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.[1] Since 1992, Stereo manufactures and distributes skateboard decks, equipment and apparel, as well as producing skate videos.
Big Trouble
(Puggy)
Almost Famous
(Jeff Bebe)
Chasing Amy
(Banky Edwards)
Mallrats
(Brodie)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(Brodie Bruce / Banky Edwards)
Clerks II
(Lance Dowds)
Dogma
(Azrael)
Vanilla Sky
(Brian Shelby)
Heartbreakers
(Jack Withrowe)
Drop Dead Sexy
(Frank)
Alvin and the Chipmunks
(Dave)
Underdog
(Shoeshine / Underdog (voice))
Drawing Flies
(Donner)
Mumford
(Skip Skipperton)
Dreamcatcher
(Joe 'Beaver' Clarenden)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
(Dave)
Cop Out
(Roy)
I Love Your Work
(Larry Hortense)
Stealing Harvard
(John Plummer)
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator
(Self)
Monster House
(Bones (voice))
A Guy Thing
(Paul Morse)
Enemy of the State
(Daniel Zavitz)
American Cuisine
(Loren Collins)
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
(Self)
Kissing a Fool
(Jay Murphy)
A Better Place
(Dennis Pepper / Steve)
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
(Gray)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
(Dave)
Columbus Circle
(Charles Stratford)
Video Days
(Self)
A Visual Sound
(Self)
We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding
(Narrator (voice))
Behaving Badly
(Father Krumins)
The Pixar Story
(Syndrome (voice) (archive footage))
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
(Self)
Way Out East
(Self / Agent O-470 / Co-Captain)
Tincan Folklore
(Self)
Weapons of Mass Distraction
(Phillip Messenger)
Tell
(Ray)
Away and Back
(Jack Peterson)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
(Dave)
Mi Vida Loca
(Teenage Drug Customer)
The 4:30 Movie
(Brian's Dad)
Jersey Girl
(PR Exec #1)
The Incredibles
(Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice))
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
(Self)
Creating the Characters
(Self)
Growing Up Smith
(Butch Brunner)
The Man Who Souled the World
(Self)
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
(Self (uncredited))
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
(Brodie)
Year 13
(Self)
Jack-Jack Attack
(Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice))
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
(Self)
We Bare Bears: The Movie
(Charlie (voice))
411VM: Issue 65
(Self)
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
(Himself)
The House From...
(Self – Narrator)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
Perversions of Science
(Spaceman Bob)
American Dad!
(Officer Bays (voice))
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
The Daily Show
(Self)
Today
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self)
My Name Is Earl
(Earl Hickey)
The View
(Self)
Icons
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
We Bare Bears
(Charlie / Additional Voices (voice))
Cocked
(Grady Paxson)
Raising Hope
(Smokey Floyd)
Memphis Beat
(Detective Dwight Hendricks)
Up All Night
(Kevin)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
We Bare Bears
(Charlie (voice))
American Dad!
(Sam (voice))
Men At Work
(Donny)
The Hills
(Self)
Yacht Rock
(Kevin Bacon)
The Residence
(Tripp Morgan)
A Visual Sound
(Writer)
A Visual Sound
(Cinematography)
The Courage of Others
(Producer)
A Visual Sound
(Producer)
The Courage of Others
(Director)
A Visual Sound
(Director)
Way Out East
(Producer)
Way Out East
(Writer)
Way Out East
(Director)
The White Door
(Producer)
The White Door
(Writer)
The White Door
(Director)