Matt Jones (actor)
Matt Jones | |
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Born | Matthew Lee Jones November 1, 1981 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, voice artist, comedian, singer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse |
Kelly Daly (m. 2012) |
Children | 1 |
Matthew Lee Jones (born November 1, 1981) is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, and singer who portrayed Brandon "Badger" Mayhew on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad and Baxter on Mom.
Early life
Jones was born in Sacramento, California and grew up in Pomona, California, one of ten children between his mother and stepfather. He eventually moved to Claremont, and graduated from Claremont High School in 2000.[1]
During this time he started Ultimate Improv in Westwood, before auditioning for Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, where he would go on to perform for three years.[1] Due to the rigorous touring schedule of Boom, he would continually lose his voice, when it eventually "stuck" that way leading to his signature raspy voice.[1]
Career
Jones was the singer/main songwriter of the ska band Faculty Four. Before leaving for Boom Chicago, Jones appeared in 20 commercials in two years, including a spot for Midas.[1] After returning, his first theatrical audition was for the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad.[1]
From 2008 to 2013, Jones appeared in a recurring role as Brandon "Badger" Mayhew on Breaking Bad. He appeared as a pizza delivery boy on How I Met Your Mother, and has appeared on Comedy Central's Reno 911! and the NBC comedy series Community. He has appeared in over 40 commercials. He appeared in the pilot episode of the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele. He is also a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and I.O. West.[2]
In 2010, Jones was cast in the lead role in the TBS pilot Uncle Nigel, written and produced by Andy Breckman.[3] He has provided voices on the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time. In 2010, he was also cast as one of the lead roles in the Disney XD show Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, as title character Kick's best friend Gunther Magnuson. He appeared in the 2011 film Red State, and voiced minor characters in the 2011 video game Rage. Jones also appeared as Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget in the CBS show NCIS, between 2011 and 2015. In early 2012, Jones was cast in Steven Levitan's new pilot Rebounding for FOX,[4] but the show was not picked up.[5]
Jones appeared in four episodes of The Office ("Junior Salesman", "The Farm", and the two-part series finale). He was cast as a series regular in The Farm,[6] a failed spin-off of The Office.[7] While in the UK to direct Borderline in 2016,[8] Jones appeared in two episodes of character comedy podcast Fact Up.[9] He portrays Baxter in the CBS sitcom Mom.[10] In 2018, he starred in the Pop television series Let's Get Physical as Joe Force.
In 2019, he became a cast member on the new sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola.
He is the voice of the Boov Kyle in DreamWorks Animation film Home and its spinoff series Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh.
Personal life
Jones and his wife Kelly (née Daly)[11] have one son, Jasper.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Funeral Sex | Matt | Short film |
Mattress Mike's Mistress | |||
Halloween Romance | |||
2010 | Long Story Short | Marshall | |
2011 | High Road | Richie | |
Red State | Deputy Pete | ||
Perfectly Prudence | Nigel | Television film | |
Worst. Prom. Ever | Kyle | ||
2012 | Peter at the End | Jake | Short film |
Dreamworld | Ben | ||
2013 | Loveseat | Joe | Short film |
Fireflies | Elroy | ||
Rolled | Himself | Documentary | |
2014 | Cooties | Sheriff Dave | |
Planes: Fire & Rescue | Drip (voice) | ||
2015 | Home | Kyle (voice) | |
Mojave | Louis | ||
2017 | The Layover | Craig | |
Austin Found | Matt | ||
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong | Marlon | ||
2018 | Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss By Passing Through the Gateway Chosen By the Holy Storsh | Phil | |
2019 | Brightburn | Noah McNicol | |
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Badger Mayhew |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Gilmore Girls | Morgan | Episode: "A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving" |
2008 | Greek | Football Giant | Episode: "Gays, Ghosts, and Gamma Rays" |
2008–2013 | Breaking Bad | Brandon "Badger" Mayhew | 12 episodes |
2009 | Reno 911! | Cop Fan | Episode: "Dangle's Murder Mystery: Part 2" |
2009–2010 | How I Met Your Mother | Arthur | 2 episodes |
Community | Coffee Delivery Guy / Vaughn's Friend | 3 episodes | |
2010, 2015 | Adventure Time | Mountain Man / Marauder / Electroid (voices) King Huge (voice) |
Episodes: "Memories of Boom Boom Mountain", "Walnuts and Rain" |
2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Cop | Episode: "Deliverance" |
Uncle Nigel | Ronnie Wells | Pilot | |
2010–2012 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Gunther Magnuson (voice) | Main role |
2011 | Man Up! | Chris "Eggnog" Eggert | Episode: "Finessing the Bromance" |
2011–2015 | NCIS | Agent Ned Dorneget | 6 episodes |
2012 | Rebounding | Eli Kaplan | Pilot |
Key & Peele | Weed Guy | Episode: "Pilot" | |
CSI: NY | Steve Blanton | 2 episodes | |
The Cleveland Show | Wheelchair Kid (voice) | Episode: "Menace II Secret Society" | |
Dirty Work | Hummy | 3 episodes | |
2012–2013 | TRON: Uprising | Lenz (voice) | 3 episodes |
2013 | Hawaii Five-0 | Bullwinkle | Episode: "Kapu" |
The Office | Zeke Schrute | 3 episodes | |
NTSF:SD:SUV | Tavis Cose | Episode: "Comic Con-Air" | |
2013–2014 | Beware the Batman | Humphrey Dumpler / Humpty Dumpty (voice) | 2 episodes |
2013 | DC Nation Shorts | Deadman (voice) | 3 episodes |
Broad City | Creepy DJ #1 | Episode: "Fattest Asses | |
2013–2016, 2018–2019 |
Mom | Baxter | Main role (seasons 1-3), recurring (season 4), guest (seasons 5-6); 32 episodes |
2013–2016 | Sanjay and Craig | Hector Flanagan (voice) | Main role |
2014 | Drunk History | Himself | Episode: "Sports Heroes" |
2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Shiloh Huffington | Episode: "Simon Helberg Wears a Sky Blue Button Down Jeans" |
2015–2018 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Pig, He So Crazy Squirrel, Dog Truck, Mama Cart, Cart Pups (voice) | Lead role |
2016–2018 | Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh | Kyle | Main role |
2018 | Let's Get Physical | Joe Force | 8 episodes |
F is For Family | Nuber (voice) | 5 episodes | |
2019 | The Adventures of Kyle & Ferdinand | Kyle | Main role |
Amphibia | Percy (voice) | Episode: "Prison Break" | |
2019–present | Bob Hearts Abishola | Douglas Wheeler | Main role |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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2011 | Rage | Gabe | |
2020 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Wedge | [12] |
References
- ^ a b c d e "BA #092: Matt Jones (Live @ iO West)". the Box Angeles podcast. August 17, 2015.
- ^ UCB Theater Profile Archived 2010-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Owen, Phil (10 February 2010). "Better Off Ted Star Joins Pilot".
- ^ "'Breaking Bad' Matt Jones for Fox pilot". 28 February 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (10 May 2012). "Fox Passes On 'Rebounding': Will Steve Levitan Ever Again Sell A Show There?".
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (25 August 2012). "'The Office' Spinoff: Matt Jones Cast As Dwight's Cousin".
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (29 October 2012). "NBC Not Going Forward With Potential 'Office' Spinoff 'The Farm'".
- ^ "Matt Jones". IMDb.
- ^ "15 Theatre (with Matt Jones)".
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (12 February 2013). "Duo Cast In Chuck Lorre's CBS Pilot 'Mom'".
- ^ https://www.mydomaine.com/amp/breaking-bad-matt-jones-home
- ^ Wade, Jessie (June 10, 2019). "Final Fantasy VII Remake: Breaking Bad, Supergirl Stars in Voice Cast - E3 2019". IGN. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
External links
- Matt Jones at IMDb
- Matt Jones Reddit Questionnaire (November 16, 2011)
- 1981 births
- 21st-century American male actors
- Male actors from Sacramento, California
- Living people
- American male comedians
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- People from Claremont, California
- People from Pomona, California
- Comedians from California
- Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers
- 21st-century American comedians