Jared Antonio Farrow (born October 14, 1987), known professionally by his stage name Jay Pharoah, is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, rapper, and voice actor. He joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live in 2010, for its thirty-sixth season.

Filmography

• 2026Busboys — DEA Agent
• 2026The Cat in the Hat — (voice)
• The Paper — Martin Lawrence (voice)
• Good Times — Junior (voice)
• 2024Jay Pharoah: Jared — Self, Writer, Executive Producer
• Rock, Paper, Scissors — Toilet Paper (voice)
• 2024Running on Empty — Sid
• Sausage Party: Foodtopia — (voice)
• 2023Spinning Gold — Cecil Holmes
• 2023The Blackening — Shawn
• 2023The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart — Nuno Blood / Additional Blackulas (voice)
• 2023Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! — Jay-Z (voice)
• 2022Out of Office — Neal
• 2022Private Property — Richard Carlyle
• 2021Bad Hair — Julius
• INVINCIBLE — Bulletproof (voice), Data Twin #1 / Cute Guy / Council Member #1 (voice), Bulletproof / Komodo Dragon / Sergeant (voice), Bulletproof / Dinosaur #2 / Zombie #1 (voice), Bulletproof / GDA Agents (voice), Bulletproof / Komodo Dragon / Soldier (voice), Data 1 (voice), Data Twin #1 / Viltrumites (voice)
• 2021Resort to Love — Jason
• 2021The Mitchells vs. the Machines — Noah (voice)
• 20202 Minutes of Fame — Deandre
• 2020All My Life — Dave Berger
• 2020How to Fake a War — Harry Hope
• A Black Lady Sketch Show — Jaybrien
• 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" — James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.
• A Million Little Things — Omar
• Champaign Ill — Lou
• 2018Unsane — Nate Hoffman
• White Famous — Floyd Mooney
• 2016Get a Job — Skeezy D
• Legends of Chamberlain Heights — Montrel
• 2016Sing — Meena's Grandfather (voice)
• 2015Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me? — Himself, Writer
• 2014Balls Out — Dan
• BoJack Horseman — Dashawn Manheim (voice)
• 2014Ride Along — Runflat
• 2014Top Five — Mike
• 2012Lola Versus — Randy
• Bubble Guppies — Buster (voice)
• Portlandia — Jay-Z
• 2011The Cookout 2 — Eddie O
• American Dad! — Dwayne Johnson (voice), Mr. Fritz (voice)
• Family Guy — Moses / Man's Voice (voice), Skeetle (voice), Brick Baker (voice), Reverend Lucius (voice), James (voice), Stephen A. Smith (voice), Coffee Shop Patron (voice), Kanye West (voice), Kanye Canes (voice), Timothy Q. Mouse (voice), Student on Bus (voice), Squirrel (voice), Waiter (voice), Eddie Murphy (voice)
• The Simpsons — Drederick Tatum (voice)

Appearances as themselves (50)

• 2026Playing POTUS — Self
• Hollywood Squares — Self
• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night — Self
• 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self
• 2024Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED — Self
• After Midnight — Self
• Dinner Time Live with David Chang — Self
• The Quiz with Balls — Self - Host
• 20232023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson — Self
• Snake Oil — Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor
• Barmageddon — Self - Contestant
• Is It Cake? — Self - Judge
• 2022Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter — Self
• Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy — Self
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg — Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest
• Name That Tune — Self - Contestant
• That's My Jam — Self - Guest
• I Can See Your Voice — Self - Guest Panelist
• Nickelodeon's Unfiltered — Self - Host
• 2020The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular — Self
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self
• The Masked Singer — Self - Guest Panelist
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• 2018Back To School Just For Laughs — Self
• Drop the Mic — Self
• Steve — Self
• Match Game — Self - Panelist
• The $100,000 Pyramid — Self
• 2016The Goddamn Comedy Jam — Self
• To Tell the Truth — Self - Panelist
• Hot Ones — Self
• Taraji's White Hot Holidays — Self
• 2014Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam - Live from Las Vegas — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Beat Bobby Flay — Self
• 2012All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Orlando — Self
• Good Mythical Morning — Self
• Gotham Comedy Live — Self - Host
• 2012The Secret Policeman's Ball — Self
• Conan — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• Mark Twain Prize — Self
• The Daily Show — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Various Characters
• American Music Awards — Self - Host