# Spike Jonze filmography

American actor and filmmaker Spike Jonze (born October 22, 1969) has directed four feature films, 60-plus music videos, and numerous commercials, short films and skateboarding videos. He has also occasionally worked as an actor.

## Film

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich | Yes | No | No |
| 2001 | Human Nature | No | No | Yes |
| 2002 | Jackass: The Movie | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2002 | Adaptation | Yes | No | No |
| 2006 | Jackass Number Two | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2007 | Jackass 2.5 | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York | No | No | Yes |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2010 | Jackass 3D | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2011 | Jackass 3.5 | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2013 | Her | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2013 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2022 | Jackass Forever | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2022 | Jackass 4.5 | No | Yes | Yes |
Executive producer
* Nine Days (2020)
* You Resemble Me (2021)
* Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life (2023)

### Short film

| Year | Title |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Ciao, L.A. | Yes | No | No | | |
| 1996 | Pig! | No | No | Yes | Unknown | |
| 1997 | How They Get There | Yes | Yes | No | | |
| 1999 | Torrance Rises | Yes | No | Yes | Richard Koufey | Co-directed with Lance Bangs |
| 1999 | An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube | Yes | No | No | | |
| 2004 | The Mystery of Dalarö | Yes | No | No | | Short commercial film |
| 2009 | We Were Once a Fairytale | Yes | Yes | No | | |
| 2010 | I'm Here | Yes | Yes | No | | |
| 2010 | The Vampire Attack | Yes | No | Yes | The Vampire | |
| 2011 | Scenes From the Suburbs | Yes | No | No | | |
| 2011 | Mourir Auprès De Toi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Macbeth | |
| 2013 | Choose You | Yes | No | No | | |
| 2016 | Kenzo World | Yes | Yes | No | | Short commercial film |
| 2018 | Welcome Home | Yes | Yes | No | | Short commercial film |
| 2022 | Rone X (La)horde: Ghosts | No | Yes | No | | |

### Documentary film

| Year | Title |
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Himself | Notes |
| 1998 | Amarillo by Morning | Yes | No | No | Documentary short film |
| 2002 | What's Up, Fatlip? | Yes | No | Yes | Documentary short film |
| 2007 | Heavy Metal in Baghdad | No | Executive | No | |
| 2008 | Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel | No | Executive | Yes | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak | Yes | No | No | |
| 2010 | The Lazarus Effect | No | Executive | No | Documentary short film |
| 2017 | Epicly Later'd | No | No | Yes | TV documentary |
| 2017 | Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine | No | No | Yes | |
| 2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | No | Yes | No | |
| 2020 | Beastie Boys Story | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also writer |
| 2023 | Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life | No | Executive | Yes | |
| 2023 | Michel Gondry, Do it Yourself ! | No | No | Yes | |

### Acting roles

| Year | Title |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Mi Vida Loca | Teenage Drug Customer | |
| 1997 | The Game | Airbag EMT Beltran | |
| 1999 | Three Kings | Private First Class Conrad Vig | |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich | Derek Mantini's Assistant | |
| 2001 | Keep Your Eyes Open | Officer Jonze | |
| 2002 | Jackass: The Movie | Himself | |
| 2002 | Adaptation. | Himself | |
| 2006 | Jackass Number Two | Himself and Gloria | |
| 2007 | Jackass 2.5 | Himself and Gloria | |
| 2008 | Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel | Himself | |
| 2009 | Jackass: The Lost Tapes | Himself | |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | Bob and Terry (voice) | |
| 2010 | Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life | Plant (voice) | |
| 2010 | Jackass 3D | Himself and Kathy | |
| 2011 | Jackass 3.5 | Himself and Kathy | |
| 2011 | Moneyball | Alán | Uncredited |
| 2013 | Her | Alien Child (voice) | |
| 2013 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | Gloria | |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Dwayne | Uncredited |
| 2014 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 | Gloria | |
| 2021 | Sing 2 | Jerry (voice) | Uncredited |
| 2022 | Jackass Forever | Himself | |
| 2022 | Jackass 4.5 | Himself | |
| 2022 | Babylon | Otto von Strassberger | Uncredited |
| 2024 | Dìdi | Dead Squirrel (voice) | |

### Cinematographer

| Year | Title |
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1996 | Bed, Bath and Beyond | Short film |
| 1997 | Free Tibet | Documentary film |
| 2006 | Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow | Concert film |

## Television

| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer | Actor | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Double Rush | Yes | No | No | | Opening titles only |
| 2000–2001 | Jackass | No | Yes | Yes | Himself | 4 episodes; also creator |
| 2007–2012 | Spike Spends Saturday With... | No | Yes | Yes | Himself | Documentary series |
| 2010–2012 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | No | No | Yes | Doug Whitney | 8 episodes |
| 2011 | A Tribute to Ryan Dunn | No | Yes | Yes | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2015 | Girls | No | No | Yes | Marcos | Episode: "Home Birth" |
| 2016 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Yes | No | No | | Episode: "February 29, 2016" |
| 2016–present | Viceland programs | No | Yes | No | | Creative director |
| 2017 | Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera | Yes | Yes | Yes | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2019 | Aziz Ansari: Right Now | Yes | Yes | No | | Stand-up comedy special |

## Music videos

| Year | Song | Artist | Notes |
| 1992 | "Hush" | Wax | |
| 1992 | "High in High School" | Chainsaw Kittens | |
| 1992 | "100%" | Sonic Youth | Co-directed with Tamra Davis |
| 1993 | "Cannonball" | The Breeders | Co-directed with Kim Gordon |
| 1993 | "Country at War" | X | |
| 1993 | "Daughters of the Kaos" | Luscious Jackson | |
| 1993 | "Hang On" | Teenage Fanclub | |
| 1993 | "Time for Livin'" | Beastie Boys | |
| 1994 | "All About Eve" | Marxman | |
| 1994 | "Buddy Holly" | Weezer | |
| 1994 | "Ditch Digger" | Rocket from the Crypt | |
| 1994 | "Divine Hammer" | The Breeders | Co-directed with Kim Gordon & Richard Kern |
| 1994 | "Feel the Pain" | Dinosaur Jr. | |
| 1994 | "I Can't Stop Smiling" | Velocity Girl | |
| 1994 | "If I Only Had a Brain" | MC 900 Ft. Jesus | |
| 1994 | "Old Timer" | that dog. | |
| 1994 | "Ricky's Theme" | Beastie Boys | |
| 1994 | "Sabotage" | Beastie Boys | Also writer |
| 1994 | "Sure Shot" | Beastie Boys | |
| 1994 | "Undone - The Sweater Song" | Weezer | |
| 1995 | "California" | Wax | |
| 1995 | "Car Song" | Elastica | |
| 1995 | "Crush with Eyeliner" | R.E.M. | |
| 1995 | "Freedom of '76" | Ween | |
| 1995 | "It's Oh So Quiet" | Björk | |
| 1995 | "Big Train" | Mike Watt | |
| 1995 | "The Diamond Sea" | Sonic Youth | |
| 1995 | "Who Is Next?" | Wax | |
| 1996 | "Drop" | The Pharcyde | |
| 1997 | "Da Funk" | Daft Punk | |
| 1997 | "Electrolite" | R.E.M. | |
| 1997 | "Elektrobank" | The Chemical Brothers | |
| 1997 | "It's All About the Benjamins" (Rock Remix) | Puff Daddy | |
| 1997 | "Liberty Calls" | Mike Watt | |
| 1997 | "Shady Lane" | Pavement | |
| 1997 | "Sky's the Limit" | The Notorious B.I.G. | |
| 1998 | "Home" | Sean Lennon | |
| 1998 | "Root Down" (Version 2) | Beastie Boys | |
| 1999 | "Praise You" | Fatboy Slim | Also as lead dancer, Richard Koufey |
| 2000 | "What's Up, Fatlip?" | Fatlip | |
| 2000 | "Wonderboy" | Tenacious D | As Marcus Von Bueler |
| 2001 | "Weapon of Choice" | Fatboy Slim | |
| 2001 | "Island in the Sun" (Version 2) | Weezer | |
| 2002 | "Guess I'm Doing Fine" | Beck | |
| 2002 | "It's in Our Hands" | Björk | |
| 2003 | "Sell Your Body (to the Night)" | Turbonegro | |
| 2003 | "Big Brat" | Phantom Planet | |
| 2004 | "Get Back" | Ludacris | |
| 2004 | "Y Control" | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | |
| 2005 | "Triumph of a Heart" | Björk | |
| 2008 | "Flashing Lights" | Kanye West | Co-directed with Kanye West |
| 2009 | "Heaven" | UNKLE | Co-directed with Ty Evans |
| 2009 | "25" | AsDSSka | Co-directed with Crystal Moselle |
| 2010 | "Drunk Girls" | LCD Soundsystem | Co-directed with James Murphy |
| 2010 | "The Suburbs" | Arcade Fire | Edited from the short film Scenes from the Suburbs |
| 2011 | "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" | Beastie Boys featuring Santigold | |
| 2011 | "Otis" | Jay-Z & Kanye West | |
| 2013 | "Afterlife" | Arcade Fire | Directed live for the YouTube Music Awards |
| 2013 | "Dope" | Lady Gaga | Directed live for the YouTube Music Awards |
| 2015 | "Only One" | Kanye West featuring Paul McCartney | |
| 2018 | "I Love It" | Kanye West & Lil Pump featuring Adele Givens | Executive producer |
| 2019 | "Woman" | Karen O & Danger Mouse | Directed live for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |
| 2024 | "All My Love" | Coldplay | Co-directed with Mary Wigmore |

## Commercials

| Year | Title | Subject | Notes |
| 1995 | "Guerrilla Tennis" | Nike | |
| 1996 | "Epic Point" | Nike | |
| 1996 | "" | Snapple | |
| 1996 | "Doctors" | Levi's | |
| 1997 | "Bones" | Wrangler | |
| 1997 | "Lucky" | Wrangler | |
| 1997 | "Tank" | Wrangler | |
| 1997 | "Bodacious" | Wrangler | |
| 1997 | "Fight" | Wrangler | |
| 1997 | "Skip" | Wrangler | |
| 1997 | "Chair" | Nissan | |
| 1998 | "Sun Fizz" | Sprite | |
| 1998 | "Car" | Lee | |
| 1998 | "Twister" | Lee | |
| 1998 | "Parachute" | Lee | |
| 1999 | "Morning After" | Nike | |
| 2002 | "Crazy Legs" | Levi's | |
| 2002 | "Lamp" | IKEA | |
| 2004 | "The Mystery of Dalarö" | Volvo | Also a short film |
| 2005 | "Hello Tomorrow" | Adidas | |
| 2005 | "Pardon Our Dust" | GAP | |
| 2006 | "Auditions" | Miller | |
| 2009 | "Sumo" | SoftBank | |
| 2010 | "Twizzler" | Lakai | |
| 2016 | "Kenzo World" | Kenzo | Also a short film |
| 2018 | "Welcome Home" | Apple | Also a short film |
| 2019 | "The New Normal" | MedMen | |
| 2019 | "Dream it with Idris Elba" | Squarespace | |

## Skateboarding videos

| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer | Notes |
| 1989 | Rubbish Heap | Yes | No | |
| 1991 | Video Days | Yes | No | Also producer |
| 1993 | Goldfish | Yes | No | |
| 1995 | Las Nueve Vidas De Paco | Yes | Yes | |
| 1996 | Mouse | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Rick Howard |
| 1999 | The Chocolate Tour | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Rick Howard |
| 2002 | Harsh Euro Barge | No | Yes | |
| 2002 | Beware of the Flare | No | Yes | |
| 2003 | Yeah Right! | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Ty Evans |
| 2004 | Hot Chocolate | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Ty Evans & Cory Weincheque |
| 2005 | Super Champion Funzone | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Ty Evans & Cory Weincheque |
| 2006 | Krooked Kronichles | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | Fully Flared | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Ty Evans & Cory Weincheque |
| 2008 | The Final Flare! | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Ty Evans, Cory Weincheque & Aaron Meza |
| 2011 | Unbeleafable | No | Yes | |
| 2012 | Pretty Sweet | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Ty Evans & Cory Weincheque |
| 2014 | Wet Dream: a skateboard tale | No | Yes | |
| 2017 | The Flare | No | No | Producer |
| 2018 | Doll | No | Yes | |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
| 2017 | Changers: A Dance Story | Yes | Yes |
| 2019 | Beastie Boys Story: As Told By Mike D & Ad-Rock | Yes | No |

## Podcast

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Homecoming | Randolph Geist | 2 episodes |