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Rob Mayes is an American actor, musician, and model. He is best known for starring as the title character in the 2012 horror comedy film John Dies at the End , as well as portraying Tommy Nutter in the short-lived comedy drama television series Jane by Design . He also played Barry in the 2019 film Maybe I'm Fine.
Mayes was raised in Pepper Pike, Ohio. [1] [2] He started modeling when he was five years old. [3]
He attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. After leaving the Naval Academy, he focused on songwriting and released a seven-track pop album called Glimpses of Truth. [3]
Two weeks after moving to New York City in 2007, Mayes was hired for a one-episode role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . In 2008, he played the lead role in the MTV musical television film The American Mall . [3]
Mayes had guest starring roles on Cold Case , Valentine , Bones , and Medium [4] and played the lead role in the 2010 film Ice Castles . [5]
In 2012, he starred as John in John Dies at the End, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
In 2013, he had a recurring role as Tommy Nutter in Jane by Design and guest starring roles in NCIS , The Glades , and 90210 . [4]
After a recurring role on The Client List , [4] he portrayed Matthew Blackwood in the 2013 drama film Burning Blue , which was based on the 1992 play of the same name. [6]
In 2014, Mayes played Troy Quinn in Legends . [7] [8]
In 2015, Mayes joined the cast of the ABC drama series Mistresses as a series regular for its third and fourth seasons, playing the role of Mark Rothwell. [9] Following this, he starred in the CW thriller series Frequency (2016–2017) as Detective Kyle Mosbey. In 2018, he appeared in the science fiction horror film Deep Blue Sea 2 . Since then, Mayes has become a frequent lead actor in television films for Hallmark Channel and Lifetime, starring in productions such as The Road Home for Christmas (2019), The Christmas Edition (2020), Christmas in the Rockies (2020), and Sweet on You (2023).
In 2019, Mayes released his debut country single “Closer”, which he co-wrote with Kevin Leach and Ryan Rossebo. [10] In June 2019, he premiered the music video for “Closer,” directed by Christine Solomon, shot in Malibu and Griffith Park. [11] Later that year he released his first EP, titled Closer, featuring 7 tracks. During the same year, he released the single “Road With No Lines”. Other songs include “My Heart Is Bleeding” and "Prospector". [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Ice Castles | Nick | |
| 2012 | Melvin Smarty | Kilcline | |
| John Dies at the End | John | ||
| 2013 | Burning Blue | Matthew Blackwood | |
| Enough Said | Waiter | ||
| 2017 | Different Flowers | Blake | |
| Thor: Ragnarok | Asgardian Man | ||
| 2018 | Deep Blue Sea 2 | Trent Slater | |
| Dangerous Matrimony | David | ||
| 2019 | Maybe I'm Fine | Barry | |
| 2020 | A Soldier's Revenge | Briggs | |
| 2021 | The Stay | Chris | |
| 2022 | Desperate Riders | Deputy Harms | |
| 5000 Blankets | Bobby Saunders | ||
| 2024 | The Neon Highway | Wayne | |
| Lost & Found in Cleveland | Frank | ||
| 2025 | A Blind Bargain | Vincent |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mark Schroeffel | Episode: "Responsible" |
| 2008 | The American Mall | Joey | Television film |
| Cold Case | Jim Horn '64 | Episode: "Wednesday's Women" | |
| 2009 | Valentine | Matt Desanto | Episode: "She's Gone" |
| Acceptance | Justin Smelling | Television film | |
| Bones | Trey Johnson | Episode: "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" | |
| Sorority Wars | Beau | Television film | |
| 2010 | Medium | Young fireman | Episode: "Smoke Damage" |
| 2011 | Hound Dogs | Cash | Television film |
| 2012 | NCIS | Kyle Baxter | Episode: "Psych Out" |
| Jane by Design | Tommy Nutter | 5 episodes | |
| The Glades | Lucas Gardner | Episode: "Islandia" | |
| 90210 | Colin Bell | 3 episodes | |
| A Golden Christmas 3 | Bobby Alden | Television film | |
| Love for Christmas | Bobby Alden | Television film | |
| Meddling Mom | Ben | Television film | |
| 2013 | The Client List | Derek Malloy | 12 episodes |
| 2014 | Beauty & the Beast | Patrick Franco | Episode: "Ancestors" |
| Legends | Troy Buchanan | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | Finding Carter | Rick | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Mistresses | Marc Nickleby | Main role |
| 2016–2017 | Frequency | Kyle Mosbey | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | My Christmas Inn | Brian Anderson | Television film |
| S.W.A.T. | Rick Owens | Episode "Payback" | |
| 2019 | Proven Innocent | CPO Martin Anderson | Episode: "SEAL Team Deep Six" |
| The Road Home for Christmas | Wes Bailey | Television Film | |
| House on the Hill (aka He's Out to Get You) | Duke | Television film | |
| 2020 | The Christmas Edition | Finn | Television film |
| 2022 | Promised Land | Sheriff | Episode: "El Regalo (The Gift)" |
| 2023 | Sweet on You | Drew | Television film |
| Just Jake | Jake | Television film | |
| 2024 | Killer Nurses | Dr. Lawrence C. Hartsen | Television film |
| Tracker | Jess Pardue | Episode: "Noble Rot" | |
| 2025 | A Christmas Murder Mystery | Troy Sterling | Television film |
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