Jim Carrey is a Canadian-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."People Index." Box Office Mojo. (This information is not available on Box Office Mojo anymore and has moved to ImdbPro behind a paywall) He has been involved with thirteen films that grossed over $250 million at the worldwide box office; the highest-grossing film being Sonic the Hedgehog 3. 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.

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. 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. 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. In 2000, he returned to comedy reteaming with the Farrelly brothers for Me, Myself & Irene; it received mixed reviews but enjoyed box office success. That same year, Carrey also appeared in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

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 remained his most financially successful film until Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in 2024. 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. 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 played 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 villainous scientist Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and its three sequels in 2022, 2024 and 2027.

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1983 The Sex and Violence Family Hour Host / Various roles Direct-to-video; also wrote additional material All in Good Taste Ralph ParkerSilent and minor role 1984 Finders Keeper Lane Biddlecoff 1985 Once Bitten Mark Kendall 1986 Peggy Sue Got Married Walter Getz 1988 The Dead Pool Johnny Squares Credited as James Carrey Earth Girls Are Easy Wiploc 1989 Pink Cadillac Lounge Entertainer 1991 High Strung Death Uncredited 1992 Itsy Bitsy Spider The Exterminator Voice; 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, Fire Marshall Bill Brief cameo as Fire Marshall Bill from In Living Color 1998 The Truman Show Truman Burbank Simon Birch Adult Joe Wenteworth / Narrator 1999 Man on the Moon Andy Kaufman / Tony Clifton 2000 Me, Myself & Irene Charlie Baileygates / Hank Evans How the Grinch Stole Christmas The Grinch 2001 The Majestic Peter Appleton 2003 Bruce Almighty Bruce Nolan Also producer Pecan Pie The Driver Short film 2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Joel Barish A Series of Unfortunate Events Count Olaf 2005 Fun with Dick and Jane Richard "Dick" Harper Also producer 2007 The Number 23 Walter Sparrow / Detective Fingerling 2008 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 Riles Uncredited cameo 2014 Dumb and Dumber To Lloyd Christmas 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 Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik / Professor Gerald Robotnik Also artistic consultant 2027 Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1980 The All-Night Show Additional voices 1981 Rubberface Tony Moroni Television film 1983 Copper Mountain Bobby Todd 1984 Buffalo Bill Jerry Lewis Impersonator Episode: "Jerry Lewis Week" The Duck Factory Skip Tarkenton 13 episodes 1989 Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All Brad Peters Television film 1990–1994 In Living Color Fire Marshall Bill, various roles 125 episodes; credited as James Carrey 1991 Jim Carrey: The Un-Natural Act Himself Stand-up special; also producer and writer 1992 Doing Time on Maple Drive Tim Carter Television film Sesame Street Himself Episode: "3023" 1996, 2011, 2014 Saturday Night LiveHimself Host; 3 episodes 1998 The Larry Sanders ShowHimself Episode: "Flip" 2011 The Office The FingerLakes Guy Episode: "Search Committee" 2012 30 Rock Dave Williams Episode: "Leap Day" 2015 Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special Himself / Matthew McConaughey Television special 2017–2018 I'm Dying Up Here Executive producer only 2018–2020 Kidding Jeff Piccirillo / Jeff Pickles 20 episodes; also executive producer 2020 Saturday Night LiveJoe Biden 6 episodes 2022 The Dawn FM Experience Dawn FM Disc-jockey Voice; television special

Documentary Year Title Role 1994 Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects Himself 1995 A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman 1995 Jim Carrey Spotlight 1998 Junket Whore In My Life 1999 Pesel Ha'Zahav AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends 2000 Jim Carrey Uncensored 2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes The Concert for New York City 2009 Under the Sea 3D Narrator 2011 Conan O'Brien Can't Stop The Love We Make 2015 Rubble Kings Producer only 2017 Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Himself Jim Carrey: I Needed Color 2018 The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling 2020 The Comedy Store 2025 Starring Dick Van Dyke

Music videos Year Artist Song Role Notes 1994 Tone Loc "Ace Is in the House" Ace Ventura 2013 Jim Carrey "Cold Dead Hand" Charlton Heston / Lonesome Earl / Sam Elliott 2022 The Weeknd "Out of Time" Doctor Cameo

Commercial Year Title Role 2022 Verizon Cable Guy / Ernie "Chip" Douglas

Video game Year Title Voice role 2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Count Olaf

Web Year Title Role 2010 Presidential Reunion Ronald Reagan

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