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JR Esposito

JR Esposito

Actor · Born July 13, 1971 (55) · USA

JR Esposito was born on 13 July 1971 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Barbarian (2022), A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) and Memory (2022). He has been married to Natasha Roth since 20 June 2015.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 13, 1971 (55)
From
USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 12% in 30 days

What are JR Esposito's films like?

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

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th 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
Bonds
49%
Survival
25%
Power
9%
Self
7%
Morality
7%
Society
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Warm
3
Hopeful
4
Thrilling
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3

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 JR Esposito's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for JR Esposito'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

26 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • An Alpine Holiday(2025)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • A Keller Christmas Vacation(2025)

    as Trey

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Strangers: Chapter 2(2025)

    as Dr. Tate

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Toxic Avenger(2023)

    as J.R. Gile, reporting live!

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Map That Leads to You(2025)

    as Travis

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The World Will Tremble(2025)

    as Rukowski

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Groomsmen: First Look(2024)

    as Mr. Otto

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Subservience(2024)

    as Kobol Supervisor (Human)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Young Woman and the Sea(2024)

    as Coney Island Cop

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Strangers: Chapter 1(2024)

    as Dr. Tate

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Air Force One Down(2024)

    as Senior Staffer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • An American in Austen(2024)

    as Taxi Driver

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Joyeux Noel(2023)

    as TV Reporter

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • A Very Venice Romance(2023)

    as Dr. Higgins

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • For Better or Worse(2023)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Story Christmas(2022)

    as Elf

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Barbarian(2022)

    as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Memory(2022)

    as Ballard

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Doom: Annihilation(2019)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Pandora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as The Courier

  • Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy(2018)

    Casting · Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • 211(2018)

    as Parking Enforcer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Crystal Inferno(2017)

    as James (as J.R. Esposito)

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Absentia(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Paramedic

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Crystal Skulls(2014)

    as Colonel Bailey

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Apocalypse Pompeii(2014)

    as Smith

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 2014 to 2025; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Barbarian (2022)

$46M worldwide

Highest rated

Barbarian (2022)

Midcredits 79th

Film career

20142025

Peak 2025 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting24 of 26: 24 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdOther crew2 of 26: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s8 · 6 acting · 2 crew2020s18 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
1424

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 JR Esposito's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

For Better or Worse (2023)

78th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Young Woman and the Sea (2024)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 44/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 27. 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.

Who does JR Esposito work with?

People who share at least 2 of JR Esposito's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Phillip J. Roth shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers