Actor
Jamie Foxx
Born 13 December 1967 · Terrell, Texas, USA
Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop) is an American actor, comedian and singer who rose through sketch and sitcom television. He won the Best Actor Oscar for playing Ray Charles in Ray. He has since moved between drama, comedy and blockbusters, including Django Unchained and the Spider-Man franchise.
Key films
Ray (2004)
His portrayal of Ray Charles won him the Academy Award for Best Actor and defined his dramatic career.
Collateral (2004)
Earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the same year as Ray.
Dreamgirls (2006)
Showed his musical range in a major ensemble drama about a 1960s vocal group.
Django Unchained (2012)
Leading role in Quentin Tarantino's Western, one of his most widely seen films.
Just Mercy (2019)
Played wrongfully convicted death-row inmate Walter McMillian in a acclaimed true-story legal drama.
Key awards
- 2005 Academy Award for Best Actor (Ray)
- 2005 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Ray)
- 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, Drama (Ray)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 103
- 1992Toys · as BakerActor
- 1993Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole · as HimselfActor
- 1996The Truth About Cats & Dogs · as EdActor
- 1996The Great White Hype · as Hassan El Ruk'nActor
- 1997Booty Call · as BunzActor
- 1998The Players Club · as BlueActor
- 1999Any Given Sunday · as Willie BeamenActor
- 1999Held Up · as MichaelActor
- 2000Bait · as Alvin SandersActor
- 2001Ali · as Drew 'Bundini' BrownActor
- 2001The Making of 'Ali' · as SelfActor
- 2002Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security · as HimselfActor
- 2002It's Black Entertainment · as SelfActor
- 2002American Rap Stars · as SelfActor
- 2003Shade · as Larry JenningsActor
- 2003Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! · as SelfActor
- 2003Jamie Foxx Unleashed: Lost, Stolen and Leaked! · as HimselfActor
- 2003Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith · as Self - RoastmasterActor
- 2004Collateral · as Max DurocherActor
- 2004Ray · as Ray CharlesActor
- 2004Breakin' All the Rules · as Quincy WatsonActor
- 2004Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story · as Stan 'Tookie' WilliamsActor
- 2004Genius. A Night for Ray Charles · as Self - HostActor
- 2004City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' · as SelfActor
- 2004Laffapalooza! #2 · as SelfActor
- 2005Jarhead · as Staff Sgt. SykesActor
- 2005Stealth · as Henry PurcellActor
- 2005Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] · as Self (segment "Slow Jamz")Actor
- 2006Miami Vice · as Det. Ricardo 'Rico' TubbsActor
- 2006Dreamgirls · as Curtis Taylor Jr.Actor
- 2006"Jarhead" Diaries · as SelfActor
- 2007The Kingdom · as Ronald FleuryActor
- 2007Elmo's Christmas Countdown · as SelfActor
- 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation · as SelfActor
- 2009Law Abiding Citizen · as Nick RiceActor
- 2009The Soloist · as Nathaniel AyersActor
- 2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial · as SelfActor
- 2009DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do · as SelfActor
- 2009Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4 · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2009DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70 · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2010Due Date · as DarrylActor
- 2010Valentine's Day · as Kelvin MooreActor
- 2010I'm Still Here · as Jamie FoxxActor
- 2010Thunder Soul · as HimselfActor
- 2010Plies: Goon In the TrapActor
- 2011Rio · as Nico (voice)Actor
- 2011Horrible Bosses · as Motherfucker JonesActor
- 2011A Man's Story · as SelfActor
- 2011On the Shoulders of GiantsActor
- 2011Night TalesDirector
- 2012Django Unchained · as Django FreemanActor
- 201212-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief · as SelfActor
- 2012Eddie Murphy: One Night Only · as SelfActor
- 2012Always Whitney Houston · as SelfActor
- 2013White House Down · as President SawyerActor
- 2013David Blaine: Real or Magic · as SelfActor
- 2013Any Given Tuesday · as selfActor
- 2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2 · as Electro / Max DillonActor
- 2014A Million Ways to Die in the West · as Django (uncredited)Actor
- 2014Horrible Bosses 2 · as Motherfucker JonesActor
- 2014Rio 2 · as Nico (voice)Actor
- 2014Annie · as William "Will" StacksActor
- 2014The Concert for Valor · as SelfActor
- 2014The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2 · as SelfActor
- 2017Baby Driver · as BatsActor
- 2017Sleepless · as Vincent DownsActor
- 2017Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life · as SelfActor
- 2017Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic! · as SelfActor
- 2017Dying Laughing · as SelfActor
- 2018Robin Hood · as Yahya / JohnActor
- 2018CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion · as SelfActor
- 2019Just Mercy · as Walter McMillianActor
- 2019QT8: The First Eight · as SelfActor
- 2019The Black Godfather · as SelfActor
- 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" · as George JeffersonActor
- 2019Hitsville: The Making of Motown · as SelfActor
- 2019The Apollo · as SelfActor
- 2019Rodman: For Better or Worse · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2020Soul · as Joe Gardner (voice)Actor
- 2020Project Power · as ArtActor
- 2020This Is Stand-Up · as SelfActor
- 2020The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration · as SelfActor
- 2021Spider-Man: No Way Home · as Max Dillon / ElectroActor
- 2021You're Watching Video Music Box · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty · as SelfActor
- 20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · as SelfActor
- 2022Day Shift · as Bud JablonskiActor
- 2022Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home · as SelfActor
- 20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · as SelfActor
- 2022Jamie Foxx: Secret to Success · as SelfActor
- 2023Strays · as Bug (voice)Actor
- 2023They Cloned Tyrone · as Slick CharlesActor
- 2023The Burial · as Willie E. GaryActor
- 2023God Is a Bullet · as The FerrymanActor
- 2024Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was... · as SelfActor
- 2024TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024Luther: Never Too Much · as SelfActor
- 2024Not Another Church Movie · as GodActor
- 2024A Motown Christmas · as SelfActor
- 2025Back in Action · as MattActor
- 2025Tin Soldier · as The BokushiActor
- 2025Being Eddie · as SelfActor
- 2026Jamie Foxx: Take Care of YourselfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.