Jamie Foxx biography
Jamie Foxx is an American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967), born on 13 December 1967 in Terrell.
Jamie Foxx's screen career began in 1992 with Roc, playing Crazy George.
Jamie Foxx has appeared in 54 films and 11 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Back in Action (2025), Tin Soldier (2025), Not Another Church Movie (2024).
Jamie Foxx is best known for In Living Color, The Jamie Foxx Show.
Honours include Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Coming up next: Geechee, Fight For '84, All-Star Weekend.
- Also known as
- Eric Bishop
- Born
- 13 December 1967 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Terrell
- Work
- Actor, Singer, Writer, Comedian, Film producer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Known for
- In Living Color, The Jamie Foxx Show
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
Jamie Foxx filmography
57 films and 11 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geechee | , N/a | Post-production | ||
| Fight For '84 | TBA | Post-production | ||
| All-Star Weekend | Malik | Completed | ||
| 2025 | Back in Action | Matt | Also executive producer | |
| 2025 | Tin Soldier | Bokushi | ||
| 2024 | Not Another Church Movie | God | ||
| 2023 | God Is a Bullet | The Ferryman | ||
| 2023 | They Cloned Tyrone | Slick Charles | Also producer | |
| 2023 | The Burial | Willie E. Gary | Also producer | |
| 2023 | Strays | Bug (voice) | ||
| 2022 | Spider-Man: No Way Home - The More Fun Stuff Version | English | ||
| 2022 | Day Shift | Bud Jablonski | Also executive producer | |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Maxwell "Max" Dillon / Electro | ||
| 2020 | Project Power | Art Reilly | ||
| 2020 | Soul | Joseph "Joe" Gardner (voice) | ||
| 2019 | Just Mercy | Walter McMillian | ||
| 2018 | Robin Hood | Little John | ||
| 2017 | Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic! | English | ||
| 2017 | Baby Driver | Leon "Bats" Jefferson III | ||
| 2017 | Sleepless | Vincent Downs | ||
| 2016 | Dying Laughing | |||
| 2014 | Annie | William Stacks | ||
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Maxwell "Max" Dillon / Electro | ||
| 2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 | Dean "Motherfucker" Jones | ||
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Django Freeman | Uncredited cameo |
Show all 57 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Rio 2 | Nico (voice) | ||
| 2013 | White House Down | President James Sawyer | ||
| 2013 | And She Was My Eve | , N/a | Director, short film | |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Django Freeman | ||
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses | Dean "Motherfucker" Jones | ||
| 2011 | Rio | Nico (voice) | ||
| 2010 | Due Date | Darryl | ||
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | Kelvin Moore | ||
| 2010 | I'm Still Here | English | ||
| 2009 | Law Abiding Citizen | Nick Rice | ||
| 2009 | The Soloist | Nathaniel Ayers | ||
| 2007 | The Kingdom | Ronald Fleury | ||
| 2006 | Dreamgirls | Curtis Taylor Jr. | ||
| 2006 | Miami Vice | Ricardo Tubbs | ||
| 2005 | Stealth | Lt. Henry Purcell | ||
| 2005 | Jarhead | Staff Sgt. Sykes | ||
| 2004 | Breakin' All the Rules | Quincy Watson | ||
| 2004 | Ray | Ray Charles | ||
| 2004 | Collateral | Max Durocher | ||
| 2003 | Shade | Larry Jennings | ||
| 2002 | Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security | |||
| 2001 | Ali | Drew Bundini Brown | ||
| 2000 | Bait | Alvin Sanders | ||
| 2000 | All Jokes Aside | English | ||
| 2000 | Held Up | Michael | ||
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday | Willie Beamen | ||
| 1998 | The Players Club | Blue | ||
| 1997 | Booty Call | Bunz | ||
| 1996 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | Ed | ||
| 1996 | The Great White Hype | Hassan El Ruk'n | ||
| 1993 | Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole | |||
| 1992 | Toys | Baker |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Alert: Missing Persons Unit | , N/a | Creator, writer and executive producer | |
| 2021 | Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! | Brian Dixon | 8 episodes, also co-creator, writer and executive producer | |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience | George Jefferson | ||
| 2016 | Jackie Robinson | Jackie Robinson (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Nite Tales: The Series | , N/a | Director, episode: "Last Laugh" | |
| 2004 | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story | Stan "Tookie" Williams | Television film | |
| 2004 | Chappelle's Show | Black Tony Blair | Season 2, Episode 13 | |
| 1996 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Jamie King, Tyrone Koppel | 100 episodes, also creator, director and executive producer | |
| 1996 | Moesha | Woody | Episode: "Driving Miss Moesha" | |
| 1996 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Coach Armstrong | Episode: "Rivals" | |
| 1992 | Roc | Crazy George | 7 episodes |