---
name: "Justin Berfield"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/justin-berfield"
fi1m_id: "justin-berfield"
imdb_id: "nm0073678"
tmdb_id: 51392
wikidata_id: "Q451108"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 February 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T23:02:33.372149+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Justin Berfield

## Identity

Justin Berfield

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/justin-berfield
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** justin-berfield
- **IMDb ID:** nm0073678
- **TMDB ID:** 51392
- **Wikidata ID:** Q451108
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Berfield, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q451108, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0073678/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51392

Actor. Born 25 February 1986 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 February 1986, Los Angeles County, California, USA
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Also known as:** جاستین برفیلد, Justin Tyler Berfield
- **Frequently works with:** [Alan J. Higgins](https://film.one/person/alan-j-higgins.md), [Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/person/bryan-cranston.md), [Christopher Masterson](https://film.one/person/christopher-masterson.md), [Gary Murphy](https://film.one/person/gary-murphy.md), [Jimmy Simons](https://film.one/person/jimmy-simons.md), [Ken Kwapis](https://film.one/person/ken-kwapis.md), [Linwood Boomer](https://film.one/person/linwood-boomer.md), [Matthew Carlson](https://film.one/person/matthew-carlson.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Berfield, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q451108, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0073678/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51392

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair*](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md) (71)

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## Fi1m on Justin Berfield

> Justin Berfield is a good ensemble comedian whose timing and physical energy make Reese's stupidity funny. His return to the role is welcome, though the reunion gives him too little to do.

Reese is a dim-witted older brother and a bully, which gives Justin Berfield plenty to work with in *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000–2006). His strength is the physical business: the gags and schemes need comic timing, and he supplies it. Alongside Frankie Muniz's Malcolm, he is an effective part of the family ensemble.

He had already spent *Unhappily Ever After* (1995–1999) playing Ross Malloy, the youngest son in another dysfunctional household. Those two long sitcom runs account for much of the acting career, and they explain why ensemble comedy is the sensible place to judge him. After the latter ended, he largely left acting for producing, working with Jason Felts. The move gives us little further performance work to weigh against Reese.

*Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026) returns him to Reese, but it is an uneven way to assess what he can do now. Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek make the reunion worth watching; the four-episode format does Berfield fewer favours. Reese and Christopher Masterson's Francis are competing for space in an already crowded ensemble. Too often, the programme gives a character an appearance when they need something substantial to do.

We were frustrated by how little room the reunion leaves for its supporting cast. Steve Welch's editing cannot make the four instalments feel comfortably shaped, and the switches between family uproar and personal reflection make the crowding harder to overlook. Malcolm spends too much time explaining the effects of his childhood. That leaves an actor whose strengths are timing and physical comedy in a programme with too much explaining and too little space.

For Berfield, start with the original *Malcolm in the Middle* and the sustained work of keeping those brothers funny together. The reunion is worth watching, but it is a poor basis for deciding how much more he has to offer. If there is another acting role, give him a scheme and time to get it wrong.

## Biography

Justin Tyler Berfield (born 25 February 1986) is an American actor, writer and producer. He is known for playing Reese in the Fox sitcom *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000–2006) and Ross Malloy in the WB series *Unhappily Ever After* (1995–1999). He began acting at the age of five, appearing in national television commercials, and made his television debut in the short-lived series *The Good Life* (1994).

Berfield reprised the role of Reese in the four-part revival series *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026). He has also worked as a producer and co-founded the production companies J2 Entertainment and J2TV. He served as Chief Creative Officer of Virgin Produced, the film and television arm of the Virgin Group, from around 2010.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, usmagazine.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026), Fi1m 71, as Reese — [page](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026), series, as Reese — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md)
- *Sons of Tucson* (2010), series, as Barry · Producer
- *Blonde Ambition* (2007), Producer
- *Romance & Cigarettes* (2005), Co-Producer
- *Who's Your Daddy?* (2004), as Danny Hughes
- *Kim Possible* (2002), series, as Gil / Gill (voice), Gill / Spartan Mascot (voice)
- *Max Keeble's Big Move* (2001), as Caption Writer
- *The Nightmare Room* (2001), series, as Josh Ryan
- *The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For* (2001), as Josh Ryan
- *The Fairly OddParents* (2001), series, as Ving (voice)
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), series, as Reese
- *Invisible Mom II* (1999), as Eddie Brown
- *The Kid with X-Ray Eyes* (1999), as Bobby Taylor
- *Wanted* (1998), as Flip
- *Mom, Can I Keep Her?* (1998), as Timmy Blair
- *Unhappily Ever After* (1995), series, as Ross Malloy
- *The Boys Are Back* (1994), series, as Timmy Flint
- *Hardball* (1994), series, as Kid
- *Duckman* (1994), series, as Jimmy (voice)
- *The Good Life* (1994), series, as Bob Bowman
- *The Mommies* (1993), series, as Jason Booker

## Gallery

- ![Justin Berfield](https://film.one/media/person/22380/gallery-91567793bfe2.jpg) Justin Berfield — the1secondfilm.com at https://www.flickr.com/photos/the1secondfilm/, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/JustinBerfield1SecondFilm.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Justin Berfield, McKenzie Westmore, and Jason Felts each holding a producer credit for The 1 Second Film (2005)](https://film.one/media/person/22380/gallery-af86da1ff5fd.jpg) Justin Berfield, McKenzie Westmore, and Jason Felts each holding a producer credit for The 1 Second Film (2005) — the1secondfilm.com at https://www.flickr.com/photos/the1secondfilm/, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/JustinBerfieldMcKenzieWestmoreJasonFelts1SecondFilm.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Justin Berfield](https://film.one/media/person/22380/gallery-472ba4e6a133.jpg) Justin Berfield — Image via TMDB

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