Matt Long

Actor · Born May 18, 1980 (46) · Winchester, Kentucky, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matthew Clayton "Matt" Long (born May 18, 1980) is an American actor. He played the teenaged Jack McCallister on Jack & Bobby, the younger Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider, and Tyler Prince in Sydney White. Long was born in Winchester, Kentucky. He has one younger sibling, Zac. He attended Western Kentucky University where he met his wife, Lora Chaffins. He was also a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. After graduation, Long moved to New York City where he worked as an actor throughout various theaters. He now resides in Hollywood, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Long, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

What are Matt Long's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

28%

Bonds

24%

Morality

23%

Society

11%

Survival

8%

Power

6%

Purpose4 Romantic love2 Community3 Obsession2 Betrayal2 Family bonds2 Survival2 Greed2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero

3 of 7

Herald

2 of 7

Trickster

1 of 7

Ally

1 of 7

Show the 7 roles

Heraldas Jack McCallister in Jack & Bobby (2004)
Heroas Dave Ford in Deceit (2006)
Heraldas Tyler in Sydney White (2007)
Heroas Mike Donaldson in Homecoming (2009)
Tricksteras Dr. Kyle Sommer in Helix (2014)
Allyas Ben Andrews in Christmas Joy (2018)
Heroas Malcolm in The Stars Between Us (2026)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

5

Hopeful

5

Melancholic

6

Dread

3

Romantic

2

Other

9

How their films linger

Hopeful5 Feel-good3 Unsettling3 Bittersweet2 Fun2 Wistful3

How their films end · 4 with a twist

Happy3
Bittersweet4
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 Matt Long's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Sony Pictures Core2 titles, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Long'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

24 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Stars Between Us(2026)
as Malcolm
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Tracker(2024)
Show 1 episode · as US Marshal Jeremy Boyd
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Christmas Joy(2018)
as Ben Andrews
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Manifest(2018)
Show 51 episodes · as Zeke Landon
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
All the Creatures Were Stirring(2018)
as Eric
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Graves(2016)
Show 1 episode · as Jesse Enright
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Timeless(2016)
Show 1 episode · as Ryan Millerson
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Woodshed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Isaac
Helix(2014)
Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Kyle Sommer
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Lucky 7(2013)
Show 8 episodes · as Matt Korzak
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
Gilded Lilys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as John Kidd
The Newsroom(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Brad
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
17th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Jimmy Travers
Love Bites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 3 episodes · as Matt
The Deep End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 6 episodes · as Dylan Hewitt
Homecoming(2009)
as Mike Donaldson
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Reflections (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Nathan
Private Practice(2007)
Show 10 episodes · as James Peterson
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Sydney White(2007)
as Tyler Prince
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Mad Men(2007)
Show 7 episodes · as Joey Baird
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Secrets of a Small Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 1 episode · as Chad Wilson
Ghost Rider(2007)
as Young Johnny Blaze
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Deceit(2006)
as Dave Ford
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Jack & Bobby(2004)
Show 22 episodes · as Jack McCallister
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 92^nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 2004 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Ghost Rider (2007)

$229M worldwide

Highest rated

Jack & Bobby (2004)

Midcredits 79^th

Film career

MilestoneNomination

20042026

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

2007Screen debut· Ghost Rider
2007Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Mad Men

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting24 of 24 · 51^st

By decade

2000s9 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 5 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2011, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama 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.

How do Matt Long's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22^nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

37^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

76^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

75^th and up4
50^th to 74^th5
25^th to 49^th3
Below 25^th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved2
Crowd Pleaser7
Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Deceit (2006)

80^th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mad Men (2007)

Midcredits 98^th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 36. 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 Matt Long's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films

Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 32 · mild

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