John Ales

Acting

John Ales

Born 1969-01-03 · Los Angeles, California, USA

John Ales (born January 3, 1969) is an American actor best known for appearing in Spy Hard, The Nutty Professor, You Wish, and other films and television series.

Acting credits

The Odyssey poster
8.0

Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.

The Odyssey

2026

American Fiction poster
7.3

A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

American Fiction

2023

The Nutty Professor poster
5.7

When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to size and win her heart. So, with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum, Sherman becomes 'Buddy Love', a fast-talking, pumped-up, plumped down Don Juan.

The Nutty Professor

1996

Spy Hard poster
5.4

The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with Veronique Ukrinsky, a KGB agent whose father designed the chip. Together they try to locate the evil mastermind's headquarters, where Veronique's father and several other hostages are being held.

Spy Hard

1996

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps poster
5.0

The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist, Denise Gaines, and discovers a brilliant formula that reverses aging. But Sherman's thin and obnoxious alter ego, Buddy Love, wants out...and a big piece of the action. And when Buddy gets loose, things get seriously nutty.

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

2000

Dragon Wars: D-War poster
4.6

Ethan learns he carries the spirit of a warrior who battled dragons in 16th-century Korea -- and one day he'll find a tattooed girl carrying the spirit of that warrior's beloved. Years later, he meets Sarah and dragons soon descend on Los Angeles seeking out the two souls of the ancient lovers.

Dragon Wars: D-War

2007

Fool's Paradise poster
4.6

A down-on-his-luck publicist discovers a recently released mental health patient who looks just like a misbehaving movie star. The publicist subs him into a film, creating a new star. But fame and fortune are not all they are cracked up to be.

Fool's Paradise

2023

The Blind poster
6.0

Long before Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson became a reality TV star, he fell in love with Miss Kay and started a family, but his demons threatened to tear their lives apart. Set in the backwoods swamps of 1960s Louisiana, 'The Blind' shares never-before-revealed moments in Phil's life as he seeks to conquer the shame of his past, ultimately finding redemption in an unlikely place. This stunning cinematic journey chronicles the love story that launched a dynasty, the turmoil that nearly brought it crashing down, and the hope that rose from the ashes to create a foundation for generations to come.

The Blind

2023

Music poster
5.2

Zu, a free spirit estranged from her family, suddenly finds herself the sole guardian of her half-sister, Music, a teenager on the autism spectrum whose whole world order has been beautifully crafted by her late grandmother. The film soon challenges whether it is Zu or Music who has a better view of the world, and that love, trust, and being able to be there for each other is everything.

Music

2021

Ride with the Devil poster
6.3

Friends Jake and Jack Bull join up with Civil War guerrilla fighters, yet after the realities of war set in, they must decide what honor truly means.

Ride with the Devil

1999

Who Are You People poster
5.7

After trying and failing to seduce her teacher, 16-year-old Alex runs away from her boarding school. Trying to seek out the biological father her mother has always kept hidden from her.

Who Are You People

2023

Gatlopp: Hell of a Game poster
6.0

Four friends get together for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade of absence, which takes a dark turn.

Gatlopp: Hell of a Game

2022

Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen poster
6.0

Rusty Reindeer (Savage) stumbles into a support group where the Easter Bunny, Cupid, and other down-and-out holiday icons congregate.

Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen

2006

From Black poster
5.2

A young mother who's crushed by guilt and shame after the disappearance of her young son five years previously, is offered a bizarre opportunity to learn the truth and set things right. Is she willing to pay the terrifying price for a chance to hold her boy again?

From Black

2023

The Zeros poster
4.3

A slightly futuristic dark comedy about a young man who finds out he is dying, and goes in search of his first love.

The Zeros

2001

Life of the Party poster
6.4

A group of friends plan an intervention to help their pal address his drinking problem. Things go awry when the shrink they hired fails to show up

Life of the Party

2005

Vibrations poster
4.2

A musician who lost his hands falls for a woman whose technologically adept friends help him make a comeback.

Vibrations

1996

Burning Down the House poster
8.5

A down-on-his-luck film director sets fire to his home so he can collect the insurance money and fund his new movie. But crime apparently does pay, because once the rumor mill gets wind of his plans, everyone suddenly wants a slice of his new project's pie.

Burning Down the House

2001

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Living with Lou

2004

Lucky Man poster
NR

Frank Vincent and Vincent Pastore from the Soprano's fame lead the cast of this acclaimed Mafia drama. A Brooklyn seminary student tries to save his brother from gambling debts and does a "favor" for the mob. Things go sour for the two brothers when they attempt a robbery. They are suddenly pitted against each other and must decide between their love for each other and their own personal survival.

Lucky Man

2007