J. Mascis

Career Overview

J. Mascis has 29 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Signature works include Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr., Dinosaur Jr: Bug Live at 930 Club, Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

29

Birth Date

1965-12-10

Birth Place

Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Known For

• 

  Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
• 

  Dinosaur Jr: Bug Live at 930 Club
• 

  Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East
• The One. For New York.
• Dinosaur Jr: Berlin Live
• 

  Dinosaur Jr.: 930 Club 1997

Frequent Collaborators

• Lou Barlow (4 collaborations)
• Murph (4 collaborations)
• Thurston Moore (3 collaborations)
• Kim Gordon (2 collaborations)
• Kevin Shields (2 collaborations)
• Bob Mould (1 collaborations)
• Henry Rollins (1 collaborations)
• Frank Black (1 collaborations)
• Luisa Reichenheim (1 collaborations)
• Kurt Vile (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (26 credits)

  • The One. For New York.

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Road to Ruane

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • The Pedal Movie

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • The Postal Service Zoom Auditions

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • I'll Be Around

    Record Shop Owner

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Dinosaur Jr: Berlin Live

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Gimme Danger

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Double

    Janitor

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Glenn Close, Gabrielle Union, J Mascis (2015) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    2014
  • Dinosaur Jr: Bug Live at 930 Club

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Portlandia

    - Off the Grid (2013) ... J. Mascis actor actors
    2011
  • Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • 12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 2

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Things Behind the Sun

    Fred (The Sherry McGrale Band)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Dinosaur Jr.: 930 Club 1997

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Grace of My Heart

    The Riptides' Engineer

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • 1991: The Year Punk Broke

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Gas Food Lodging

    Cecil

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Ben Affleck with Kanye West (2013) ... Self - Cameo (uncredited) actor actors

    - Christopher Walken/Christina Aguilera (2000) ... Self (uncredited) actor actors
    1975

• sound (3 credits)

  • Sunlight Jr.

    original music composer

    sound
    2013
  • Strutter

    original music composer

    sound
    2013
  • Gas Food Lodging

    original music composer

    sound
    1992