Jonah Ray Rodrigues

Acting

Jonah Ray Rodrigues

Born 1982-08-03 · Kailua, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Jonah Ray Rodrigues (born August 3, 1982) is an American actor, director, musician, writer, and standup comedian from Los Angeles. He stars as Jonah Heston, the most recent primary host of Mystery Science Theater 3000. He was co-host of Comedy Central's The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail and the music podcast Jonah Raydio.

Acting credits

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story poster
6.7

Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle, this biopic takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2022

Victor Crowley poster
5.7

Ten years ago, over forty people were brutally torn to pieces in Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp. Over the past decade, lone survivor Andrew’s claims that local legend Victor Crowley was responsible for the horrific massacre have been met with great controversy. But when a twist of fate puts him back at the scene of the tragedy, Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and Andrew must face the bloodthirsty ghost from his past.

Victor Crowley

2017

Mama's Boy poster
4.6

A twenty-nine year-old slacker who lives with his mom realizes his sweet set-up is threatened when she hears wedding bells with her self-help guru beau.

Mama's Boy

2007

Winterset poster
8.0

In the town of Winterset, Iowa, three poor farmers recruit a City Slicker to help pull off a heist, stealing bags of cash from a wealthy ranch owner. The heist goes south and an evil man whom the bags belong to shows up to get them back.

Winterset

2025

Destroy All Neighbors poster
6.1

William Brown, a neurotic, self-absorbed musician determined to finish his prog-rock magnum opus, faces a creative roadblock in the form of a noisy and grotesque neighbor named Vlad. Finally working up the nerve to demand that Vlad keep it down, William inadvertently decapitates him. But, while attempting to cover up one murder, William’s accidental reign of terror causes victims to pile up and become undead corpses who torment and create more bloody detours on his road to prog-rock Valhalla.

Destroy All Neighbors

2024

Suitable Flesh poster
5.3

A once-esteemed psychiatrist helplessly watches her life spiral into a nightmarish maelstrom of supernatural hysteria and gruesome deaths, all linked to a seemingly unstoppable ancient curse.

Suitable Flesh

2023

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story poster
6.6

A fictional biographical film about ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic that parodies other films based on musicians.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2010

Pooka Lives! poster
5.8

A group of thirty-something friends from high school create their own Creepypasta about Pooka for laughs, but are shocked when it becomes so viral on the internet that it actually manifests more murdererous versions of the creature.

Pooka Lives!

2020

Christmas Bloody Christmas poster
5.3

It's Christmas Eve and Tori just wants to get drunk and party, but when a robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree through her small town, she's forced into a battle for survival.

Christmas Bloody Christmas

2022

Satanic Hispanics poster
5.8

When police raid a house in El Paso, they find it full of dead Latinos, and only one survivor. He’s known as The Traveler, and when they take him to the station for questioning, he tells them those lands are full of magic and talks about the horrors he’s encountered in his long time on this earth, about portals to other worlds, mythical creatures, demons and the undead. Stories about Latin American legends.

Satanic Hispanics

2022

Birdhouse poster
4.0

A man wants to live in his birdhouse. His troubled child-prodigy daughter is both his only way into it and the only thing keeping him out.

Birdhouse

2024

How to Deter a Robber poster
5.6

In a desolate town in Northern Wisconsin, a stubborn young woman and her naïve boyfriend face off against a pair of amateur burglars.

How to Deter a Robber

2021

Barney & Herb poster
NR

A charming retiree and his 30-something friend find comfort, happiness and mutual enlightenment in navigating the human condition together.

Barney & Herb

2024

Poop Talk poster
4.5

Comedians take a hilariously uncensored look at a taboo topic, sharing their most embarrassing stories about an act that everyone can relate to.

Poop Talk

2018

I'll Be Around poster
NR

A generation’s last encore. Follows nearly three dozen musicians, misfits, and wanderers as they unknowingly shape each other’s lives during one strange day at an alt-rock fest

I'll Be Around

2020

We Brought Back MST3K poster
10.0

This feature length documentary provides fans with an insider’s look at the creation of Season 11 and its triumphant debut on Netflix. Featuring new interviews with Joel Hodgson, Jonah Ray, Felicia Day, Patton Oswalt and many others, interwoven with previously unseen footage from all stages of MST3K’s miraculous comeback.

We Brought Back MST3K

2018

RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion poster
9.0

Mike, Kevin and Bill were joined on stage by their MST3K colleagues at the State Theatre in Minneapolis to bring it back to their roots in an MST3K cast reunion the likes of which have never been seen before! Joining the guys are their old cohorts Frank Conniff (TV's Frank), Trace Beaulieu (Crow, Dr. Forrestor), Mary Jo Pehl (Pearl Forrester), Bridget Nelson (Nuveena, Mr. B), as well as Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson, AND the host of the revived MST, Jonah Ray, for a hilarious night of riffing for RiffTrax's 20th Live event. Taking turns in various permutations to riff on a slew of old-timey shorts, the show culminates in a Super Riff-A-Palooza finale with all nine riffers on stage at once!

RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion

2016

Behind the camera

Destroy All Neighbors poster
6.1

William Brown, a neurotic, self-absorbed musician determined to finish his prog-rock magnum opus, faces a creative roadblock in the form of a noisy and grotesque neighbor named Vlad. Finally working up the nerve to demand that Vlad keep it down, William inadvertently decapitates him. But, while attempting to cover up one murder, William’s accidental reign of terror causes victims to pile up and become undead corpses who torment and create more bloody detours on his road to prog-rock Valhalla.

Destroy All Neighbors

2024

Hank Green: Pissing Out Cancer poster
8.0

Hank Green reflects on the good, the bad, and the weird parts of having cancer.

Hank Green: Pissing Out Cancer

2024

Bigger! With Brennan and Izzy poster
7.3

Brennan Lee Mulligan and Izzy Roland turn odd real life stories into outrageous improv scenes.

Bigger! With Brennan and Izzy

2024

Kurt Braunohler: Perfectly Stupid poster
3.5

An hour of standup comedy by comedian Kurt Braunohler. Directed by Jonah Ray Rodrigues and released by 800 Pound Gorilla. Braunohler explores family, absurdity, and his role in both.

Kurt Braunohler: Perfectly Stupid

2022

Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson poster
7.0

Chris Grace wrestles with the ideas of casting & diversity in Hollywood in this meta comedy special.

Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson

2024

Courtney Pauroso: Vanessa 5000 poster
7.0

Courtney Pauroso examines society's relationship with technology as sex robot Vanessa 5000.

Courtney Pauroso: Vanessa 5000

2024

The Big Team poster
6.0

The Big Team use audience stories as inspiration for ridiculous improv scenes.

The Big Team

2024

Adam Conover: Unmedicated poster
8.0

Adam Conover talks about society’s short attention span, prescription drugs, and American car culture.

Adam Conover: Unmedicated

2024

From Ally to Zacky poster
6.0

Ally Beardsley, Zac Oyama, and friends take audience suggestions and perform absurd monoscenes.

From Ally to Zacky

2024

RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion poster
9.0

Mike, Kevin and Bill were joined on stage by their MST3K colleagues at the State Theatre in Minneapolis to bring it back to their roots in an MST3K cast reunion the likes of which have never been seen before! Joining the guys are their old cohorts Frank Conniff (TV's Frank), Trace Beaulieu (Crow, Dr. Forrestor), Mary Jo Pehl (Pearl Forrester), Bridget Nelson (Nuveena, Mr. B), as well as Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson, AND the host of the revived MST, Jonah Ray, for a hilarious night of riffing for RiffTrax's 20th Live event. Taking turns in various permutations to riff on a slew of old-timey shorts, the show culminates in a Super Riff-A-Palooza finale with all nine riffers on stage at once!

RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion

2016

Kyle Kinane: Shocks & Struts poster
3.5

With his gruff voice, gentle heart, and ill-fated confidence around hotel buffets, Kyle delivers an hour of keen commentary and messy adventure.

Kyle Kinane: Shocks & Struts

2023