From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Justin Tyler Berfield (born February 25, 1986) is an American actor, writer and producer, best known for his portrayal as Malcolm's 2nd-oldest brother, Reese, in Malcolm in the Middle. He also starred on The WB sitcom Unhappily Ever After as Ross Malloy. As of 2010 Berfield is Chief Creative Officer of Virgin Produced which is a film and television development, packaging and production company announced in 2010 by the Virgin Group. Virgin Produced is based in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Justin Berfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 25, 1986 (40)
- Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Actor and producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Known for
What are Justin Berfield's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Timmy Blair in Mom, Can I Keep Her? (1998)
- Heroas Bobby Taylor in The Kid with X-ray Eyes (1999)
- Tricksteras Reese in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
- Tricksteras Danny Hughes in Who's Your Daddy? (2002)
- Allyas Reese in Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet4
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 Justin Berfield's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Justin Berfield'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
23 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
Sons of Tucson(2010)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
An Invisible Sign(2010)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Blonde Ambition(2007)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Romance & Cigarettes(2005)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Who's Your Daddy?(2002)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Kim Possible(2002)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Max Keeble's Big Move(2001)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Nightmare Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Fairly OddParents(2001)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Malcolm in the Middle(2000)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Invisible Mom II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Kid with X-ray Eyes(1999)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Mom, Can I Keep Her?(1998)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Unhappily Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Boys Are Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Hardball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Good Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Mommies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Career shape
Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 1993 to 2026.
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.
How do Justin Berfield's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 13th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 35. 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 Justin Berfield's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Justin Berfield work with?
People who share at least 2 of Justin Berfield's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Felts shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Fred Olen RayShared titles: The Kid with X-ray Eyes (1999), Mom, Can I Keep Her? (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Olen Ray
Writers
- Sean O'BannonShared titles: The Kid with X-ray Eyes (1999), Mom, Can I Keep Her? (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Sean O'Bannon
Actors
- Bryan CranstonShared titles: Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair (2026), Malcolm in the Middle (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Bryan Cranston
- Christopher MastersonShared titles: Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair (2026), Malcolm in the Middle (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Masterson
- Frankie MunizShared titles: Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair (2026), Malcolm in the Middle (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Frankie Muniz
- Jane KaczmarekShared titles: Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair (2026), Malcolm in the Middle (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Jane Kaczmarek
Producers
- Jason FeltsShared titles: Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules (2022), An Invisible Sign (2010), Blonde Ambition (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Jason Felts
- Joe SimpsonShared titles: Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules (2022), Blonde Ambition (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Simpson
- Jana EdelbaumShared titles: An Invisible Sign (2010), Romance & Cigarettes (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Jana Edelbaum
- Alison SemenzaShared titles: The Kid with X-ray Eyes (1999), Mom, Can I Keep Her? (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Alison Semenza
Mixed roles
- Andrew StevensShared titles: The Kid with X-ray Eyes (1999), Mom, Can I Keep Her? (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Stevens
