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Jim Rash

Jim Rash

14 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jim Rash is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker who grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1994. He played Dean Craig Pelton on the sitcom Community from 2009 to 2015, earning a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination in 2012, and he had earlier screen roles in films such as Slackers (2002) and Sky High (2005). With his comedy partner Nat Faxon he moved into screenwriting, and their script for The Descendants (2011) won the Academy Award, the Independent Spirit Award, and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, along with nominations from BAFTA, the Golden Globes, and the Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The pair went on to write and direct The Way Way Back (2013) and Downhill (2020), and Rash has voiced characters in animated series including Mike Tyson Mysteries and the DuckTales reboot.

55years old

Turns 56 on July 15in 275 days

  • Born Charlotte
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • James Rash (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
14
Career span
22 years2002 to 2024

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Behind the camera

    With Nat Faxon, his comedy partner, Rash turned to screenwriting. Their script for The Descendants, drawn from a novel of that name, landed on the 2008 Black List of Hollywood's most popular unproduced scripts.

  2. Beyond film

    For the Adult Swim animated comedy Mike Tyson Mysteries, Rash provided the voice of the Marquess of Queensberry throughout all four seasons of the show.

Jim Rash 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. The Way Way Back2013 Comedy, Dramaas Lewis

    IMDb rating 7.4165K votes

  2. Fly Me to the Moon2024 Comedy, Romanceas Lance Vespertine

    IMDb rating 6.660K votes

  3. Bros2022as Robert

    IMDb rating 6.340K votes

  4. One Hour Photo2002as Amateur Porn Guy

    IMDb rating 6.8141K votes

  5. Slackers2002as Head T.A. Philip

    IMDb rating 5.316K votes

  6. The Nines2007as Game Night Guest

    IMDb rating 6.235K votes

  7. S1m0ne2002as Studio Executive #2

    IMDb rating 6.165K votes

  8. Long Weekend2021as Larry

    IMDb rating 6.22.3K votes

Most often with

Ben Falcone appears in three 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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Ben Falcone, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ben FalconeAllison Janney, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Allison JanneyJason Schwartzman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jason SchwartzmanMelissa McCarthy, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Melissa McCarthyWendi McLendon-Covey, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Wendi McLendon-CoveyYvette Nicole Brown, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Yvette Nicole Brown

Films together

  • Ben Falcone3 films together, 2007
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    • Cook-Off!2007IMDb rating 4.5Rash as Beauregard St. PompadeuxFalcone as Cameron Strang
    • Smiley Face2007IMDb rating 5.9Rash as Casting AssistantFalcone as Agent
    • The Nines2007IMDb rating 6.2Rash as Game Night GuestFalcone as Ben Falcone
  • Allison Janney2 films together, 2013 to 2020
    Allison Janney's page
  • Jason Schwartzman2 films together, 2002
    Jason Schwartzman's page
    • S1m0ne2002IMDb rating 6.1Rash as Studio Executive #2Schwartzman as Milton
    • Slackers2002IMDb rating 5.3Rash as Head T.A. PhilipSchwartzman as Ethan Dulles
  • Melissa McCarthy2 films together, 2007
    Melissa McCarthy's page
    • Cook-Off!2007IMDb rating 4.5Rash as Beauregard St. PompadeuxMcCarthy as Amber Strang
    • The Nines2007IMDb rating 6.2Rash as Game Night GuestMcCarthy as Margaret / Melissa / Mary
  • Wendi McLendon-Covey2 films together, 2007 to 2021
    Wendi McLendon-Covey's page
    • Long Weekend2021IMDb rating 6.2Rash as LarryMcLendon-Covey as Patricia
    • Cook-Off!2007IMDb rating 4.5Rash as Beauregard St. PompadeuxMcLendon-Covey as Pauline Solfest
  • Yvette Nicole Brown2 films together, 2014
    Yvette Nicole Brown's page
    • Harmontown2014IMDb rating 7.2Rash as HimselfBrown as Himself
    • Yellowbird2014IMDb rating 5.5Rash as KarlvoiceBrown as Ladybugvoice
  • Also two films together1 more actor
    • Nat FaxonThe Way Way Back (2013) and Slackers (2002)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Jim Rash's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$162 million

8 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 14 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 8Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

One Hour Photo2002as Amateur Porn Guy$52.2 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    One Hour Photo2002as Amateur Porn Guy
    $52M32.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Fly Me to the Moon2024as Lance Vespertine
    $42M26.0% of the total
  3. 3
    The Way Way Back2013as Lewis
    $23M14.3% of the total
  4. 4
    S1m0ne2002as Studio Executive #2
    $20M12.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Bros2022as Robert
    $15M9.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Slackers2002as Head T.A. Philip
    $6.4M3.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Yellowbird2014as Karl (voice)
    $3.8M2.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Smiley Face2007as Casting Assistant
    $179K0.1% of the total

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Jim Rash's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
2012Best Writing, Adapted ScreenplayThe DescendantsWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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