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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Threesome Blowjob
2025
Two's company, three's a crowd - or so they say. When it comes to receiving blow-jobs, however, that extra mouth can make all the difference; as the f...

The House From...
2024
as Self – Narrator
Focuses on memorable homes from movies and TV series, and includes interviews with residents of such properties to share the unique experience of livi...

The 4:30 Movie
2024
as Brian's Dad
In the summer of 1986, three sixteen year old friends spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also...

We Bare Bears: The Movie
2020
as Charlie (voice)
When Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear's love of food trucks and viral videos get out of hand, the brothers are now chased away from their home and embark on...

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
as Brodie
Jay and Silent Bob embark on a cross-country mission to stop Hollywood from rebooting a film based on their comic book characters Bluntman and Chronic...

Year 13
2017
as Self
A new cinematic offering from the captivating mind of Jim Greco, with guest appearances from Jeremy Klein, Chris Pastras, Jason Lee, and Danny Sargent...

Growing Up Smith
2017
as Butch Brunner
In 1979, an Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the gi...

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015
as Dave
Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City ...

Away and Back
2015
as Jack Peterson
Jack Peterson, a widowed father of three young children, encounters Ginny Newsom, a wildlife biologist, whose mission is tracking trumpeter swans, a f...

Tell
2014
as Ray
Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst whe...

Behaving Badly
2014
as Father Krumins
Teenager Rick Stevens is willing to do whatever it takes to win the heart of Nina Pennington. He'll have to deal with his best friend's horny mom, a d...

We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Grain Media and Burn Energy Drink tell the story of snowboarding through the eyes of the people who made it happen. From its origins in the culturally...

Columbus Circle
2012
as Charles Stratford
An heiress who's been shut inside her apartment building for nearly two decades is forced to confront her fears after one of her neighbors is killed a...

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
2011
as Dave
Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They disc...

Cop Out
2010
as Roy
Detectives Jimmy and Paul, despite nine years as partners, can still sometimes seem like polar opposites—especially when Paul's unpredictable antics g...

The Courage of Others
2010
Director, Producer
As a companion piece to the then forthcoming vinyl release of Midlake’s The Courage of Others, a short documentary was produced of the band in both th...

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009
as Dave
Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music super stardo...

Pixar Short Films
2009
as Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
A collection of 20 computer-animated short films including "Rescue Squad Mater", "Jack-Jack Attack", and Oscar-winners "For The Birds", "Geri's Game",...

Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
2009
as Self
A documentary about the production, release and reception of Kevin Smith's 1997 Miramax cult classic "Chasing Amy."

Creating the Characters
2008
as Self
A featurette about the making of the show, ‘My Name is Earl’, featured on the Season 3 Home Release.

Alvin and the Chipmunks
2007
as Dave
A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and...

The Pixar Story
2007
as Syndrome (voice) (archive footage)
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...

The Man Who Souled the World
2007
as Self
Steve Rocco, the controversial godfather of street, led a cultural revolution during the early 1990s topping the corporate giants who controlled the s...

Underdog
2007
as Shoeshine / Underdog (voice)
A lab accident gives a beagle named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his o...

Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
2006
as Self (uncredited)
Feature-length documentary about the making of Clerks II.

Clerks II
2006
as Lance Dowds
A calamity at Dante and Randall's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional Disney-McDonald's-sty...

Monster House
2006
as Bones (voice)
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against ...

Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
2006
as Self
For stylish airs, no one came close to Christian Hosoi. At his peak in the mid-80s he was the "rock star" of skating, pulling down money that rivaled ...

The White Door
2006
Writer, Producer, Director
THE WHITE DOOR, starring Giovanni Ribisi, is a more realized version of the Beck 'Lonesome Tears' music video from three years prior and now a love st...

Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
2005
as Himself
The outrageous insider's look at the creation of a cult classic.

Jack-Jack Attack
2005
as Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
The Parrs' baby Jack-Jack is thought to be normal, not having any super-powers like his parents or siblings. But when an outsider is hired to watch hi...

Drop Dead Sexy
2005
as Frank
When their money scam runs aground, a group of would-be thieves turn to kidnapping in an attempt to blackmail their target.

The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005
as Gray
Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against develope...

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004
as Self
Directed by the wife of 'That Kevin Smith', Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, a feature length documentary looking at the behind the scenes making of JAY AND...

Way Out East
2004
as Self / Agent O-470 / Co-Captain
"Way Out East" is a Super 8 & 16mm motion picture extravaganza shot during a 3 week road trip to London, Paris & New York with skateboarders Jason Lee...

Way Out East
2004
Writer, Producer, Director
"Way Out East" is a Super 8 & 16mm motion picture extravaganza shot during a 3 week road trip to London, Paris & New York with skateboarders Jason Lee...

The Incredibles
2004
as Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbi...

411VM: Issue 65
2004
as Self
411VM presents "Double Trouble"

Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator
2004
as Self
A documentary exploring the rise and fall of 80s skateboard legend Mark "Gator" Rogowski.

Jersey Girl
2004
as PR Exec #1
Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he'...

I Love Your Work
2003
as Larry Hortense
A fictional movie star, Gray Evans, goes through the disintegration of his marriage, his gradual mental breakdown, and his increasing obsession with a...

Dreamcatcher
2003
as Joe 'Beaver' Clarenden
Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're o...

A Guy Thing
2003
as Paul Morse
Paul Morse is a good guy. When his friends throw him a wild bachelor party, he just wants to keep his conscience clean -- which is why he's shocked wh...

Stealing Harvard
2002
as John Plummer
John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds...

Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
2002
as Self
An in-depth look about the controversy surrounding Kevin Smith's "Dogma", and the effects it had on those involved in its production.

Big Trouble
2002
as Puggy
The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street t...

Vanilla Sky
2001
as Brian Shelby
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribl...

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
as Brodie Bruce / Banky Edwards
When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that l...

Heartbreakers
2001
as Jack Withrowe
Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. Max targets wealthy, willing men and marries them. ...

Almost Famous
2000
as Jeff Bebe
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone ma...

Dogma
1999
as Azrael
An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to...

Mumford
1999
as Skip Skipperton
When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford, comes to the idyllic town of the same name and offers his talent for listening and a disarm...

Enemy of the State
1998
as Daniel Zavitz
The life of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert 'Bobby' Dean is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy while holiday ...

American Cuisine
1998
as Loren Collins
Following his discharge from the Navy for hitting a superior officer, Loren takes a chance and moves to France, to learn haute cuisine under a four st...

Kissing a Fool
1998
as Jay Murphy
An egotistical television personality enlists the assistance of his best friend in putting the fidelity of his fiancé to the test in this amiable come...

A Better Place
1997
as Dennis Pepper / Steve
A high school outcast new to town becomes friends with a violent loner still haunted by the death of his parents.

Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997
as Phillip Messenger
As two warring media moguls grapple for ownership of a coveted professional football team, they use the newspapers, magazines and television stations ...

Chasing Amy
1997
as Banky Edwards
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but...

Drawing Flies
1996
as Donner
Donner and his roomates are out of money and about to get evicted from their home. So as a diversion from their situation, he invites them to his fath...

Tincan Folklore
1996
as Self
The second full-length from Stereo Skateboards Carl Shipman, Chris Pastras, Ethan Fowler, Greg Hunt, Jason Lee, Matt Rodriguez, Mike Frazier, Neville...

Mallrats
1995
as Brodie
Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others...

Mi Vida Loca
1994
as Teenage Drug Customer
Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie'...

A Visual Sound
1994
as Self
The debut full-length video from Stereo Skateboards.

A Visual Sound
1994
Director, Producer, Writer
The debut full-length video from Stereo Skateboards.

Video Days
1991
as Self
Video Days is a skateboarding video by Blind Skateboards released in 1991.