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Jimmy Tatro

Jimmy Tatro

Actor, director, producer and writer · Born February 16, 1992 (34) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Sundance award winner · Critics Choice Award nominee

James Richard Tatro (born February 16, 1992) is an American actor, comedian, writer and YouTube personality. He is the creator and star of the YouTube channel LifeAccordingToJimmy, which has over 3.4 million subscribers and 728 million video views. Tatro writes, produces and directs each of his video sketches with his friend, Christian A. Pierce. Tatro has appeared in Grown Ups 2, 22 Jump Street, Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland, Boo! A Madea Halloween, and Stuber, as well as the music video for the Lil Dicky song "Freaky Friday". He also starred in the first season of the true-crime mockumentary American Vandal as Dylan Maxwell, which garnered him critical acclaim and a Critics Choice Award nomination. From 2021 to 2023, Tatro had a leading role as Connor on the ABC sitcom Home Economics. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jimmy Tatro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
February 16, 1992 (34)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, director, producer and writer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 46 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 29% in 30 days

What are Jimmy Tatro's films like?

Usually the Trickster: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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.

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles
Trickster
4 of 10
Hero
2 of 10
Shadow
1 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Threshold guardian
1 of 10
Ally
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

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 Jimmy Tatro's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jimmy Tatro'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

46 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Animal Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • The Hawk(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Lance

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice(2026)

    as Jimmy Boy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Scream 7(2026)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • California King(2025)

    as Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • You're Cordially Invited(2025)

    as Dixon

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Xander

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Strays(2023)

    as Finn the Rottweiler (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Theater Camp(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Troy Rubinsky

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Machine(2023)

    as Young Bert

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules(2022)

    as Bill (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Afterparty(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Kleyes

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 14 episodes · as Hal

  • Monsters at Work(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Skyler (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Action #1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Brian

  • HouseBroken(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Trey (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Home Economics(2021)

    Show 42 episodes · Director · as Connor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Rumble(2021)

    as Lights Out McGinty (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Mighty Ones(2020)

    Show 80 episodes · as Leaf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Wolf of Snow Hollow(2020)

    as PJ Palfrey

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The King of Staten Island(2020)

    as Firefighter Savage

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Solar Opposites(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Boss / Brock (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Fast & Furious Spy Racers(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mitch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Bad Education(2019)

    as Jim Boy McCarden

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Stuber(2019)

    as Richie Sandusky

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Tacoma FD(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Charmed(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Gideon

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Smallfoot(2018)

    as Thorp (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Camp Manna(2018)

    as Clayton Vance

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Super Troopers 2(2018)

    as Lance Stonebreaker

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • American Vandal(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · as Dylan Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Guest Book(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Bodhi

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Real Bros of Simi Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Xander

  • Boo! A Madea Halloween(2016)

    as Sean

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • FML(2016)

    as Bobby Fellows

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Internet Famous(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland(2016)

    as Dick Dawg

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Angie Tribeca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Boneson

  • 22 Jump Street(2014)

    as Rooster

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Lucas Bros. Moving Co. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Grown Ups 2(2013)

    as Frat Boy

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bill

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Cool Kid #1 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Judgment Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Lifties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Actor

  • The People v. Gorilla Grodd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 8 episodes · as Gorilla Grodd

Career shape

Biggest box office

Smallfoot (2018)

$218M worldwide

Highest rated

American Vandal (2017)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Mighty Ones (2020)

Film career

20142025

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
1419

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. 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.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2018–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Sundance award, won · Ensemble
  2. 2018
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited 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.