Matt Hobby

Actor · Born January 18, 1985 (41) · United States

Matt Hobby is an American actor and comedian, known for his portrayals of Pastor Jeff Difford in Young Sheldon, Philip in the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire, Rudy Truitt in Hart of Dixie and Pat Landy in The Grinder.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: January 18, 1985 (41)
From: United States
Works as: Actor
Titles: 11 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 6% in 30 days

What are Matt Hobby's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

44%

Bonds

21%

Morality

21%

Ideas

9%

Power

5%

Family bonds2 Identity2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

3

Absurd

3

Warm

2

Contemplative

1

Melancholic

1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 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 Matt Hobby's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Hobby'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

12 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage(2024)
Show 8 episodes · as Pastor Jeff
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Justine(2019)
as Superstore Greeter
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Emperor's Newest Clothes(2018)
as Tailor
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Triple Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Actor
Young Sheldon(2017)
Show 45 episodes · as Jeff Difford
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Spaghettiman(2016)
as Pot Doctor
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Grinder(2015)
Show 5 episodes · as Pat Landy
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Fresh Off the Boat(2015)
Show 1 episode · as Kurt
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Mom(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Chip
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Host
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Hart of Dixie(2011)
Show 10 episodes · as Rudy Truitt
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Boardwalk Empire(2010)
Show 2 episodes · as Phillip
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 70^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 2010 to 2024.

Highest rated

Young Sheldon (2017)

Midcredits 78^th

Film career

2011Screen debut· Hart of Dixie

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting12 of 12 · 68^th

By decade

2010s11 · acting2020s1 · 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.