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Brad James

Brad James

Actor, also producer · Born July 7, 1981 (45) · Georgia, USA

Former US Marine Brad James is an American actor, born on July 7th 1981. James is best known for his role as Todd in the sitcom Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse. He has also appeared in Champion Road (2008), Champion Road: Arena (2010), Prisoners (2013), When It Comes Around (2018), His, Hers & the Truth (2019), A Chestnut Family Christmas (2021), Girlfriendship (2022), The Christmas Detective (2023) and Shirley (2024), as well as numerous Television roles in series such as Teen Wolf.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 7, 1981 (45)
From
Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 50 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 16% in 30 days

What are Brad James' films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Romance3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Romance movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Family 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
45%
Self
25%
Morality
10%
Society
8%
Survival
7%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 19 · Stylized 1 · 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 11 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 17 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 10 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 10
Shapeshifter
2 of 10
Trickster
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
11
Tense
9
Warm
9
Melancholic
8
Joyful
7
Other
21

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Brad James' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brad James' 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

50 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • Girl in the Garage: The Laura Cowan Story(2025)

    as Shabazz

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Nothing Even Matters(2024)

    as Travis Boyd

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Christmas in the Friendly Skies(2024)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shirley(2024)

    as Huey Newton

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Derek 'Oak' Oakley

  • He Who Findeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Daniel

  • Dashing Through the Snow(2023)

    as Theo Garrick

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A New Orleans Noel(2022)

    as Anthony Brown

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Girlfriendship(2022)

    as Dr. Kareem Benjamin

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Pictionary(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Single Not Searching(2022)

    as Tim

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sons 2 the Grave(2022)

    as R.D.

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Love We Had(2022)

    as Anthony Stevenson

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Chestnut Family Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Malcolm Butler

  • Johnson(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephan

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Outer Banks(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Agent Bratcher

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • His, Hers & the Truth(2019)

    Producer · as Alan

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Miracles Are For Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Associate Producer · as Saul

  • The Morning After: Part One(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A House Divided(2019)

    Show 36 episodes · as Cameran Sanders JR

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Other Side(2018)

    as Allen

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • When It Comes Around(2018)

    as Dexter

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Walk Away from Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Ray

  • Superstition(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Calvin Hastings

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • For the Love of Christmas(2016)

    as Owen Cotton

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Merry Christmas, Baby(2015)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • What Love Will Make You Do(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Choice(2016)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Make Time 4 Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sean

  • Zodiac Sign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Antonio

  • Skinned(2015)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Comeback Dad(2014)

    as Spence

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Daddy's Home(2014)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love the One You're With(2014)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Marry Me for Christmas(2013)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Prisoners(2013)

    as Officer Carter

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Devious Maids(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby D

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia(2013)

    as Prentiss

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Parental Guidance(2012)

    as Rookie Cop

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 135 episodes · as Todd

  • Hart of Dixie(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Vince

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Osiris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Osiris

  • Teen Wolf(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Vice Principal

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Champion Road: Arena(2010)

    as John Merser

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Vampire Diaries(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Tow Truck Driver

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Champion Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jonathan Merser

  • One Tree Hill(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Guy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Kounterfeit(1996)

    as Contact #2

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Doorways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Soul Mate Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Vincent Fitzgerald

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles, 48 of them dated from 1996 to 2025; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

The Choice (2016)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

The Choice (2016)

Midcredits 60th

Film career

19962025

Peak 2012 · 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.

  • 2011Screen debut· Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
  • 2012First film· Parental Guidance

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting49 of 50: 47 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thProducing3 of 50: 1 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s28 · 27 acting · 3 crew2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · 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.

How do Brad James' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 38 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive12
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

What Love Will Make You Do (2015)

99th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Prisoners (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 37. 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 Brad James work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brad James' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Victoria Rowell shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles