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Robert Ben Garant

Robert Ben Garant

Actor, writer, director and producer · Born September 14, 1970 (56) · Cookeville, Tennessee, USA

Robert Ben Garant (born September 14, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer. He is known for his work on Reno 911!, in which he plays Deputy Travis Junior, and for being a cast member on the MTV sketch comedy series The State. Garant and writing partner, actor Thomas Lennon have written several successful screenplays together, including the Night at the Museum films. Garant and Thomas Lennon created and starred in a 2010 sitcom pilot for NBC called The Strip. However, in May 2010 it was announced that NBC had decided not to order it as a series. Later in 2010, Garant and Lennon created a pilot for FX called USS Alabama, a sci-fi/comedy set a thousand years in the future, aboard a United Nations Peacekeeping spaceship. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Garant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 14, 1970 (56)
From
Cookeville, Tennessee, USA
Works as
Actor, writer, director and producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 43 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 63 days to Oct 26Up 20% in 30 days

What are Robert Ben Garant's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
36%
Self
25%
Morality
15%
Society
15%
Survival
6%
Power
2%
Ideas
2%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 7 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 15

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
12
Joyful
12
Warm
7
Thrilling
7
Tense
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1
  • 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 Robert Ben Garant's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Ben Garant'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

43 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist(2022)

    Characters · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Bob's Burgers Movie(2022)

    as Critter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Reno 911! Defunded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Creator · as Deputy Travis Junior

  • Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon(2021)

    Director · Characters · Executive Producer · Writer · as Deputy Travis Junior

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

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

    Producer · Writer

  • Reno 911! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 25 episodes · Creator · as Deputy Travis Junior

  • Raising Buchanan(2019)

    as Lancaster Guy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Baywatch(2017)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Veil(2016)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Bajillion Dollar Propertie$(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · Director · as Gio

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer(2015)

    as Studio Security

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Odd Couple(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb(2014)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Jessabelle(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Rocky and Bullwinkle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Screenplay · as Narrator (voice)

  • Mr. Peabody & Sherman(2014)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer · as Egyptian Spectator / Italian Peasant #1 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hell Baby(2013)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Father Sebastian

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Bunk(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Key and Peele(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Person at People Park #2

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • All Star Bowling Trick Shots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · as Pig-Pen

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Critter (voice) · as Mitchell (voice) · as Torpedo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Monkey Mischief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • Archer(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Rudi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian(2009)

    Characters · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • 3Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Balls of Fury(2007)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Reno 911!: Miami(2007)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Deputy Travis Junior

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Living with Lew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Night at the Museum(2006)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Let's Go to Prison(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas(2006)

    as Campus Cop

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Herbie: Fully Loaded(2005)

    Screenplay · Story · as Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Pacifier(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Taxi(2004)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Reno 911! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 88 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Deputy Travis Junior

  • Viva Variety (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show Creator

  • The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Various

  • The State(1993)

    Show 24 episodes · Writer · as Various Characters

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • I'm Your Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay · as Party Attendee with Mohawk

  • MTV: The State, Skits and Stickers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Casket Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles, 41 of them dated from 1992 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Night at the Museum (2006)

$574M worldwide

Highest rated

The State (1993)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Baywatch (2017)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 43: 15 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thDirecting9 of 43: 1 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndWriting21 of 43: 10 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thProducing7 of 43: 0 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stOther crew5 of 43: 1 only other crew, 4 with another role

43 titles, 16 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · 3 acting · 2 crew2000s15 · 7 acting · 11 crew2010s16 · 12 acting · 9 crew2020s6 · 4 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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.

How do Robert Ben Garant's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 18 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 18

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Raising Buchanan (2019)

92nd percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

The State (1993)

Midcredits 91st · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 37. 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 Robert Ben Garant's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles35–64 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles15–68 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles21–74 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles7–52 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles9–49 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Robert Ben Garant work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Ben Garant's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Thomas Lennon shares the most, 17.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers