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Jayson Warner Smith

Jayson Warner Smith

Actor · Born March 10, 1985 (41) · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Atlanta native Jayson Warner Smith is an actor in film, television and theatre. He started in theatre at age nine and since that time, Jayson has been in a play a TV show or a film every year of his life. "It's just always been what I was best at and what I really loved to do." "Nothing made me happier than collaborating with other artists to create something new."

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 10, 1985 (41)
From
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 41 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 73% in 30 days

What are Jayson Warner Smith's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller 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
Survival
35%
Bonds
21%
Society
14%
Power
11%
Morality
8%
Self
7%
Ideas
4%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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 6 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
7
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
2
Cold
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Jayson Warner Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jayson Warner Smith'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

41 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Student Film: The Movie(2026)

    as Provost Murphy

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Song Sung Blue(2025)

    as Earl / TCB

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • American Deadbolt(2025)

    as Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Half Baked: Totally High(2024)

    as Detective Brown

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Pulp Modern: Die Laughing(2024)

    as Mitch Forsyth

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Chipper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Reese

  • You're Killing Me(2023)

    as Joel Murphy

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Emancipation(2022)

    as Captain John Lyons

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Tulsa King(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Walden Eustice

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Where the Crawdads Sing(2022)

    as Deputy Perdue

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Candy(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as DA O'Connell

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil to Pay(2019)

    as Wade Runion

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Outer Banks(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Coroner Charlie

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Only(2019)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Rest Stop. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mitch Forsyth

  • Billionaire Boys Club(2018)

    as Investor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • St. Agatha(2018)

    as Mary's Dad

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Salvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Thank You for Your Service(2017)

    as Receptionist at a Veterans Affairs Office

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • American Made(2017)

    as Bill Cooper (Snowbird #1)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Book of Love(2016)

    as Uncle Glen

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Christine(2016)

    as Mitch

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Birth of a Nation(2016)

    as Earl Fowler

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • I Saw the Light(2015)

    as Hank Snow

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • 99 Homes(2014)

    as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mississippi Grind(2015)

    as Clifford

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Heavy Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mickey

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(2013)

    as Guy with Knife in Head

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Robotech: Love Live Alive(2013)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlton

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Rectify(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · as Wendall Jelks

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • 42(2013)

    as White Gas Station Attendant

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Coma(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as ER Doctor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Footloose(2011)

    as Officer Herb

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Walking Dead(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Gavin

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Joneses(2009)

    as Maitre d'

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Vampire Diaries(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dean

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The People v. Leo Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as William Smith / Narrator

  • The Way of War(2009)

    as Seven

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Fatwa(2006)

    as Teacher

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Something's In There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

St. Agatha (2018)

$1.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Christine (2016)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Mississippi Grind (2015)

Film career

20062026

Peak 2016 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting41 of 41: 40 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing1 of 41: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
0919

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jayson Warner Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Student Film: The Movie (2026)

99th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

42 (2013)

Midcredits 94th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 47. 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 Jayson Warner Smith'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 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 39 · 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 Jayson Warner Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jayson Warner Smith's MovieCove titles; John R. Carter shares the most, 2.