
Jason Lee
Biography
Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, singer, photographer, and former professional skateboarder. He's known for his role as Earl Hickey on the NBC television series My Name Is Earl, Dwight Hendricks in Memphis Beat (2010–2011), voice of Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin Smith.
His roles in Kevin Smith films include Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl, Clerks II, and Cop Out. Lee won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in Chasing Amy.
His other notable film roles include starring in Enemy of the State, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, Stealing Harvard, A Guy Thing and The Ballad of Jack and Rose. His voice acting credits include Syndrome in The Incredibles, Bones in Monster House and the title character in Underdog.
He was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy TV series in 2005 and 2006 by The Golden Globe for his role as Earl Hickey in the series My Name is Earl.
A former professional skateboarder, Lee is the co-founder and co-owner of Stereo Skateboards, founding the company in 1992 with fellow skateboarder Chris "Dune" Pastras. Since 1992, Stereo manufactures and distributes skateboard decks, equipment and apparel, as well as producing skate videos.
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Acting History
2025
The Residence as Tripp Morgan
2024The House from... as Self - Narrator (voice)
2024The 4:30 Movie as Brian's Dad
2024LEGO Pixar: BrickToons as Syndrome (voice)
2024Sk8face as Self (archive footage)
2021The Harper House as Freddie Harper (voice)
2020We Bare Bears: The Movie as Charlie (voice)
2019Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Brodie
2017Year 13 as Self
2017Growing Up Smith as Butch Brunner
2015Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip as Dave
2015We Bare Bears as Charlie / Additional Voices (voice)
2015We Bare Bears as Charlie (voice)
2015Away and Back as Jack Peterson
2015Cocked as Grady Paxson
2014Tell as Ray
2014Behaving Badly as Father Krumins
2013We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding as Narrator (voice)
2012Men at Work as Donny
2012Columbus Circle as Charles Stratford
2011Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked as Dave
2011Up All Night as Kevin
2010Raising Hope as Smokey Floyd
2010Raising Hope as Smokey
2010Memphis Beat as Detective Dwight Hendricks
2010Cop Out as Roy
2009Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel as Dave
2009Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc as Self
2008Creating the Characters as Self
2007Alvin and the Chipmunks as Dave
2007The Pixar Story as Syndrome (voice) (archive footage)
2007The Man Who Souled the World as Self
2007Underdog as Shoeshine / Underdog (voice)
2006Back to the Well: 'Clerks II' as Self (uncredited)
2006Clerks II as Lance Dowds
2006Monster House as Bones (voice)
2006The Hills as Self
2006Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi as Self
2005My Name Is Earl as Earl Hickey
2005Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats as Himself
2005Yacht Rock as Kevin Bacon
2005Jack-Jack Attack as Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
2005Drop Dead Sexy as Frank
2005The Ballad of Jack and Rose as Gray
2005American Dad! as Officer Bays (voice)
2005American Dad! as Sam (voice)
2004Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party as Self
2004The Incredibles as Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
2004Way Out East as Self / Agent O-470 / Co-Captain
2004411VM: Issue 65 as Self
2004Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator as Self
2004Jersey Girl as PR Exec #1
2003I Love Your Work as Larry Hortense
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003Dreamcatcher as Beaver
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003A Guy Thing as Paul Morse
2002Stealing Harvard as John Plummer
2002Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma as Self
2002Icons as Self
2002Big Trouble as Puggy
2001Vanilla Sky as Brian Shelby
2001Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Brodie Bruce / Banky Edwards
2001Heartbreakers as Jack Withrowe
2000Almost Famous as Jeff Bebe
1999Dogma as Azrael
1999Mumford as Skip Skipperton
1998Enemy of the State as Daniel Zavitz
1998American Cuisine as Loren Collins
1998Kissing a Fool as Jay Murphy
1997A Better Place as Dennis Pepper / Steve
1997The View as Self
1997Perversions of Science as Spaceman Bob
1997Weapons of Mass Distraction as Phillip Messenger
1997Chasing Amy as Banky Edwards
1996The Daily Show as Self
1996Drawing Flies as Donner
1996Tincan Folklore as Self
1995Mallrats as Brodie
1994Mi Vida Loca as Teenage Drug Customer
1994A Visual Sound as Self
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
1991Video Days as Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1952Today as Self







