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Jaeden Martell

Jaeden Martell

Actor, also producer · Born January 4, 2003 (23) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Critics Choice Award nominee

Jaeden Martell (né Lieberher; born January 4, 2003) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, with roles in the comedy drama St. Vincent (2014) and science fiction film Midnight Special (2016). His performance in St. Vincent earned him a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. After playing the title character in the drama The Book of Henry (2017), Martell's breakthrough came with his portrayal of Bill Denbrough in the supernatural horror films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019). This led to further leading roles in horror films, such as The Lodge (2019) and Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022). Martell had a supporting role in Rian Johnson's mystery comedy Knives Out (2019). Venturing into projects with more mature themes, he played a reserved teenager accused of murder in the Apple TV+ miniseries Defending Jacob (2020). He has since starred in the comedy films Metal Lords (2022) and Y2K (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jaeden Martell licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
January 4, 2003 (23)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 32 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 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Jaeden Martell's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
27%
Self
23%
Morality
17%
Survival
17%
Society
11%
Power
4%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 6

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 5

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 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 12 · 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 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3

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 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 9

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 10 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 10
Trickster
2 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
5
Melancholic
8
Hopeful
6
Warm
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Jaeden Martell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jaeden Martell'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

32 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Our Hero, Balthazar(2025)

    Producer · as Balthazar

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Road Rash Idea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Chocolate Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Dennis

  • Out of Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Cameron

  • Y2K(2024)

    as Eli

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Arcadian(2024)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Harrigan's Phone(2022)

    as Craig

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Metal Lords(2022)

    as Kevin Schlieb

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Calls(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Defending Jacob(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jacob Barber

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Lodge(2019)

    as Aidan

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The True Adventures of Wolfboy(2019)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Knives Out(2019)

    as Jacob Thrombey

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Low Tide(2019)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • It: Chapter Two(2019)

    as Young Bill Denbrough

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Barry(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Older John Berkman Jr.

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Losers' Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Bill Denbrough

  • It(2017)

    as Bill Denbrough

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Book of Henry(2017)

    as Henry Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Walter

  • The Confirmation(2016)

    as Anthony

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Midnight Special(2016)

    as Alton Meyer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Aloha(2015)

    as Mitchell Woodside

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • St. Vincent(2014)

    as Oliver Bronstein

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Playing It Cool(2014)

    as 6 Year Old Me

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Masters of Sex(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · as Johnny Masters

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Grief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Child

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Junior (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Blood on the Promontory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Dirty Finger Nails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Boy in the Iron Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Tunnels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles, 28 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

It (2017)

$720M worldwide

Highest rated

It (2017)

Midcredits 89th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20052026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting31 of 32: 30 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting1 of 32: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 32: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 32: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s11 · 10 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 31% of 16 roles
1419

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.

Awards

Nominated for a Critics Choice Award in 2015, Best Young Actor/Actress.

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 Jaeden Martell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Y2K (2024)

54th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Knives Out (2019)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 52. 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 Jaeden Martell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles34–85 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles11–55 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles32–86 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles26–64 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles23–86 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Jaeden Martell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jaeden Martell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andy Muschietti shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers