Matt Jones (born November 1, 1981) is an American actor and comedian, known for his portrayals of Brandon "Badger" Mayhew on the

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series '' Breaking Bad,'' Baxter on the

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sitcom ''Mom'', and Ned Dornaget 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 ''

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'' (2013–2016), Nuber in ''

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'' (2018–2020), and Wedge in the video game ''

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'' (2020).

Early life

Jones was born in

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and grew up in

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, 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

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, 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 ska band Faculty Four. Before leaving for Boom Chicago, Jones appeared in 20 commercials in two years, including a spot for

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, and has appeared in more than 40 commercials overall. After returning, his first theatrical audition was for the

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

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's ''

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'' and the

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comedy series ''

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''. He appeared in the pilot episode of the

sketch series ''

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''. He is also a regular performer at the

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and

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. In 2010, Jones was cast in the lead role in the TBS pilot ''Uncle Nigel'', written and produced by

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. He has provided voices on the

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series ''

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''. In 2010, he was also cast as one of the lead roles in the

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show '' Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'', as the title character's best friend Gunther Magnuson. He appeared in the 2011 film ''

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'', and voiced minor characters in the 2011 video game '' Rage''. Jones also appeared as Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget in the CBS show '' NCIS'', between 2011 and 2015. In early 2012, Jones was cast in

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's new pilot ''Rebounding'' for

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, but the show was not picked up. Jones appeared in four episodes of ''

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'' ("

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", " 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

sitcom '' Mom''. 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

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film ''

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'' and its spinoff series '' Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh''. He is the voice of the character Wedge in ''

'' (2020).

Personal life

Jones married actress Kelly Daly in 2012. They have one son together, Jasper (born 2015). They divorced in 2017. He later married actress

Kristen Hager Kristen Hager is a Canadian actress. She co-starred in films '' Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'' (2007) and '' Wanted'' (2008), and played Leslie Van Houten in the independent film '' Leslie, My Name Is Evil'' (2009). From 2011 to 2014, Hager star ...

December 21, 2020. They have 1 daughter together, Jolene (born 2022).

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Matt Jones Reddit Questionnaire
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