John Cameron Mitchell: movies and TV shows
John Cameron Mitchell has 88 credits in the archive: 63 films and 25 TV series, from 1982 to 2026. Highest rated: The Sandman (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1982 – 2026 · busiest year: 2006 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cockroach | James | Film | — | 63 |
| 2025 | Everybody Wants to Be Gen X | Self | Film | — | 62 |
| 2025 | Paying for It | Film | 6.6 | 62 | |
| 2025 | Reclaim the Flag | Self | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 2025 | Lisbon | Film | — | 62 | |
| 2023 | City on Fire | Amory | TV | 6.4 | 60 |
| 2023 | Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open | Self (interview) | Film | 7.8 | 60 |
| 2023 | AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex | Self | Film | 7.6 | 60 |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Hal Carter | TV | 7.9 | 59 |
| 2022 | Joe vs Carole | Joe 'Exotic' Schreibvogel | TV | 4.1 | 59 |
| 2022 | Dr. Jackie | John Cameron Mitchell | TV | 3.3 | 59 |
| 2022 | I Am More | Film | 5.8 | 59 | |
| 2022 | Impresario | Film | — | 59 | |
| 2021 | Yellowjackets | Caligula | TV | 7.4 | 58 |
| 2021 | John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask: Nation of One | John Cameron Mitchell | Film | — | 58 |
| 2021 | John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask: Nation of One | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2021 | John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask: Nation of One | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2021 | John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask: Nation of One | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2020 | Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time | Self | TV | 7.2 | 57 |
| 2020 | Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies | Self | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp | Self | Film | 6.8 | 57 |
| 2019 | Shrill | Gabe | TV | 6.3 | 56 |
| 2019 | The Spark: The Origins of Pride | Self | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Felix Staples | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 2017 | GLOW | TV | 7.3 | 54 | |
| 2017 | How to Talk to Girls at Parties | Punk (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 2017 | How to Talk to Girls at Parties | Film | 6.0 | 54 | |
| 2017 | How to Talk to Girls at Parties | Film | 6.0 | 54 | |
| 2017 | How to Talk to Girls at Parties | Film | 6.0 | 54 | |
| 2016 | Vinyl | Andy Warhol | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 2016 | My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea | Brent Daniels (voice) | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 2015 | Larry Kramer In Love & Anger | Himself | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 2015 | Danny Says | Self | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 51 |
| 2014 | Mozart in the Jungle | Egon | TV | 7.5 | 51 |
| 2014 | The Hooping Life | Himself | Film | 8.7 | 51 |
| 2013 | Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment | Film | 7.7 | 50 | |
| 2013 | Interior. Leather Bar. | Film | 5.2 | 50 | |
| 2013 | Seraph | Film | 5.3 | 50 | |
| 2013 | Seraph | Film | 5.3 | 50 | |
| 2012 | Girls | David Pressler-Goings | TV | 6.4 | 49 |
| 2010 | Rabbit Hole | Film | 6.6 | 47 | |
| 2009 | Nurse Jackie | TV | 7.1 | 46 | |
| 2007 | Indie Sex | Self | TV | 5.1 | 44 |
| 2007 | Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus' | Himself | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 2007 | Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2006 | Shortbus | Sextra (one of the participants in the orgy sequence) | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 2006 | Shortbus | Film | 6.3 | 43 | |
| 2006 | Shortbus | Film | 6.3 | 43 | |
| 2006 | Shortbus | Film | 6.3 | 43 | |
| 2006 | Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema | Self | Film | 5.4 | 43 |
| 2006 | Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig | Self | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 2006 | Apparition of the Eternal Church | Self | Film | — | 43 |
| 2005 | The House of Venus Show | Self | TV | 3.3 | 42 |
| 2003 | Tarnation | Film | 6.8 | 40 | |
| 2003 | Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig | Self | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 2003 | Totally Gay! | Self | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 2003 | Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family | Self (uncredited) | Film | 4.5 | 40 |
| 2001 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig | Film | 7.4 | 38 |
| 2001 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Film | 7.4 | 38 | |
| 2001 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Film | 7.4 | 38 | |
| 2001 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Film | 7.4 | 38 | |
| 1999 | I Remember | Joe | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1998 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig Robinson/Tommy Gnosis | Film | — | 35 |
| 1997 | David Searching | Man with Fruit | Film | 5.6 | 34 |
| 1996 | Girl 6 | Rob | Film | 5.0 | 33 |
| 1996 | Party Girl | Derrick | TV | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1993 | Daybreak | Lennie | Film | 5.3 | 30 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Eddie | TV | 7.3 | 27 |
| 1990 | Book of Love | Floyd | Film | 5.5 | 27 |
| 1990 | The Dreamer of Oz | Albert | Film | 7.6 | 27 |
| 1989 | Misplaced | Jacek | Film | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1988 | Freddy's Nightmares | Bryan Ross | TV | 7.2 | 25 |
| 1988 | A Friendship in Vienna | Tommi Lowberg | Film | 7.3 | 25 |
| 1987 | The Stepford Children | Kenny | Film | 5.0 | 24 |
| 1986 | Band of the Hand | J.L. | Film | 6.2 | 23 |
| 1986 | One More Saturday Night | Teenager #2 | Film | 4.2 | 23 |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Aaron | TV | 7.7 | 22 |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Ed Donahue | TV | 7.1 | 22 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Tom (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot") | TV | 7.7 | 22 |
| 1984 | The Roommate | Calvin Fitch | Film | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Calvin Fitch | TV | 6.6 | 19 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | 1st Android (segment 'Teach 109') | TV | 6.6 | 19 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Jacek Nowak | TV | 6.6 | 19 |
| Ron Forever | Ron | Film | — | — | |
| Broadway: The Next Generation | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Untitled Candy Darling Biopic | Film | — | — | ||
| Heaven Above Rowen | Promise (voice) | Film | — | — |