Matt Jones

Matt Jones (born November 1, 1981) is an American actor known for his portrayals of Brandon "Badger" Mayhew on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad, Baxter on the CBS sitcom Mom, and Ned Dorneget 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 Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016), Nuber in F Is for Family (2018–2020), Pig in Pig Goat Banana Cricket (2015–2018), and Wedge in the video game Final Fantasy VII Remake.

Early life Jones was born in Sacramento, California, and grew up in Pomona, 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 Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, where he performed for three years.

In 2010, Jones was cast in the lead role in the TBS pilot Uncle Nigel, written and produced by Andy Breckman. He has provided voices on the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time. In 2010, he was also cast as one of the lead roles in the Disney XD series Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, as the title character's best friend Gunther Magnuson. He appeared in the 2011 film Red State, and voiced minor characters in the 2011 video game Rage. Jones also appeared as Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget in the CBS series NCIS, between 2011 and 2015. In early 2012, Jones was cast in Steven Levitan's new pilot Rebounding for Fox, but the series was not picked up.

Jones appeared in four episodes of The Office ("Junior Salesman", "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 CBS sitcom Mom alongside Anna Faris and Allison Janney. 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 the DreamWorks Animation film Home and its spinoff series Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh. He is the voice of the character Wedge in Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020).

Personal life Jones married actress Kelly Daly in 2012. The couple had a son, Jasper (b. 2015) and divorced in 2017. He later married actress Kristen Hager on December 21, 2020. and they have a daughter, Jolene (b. 2022).

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Gilmore Girls Morgan Episode: "A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving" 2008 Greek Football Giant Episode: "Gays, Ghosts, and Gamma Rays" 2008–2013 Breaking Bad Brandon "Badger" Mayhew 12 episodes 2009 Reno 911! Cop fan Episode: "Dangle's Murder Mystery: Part 2"2009–2010 How I Met Your Mother Arthur / Pizza Guy 2 episodes Community Coffee delivery guy / Vaughn's friend 3 episodes2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Cop Episode: "Deliverance" Uncle Nigel Ronnie Wells Pilot 2010–2012 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Gunther Magnuson Main voice role 2019–2021 Amphibia Percy Voice, 4 episodes 2020 Final Fantasy VII RemakeWedge 2021 Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier 2024 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth