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. Since 1992, Stereo manufactures and distributes skateboard decks, equipment and apparel, as well as producing skate videos.

Filmography

• 2026Primetime — Earl (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Residence — Tripp Morgan
• LEGO Pixar: BrickToons — Syndrome (voice)
• 2024The 4:30 Movie — Brian's Dad
• The Harper House — Freddie Harper (voice)
• 2020We Bare Bears: The Movie — Charlie (voice)
• 2019Jay and Silent Bob Reboot — Brodie Bruce
• 2018Sanderson to Brackettville — Himself, Writer
• 2018The American Photo Roadtrip — Himself, Writer
• 2018We Bare Bears Film: Baby Bears — Charlie (voice)
• 2017Growing Up Smith — Butch Brunner
• 2015Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip — Dave
• 2015Away and Back — Jack Peterson
• Cocked — Grady Paxson
• We Bare Bears — Charlie / Additional Voices (voice), Charlie (voice)
• 2014Behaving Badly — Father Krumins
• 2014Tell — Ray
• 2013We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding — Narrator (voice)
• 2012Columbus Circle — Charles Stratford
• Men at Work — Donny
• 2011Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked — Dave
• Up All Night — Kevin
• 2010Cop Out — Roy
• Memphis Beat — Detective Dwight Hendricks
• Raising Hope — Smokey Floyd
• 2010The Courage of Others — Director, Producer
• 2009Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel — Dave
• 2007Alvin and the Chipmunks — Dave
• 2007The Pixar Story — Syndrome (voice) (archive footage)
• 2007Underdog — Shoeshine / Underdog (voice)
• 2006Clerks II — Lance Dowds
• 2006Monster House — Bones (voice)
• 2006The White Door — Writer, Producer, Director
• American Dad! — Officer Bays (voice), Sam (voice)
• 2005Drop Dead Sexy — Frank
• 2005Jack-Jack Attack — Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
• My Name Is Earl — Earl Hickey
• 2005The Ballad of Jack and Rose — Gray
• Yacht Rock — Kevin Bacon
• 2004Jersey Girl — PR Exec #1
• 2004The Incredibles — Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
• 2004Way Out East — Self / Agent O-470 / Co-Captain, Writer, Producer, Director
• 2003A Guy Thing — Paul Morse
• 2003Dreamcatcher — Beaver
• 2003I Love Your Work — Larry Hortense
• 2002Big Trouble — Puggy
• 2002Stealing Harvard — John Plummer
• 2001Heartbreakers — Jack Withrowe
• 2001Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back — Brodie Bruce / Banky Edwards
• 2001Vanilla Sky — Brian Shelby
• 2000Almost Famous — Jeff Bebe
• 1999Dogma — Azrael
• 1999Mumford — Skip Skipperton
• 1998American Cuisine — Loren Collins
• 1998Enemy of the State — Daniel Zavitz
• 1998Kissing a Fool — Jay Murphy
• 1997A Better Place — Dennis Pepper / Steve
• 1997Chasing Amy — Banky Edwards
• Perversions of Science — Spaceman Bob
• 1997Weapons of Mass Distraction — Phillip Messenger
• 1996Drawing Flies — Donner
• 1995Mallrats — Brodie
• 1994A Visual Sound — Self, Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematography
• 1994Mi Vida Loca — Teenage Drug Customer

Appearances as themselves (27)

• 2024Sk8face — Self (archive footage)
• 2024The House from... — Self - Narrator (voice)
• 2023Chasing Chasing Amy — Self
• 2017Year 13 — Self
• 2009Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc — Self
• 2008Creating the Characters — Self
• 2007The Man Who Souled the World — Self
• 2006Back to the Well: 'Clerks II' — Self (uncredited)
• 2006Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi — Self
• The Hills — Self
• 2005Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats — Self
• 2004411VM: Issue 65 — Self
• 2004Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• 2003Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• Icons — Self
• 2002Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• 1996Tincan Folklore — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self
• 1991Video Days — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• Today — Self