
Lee Thompson Young
Actor · Died August 19, 2013, aged 29 · Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Lee Thompson Young (February 1, 1984 - August 19, 2013) was an American actor. He is best remembered for his roles as the title character on the Disney Channel television series The Famous Jett Jackson, Chris Comer in the movie Friday Night Lights, and Boston police detective Barry Frost on the TNT police drama series Rizzoli & Isles (2010–14).
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 1, 1984
- August 19, 2013 (aged 29)
- Columbia, South Carolina, USA
- Actor
- 15 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Lee Thompson Young's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Sam Sterling in Johnny Tsunami (1999)
- Heroas Jett Jackson in Jett Jackson: The Movie (2001)
- Heroas Silverstone in Jett Jackson: The Movie (2001)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Lee Thompson Young's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Lee Thompson Young'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
22 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

Rizzoli & Isles(2010)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
The Good Guys(2010)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Flashforward(2009)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Mano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

The Hills Have Eyes 2(2007)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Akeelah and the Bee(2006)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
South Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

Friday Night Lights(2004)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Kevin Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Jake 2.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Smallville(2001)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Scrubs(2001)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Philly(2001)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
The Guardian(2001)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
The Proud Family(2001)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Jett Jackson: The Movie(2001)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Johnny Tsunami(1999)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Jersey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

The Famous Jett Jackson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Career shape
Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles from 1998 to 2010; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office
Friday Night Lights (2004)

Highest rated
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Most popular right now
Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
Film career
Peak 2007 · 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.
- 1999Screen debut· Johnny Tsunami
- 2010Career best· Rizzoli & Isles
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 Lee Thompson Young's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 46. 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 Lee Thompson Young'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.