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Portrait of Jay Underwood

Acting

Jay Underwood

Career

Active from 1986 to 2010, busiest in 1999 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story
And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jay Underwood Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Social Commentary
    4.0, average 4.9
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.5, average 3.3
  • Historical
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Historical Adventure 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 73
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

as Power Plant Worker #1

2010s

2 titles · average score 52
Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel
Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel (2018)
GoodWatch score 48

as Cross

No Greater Love
No Greater Love (2010)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dave

2000s

10 titles · average score 63
Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jimmy Ray

Annie's Point
Annie's Point (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

as Policeman

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Policeman Tom

Miracles
Miracles (2003)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Mayor Frank Letherton

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mr. Entertainment

First Monday
First Monday (2002)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Road to Redemption
Road to Redemption (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

as Alan Fischer

Dancing in September
Dancing in September (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

as Michael Daniels

The Legend of the Candy Cane
The Legend of the Candy Cane (2001)

as Chester (voice)

The Girls' Room
The Girls' Room (2000)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shepp

1990s

30 titles · average score 58
Valerie Flake
Valerie Flake (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

as Tim Darnell

And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story
And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story (1999)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sonny Bono

Fatal Affair
Fatal Affair (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ezra Tyler

The West Wing
The West Wing (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Christopher Wick

The Lord Protector
The Lord Protector (1996)
GoodWatch score 38

as Priamus

Star Command
Star Command (1996)
GoodWatch score 51

as Kenneth 'Ken' Oort

Sleepstalker
Sleepstalker (1995)
GoodWatch score 42

as Griffin Davis

A Reason to Believe
A Reason to Believe (1995)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jim Curran

The Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four (1994)
GoodWatch score 34

as Johnny Storm

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Jeb Dukes

Still Not Quite Human
Still Not Quite Human (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

as Chip Carson

Blind Faith
Blind Faith (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Chris Marshall

1980s

13 titles · average score 60
Not Quite Human II
Not Quite Human II (1989)
GoodWatch score 51

as Chip Carson

Uncle Buck
Uncle Buck (1989)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bug

The Invisible Kid
The Invisible Kid (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

as Grover Dunn

Superboy
Superboy (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Mike Walker (Kryptonite Kid)

Not Quite Human
Not Quite Human (1987)
GoodWatch score 57

as Chip Carson

The Day My Kid Went Punk
The Day My Kid Went Punk (1987)

as Terry

21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street (1987)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show · as Rob Daniels

A Year in the Life
A Year in the Life (1987)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Gus

J.J. Starbuck
J.J. Starbuck (1987)

TV show

The Boy Who Could Fly
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

as Eric

Desert Bloom
Desert Bloom (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

as Robin

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Will Rafferty / Spencer