Matt Jones (born November 1, 1981) is an American actor known for his portrayals of Brandon "Badger" Mayhew on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad, Baxter on the CBS sitcom Mom, and Ned Dorneget in NCIS. He stars as Douglas Wheeler on the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola, and is also known for his voice roles as Gunther Magnuson in Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (2010–2012), Hector Flanagan in Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016), Nuber in F Is for Family (2018–2020), Pig in Pig Goat Banana Cricket (2015–2018), and Wedge in the video game Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020).
Early life Jones was born in Sacramento, California, and grew up in Pomona, one of ten children between his mother and stepfather. He eventually moved to Claremont and graduated from Claremont High School in 2000.
During this time he started Ultimate Improv in Westwood, before auditioning for Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, where he performed for three years. Due to Boom's rigorous touring schedule, he frequently lost his voice, which eventually became permanently raspy.
Career Jones was the singer/main songwriter of the Christian ska band Faculty Four. Before leaving for Boom Chicago, Jones appeared in 20 commercials in two years, including a spot for Midas, and has appeared in more than 40 commercials overall. After returning, his first theatrical audition was for the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad.
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 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.UCB Theater Profile
In 2010, Jones was cast in the lead role in the TBS pilot Uncle Nigel, written and produced by Andy Breckman. 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 series Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, as the title character'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 series NCIS, between 2011 and 2015. In early 2012, Jones was cast in Steven Levitan's new pilot Rebounding for Fox, but the series was not picked up.
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, a failed spin-off of The Office. While in the UK to direct Borderline in 2016, Jones appeared in two episodes of character comedy podcast Fact Up. He portrayed Baxter in the CBS sitcom Mom alongside Anna Faris and Allison Janney. 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 sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola.
He is the voice of the Boov Kyle in the DreamWorks Animation film Home and its spinoff series Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh. He is the voice of the character Wedge in Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020).
Personal life Jones married actress Kelly Daly in 2012. The couple had a son, Jasper (b. 2015) and divorced in 2017. He later married actress Kristen Hager on December 21, 2020. and they have a daughter, Jolene (b. 2022).
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2011 High Road Richie Red State Deputy Pete 2012 Dreamworld Ben 2013 Fireflies Elroy Rolled Himself Documentary2014 Cooties Sheriff Dave Planes: Fire & Rescue Drip Voice Cameo A Merry Christmas Miracle Cowboy Dick2015 Home Officer Kyle Voice Mojave Louis Ricked Wicky: Poor SubstituteHimselfMusic Video 2016 The Late Bloomer Max2017 The Layover Craig Austin Found Matt A Bad Idea Gone Wrong Marlon 2018 Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss Phil 2019 Brightburn Noah McNicol El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Badger Mayhew The Turkey Bowl Mike Mitchell The Night Is Young Matt 2020 Wheels of Fortune Bo Jackson2026Voice
Television Year Title Role Notes 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 / Pizza Guy 2 episodes Community Coffee delivery guy / Vaughn's friend 3 episodes2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Cop Episode: "Deliverance" Uncle Nigel Ronnie Wells Pilot 2010–2012 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Gunther Magnuson Main voice role 2010, 2015 Adventure Time Mountain Man / Marauder #5 /Electroid / King Huge Voice, 2 episodes2011 Man Up! Chris "Eggnog" Eggert Episode: "Finessing the Bromance" Perfectly Prudence NigelTelevision film Worst. Prom. Ever Kyle 2011–2015 NCIS Agent Ned Dorneget 6 episodes2012 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 2012–2013Tron: Uprising Lenz Voice, 3 episodes2013 Hawaii Five-0 Bullwinkle Episode: "Kapu" The Office Zeke Schrute 3 episodesNTSF:SD:SUV:: Tavis Cose Episode: "Comic Con-Air"Mega Mega Whoosh Rand Futt Voice, failed pilot DC Nation Shorts Deadman Voice, 3 episodes Broad City Creepy DJ #1 Episode: "Fattest Asses" 2013–2014 Beware the Batman Humphrey Dumpler / Humpty Dumpty Voice, 2 episodes 2013–2016 Sanjay and Craig Hector Flanagan Main voice role 2013–2019 Mom Baxter 54 episodes 2014 Drunk History Himself Episode: "Sports Heroes"2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Shiloh Huffington Episode: "Simon Helberg Wears a Sky Blue Button Down Jeans" Wallykazam Zack the Garden Gnome Episode: "Dawn of the Zucchini" 2015–2017 Pig Goat Banana Cricket Pig, various voices Main voice role 2016–2018 Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh Kyle Main voice role2018 Let's Get Physical Joe Force 8 episodes Danger Mouse Zeus Episode: "Clash of the Odd-esy" 2018–2020 F is For Family Nuber Voice, 6 episodes 2019–2021 Amphibia Percy Voice, 4 episodes 2019–2024 Bob Hearts Abishola Douglas Wheeler Main (seasons 1–4); recurring role (season 5) 2019 Talking Dead Himself 1 episode 2022–2025 Hamster & Gretel Dave Grant-Gomez Main voice role 2023 Teenage Euthanasia Keith Episode: "Mother's Day" 2025 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lucas Boone Episode: "Clickbait" 2026 Shrinking Nick 1 episode
Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2011 Rage Gabe 2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue: The Video Game Drip 2020 Final Fantasy VII RemakeWedge 2021 Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier 2024 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
References
External links
Matt Jones Reddit Questionnaire (November 16, 2011)