Jason Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. A member of the Coppola family, Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's 1998 film Rushmore, and has since appeared in six other Anderson films: The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), The French Dispatch (2021), and Asteroid City (2023). He also has a co-writing credit on The Darjeeling Limited.
He is known for his roles as Gideon Graves in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023), and the Spot, whom he voices in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and the upcoming Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027). Schwartzman's other films include Spun (2003), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Marie Antoinette (2006), Funny People (2009), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Big Eyes (2014), Klaus (2019), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), and Queer (2024). He starred in the television series Bored to Death (2009–2011) and appeared in the fourth season of the FX anthology series Fargo (2020). He was an executive producer on the Amazon Prime show Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018), a series in which he also acted.
Schwartzman has released three albums through his solo musical project, under the name of Coconut Records. He is a founding member and former drummer of the rock band Phantom Planet.
Early life Jason Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles on June 26, 1980, the son of actress Talia Shire (née Coppola) and film producer Jack Schwartzman. His father is Jewish and his mother is Italian, with Schwartzman describing his ancestry as "half Polish Jewish and half Italian." His younger brother, Robert Schwartzman, is also an actor and musician. His paternal half-siblings are Stephanie and cinematographer John Schwartzman, while his maternal half-brother is Matthew Shire.
As a member of the Coppola family, he is related to many individuals involved in the entertainment industry. He is the nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and academic August Coppola; great-nephew of opera conductor Anton Coppola; the maternal cousin of actor Nicolas Cage and filmmakers Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola, Gia Coppola, and Christopher Coppola; and the grandson of Coppola family matriarch Italia Coppola (née Pennino) and composer Carmine Coppola. He attended Windward School in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Career Acting Schwartzman began his acting career in 1998 when, at the age of 18, he starred in Wes Anderson's Rushmore. In 2000, he had a guest role in the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks. In 2001, he starred in CQ, a film by his cousin Roman Coppola. In 2002, he starred in the comedy film Slackers, and in 2003 headlined the drama Spun. He starred in I Heart Huckabees in 2004 and Shopgirl in 2005. He also appeared in various television shows, such as Cracking Up. In 2006, he starred as King Louis XVI in Marie Antoinette under the direction of his cousin Sofia Coppola.
Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as Ringo Starr in the biopic spoof Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. In 2009, he appeared as C-list television star Mark in Funny People. He also voiced Ash Fox in Wes Anderson's animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox, which he called "the best movie I've ever been a part of". He starred in the HBO show Bored to Death as a writer who moonlights as a private detective and puts himself up for hire on Craigslist. In 2009, he starred in The Marc Pease Experience. In 2010, he played Gideon Graves in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the film adaptation of the comics by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
In 2011, Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as Vincent van Gogh in the Beastie Boys' short film Fight for Your Right Revisited. In September 2012, Schwartzman was originally going to be cast as the male lead in the DreamWorks animated film Trolls; however, he was replaced by Justin Timberlake. In February 2013, he made a cameo appearance in "Parks and Recreation" Season 5 episodes 15 and 16. In 2013, he cameoed as himself in an episode of the television show Key & Peele. In 2014, he played himself in the Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories episode "The Endorsement". In 2020, he starred as Italian crime boss Josto Fadda in the fourth season of the FX anthology series Fargo.
In 2023, Schwartzman played a leading role in Wes Anderson's Asteroid City.
Music Prior to acting, in 1994, Schwartzman co-founded the rock band Phantom Planet at a Los Angeles Pizza Hut, where he was the drummer and a songwriter. He left the band in May 2003 to focus on his acting career. He appeared in the music video for the rock remix of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy, and contributed to Ben Lee's 2005 album Awake Is the New Sleep. In 2007, he created the indie rock solo act Coconut Records.[ Coconut Records] at Allmusic The first album, Nighttiming, was produced by Michael Einziger and features a cover photo by his cousin Roman Coppola. The album was first released on iTunes on March 20, 2007. It had musical contributions by members of Incubus, as well as appearances by actresses Zooey Deschanel and Kirsten Dunst and Schwartzman's brother Robert. His second album, Davy, was released on iTunes on January 20, 2009. Schwartzman also played the drums on Phoenix's rendition of The Beach Boys' song "Alone on Christmas Day" in 2015. The song was featured in Bill Murray's Netflix special A Very Murray Christmas.
Schwartzman's work has also been featured in many films and television programs. In 2009, he composed the theme song to his HBO series Bored to Death, in which he also starred, under his Coconut Records title. That same year, he contributed to the film score to the film Funny People with composer Michael Andrews. The original soundtrack is downloadable, as well as available in vinyl LP, on Coconut Records' official Cinder Block store. He has also written tracks for Smallville and Slackers. His song "Microphone" was featured in the 2012 coming-of-age comedy LOL.
In 2025, Schwartzman contributed vocals and keys to Ben Kweller’s song "Depression" from the album Cover the Mirrors.
Personal life Schwartzman married his long-time girlfriend, Brady Cunningham, an art and design director, at their home in the San Fernando Valley on July 11, 2009. Their first child, a daughter, was born in December 2010. Their second daughter was born in June 2014. The pair also have a son.
In 2006, Schwartzman described himself as "basically a vegan". In 2009, he was named one of the "Top 10 Most Stylish Men in America" by GQ magazine. In 2011, he narrated a video titled What to Eat: The Environmental Impacts of Our Food for Farm Sanctuary.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Rushmore Max Fischer 2001 CQ Felix DeMarco Odessa or Bust The Young Man Short filmJulius And Friends: Hole In One Julius (voice) 2002 Slackers Ethan Dulles Spun Ross Simone Milton 2003 Julius And Friends: Yeti, Set, Go Julius (voice) Short film 2004 I Heart Huckabees Albert Markovski 2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Gag Halfrunt Uncredited Bewitched Ritchie Shopgirl Jeremy 2006 Marie Antoinette Louis XVI 2007 Hotel Chevalier Jack Whitman Short film The Darjeeling Limited Also co-writer (with Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola) Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Ringo Starr Uncredited 2009 Funny People Mark Taylor Jackson The Marc Pease Experience Marc Pease Fantastic Mr. Fox Ash Fox (voice) A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Gideon Graves Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation Simon Lee (voice) Short film 2011 Fight For Your Right Revisited Vincent van Gogh 2012 Moonrise Kingdom Cousin Ben Cousin Ben Troop Screening with Jason Schwartzman Short film A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III Kirby Star 2013 Castello Cavalcanti Jed Cavalcanti Short film Saving Mr. Banks Richard M. Sherman 2014 Listen Up Philip Philip Lewis Friedman The Grand Budapest Hotel M. Jean Big Eyes Ruben 2015 The Overnight Kurt 7 Chinese Brothers Larry A Very Murray Christmas Elliott 2016 Dreamland Peter My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea Dash (voice) 2017 The Polka King Mickey Pizzazz Golden Exits Buddy 2018 Isle of Dogs Co-writer (story only, with Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, and Kunichi Nomura) 2019 Wine Country Devon Between Two Ferns: The Movie Himself Klaus Jesper (voice) 2020 Mainstream Mark Schwartz2021 The Sparks Brothers Himself Documentary The French Dispatch Hermes Jones Also co-writer (story only, with Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola and Hugo Guinness) Sing 2 Additional voices 2022 There There Lawyer2023 Asteroid City Augie Steenbeck / Jones Hall Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Johnathon Ohnn / The Spot (voice) Quiz Lady Ron Heacock The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Lucretius "Lucky" Flickerman 2024 Between the Temples Ben Gottlieb Also executive producer Megalopolis Jason Zanderz Queer Joe Guidry Pavements Chris Lombardi The Last Showgirl Director 2025 Oh. What. Fun. Doug Austin 2026 Post-production 2027 Johnathon Ohnn / The Spot (voice) In production
Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Himself (Phantom Planet drummer) Episode: "And the Sabrina Goes to..." 2000 Freaks and Geeks Howie Gelfand Episode: "Carded and Discarded" Get Real Himself Episode: "Falling From Grace" 2004 Cracking Up Ben Baxter 7 episodes 2005 The X's Brandon (voice) Episode: "Secret Agent Manual / The Spy Who Liked Me" 2009–2011 Bored to Death Jonathan Ames 24 episodes 2011 Sesame Street Himself 1 episode 2013 Parks and Recreation Dennis Lerpiss 2 episodes Out There Benjamin Brent / Cedric (voices) Drunk History Ralph Nader Episode: "Detroit" Key & Peele Himself Episode: "Boarding Order" Comedy Bang! Bang! Himself Episode: "Jason Schwartzman Wears a Striped Shirt & High Top Sneakers" Ghost Ghirls Brad Holmes Episode: "Comedy of Terrors" 2014 Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories Jason Schwartzman Episode: "The Endorsement" 2014–2016 Mozart in the Jungle Bradford Sharp 8 episodes; also writer and producer 2015 Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Greg7 episodes 2015–2016 Blunt Talk Duncan Adler 2017 Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Greg 4 episodes 2017–2018 Neo Yokio Arcangelo Corelli (voice) 7 episodes 2020 Medical Police The Goldfinch 4 episodes Fargo Josto Fadda 10 episodes 2021–2022 Duncanville Uncle Sam (voice) 2 episodes 2022 The Righteous Gemstones Thaniel Block 3 episodes I Love That for You Ethan 2 episodes2023 Digman! Roberto (voice) Episode: "Et Tu"I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Man at Party Episode: "DON'T JUST SAY 'RELAX,' ACTUALLY RELAX" Ten Year Old Tom (voice) Episode: "The Henderson Consulting Squirrels/Rick's Boat" Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Gideon Graves / Gordon Goose (voice) 6 episodes Fargo Narrator (voice) Episode: "The Tiger"; uncredited 2025 Mountainhead Hugo Van Yalk Television film Talamasca: The Secret Order Burton Episode: "We Watch and We Are Always There" 2026 Kevin Kevin (voice) 8 episodes
Video games Year Title Role 2021The Artful Escape Zomm/Terminal (voice)
Composer Year Title Notes 2002 Orange County Song: "California"Smallville Song: "Lonely Day"Slackers Songs: "Oh Angela" and "Ethan's Song" 2004 Cracking Up Theme music 2006 The O.C. Song: "California" 2008 Cloverfield Song: "West Coast" 2009 Bored to Death Theme musicFunny People Soundtrack 2012 Here (short film) Co-composer, with Woody Jackson Goats LOL Song: "Microphone" 2013 Palo Alto Song: "Is This Sound Okay?"
Discography Studio albums Details Peak chart positions US Heat US IndieNighttiming Released: March 20, 2007 Label: Young Baby Records——Davy Released: January 20, 2009 Label: Young Baby Records1036Goats Original Soundtrack Released: August 7, 2012 Label: Young Baby Records——
Singles "Microphone" (2008)