Jamie Foxx
Known for
Jamie Foxx, born in Terrell, Texas, in 1967, is an American actor, comedian and musician of an uncommonly multifaceted talent. He reached the summit with his portrayal of Ray Charles in 'Ray', which earned him the Best Actor Oscar, the same year he was also nominated for Michael Mann's 'Collateral'. He has moved from drama to the blockbuster with titles such as Tarantino's 'Django Unchained', 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' and the musical 'Dreamgirls'. His register passes naturally from physical comedy to dramatic depth, backed as well by a successful career as a singer.
Jamie Foxx
51 Movies
8 Series
Jamie Foxx, born in Terrell, Texas, in 1967, is an American actor, comedian and musician of an uncommonly multifaceted talent. He reached the summit with his portrayal of Ray Charles in 'Ray', which earned him the Best Actor Oscar, the same year he was also nominated for Michael Mann's 'Collateral'. He has moved from drama to the blockbuster with titles such as Tarantino's 'Django Unchained', 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' and the musical 'Dreamgirls'. His register passes naturally from physical comedy to dramatic depth, backed as well by a successful career as a singer.
Movies
Plays Max Dillon / Electro
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
Plays Electro / Max Dillon
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
Plays Django Freeman
Django Unchained
2012
Plays Joe Gardner (voice)
Soul
2020
Plays Bats
Baby Driver
2017
Plays Nico (voice)
Rio
2011
Plays Yahya / John
Robin Hood
2018
Plays Nick Rice
Law Abiding Citizen
2009
Plays Nico (voice)
Rio 2
2014
Plays Max Durocher
Collateral
2004
Plays Walter McMillian
Just Mercy
2019
Producer
Plays Matt
Back in Action
2025
Producer
Plays Bud Jablonski
Day Shift
2022
Plays Motherfucker Jones
Horrible Bosses
2011
Plays Motherfucker Jones
Horrible Bosses 2
2014
Plays Darryl
Due Date
2010
Producer
Plays Willie E. Gary
The Burial
2023
Plays William "Will" Stacks
Annie
2014
Plays President Sawyer
White House Down
2013
Plays Det. Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs
Miami Vice
2006
Plays Staff Sgt. Sykes
Jarhead
2005
Plays Ronald Fleury
The Kingdom
2007
Producer
Plays The Bokushi
Tin Soldier
2025
Plays Bug (voice)
Strays
2023
Plays Willie Beamen
Any Given Sunday
1999
Plays Kelvin Moore
Valentine's Day
2010
Plays Curtis Taylor Jr.
Dreamgirls
2006
Plays Henry Purcell
Stealth
2005
Plays Art
Project Power
2020
Plays Ray Charles
Ray
2004
Plays Nathaniel Ayers
The Soloist
2009
Plays The Ferryman
God Is a Bullet
2023
Producer
Plays Slick Charles
They Cloned Tyrone
2023
Plays Alvin Sanders
Bait
2000
Plays Jamie Foxx
I'm Still Here
2010
Plays Larry Jennings
Shade
2003
Plays Vincent Downs
Sleepless
2017
Plays Drew 'Bundini' Brown
Ali
2001
Plays Bunz
Booty Call
1997
Plays Baker
Toys
1992
Plays Michael
Held Up
1999
Plays Blue
The Players Club
1998
Plays Ed
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
1996
Plays Hassan El Ruk'n
The Great White Hype
1996
Plays Quincy Watson
Breakin' All the Rules
2004
Plays God
Not Another Church Movie
2024
TV Shows
Director
Plays Jamie King
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
Plays Self - Various Characters
In Living Color
1990
Producer
Plays Brian Dixon
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!
2021
Plays Crazy George
Roc
1991
Plays Self - Panelist
Hollywood Squares
1998
Plays Jamie Foxx
White Famous
2017
Plays Woody
Moesha
1996
Plays Coach Armstrong
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
Latest Trailers
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Being Eddie
Full Filmography
Tin Soldier
The Bokushi
2025
Film
Back in Action
Matt
2025
Film
Not Another Church Movie
God
2024
Film
The Burial
Willie E. Gary
2023
Film
Strays
Bug (voice)
2023
Film
God Is a Bullet
The Ferryman
2023
Film
They Cloned Tyrone
Slick Charles
2023
Film
Day Shift
Bud Jablonski
2022
Film
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!
Brian Dixon · 8 episodes
2021
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Jamie Foxx and where are they from?
Jamie Foxx is 58 years old, born on December 13, 1967 in Terrell, Texas, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Jamie Foxx?
Jamie Foxx is best known for roles in Django Unchained, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Baby Driver.
How many movies has Jamie Foxx been in?
Over a 34-year career (since 1992), Jamie Foxx has appeared in 47 movies and 6 TV shows.
What was Jamie Foxx's first movie?
The career of Jamie Foxx began with Toys (1992).
What is Jamie Foxx's most recent movie or series?
Jamie Foxx's most recent release is Being Eddie, which premiered on November 11, 2025.
What TV shows has Jamie Foxx appeared in?
On television, Jamie Foxx has appeared in The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Graham Norton Show.
Jamie Foxx
1967-12-13 · Terrell, Texas, USA
Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, singer, and film producer. He achieved his career breakthrough as a featured player on the sketch comedy show In Living Colour from 1991 to 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 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 further prominence for his film roles in Ali (2001), Jarhead (2005), Dreamgirls (2006), Miami Vice (2006), Horrible Bosses (2011), Django Unchained (2012), Annie (2014), Baby Driver (2017), and Soul (2020). He also played Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and Walter McMillian in Just Mercy (2019).
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 latter. 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.Jamie Foxx, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.