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Jack De Sena

Jack De Sena

Actor · Born December 6, 1987 (38) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

John Patrick De Sena (born December 6, 1987) is an American actor. He is best known for his voice roles of Sokka on the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005 - 2008) and Prince Callum on the Netflix series The Dragon Prince (2018 - 2024). He was also a regular performer in the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That from 2002 to 2005. Since January 19, 2016, DeSena and his longtime friend Chris W. Smith have been creating and starring in comedy sketches on their YouTube channel "Chris and Jack".

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 6, 1987 (38)
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 37 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 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Jack De Sena's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
45%
Bonds
31%
Society
10%
Power
6%
Survival
5%
Morality
4%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 7
Mentor
2 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
7
Hopeful
7
Joyful
7
Warm
5
Tense
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Jack De Sena's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Jack De Sena'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

37 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Elephant in the Room(2025)

    as Ansel

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Need It Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Jack

  • Me, Myself & the Void(2023)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Lego Monkie Kid: The Emperor's Wrath(2023)

    as MK (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Save the Watermelon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Agent 17

  • LEGO Monkie Kid: Embrace Your Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as MK (voice)

  • Too Late(2021)

    as David Zeller

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • LEGO Monkie Kid: Revenge of the Spider Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as MK(voice)

  • Monkie Kid(2020)

    Show 34 episodes · as MK (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Future Ex-Girlfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Phil

  • Lego Monkie Kid: A Hero Is Born(2020)

    as MK (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • They Won't Last (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Alex

  • The Dragon Prince(2018)

    Show 63 episodes · as Callum (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Abduction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Alien

  • Groundhog Daying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Creator · as Jack

  • Perfect Timing Villain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · as Shannon

  • The Veil(2016)

    as Christian

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The White Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Producer · as Mysterious Man

  • Movies in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as The CORPLOX Race

  • 100 Things to Do Before High School(2015)

    Show 25 episodes · as Mr. Roberts

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • 100 Things to Do Before High School(2014)

    as Mr. Roberts

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time(2014)

    as Robin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Sam & Cat(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Host of Texting Competition

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Veep(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Hayden

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • House of Lies(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruce

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Battleground(2012)

    Show as Cole Graner

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Dorm Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 46 episodes · Actor

  • Bending Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sokka (voice)

  • School Time Shipping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sokka (voice)

  • Swamp Skiin' Throwdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sokka (voice)

  • The Wild(2006)

    as Eze (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender(2005)

    Show 61 episodes · as Sokka (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Batman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Olsen (voice)

  • Grounded for Life(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • All That(1994)

    Show 64 episodes · as Regular Performer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Dragon King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Prince Callum (Voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles, 34 of them dated from 1994 to 2024; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

The Wild (2006)

$102M worldwide

Highest rated

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19942024

Peak 2015 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 35: 30 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thDirecting4 of 35: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting2 of 35: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 35: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 35: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

35 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s14 · 14 acting · 3 crew2020s10 · 10 acting · 2 crew

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 Jack De Sena's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Lego Monkie Kid: A Hero Is Born (2020)

96th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 81, 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 Jack De Sena's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 19 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jack De Sena work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack De Sena's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sarah Harper shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles