Acting credits
34
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Happy Anderson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
Low visibility
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Movies: 14Series: 20
TMDB ID: 1370986
IMDb ID: nm2322283
Known for: Acting
Born: November 19, 1976
Age: 49
Place of birth: Highland Falls, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2025
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 7
Wikidata: Q24883904
Biography
Happy Anderson (born November 19, 1976) is an American actor who has worked in film, television, on and off Broadway. He is best known for his roles as Mr. James "Jimmy" Fester on Cinemax's The Knick and Jerry Brudos on the Netflix series Mindhunter, from executive producer/director David Fincher. Anderson appears in the Netflix films Bird Box as River Man and Bright as Montehugh, a human who works for the FBI's magic division.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Happy Anderson.
6.7
The Bikeriders
as Big Jack
2024 Movie
5.8
Maggie Moore(s)
as Kosco
2023 Movie
6.1
The New Mutants
as Reverend Craig
2020 Movie
7.1
Bad Boys for Life
as Jenkins
2020 Movie
6.2
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
as Morris
2019 Movie
6.8
Bird Box
as River Man
2018 Movie
6.2
Bright
as Montehugh
2017 Movie
5.7
The Comedian
as Heckler / Severin (uncredited)
2016 Movie
4.2
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
as Lanny Gann
2015 Movie
6.5
Cold in July
as Ted
2014 Movie
6.1
Going the Distance
as Terry
2010 Movie
5.9
Duplicity
as Physec
2009 Movie
4.5
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
as Ivan
2008 Movie
6.0
Redacted
as Battalion Commander / Prosecutor
2007 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Happy Anderson.
7.2
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
as Jerry Brudos • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.4
Full Circle
as Joey • 4 eps
2023 Series
7.4
Snowpiercer
as Dr. Henry Klimpt • 8 eps
2020 Series
7.0
Reprisal
as Bolo • 2 eps
2019 Series
8.1
Prodigal Son
as Curtis • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.1
MINDHUNTER
as Jerry Brudos • 2 eps
2017 Series
7.3
Quarry
as Detective Verne Ratliff • 5 eps
2016 Series
7.0
The Tick
as Donny • 4 eps
2016 Series
7.2
BrainDead
as Butch • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.6
Gotham
as Deever Tweed • 3 eps
2014 Series
7.9
The Knick
as Jimmy • 4 eps
2014 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Bobby Navarro • 4 eps
2013 Series
8.0
Banshee
as Bones Tuesday • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.6
Elementary
as Nick Farris • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.4
Smash
as Doorman • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.2
Unforgettable
as Gavin • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.2
White Collar
as Rusty • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.5
Army Wives
as Bear • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Frank • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Jim Matthews • 1 eps
1990 Series