Matt Jones (born November 1, 1981)^[1] is an American actor known for his portrayals ofBrandon "Badger" Mayhew on theAMCcrime drama seriesBreaking Bad, Baxter on theCBS sitcomMom, and Ned Dorneget inNCIS. He stars as Douglas Wheeler on the CBS sitcomBob Hearts Abishola, and is also known for his voice roles as Gunther Magnuson inKick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (2010–2012), Hector Flanagan inSanjay and Craig (2013–2016), Nuber inF Is for Family (2018–2020), Pig inPig Goat Banana Cricket (2015–2018), and Wedge in the video gameFinal Fantasy VII Remake (2020).

Jones was born inSacramento, California, and grew up inPomona, one of ten children between his mother and stepfather. He eventually moved toClaremont and graduated fromClaremont High School in 2000.^[2]

During this time he started Ultimate Improv in Westwood, before auditioning forBoom Chicago inAmsterdam, where he performed for three years.^[2] Due to Boom's rigorous touring schedule, he frequently lost his voice, which eventually became permanently raspy.^[2]

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 forMidas, and has appeared in more than 40 commercials overall.^[2] After returning, his first theatrical audition was for theAMCcrime drama seriesBreaking Bad.^[2]

From 2008 to 2013, Jones appeared in a recurring role asBrandon "Badger" Mayhew onBreaking Bad. He appeared as a pizza delivery boy onHow I Met Your Mother, and has appeared onComedy Central'sReno 911! and theNBC comedy seriesCommunity. He appeared in the pilot episode of theComedy Central sketch seriesKey & Peele. He is also a regular performer at theUpright Citizens Brigade Theater andI.O. West.^[3]

In 2010, Jones was cast in the lead role in theTBS pilotUncle Nigel, written and produced byAndy Breckman.^[4] He has provided voices on theCartoon Network seriesAdventure Time. In 2010, he was also cast as one of the lead roles in theDisney XD seriesKick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, as the title character's best friend Gunther Magnuson. He appeared in the 2011 filmRed State, and voiced minor characters in the 2011 video gameRage. Jones also appeared as Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget in the CBS seriesNCIS, between 2011 and 2015. In early 2012, Jones was cast inSteven Levitan's new pilotRebounding forFox,^[5] but the series was not picked up.^[6]

Jones appeared in four episodes ofThe Office ("Junior Salesman", "The Farm", and thetwo-part series finale). He was cast as a series regular inThe Farm,^[7] a failed spin-off ofThe Office.^[8] While in the UK to directBorderline in 2016,^[9] Jones appeared in two episodes of character comedy podcastFact Up.^[10] He portrayed Baxter in theCBS sitcomMom alongsideAnna Faris andAllison Janney.^[11] In 2018, he starred in thePop television seriesLet's Get Physical as Joe Force.

In 2019, he became a cast member on the sitcomBob Hearts Abishola.^[12]

He is the voice of the Boov Kyle in theDreamWorks Animation filmHome^[13] and its spinoff seriesHome: Adventures with Tip & Oh.^[14] He is the voice of the character Wedge inFinal Fantasy VII Remake (2020).

Jones married actress Kelly Daly in 2012.^[15] The couple had a son, Jasper (b. 2015)^[16][17] and divorced in 2017.^{[citation needed]}He later married actressKristen Hager on December 21, 2020.^[18][19] and they have a daughter, Jolene (b. 2022).^[20]

• Matt Jones atIMDb
• Matt Jones Reddit Questionnaire (November 16, 2011)

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