Jason Lee
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1970-04-25 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Santa Ana, California, USA
- Also known as
- Jason Michael Lee · Linus Peacock
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.
Known For
TV Shows (24)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as Officer Bays (voice) / Sam (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The View
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
We Bare Bears
2015
as Charlie / Additional Voices (voice) / Charlie (voice)
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Earl Hickey
Raising Hope
2010
as Smokey Floyd
Today
1952
as Self
Up All Night
2011
as Kevin
The Residence
2025
as Tripp Morgan
The Hills
2006
as Self
Men at Work
2012
as Donny
Icons
2002
as Self
Perversions of Science
1997
as Spaceman Bob
Memphis Beat
2010
as Detective Dwight Hendricks
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
2024
as Syndrome (voice)
Yacht Rock
2005
as Kevin Bacon
Cocked
2015
as Grady Paxson
The Harper House
2021
as Freddie Harper (voice)
Movies (63)
The Incredibles
2004
as Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks
2007
as Dave
Monster House
2006
as Bones (voice)
We Bare Bears: The Movie
2020
as Charlie (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015
as Dave
Vanilla Sky
2001
as Brian Shelby
Enemy of the State
1998
as Daniel Zavitz
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
2011
as Dave
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009
as Dave
Almost Famous
2000
as Jeff Bebe
Dreamcatcher
2003
as Beaver
Dogma
1999
as Azrael
Heartbreakers
2001
as Jack Withrowe
Chasing Amy
1997
as Banky Edwards
Underdog
2007
as Shoeshine / Underdog (voice)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
as Brodie Bruce / Banky Edwards
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
as Brodie Bruce
Cop Out
2010
as Roy
Behaving Badly
2014
as Father Krumins
Big Trouble
2002
as Puggy
Clerks II
2006
as Lance Dowds
Mallrats
1995
as Brodie
Jersey Girl
2004
as PR Exec #1
A Guy Thing
2003
as Paul Morse
The Pixar Story
2007
as Syndrome (voice) (archive footage)
Mumford
1999
as Skip Skipperton
Mi Vida Loca
1994
as Teenage Drug Customer
Jack-Jack Attack
2005
as Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
Stealing Harvard
2002
as John Plummer
Drop Dead Sexy
2005
as Frank
The 4:30 Movie
2024
as Brian's Dad
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005
as Gray
Tell
2014
as Ray
I Love Your Work
2003
as Larry Hortense
Columbus Circle
2012
as Charles Stratford
Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997
as Phillip Messenger
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
2006
as Self (uncredited)
Kissing a Fool
1998
as Jay Murphy
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004
as Self
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
2002
as Self
Away and Back
2015
as Jack Peterson
The House from...
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
American Cuisine
1998
as Loren Collins
A Better Place
1997
as Dennis Pepper / Steve
Growing Up Smith
2017
as Butch Brunner
Drawing Flies
1996
as Donner
Chasing Chasing Amy
2023
as Self
The Man Who Souled the World
2007
as Self
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
2006
as Self
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
2005
as Self
Sk8face
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
2009
as Self
We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Way Out East
2004
as Self / Agent O-470 / Co-Captain
Creating the Characters
2008
as Self
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator
2003
as Self
Video Days
1991
as Self
Tincan Folklore
1996
as Self
Sanderson to Brackettville
2018
as Himself
Year 13
2017
as Self
411VM: Issue 65
2004
as Self
The American Photo Roadtrip
2018
as Himself
A Visual Sound
1994
as Self
About Jason Lee
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.… With 87 credits spanning from 1952 to 2025, Jason Lee has appeared in 63 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jason Lee Movies
- The Incredibles (2004) — as Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) — as Dave
- Monster House (2006) — as Bones (voice)
- We Bare Bears: The Movie (2020) — as Charlie (voice)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) — as Dave
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