James Eugene Carrey (/ˈkæri/; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. Known primarily for his energetic slapstick performances, he has received two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for BAFTA Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards. After spending the 1980s honing his comedy act and playing supporting roles in films, Carrey gained recognition when he was cast in the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color (1990–1994). He broke out as a film star after starring in a string of box office hits, such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber (all 1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and Batman Forever(both 1995). The success of these five films led to Carrey being the first comic actor to receive an upfront $20 million salary for performing in films, beginning with The Cable Guy (1996). Carrey continued to have success as a leading actor in comedies such as Liar Liar (1997), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Bruce Almighty (2003), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), and Yes Man (2008). Since the 2010s, Carrey appeared in fewer films, with notable works including Dumb and Dumber To (2014) and his role as Doctor Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series (2020–present). Although typecast mainly as a comedic actor, Carrey had success in dramatic roles. His critically acclaimed performances include the title role in The Truman Show (1998) and Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon (1999), for which he won Golden Globe Awards. He starred in the romantic drama film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award and another Golden Globe. Carrey also starred in the Showtime tragicomedy series Kidding (2018–2020), for which he received his seventh Golden Globe nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Carrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2027Sonic the Hedgehog 4 — Ivo Robotnik
• 2026Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas — Joel Barish (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Knuckles — Dr. Robotnik (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2024Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — Ivo Robotnik / Gerald Robotnik
• 2022Sonic the Hedgehog 2 — Dr. Robotnik
• 2020Sonic the Hedgehog — Dr. Robotnik
• Kidding — Jeff Piccirillo, Executive Producer
• I'm Dying Up Here — Creator
• 2017The Bad Batch — The Hermit
• 2016Dark Crimes — Tadek Pietrzak
• The New Yorker Presents — Truman Burbank
• 2015Rubble Kings — Producer
• 2014Dumb and Dumber To — Lloyd Christmas
• 2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues — Scott Riles (uncredited)
• Circus Halligalli
• 2013Cold Dead Hand with Jim Carrey — Charlton Heston / Lonesome Earl / Sam Elliot
• 2013Kick-Ass 2 — Colonel Stars and Stripes
• 2013The Incredible Burt Wonderstone — Steve Gray
• 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen — (archive footage)
• 2011Mr. Popper's Penguins — Mr. Popper
• 2010I Love You Phillip Morris — Steven Russell
• 2010Presidential Reunion — Ronald Reagan
• 2009A Christmas Carol — Scrooge / Ghosts of Christmas (voice)
• 2008Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
• 2008Horton Hears a Who! — Horton (voice)
• 2008Yes Man — Carl Allen
• 2007The Number 23 — Walter Sparrow / Fingerling
• 30 Rock — Dave Williams
• 2005Fun with Dick and Jane — Dick Harper, Producer
• The Office — The Fingerlakes Guy
• 2004A Conversation with Jim Carrey and Director Michel Gondry
• 2004A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• 2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind — Joel Barish
• 2004I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry — Writer
• 2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events — Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham
• 2004Tony Clifton's Movie! — Jim Carrey
• 2003Bruce Almighty — Bruce Nolan, Producer
• 2002Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell — Steve (archive footage)
• 2001The Majestic — Peter Appleton
• 2000How the Grinch Stole Christmas — Grinch
• 2000Me, Myself & Irene — Off. Charlie Baileygates / Hank Evans
• 1999Man on the Moon — Andy Kaufman / Tony Clifton
• 1999Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
• 1998Simon Birch — Adult Joe Wenteworth
• 1998The Truman Show — Truman Burbank
• 1998The Truman Show: Tru-Talk — Truman Burbank
• 1997Liar Liar — Fletcher Reede
• 1996The Cable Guy — Cable Guy
• 1995Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls — Ace Ventura
• 1995Batman Forever — Riddler / Edward Nygma
• 1994Ace Ventura: Pet Detective — Ace Ventura, Screenplay
• 1994Dumb and Dumber — Lloyd Christmas
• 1994The Mask — Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask
• 1992Doing Time on Maple Drive — Tim Carter
• 1992High Strung — Death (uncredited)
• 1992The Itsy Bitsy Spider — The Exterminator (voice)
• The Larry Sanders Show — Jim Carrey
• 1991Jim Carrey: Unnatural Act — Self, Executive Producer, Writer
• 1989Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All — Brad Peters
• 1989Pink Cadillac — Lounge Entertainer
• 1988Earth Girls Are Easy — Wiploc
• 1988The Dead Pool — Johnny Squares
• 1986Peggy Sue Got Married — Walter Getz
• 1985Once Bitten — Mark Kendall
• 1984Finders Keepers — Lane Biddlecoff
• The Duck Factory — Skip Tarkenton
• 1983All in Good Taste — Ralph
• Buffalo Bill
• 1983Copper Mountain — Bobby Todd
• 1983The Sex and Violence Family Hour — Various Personalities, Writer
• 1981Rubberface — Tony Moroni
• Agent Moxy — Manfred Topper (voice) (archive footage)
• Evergreen Pines and the Fading Summer
• The Jetsons — George Jetson
• Untitled How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sequel — Grinch

Appearances as themselves (76)

• 2026Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald — Self (archive footage)
• 20252025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self
• 2025Starring Dick Van Dyke — Self
• Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy — Self (archive footage)
• 2023The Many Faces of Jim Carrey — Self (Archive Footage)
• 2022Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute — Self
• 2021Val — Self (archive)
• When Ruby Wax Met... — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Out of Shadows — Self (archive)
• 2018Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding — Self
• 2017I Needed Color — Self
• 2017Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond — Self
• The Russell Howard Hour — Self
• 2015"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' — Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) — Self
• 2014Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Norm Macdonald Live — Self
• 2013The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall — Self
• 2012Close Up — Self (archive footage)
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee — Self
• 2012FOX 25th Anniversary Special — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Inside Comedy — Self
• 2012Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable — Self - Panelist
• 2011Conan O'Brien Can't Stop — Self
• 2011The Love We Make — Self
• Conan — Self - Guest
• 2009Autism: Made in the U.S.A. — Self (archive footage)
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• 2009Under the Sea 3D — Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Graham Norton Show — Self - Guest
• 2006Kings of Comedy USA — Self (archive footage)
• 2005Cartoon Logic — Self (archive)
• 2005How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show' — Self (Archive)
• 2005Introducing Cameron Diaz — Self (archive)
• 2005Return to Edge City — Self (archive footage)
• Celebrities Uncensored — Self
• 2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special — Self
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2003The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians — Self (archive footage)
• 2003The Work of Director Michel Gondry — Self
• 2001Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians — Self (archive footage)
• 2001The Concert for New York City — Self
• 2000The Directors: Milos Forman — Self
• 1999Playmate Pajama Party — self
• The Early Show — Self - Guest
• 1998George Martin: In My Life — Self
• 1998Inside the Golden Statue — Self
• 1998Junket Whore — Self
• 1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self - Guest
• 1995Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? — Self - Edward Nygma / Riddler
• 1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects — Self
• 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! — Self (archive footage)
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast — Self
• 1993A Tribute to Sam Kinison — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self, Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self - Guest
• 1991Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth — Self
• In Living Color — Self - Various Characters
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self
• Kids' Choice Awards — Self
• American Masters — Self - Interviewee
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self - Presenter
• Cérémonie des César — Self - Recipient
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host, Self (uncredited)
• Sesame Street — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self - Guest
• The Oscars — Self
• Today — Self