Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Acting • Born 1967-12-13

Acting4Terrell, Texas, USA

Biography

Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer, and comedian. He gained his career breakthrough as a featured player in the sketch comedy show In Living Colour until the show's end in 1994. Following this success, he was given his own sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show, in which he starred, co-created, and produced from 1996 to 2001. Foxx received acclaim for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the film Ray (2004), winning the Academy Award, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. That same year, he was nominated for the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in the crime film Collateral. He gained prominence for his film roles in Booty Call (1997), Ali (2001), Jarhead (2005), Dreamgirls (2006), Miami Vice (2006), Horrible Bosses (2011), Django Unchained (2012), Annie (2014), Baby Driver (2017), and Soul (2020). He played the supervillain Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). For playing Walter McMillian in Just Mercy (2019), he received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Foxx also embarked on a successful career as an R&B singer in the 2000s. He earned two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, with his features on the singles "Slow Jamz" by Twista alongside Kanye West and "Gold Digger" by the former. His single "Blame It" won him the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Four of his five studio albums have charted in the top ten of the U.S. Billboard 200: Unpredictable (2005), which topped the chart; Intuition (2008); Best Night of My Life (2010); and Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses (2015). Since 2017, Foxx has served as the host and executive producer of the Fox game show Beat Shazam. In 2021, he wrote his autobiography Act Like You Got Some Sense.

Filmography

171 credits
Jarhead

Jarhead

Movie • 2005

Staff Sgt. Sykes

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

Movie • 2006

Det. Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs

Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

Movie • 2006

Curtis Taylor Jr.

Collateral

Collateral

Movie • 2004

Max Durocher

Ray

Ray

Movie • 2004

Ray Charles

Stealth

Stealth

Movie • 2005

Henry Purcell

The Kingdom

The Kingdom

Movie • 2007

Ronald Fleury

Booty Call

Booty Call

Movie • 1997

Bunz

Law Abiding Citizen

Law Abiding Citizen

Movie • 2009

Nick Rice

I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

Movie • 2010

Jamie Foxx

Toys

Toys

Movie • 1992

Baker

Ali

Ali

Movie • 2001

Drew 'Bundini' Brown

Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday

Movie • 1999

Willie Beamen

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

Movie • 2010

Kelvin Moore

Due Date

Due Date

Movie • 2010

Darryl

Rodman: For Better or Worse

Rodman: For Better or Worse

Movie • 2019

Narrator (voice)

Shade

Shade

Movie • 2003

Larry Jennings

Bait

Bait

Movie • 2000

Alvin Sanders

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Movie • 2021

Self

Strays

Strays

Movie • 2023

Bug (voice)

Breakin' All the Rules

Breakin' All the Rules

Movie • 2004

Quincy Watson

Rio

Rio

Movie • 2011

Nico (voice)

The Soloist

The Soloist

Movie • 2009

Nathaniel Ayers

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

Movie • 2012

Django Freeman

Held Up

Held Up

Movie • 1999

Michael

You're Watching Video Music Box

You're Watching Video Music Box

Movie • 2021

Self (archive footage)

Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses

Movie • 2011

Motherfucker Jones

DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do

DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do

Movie • 2009

Self

Plies: Goon In the Trap

Plies: Goon In the Trap

Movie • 2010

DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70

DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70

Movie • 2009

Self (archive footage)

Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4

Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4

Movie • 2009

Self (archive footage)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Movie • 2014

Electro / Max Dillon

White House Down

White House Down

Movie • 2013

President Sawyer

Rio 2

Rio 2

Movie • 2014

Nico (voice)

Annie

Annie

Movie • 2014

William "Will" Stacks

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Movie • 2022

Self

Tin Soldier

Tin Soldier

Movie • 2025

The Bokushi

Back in Action

Back in Action

Movie • 2025

Matt

Laffapalooza! #2

Laffapalooza! #2

Movie • 2004

Self

A Million Ways to Die in the West

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Movie • 2014

Django (uncredited)

Horrible Bosses 2

Horrible Bosses 2

Movie • 2014

Motherfucker Jones

The Concert for Valor

The Concert for Valor

Movie • 2014

Self

Not Another Church Movie

Not Another Church Movie

Movie • 2024

God

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Movie • 2022

Self

David Blaine: Real or Magic

David Blaine: Real or Magic

Movie • 2013

Self

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Movie • 2004

Self - Host

TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

Movie • 2024

Self (archive footage)

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Movie • 2018

Yahya / John

Sleepless

Sleepless

Movie • 2017

Vincent Downs

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

Movie • 2012

Self

Baby Driver

Baby Driver

Movie • 2017

Bats

American Rap Stars

American Rap Stars

Movie • 2002

Self

City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'

City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'

Movie • 2004

Self

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

Movie • 1996

Ed

The Great White Hype

The Great White Hype

Movie • 1996

Hassan El Ruk'n

The Players Club

The Players Club

Movie • 1998

Blue

Dying Laughing

Dying Laughing

Movie • 2017

Self

Thunder Soul

Thunder Soul

Movie • 2010

Himself

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

Movie • 2003

Self

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

Movie • 2004

Stan 'Tookie' Williams

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

Movie • 2012

Self

A Man's Story

A Man's Story

Movie • 2011

Self

Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security

Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security

Movie • 2002

Himself

Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole

Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole

Movie • 1993

Himself

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

Movie • 2007

Self

Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life

Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life

Movie • 2017

Self

Jamie Foxx Unleashed: Lost, Stolen and Leaked!

Jamie Foxx Unleashed: Lost, Stolen and Leaked!

Movie • 2003

Himself

Always Whitney Houston

Always Whitney Houston

Movie • 2012

Self

All-Star Weekend

All-Star Weekend

Movie

Malik / Xavier / Cleveland A. Smith

Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!

Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!

Movie • 2017

Self

King Spawn

King Spawn

Movie

Al Simmons / Spawn

Just Mercy

Just Mercy

Movie • 2019

Walter McMillian

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

Movie • 2005

Self (segment "Slow Jamz")

The Apollo

The Apollo

Movie • 2019

Self

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Movie • 2019

George Jefferson

Project Power

Project Power

Movie • 2020

Art

Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith

Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith

Movie • 2003

Self - Roastmaster

The Black Godfather

The Black Godfather

Movie • 2019

Self

It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment

Movie • 2002

Self

Hitsville: The Making of Motown

Hitsville: The Making of Motown

Movie • 2019

Self

Soul

Soul

Movie • 2020

Joe Gardner (voice)

The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Movie • 2014

Self

Untitled Mike Tyson Biopic

Untitled Mike Tyson Biopic

Movie

Mike Tyson

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

Movie • 2018

Self

This Is Stand-Up

This Is Stand-Up

Movie • 2020

Self

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

Movie • 2009

Self

On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants

Movie • 2011

They Cloned Tyrone

They Cloned Tyrone

Movie • 2023

Slick Charles

Day Shift

Day Shift

Movie • 2022

Bud Jablonski

The Burial

The Burial

Movie • 2023

Willie E. Gary

God Is a Bullet

God Is a Bullet

Movie • 2023

The Ferryman

QT8: The First Eight

QT8: The First Eight

Movie • 2019

Self

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Movie • 2021

Max Dillon / Electro

Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was...

Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was...

Movie • 2024

Self

Jamie Foxx: Secret to Success

Jamie Foxx: Secret to Success

Movie • 2022

Self

A Motown Christmas

A Motown Christmas

Movie • 2024

Self

Luther: Never Too Much

Luther: Never Too Much

Movie • 2024

Self

Fight for '84

Fight for '84

Movie

Groove Tails

Groove Tails

Movie

(voice)

Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty

Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty

Movie • 2021

Self

Being Eddie

Being Eddie

Movie • 2025

Self

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Movie • 2007

Self

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration

Movie • 2020

Self

Any Given Tuesday

Any Given Tuesday

Movie • 2013

self

Nico and Pedro

Nico and Pedro

Movie

Nico (voice)

Rio 3

Rio 3

Movie

Nico (voice)

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

TV • 1994

Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV • 2003

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

TV • 1996

Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV • 1988

Self - Guest

Today

Today

TV • 1952

Self

The Tyra Banks Show

The Tyra Banks Show

TV • 2005

Self

The View

The View

TV • 1997

Self

106 & Park

106 & Park

TV • 2000

Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!

Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!

TV • 2021

Brian Dixon

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV • 1992

Self

Moesha

Moesha

TV • 1996

Woody

In Living Color

In Living Color

TV • 1990

Self - Various Characters

The Jay Leno Show

The Jay Leno Show

TV • 2009

Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV • 1993

Self - Guest

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?

TV • 1981

Self

Roc

Roc

TV • 1991

Hard Knocks

Hard Knocks

TV • 2001

The Shop

The Shop

TV • 2018

Self

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

TV • 2022

Self (archive footage)

The Grammys

The Grammys

TV • 1959

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

TRL

TRL

TV • 1998

Driven

Driven

TV • 2002

BET Awards

BET Awards

TV • 2001

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

TV • 1975

Self - Host

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV • 2014

Self

Tyson

Tyson

TV

Mike Tyson

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

TV • 1998

Self - Panelist

Circus Halligalli

Circus Halligalli

TV • 2013

Kids' Choice Awards

Kids' Choice Awards

TV • 1987

Self

The Chris Rock Show

The Chris Rock Show

TV • 1997

Beat Shazam

Beat Shazam

TV • 2017

Self - Host

The F Word

The F Word

TV • 2017

Self

White Famous

White Famous

TV • 2017

Jamie Foxx

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

TV • 2007

Self

MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

TV • 1984

Self

MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

TV • 1984

Self - Host

Roc

Roc

TV • 1991

Crazy George

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

TV • 2016

Self

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

TV • 2016

Jackie Robinson (voice)

Last Call with Carson Daly

Last Call with Carson Daly

TV • 2002

Self

Diary

Diary

TV • 2000

Self

The Jamie Foxx Show

The Jamie Foxx Show

TV • 1996

Jamie King

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

TV • 2017

Self

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

TV • 2007

Self - Guest

Jay Leno's Garage

Jay Leno's Garage

TV • 2015

Self

TV total

TV total

TV • 1999

Self

Nudes in the News

Nudes in the News

TV • 2002

Self (archive footage)

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

TV • 2012

Self

The Masked Singer

The Masked Singer

TV • 2019

Self - Guest Panelist

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

TV • 2015

Self

The Roseanne Show

The Roseanne Show

TV • 1998

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

TV • 1973

Self

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

TV • 1992

Coach Armstrong

Evolution of the Black Quarterback

Evolution of the Black Quarterback

TV • 2024

Self

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

TV • 2019

Self

Number One on the Call Sheet

Number One on the Call Sheet

TV • 2025

Self

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

TV • 2023

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Nominee

BET Awards

BET Awards

TV • 2001

Self - Honoree

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV • 2014

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self - Guest

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV • 2015

Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self - Guest/Musical Guest