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Jake Johnson

Jake Johnson

25 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jake Johnson is an American actor who got his start in sketch comedy and playwriting before becoming known for television comedy. Born in Evanston, Illinois, in 1978, he grew up in Winnetka and wrote a play while in Iowa City that helped get him into NYU's Dramatic Writing Department; his play Cousins was produced off-Broadway. After forming the sketch group The Midwesterners in New York, he moved to Los Angeles and began landing small film and TV roles. He appeared in Paper Heart (2009), Ceremony (2010), and Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), then starred as Nick Miller on New Girl from 2011 to 2018, a role that brought him a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination in 2013. His later films include Jurassic World (2015), Win It All (2017), and Tag (2018), and he voiced Peter B. Parker in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and its sequel. Self Reliance was his first feature as director.

48years old

Turns 49 on May 28in 227 days

  • Born Evanston
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
25
Career span
21 years2005 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A change of course

    Johnson formed a sketch comedy group called The Midwesterners while he was in New York, and their material and style were modeled after HBO's Mr. Show with Bob and David.

  2. A change of course

    After Johnson moved to Los Angeles, he made a living waiting tables and working as a production assistant. In 2007, Bob Odenkirk produced the TBS mini-show Derek and Simon: The Show, which gave Johnson a steadier role.

  3. Behind the camera

    In 2023, Jake Johnson made his directorial debut with the film Self Reliance, stepping behind the camera for the first time in his career.

Jake Johnson movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2018 Action, Adventure, Animationas Peter B. Parkervoice

    IMDb rating 8.4817K votes

  2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023 Action, Adventure, Animationas Peter B. Parkervoice

    IMDb rating 8.5553K votes

  3. Let's Be Cops2014as Ryan

    IMDb rating 6.4145K votes

  4. Jurassic World2015as Lowery

    IMDb rating 6.9738K votes

  5. The Mummy2017as Chris Vail

    IMDb rating 5.4225K votes

  6. Safety Not Guaranteed2012as Jeff

    IMDb rating 6.9136K votes

  7. Tag2018as Randy 'Chilli' Cilliano

    IMDb rating 6.5164K votes

  8. Drinking Buddies2013as Luke

    IMDb rating 6.163K votes

Most often with

Joe Swanberg directed three of these films, Colin Trevorrow two and Josh Greenbaum two. Anna Kendrick appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Anna Kendrick, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Anna KendrickAubrey Plaza, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Aubrey PlazaSteve Berg, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Steve BergJude Swanberg, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jude SwanbergPatton Oswalt, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Patton OswaltOscar Isaac, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Oscar IsaacJoe SwanbergDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Joe SwanbergColin TrevorrowDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Colin TrevorrowJosh GreenbaumDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Josh Greenbaum

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Box office

What Jake Johnson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$4.1 billion

17 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 25 films: 17 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 4 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

Jurassic World2015as Lowery$1.7 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Jurassic World2015as Lowery
    $1.7B41.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023as Peter B. Parker (voice)
    $691M17.0% of the total
  3. 3
    The Mummy2017as Chris Vail
    $409M10.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2018as Peter B. Parker (voice)
    $395M9.7% of the total
  5. 5
    21 Jump Street2012as Principal Dadier
    $202M4.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Smurfs: The Lost Village2017as Grouchy (voice)
    $197M4.8% of the total
  7. 7
    No Strings Attached2011as Eli
    $149M3.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Let's Be Cops2014as Ryan
    $137M3.4% of the total
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016), $77.1 millionTag (2018), $75.1 millionA Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011), $36.2 millionGoal! The Dream Begins (2005), $27.6 millionSafety Not Guaranteed (2012), $4.4 millionPaper Heart (2009), $1.3 millionDrinking Buddies (2013), $343,341Ceremony (2010), $22,270The Pretty One (2013), $13,769

$222 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total

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