John Early

Biography

John Early is an American comedian, actor, and singer who grew up in Nashville and studied acting at the Atlantic Acting School while at New York University. His early screen work included a role on 30 Rock and a part in the independent film Fort Tilden, and he starred in Search Party from 2016 to 2022. He tours a stand-up and variety show, Literally Me, and hosts the monthly variety event Showgasm at Ars Nova in New York City. He appeared as Evan in Beatriz at Dinner (2017) and wrote and starred in an episode of Netflix Presents: The Characters, and in 2022 he and Kate Berlant made the Peacock sketch special Would It Kill You to Laugh?. HBO released his special John Early: Now More Than Ever in 2023, with its 1970s musical covers issued as his debut album in 2024, and he directed Maddie's Secret, which premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.

38years old

Turns 39 on January 21in 100 days

Born January 21, 1988Nashville
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films: 13
Career span: 10 years2016 to 2026

Genres

Comedy92%, 12 films
Drama46%, 6 films
Adventure23%, 3 films
Animation15%, 2 films
Family15%, 2 films

First and latest

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Behind the camera
Early's first film as a director was Maddie's Secret, which had its premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
Beyond film
Early's debut album, Now More Than Ever, released in 2024, consisted of musical covers of 1970s-era songs from his 2023 HBO comedy special of the same name.

John Early movies on Netflix

Coyote vs. Acme2026IMDb rating 7.5as Henry Heslop
Never Change!2026IMDb rating 4.5as Tim
Eternity2025IMDb rating 6.9as Ryan
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation2024IMDb rating 6.2as Alexander (voice)
DC League of Super-Pets2022IMDb rating 6.8as Barry Allen / The Flash (voice)
Save Yourselves!2020IMDb rating 5.8as Blake
Good Posture2019IMDb rating 5.7as Sol
Late Night2019IMDb rating 6.5as Reynolds
Beatriz at Dinner2017IMDb rating 6.0as Evan
Fun Mom Dinner2017IMDb rating 5.3as Alfred
The Disaster Artist2017IMDb rating 7.3as Chris
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising2016IMDb rating 5.7as Darren
Other People2016IMDb rating 6.8as Gabe

Best known for

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

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Eternity2025 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Ryan
IMDb rating 6.968K votes
Late Night2019 Comedy, Dramaas Reynolds
IMDb rating 6.544K votes
Save Yourselves!2020as Blake
IMDb rating 5.89.5K votes
Coyote vs. Acme2026as Henry Heslop
IMDb rating 7.526K votes
Other People2016as Gabe
IMDb rating 6.813K votes
The Disaster Artist2017as Chris
IMDb rating 7.3173K votes
Beatriz at Dinner2017as Evan
IMDb rating 6.011K votes
DC League of Super-Pets2022as Barry Allen / The Flashvoice
IMDb rating 6.881K votes

Most often with

Gary Richardson 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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Gary Richardson

John Lithgow

Seth Rogen

Molly Shannon

Zac Efron

Dave Franco

Films together

Gary Richardson3 films together, 2019 to 2026
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- Never Change!2026IMDb rating 4.5Early as TimRichardson as Curtis Eldridge
- Save Yourselves!2020IMDb rating 5.8Early as BlakeRichardson as Chuck
- Good Posture2019IMDb rating 5.7Early as SolRichardson as Nate
John Lithgow2 films together, 2017 to 2019
John Lithgow's page
- Late Night2019IMDb rating 6.5Early as ReynoldsLithgow as Walter Lovell
- Beatriz at Dinner2017IMDb rating 6.0Early as EvanLithgow as Doug
Seth Rogen2 films together, 2016 to 2017
Seth Rogen's page
- The Disaster Artist2017IMDb rating 7.3Early as ChrisRogen as Sandy
- Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising2016IMDb rating 5.7Early as DarrenRogen as Mac Radner
Molly Shannon2 films together, 2016 to 2017
Molly Shannon's page
- Fun Mom Dinner2017IMDb rating 5.3Early as AlfredShannon as Jamie
- Other People2016IMDb rating 6.8Early as GabeShannon as Joanne
Zac Efron2 films together, 2016 to 2017
Zac Efron's page
- The Disaster Artist2017IMDb rating 7.3Early as ChrisEfron as Dan / 'Chris-R'
- Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising2016IMDb rating 5.7Early as DarrenEfron as Teddy Sanders
Dave Franco2 films together, 2016 to 2017
Dave Franco's page
- The Disaster Artist2017IMDb rating 7.3Early as ChrisFranco as Greg / 'Mark'
- Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising2016IMDb rating 5.7Early as DarrenFranco as Pete
Also two films together5 more actors
- Ike BarinholtzLate Night (2019) and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
- Hannibal BuressThe Disaster Artist (2017) and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
- Sunita ManiNever Change! (2026) and Save Yourselves! (2020)
- John ReynoldsNever Change! (2026) and Save Yourselves! (2020)
- Jo FirestoneNever Change! (2026) and Save Yourselves! (2020)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Online

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