones work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sullivan Jones' MovieCove titles; John Magaro shares the most, 2.