Jim Carrey filmography

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Jim Carrey is a Canadian and American actor and comedian who has appeared in various feature films, television films/series, along with one video game appearance. He is one of the top-50 highest-grossing actors of all time at the North American box office, with over $2.5 billion total gross and an average of $94.3 million per film. [1] He has been involved with thirteen films that grossed over $250 million at the worldwide box office; the highest-grossing film being Bruce Almighty . [2] Carrey gained his first lead role on the short-lived television series The Duck Factory in 1984, playing a young cartoonist. His first starring role in film was the 1985 comedy horror Once Bitten , with Lauren Hutton as a vampire countess and Carrey playing her victim. He landed supporting roles in films, such as Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), The Dead Pool (1988) and Earth Girls Are Easy (also 1988). In 1990, Carrey received his commercial breakthrough on Fox's In Living Color (1990–1994), where he displayed his character work.

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In 1994, Carrey's breakthrough came when he landed the leading role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective , in which he played a goof-ball detective specialized in crimes involving animals. The film would go on to earn over $72 million at the box office. [3] He went on to star in the sequel Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls in 1995. In 1994, he starred in two commercial successes: The Mask with Cameron Diaz, and Dumb and Dumber with Jeff Daniels. The films ended up grossing $120 million and $127 million, respectively, and established Carrey as a star. [4] [5] Other 1990s films he starred in included Batman Forever (1995), The Cable Guy (1996) and Liar Liar (1997).

In 1998, he gained critical acclaim in the satirical comedy-drama film The Truman Show , in which he played Truman Burbank, a man whose life was, unbeknownst to him, a top-rating reality television show. The film was highly praised and led many to believe he would be nominated for an Oscar, but instead he picked up his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. [6] In 2000, he returned to comedy reteaming with the Farrelly brothers for Me, Myself & Irene , it received mixed reviews but enjoyed box office success. [7] [8] That same year, Carrey also appeared in How the Grinch Stole Christmas . [9]

Carrey starred opposite Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman in Tom Shadyac's 2003 comedy Bruce Almighty , portraying a television newsman who unexpectedly receives God's omnipotent abilities. It remains his most financially successful film to date. [10] In 2004, he took a role in the critically lauded art-house film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michael Gondry. [11] He received his fourth Golden Globe Award nomination, and was also nominated for his first BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In the 2010s and 2020s, he portrayed Sal Bertolinni / Colonel Stars and Stripes in the black comedy superhero film Kick-Ass 2 (2013), Lloyd Christmas in Dumb and Dumber To (2014), and the villain Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024).

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1983 Copper Mountain Bobby Todd
The Sex and Violence Family Hour Host / Various rolesDirect-to-video; also co-screenwriter
All in Good Taste Ralph Parker
1984 Finders Keepers Lane Biddlecoff
1985 Once Bitten Mark Kendall
1986 Peggy Sue Got Married Walter Getz
1988 The Dead Pool Johnny Squares
Earth Girls Are Easy Wiploc
1989 Pink Cadillac Lounge Entertainer
1991 High Strung Death Uncredited
1992 Itsy Bitsy Spider The ExterminatorVoice; short film
1994 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Ace Ventura Also co-screenwriter
The Mask Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask
Dumb and Dumber Lloyd Christmas
1995 Batman Forever Edward Nygma / The Riddler
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Ace Ventura
1996 The Cable Guy Cable Guy / Ernie "Chip" Douglas
1997 Liar Liar Fletcher Reede [12]
1998 The Truman Show Truman Burbank
Simon Birch Adult Joe Wenteworth / Narrator
1999 Man on the Moon Andy Kaufman
2000 Me, Myself & Irene Charlie Baileygates / Hank Evans
How the Grinch Stole Christmas The Grinch
2001 The Majestic Peter Appleton
2003 Bruce Almighty Bruce NolanAlso producer
Pecan Pie The DriverShort film
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Joel Barish
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Count Olaf
2005 Fun with Dick and Jane Richard "Dick" HarperAlso producer
2007 The Number 23 Walter Sparrow / Detective Fingerling
2008 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Horton the Elephant Voice
Yes Man Carl Allen
2009 I Love You Phillip Morris Steven Jay Russell
A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge / Ghosts of Christmas: Past, Present, Yet to Come Voice and motion-capture
2011 Mr. Popper's Penguins Thomas "Tom" Popper Jr.
2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Steve Gray
Kick-Ass 2 Sal Bertolinni / Colonel Stars and Stripes
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Scott RilesUncredited cameo [13]
2014 Dumb and Dumber To Lloyd Christmas [14]
2016 The Bad Batch The Hermit
Dark Crimes Tadek
2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1980 The All-Night Show Additional voices
1981 Rubberface Tony MoroniTelevision film
1983 Copper Mountain Bobby ToddTelevision film
1984 Buffalo Bill Jerry Lewis ImpersonatorEpisode: "Jerry Lewis Week"
1984 The Duck Factory Skip Tarkenton13 episodes
1989 Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All Brad PetersTelevision film
1990–1994 In Living Color Fire Marshall Bill, various roles125 episodes; credited as James Carrey
1991Jim Carrey: The Un-Natural ActHimselfTelevision special; also producer and writer
1992 Doing Time on Maple Drive Tim CarterTelevision film
1992 Sesame Street HimselfEpisode: "3023"
1996, 2011, 2014 Saturday Night Live HimselfHost; 3 episodes
1998 The Larry Sanders Show HimselfEpisode: "Flip"
2011 The Office The FingerLakes GuyEpisode: "Search Committee"
2012 30 Rock Dave WilliamsEpisode: "Leap Day"
2015 Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special Himself / Matthew McConaughey
2017–2018 I'm Dying Up Here Executive producer only
2018–2020 Kidding Jeff Piccirillo / Jeff Pickles20 episodes; also executive producer
2020 Saturday Night Live Joe Biden 6 episodes

Documentary

YearTitleRoleRef.
1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special EffectsHimself
1995A Comedy Salute to Andy KaufmanHimself
1995Jim Carrey SpotlightHimself
1998 Junket Whore Himself
1998In My LifeHimself
1999Pesel Ha'ZahavHimself
1999 AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen LegendsHimself
2000Jim Carrey UncensoredHimself
2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes Himself
2001 The Concert for New York City Himself
2009Under the Sea 3DNarrator
2011 Conan O'Brien Can't Stop Narrator
2011 The Love We Make Narrator
2015 Rubble Kings Producer only
2017 Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Himself
2018 The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling Himself

Music videos

YearArtistSongNotesRef.
1994 Tone Loc "Ace Is In The House"Appears in scenes of the movie Ace Ventura: Pet Detective [15]
1994 Jim Carrey "Cuban Pete (C&C Pop Radio Edit)"Appears in scenes of the movie The Mask
1995 Seal "Kiss from a Rose"Appears in scenes of the movie Batman Forever [16]
1999 R.E.M. "The Great Beyond"Appears in scenes of the movie Man on the Moon
2000 Foo Fighters "Breakout"Appears in scenes of the movie Me, Myself & Irene
2022 Kid Cudi "Stars in the Sky"Appears in scenes of the movie Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022 The Weeknd "Out of Time" [17]

Video game

YearTitleVoice roleRef.
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Count Olaf [18]

Web

YearTitleRoleRef.
2010 Presidential Reunion Ronald Reagan [19]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Carrey</span> Canadian-American actor and comedian (born 1962)

James Eugene Carrey is a Canadian-American actor and comedian known for his energetic slapstick performances. After spending the 1980s honing his stand-up comedy act and portraying mostly supporting roles in films, Carrey gained wide recognition in 1990 when he was cast in the American sketch comedy television series In Living Color (1990–1994). He broke out as a film star after starring in a string of box office hits with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber, which he followed up with Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Batman Forever. The success of these five films led to Carrey being the first actor to receive a $20 million salary for performing in films, beginning with The Cable Guy (1996).

<i>The Truman Show</i> 1998 American comedy-drama film by Andrew Niccol

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<i>Bruce Almighty</i> 2003 film by Tom Shadyac

Bruce Almighty is a 2003 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. The film stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-luck television reporter who complains to God that he is not doing his job correctly and is offered the chance to try being God himself for one week. It co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall, and Tony Bennett. The film is Shadyac and Carrey's third collaboration, after Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and Liar Liar (1997).

<i>Ace Ventura: Pet Detective</i> 1994 film by Tom Shadyac

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is a 1994 American comedy film starring Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura, an animal detective who is tasked with finding the abducted dolphin mascot of the Miami Dolphins football team. The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, who wrote the screenplay with Jack Bernstein and Carrey. The film co-stars Courteney Cox, Tone Loc, Sean Young, and then–Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino and features a cameo appearance from death metal band Cannibal Corpse.

<i>Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls</i> 1995 American film directed by Steve Oedekerk

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls is a 1995 American detective comedy film and the sequel to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), and the second installment of the Ace Ventura franchise. Jim Carrey reprises his role as the title character Ace Ventura, a detective who specializes in retrieval of tame and captive animals, and has been summoned to Africa to locate a missing bat. Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, and Sophie Okonedo co-star. Tommy Davidson, who co-starred with Carrey on the show In Living Color, makes a cameo appearance in the film. The film was written and directed by Carrey's close friend Steve Oedekerk, who had also collaborated in the production and as a character consultant for the first film.

<i>Liar Liar</i> 1997 American fantasy comedy film by Tom Shadyac

Liar Liar is a 1997 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur. It stars Jim Carrey as a lawyer who built his entire career on lying but finds himself cursed to speak only the truth for a single day, during which he struggles to maintain his career and to reconcile with his ex-wife and son whom he alienated with his pathological lying.

<i>Dumb and Dumber</i> 1994 comedy film by Peter Farrelly

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<i>Fun with Dick and Jane</i> (2005 film) Comedy film by Dean Parisot

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