John Kellogg Hodgman (born June 3, 1971) is an American actor, author and humorist. In addition to his published written works, such as The Areas of My Expertise and More Information Than You Require, he is known for his personification of a PC in contrast to Justin Long's personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign, and for his correspondent work on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. His writings have been published in One Story (to which he contributed the debut story), The Paris Review, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Wired and The New York Times Magazine, for which he is editor of the humor section. He contributes to Public Radio International’s This American Life, and CBC Radio One’s Wiretap. His first book and accompanying audio narration, The Areas of My Expertise, a satirical tongue-in-cheek almanac which actually contains almost no factual information, was published in 2005. His second book, More Information Than You Require, went on sale October 21, 2008. Hodgman was the headline speaker at the 2009 Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 3, 1971 (55)
- Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
- Actor, also director and writer
- 38 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
What are John Hodgman's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Mentor: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Mentoras Gary Voonerjab in 3rd Street Blackout (2015)
- Mentoras Dicktown - Mystery of the Controversial Cosplay characters in Cake (2019)
- Heroas John Hunchman in Dicktown (2020)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet11
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical2
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 John Hodgman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Rick and Morty (2013) · actor
- Adventure Time (2010) · actor
- Coraline (2009) · actor
- Flight of the Conchords (2007) · actor
- The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023) · actor
- The Knick (2014) · actor
- Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020) · actor
- Bored to Death (2009) · actor
- Class Action Park (2020) · actor
Subscription and free streaming for John Hodgman'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
48 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Dinner Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Muppets Take Scripthatten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Skeleton Crew(2024)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Frog and Toad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Up Here(2023)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Poker Face(2023)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Hamster & Gretel(2022)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Ghosts(2021)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Class Action Park(2020)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Dicktown(2020)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Cake(2019)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Minecraft: Story Mode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Summer Camp Island(2018)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
DuckTales(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Tick(2016)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
HarmonQuest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Blindspot(2015)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
3rd Street Blackout(2015)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Pitch Perfect 2(2015)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Red Oaks(2014)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Learning to Drive(2014)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Knick(2014)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Mozart in the Jungle(2014)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Married(2014)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Rick and Morty(2013)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Wander Over Yonder(2013)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
CODEFELLAS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
John Hodgman: RAGNAROK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Movie 43(2013)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Arthur(2011)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Adventure Time(2010)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all showsFantasia in Best Show Minor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Invention of Lying(2009)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Bored to Death(2009)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Archer(2009)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Community(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Parks and Recreation(2009)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Coraline(2009)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Baby Mama(2008)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Flight of the Conchords(2007)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
30 Rock(2006)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
They Might Be Giants: Venue Songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Battlestar Galactica(2004)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Venture Bros.(2003)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles from 2004 to 2025; peak year 2008.
Film career
Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
Billing
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 John Hodgman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up21
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 38 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved14
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 38. 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 John Hodgman's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.
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 John Hodgman work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Hodgman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Rees shares the most, 2.
Actors
- David ReesShared titles: Dicktown (2020), Cake (2019)See all 2 shared titles with David Rees
- Jon GlaserShared titles: Dicktown (2020), It Started as a Joke (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Glaser
- Jenny SlateShared titles: Married (2014), Bored to Death (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Jenny Slate
Producers
- Susan LeberShared titles: 3rd Street Blackout (2015), Learning to Drive (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Susan Leber
Mixed roles
- D'Arcy CardenShared titles: I'm 'George Lucas': A Connor Ratliff Story (2024), Cake (2019)See all 2 shared titles with D'Arcy Carden
