Spike Jonze

Characters played by Spike Jonze

Jerry (voice) (uncredited) — Sing 2 (2021)

Uncredited minor background voice role.

Conrad Vig — Three Kings (1999)

U.S. Army Private First Class and Troy's best friend. Participates in the gold retrieval and prisoner rescue. Dies during a firefight when Iraqi reinforcements attack the bunker.

Bob/ Terry — Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

KW's two owl friends, whom she brings to the fort. Their presence triggers a disagreement with Carol, who considers them outsiders, adding to the Wild Things' growing frustrations.

Gloria / Self — Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 (2014)

A character portrayed as Gloria, appearing in the bonus material and pranks associated with Irving's world.

Career Overview

Spike Jonze has 207 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Jackass with 8 titles. Signature works include Jackass: Best and Last, Her, Being John Malkovich. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 207
Birth Date: 1969-10-22
Birth Place: Rockville, Maryland, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

Jackass (8 titles)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Collection (2 titles)
Sing (1 titles)
Ari Aster Films (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Catherine Keener (3 collaborations)
Johnny Knoxville (2 collaborations)
Steve-O (2 collaborations)
Chris Pontius (2 collaborations)
Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña (2 collaborations)
Dave England (2 collaborations)
Preston Lacy (2 collaborations)
Ehren McGhehey (2 collaborations)
Bam Margera (2 collaborations)
Sean McInerney (2 collaborations)

Credits

actors (58 credits)
- Weezer: Security Threat
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Jackass: Best and Last
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Jackass Number Two: Too Hot for Theaters
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Marc by Sofia
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Vice Is Broke
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Dìdi (弟弟)
  Dead Squirrel (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
  Self - Director
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Babylon
  Otto (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Jackass 4.5
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Mark’s Brain
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Jackass Forever
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Sing 2
  Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Beastie Boys Story
  Self (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Camitz - en annan tid, en annan plats
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Illegal Civilization 3
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
  Self - photographer / filmmaker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
  Gloria / Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- The Wolf of Wall Street
  Dwayne (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Her
  Alien Child (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
  Gloria
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Moneyball
  Alán (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Jackass: The Beginning
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- To Die By Your Side
  Macbeth
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Jackass 3.5
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- The Making of 'Jackass 3D'
  Self - Executive Producer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Jackass 3D
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- The Birth of Big Air
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
  Plant
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- The Vampire Attack
  Vampire
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Rappin' With The Rickster
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Where the Wild Things Are
  Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Collaborators
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- The Making of 'Jackass 2.5'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Jackass 2.5
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
  Self (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Jackass Number Two
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Work of Director Spike Jonze
  Richard Coufey
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- What's Up, Fatlip?
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Jackass: The Movie
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Keep Your Eyes Open
  Officer Jonze
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Untitled Al Gore Documentary
  Himself (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Jackass
  
  - The Bed Wetter (2002) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Cup Test (2000) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Bam Kicking His Dad's Ass All Day Today (2000) ... Self actor actors
  
  2000
- Three Kings
  Conrad Vig
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Torrance Rises
  Richard Coufey
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Amarillo By Morning
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- The Game
  Airbag EMT Beltran
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Pig!
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Mi Vida Loca
  Teenage Drug Customer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Saturday Night Live
  
  - Bill Hader and Arcade Fire (2018) ... Self - Cameo (uncredited) actor actors
  
  1975
directing (59 credits)
- Jackass: Best and Last
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Jackass Forever
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Beastie Boys Story
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- Aziz Ansari: Right Now
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Changers: A Dance Story
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Frank Ocean Full Concert FYF Fest 2017
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Her
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Choose You
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Pretty Sweet
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- To Die By Your Side
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Scenes from the Suburbs
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Maurice at the World's Fair
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- The Vampire Attack
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- I'm Here
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- The Creature Within
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Melbourne Years
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Where the Wild Things Are
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- We Were Once a Fairytale
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- The Final Flare
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Fully Flared
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Krooked: Kronichles
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- The Medúlla Videos
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Super Champion Funzone
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (The Videos: 1990-2002)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Hot Chocolate
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Mark Paints
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- The Oasis Video That Never Happened
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- The Work of Director Spike Jonze
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- What's Up, Fatlip?
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Yeah Right!
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Adaptation.
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Björk: Volumen Plus
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Cydeways: The Best of The Pharcyde
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Untitled Al Gore Documentary
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- The Chocolate Tour
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- D.A.F.T.
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- Being John Malkovich
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- Clip Cult
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- Torrance Rises
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- Björk: Volumen
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- Amarillo By Morning
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- Sun Fizz
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- Elektrobank
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- Big City Nights
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- How They Get There
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- Mouse
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- Chocolate - Las Nueve Vidas De Paco
  director
  
  directing
  
  1995
- Beastie Boys: Sabotage
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
- Ciao L.A.
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
- Goldfish
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- 100%
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
- Video Days
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Rubbish Heap
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
production (49 credits)
- Jackass: Best and Last
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Splinter
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- You Resemble Me
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Jackass 4.5
  producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Jackass Forever
  producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Bunny Hop
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Nine Days
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Girl - Nervous Circus
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Beastie Boys Story
  producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Doll
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- The Third Industrial Revolution
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Nirvanna the Band the Show
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - The Banned List 2 (2018) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Band List (2018) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Burger (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Banned (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - The B-Day (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  2017
- Wet Dream: A Skateboard Tale
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Her
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Pretty Sweet
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- Unbeleafable
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- Jackass 3.5
  producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- The Making of 'Jackass 3D'
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- Jackass 3D
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- The Birth of Big Air
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- The Lazarus Effect
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Jackass: The Lost Tapes
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- Synecdoche, New York
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- The Fall
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- Jackass 2.5
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Fully Flared
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Heavy Metal in Baghdad
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Jackass Number Two
  producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Super Champion Funzone
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Jackass Backyard BBQ
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2003
- Yeah Right!
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2003
- Harsh Euro Barge
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Lakai - Beware of the Flare
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Jackass: The Movie
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Jackass: Too Hot For MTV
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Jackass: Gumball Rally 3000 Special
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Human Nature
  producer
  
  production
  
  2001
- Jackass
  producer
  
  production
  
  - The Bed Wetter (2002) ... producer production
  
  - Bloody Carpet (2002) ... producer production
  
  - Gumball Rally 3000 (2002) ... producer production
  
  - Playgirl Pontius (2002) ... producer production
  
  - Bloody Windshield (2001) ... producer production
  
  2000
- Mouse
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1997
crew (13 credits)
- Pavements
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2025
- Babygirl
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2024
- Beau Is Afraid
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2023
- Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2017
- The Fall
  presenter
  
  crew
  
  2008
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2005
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  2004
- Lost in Translation
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2003
- Jackass Backyard BBQ
  creator
  
  crew
  
  2003
- The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'
  creator
  
  crew
  
  2002
- The Virgin Suicides
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2000
- Free Tibet
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1998
- Bed, Bath and Beyond
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1996
writing (22 credits)
- Jackass 4.5
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2022
- Jackass Forever
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2022
- Ghosts
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2021
- Beastie Boys Story
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2020
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2014
- Her
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
  story
  
  writing
  
  2013
- To Die By Your Side
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Jackass 3.5
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Scenes from the Suburbs
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Jackass 3D
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2010
- I'm Here
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2010
- Where the Wild Things Are
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2009
- We Were Once a Fairytale
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2009
- Jackass 2.5
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Jackass Number Two
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2006
- Jackass Presents: Murderball
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2005
- The Work of Director Spike Jonze
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2003
- Jackass: The Movie
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Jackass
  
  - Santa Colonic (2000) ... writer writing
  
  - Casket (2000) ... writer writing
  
  - Poo Joust (2000) ... writer writing
  
  - Mianus (2000) ... writer writing
  
  - Poo Poo Platter (2000) ... writer writing
  
  2000
- How They Get There
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Beastie Boys: Sabotage
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1994
art (1 credits)
- Frank Ocean Full Concert FYF Fest 2017
  creative director
  
  art
  
  2017
camera (4 credits)
- Shut Up and Play the Hits
  additional photography
  
  camera
  
  2012
- Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2009
- Family Portrait
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2009
- Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2004
creators (1 credits)
- Jackass
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2000

Content sources

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