J. Mascis: movies and TV shows

J. Mascis has 30 credits in the archive: 25 films and 5 TV series, from 1975 to 2024. Highest rated: Portlandia (6.9/10).

Career timeline

1975 – 2024 · busiest year: 1992 (3 credits)

Year	Title	Role	Type	Rating	Age then
2024	The Road to Ruane	Self	Film	—	58
2021	Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.	himself	Film	7.8	55
2021	The Pedal Movie		Film	7.0	55
2020	The Postal Service Zoom Auditions	Self	Film	—	54
2020	I'll Be Around	Record Shop Owner	Film	—	54
2018	You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys		Film	—	52
2017	Dinosaur Jr: Berlin Live		Film	—	51
2016	Gimme Danger		Film	6.9	50
2016	The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale	Self	Film	5.6	50
2015	Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)	Self	Film	7.0	49
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self - Musical Guest	TV	5.1	48
2014	The Double	Janitor	Film	6.5	48
2013	@midnight with Chris Hardwick	Self	TV	5.2	47
2013	Sunlight Jr.		Film	5.2	47
2013	Strutter		Film	—	47
2012	Dinosaur Jr: Bug Live at 930 Club	Himself	Film	—	46
2011	Portlandia	J. Mascis	TV	6.9	45
2011	Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind	Self	Film	—	45
2007	Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East	Himself	Film	—	41
2005	We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen	Self	Film	6.7	39
2004	12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 2		Film	—	38
2002	D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist	Himself	Film	5.5	36
2001	Things Behind the Sun	Fred (The Sherry McGrale Band)	Film	6.0	35
1997	Dinosaur Jr.: 930 Club 1997		Film	—	31
1996	Grace of My Heart	The Riptides' Engineer	Film	6.0	30
1992	Gas Food Lodging	Cecil	Film	6.3	26
1992	Gas Food Lodging		Film	6.3	26
1992	1991: The Year Punk Broke		Film	6.8	26
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)	TV	6.9	9
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self (uncredited)	TV	6.9	9