Jason Mewes

**Jason Edward Mewes** (born June 12, 1974) is an American actor. He is also a comedian, movie producer and podcaster. He is best known for playing Jay, the half of the duo Jay and Silent Bob who talks. He plays this role in many of his longtime friend Kevin Smith's movies.

## Career

Mewes began his movie career in Smith's 1994 movie _Clerks_ as Jay. The movie was a success. It caused Mewes to become identified with the role. He also played Jay in _Mallrats_ (1995), _Chasing Amy_ (1997), _Dogma_ (1999), _Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back_ (2001) and _Clerks II_ (2006). He also supplied Jay's voice in _Clerks: The Animated Series_. He also was in the movies _Scream 3_ (2000) and _Bottoms Up_ (2006). Mewes and Smith  appeared on the Canadian television series _Degrassi: The Next Generation_. They were in two episodes of a three-part story about Smith's View Askew films titled _Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh?_ a

In 1998, he starred as "Gary Lamb – Ground Activist" in a series of Nike commercials directed by Smith. From 2010 to 2012, Mewes was cast as "Jimmy the Janitor" for 26 episodes of the Canadian television series _Todd and the Book of Pure Evil_.

Mewes starred in the horror movie _Breath of Hate_ (2015). Mewes co-starred in Smith's 2008 movie _Zack and Miri Make a Porno_. He is in a scene near the end of the movie where he is fully nude.

Mewes co-hosts a weekly podcast with Smith. It is called _Jay & Silent Bob Get Old_. On the podcast, Mewes talks about  his former drug addiction problems.

Mewes co-produced the 2013 animated movie _Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie_ with his wife Jordan Monsanto. The movie is based on the _Bluntman and Chronic_ comic book that Smith wrote for 2001's _Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back_.

Mewes starred in episode 3 of the sixth season of _Hawaii Five-0_ as Eddie Brooks.

## Acting roles

|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Year|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Movie / Series|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Role|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1994|_Clerks_|Jay||||||
|1995|_Mallrats_|Jay||||||
|1996|_Drawing Flies_|Az||||||
|1997|_Chasing Amy_|Jay||||||
|rowspan= "4"|1999|_Dogma_|Jay|||||
|_Tail Lights Fade_||uncredited||||||
|_The Blair Clown Project_|Witness #3|||||||
|_Spilt Milk_||||||||
|2000–2002|_Clerks: The Animated Series_|Jay|6 episodes|||||
|rowspan= "2"|2000|_Scream 3_|Jay|cameo||||
|_Vulgar_|Tuott the Basehead|||||||
|2001|_Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back_|Jay||||||
|rowspan= "3"|2002|_R.S.V.P._|Terry|||||
|_High Times' Potluck_|Guy|||||||
|_Hot Rush_||||||||
|2003|_Pauly Shore Is Dead_|Jay the MC|as Jay Mewes|||||
|2004|_Powder: Up Here_|Evil Villain||||||
|rowspan= "3"|2005|_Degrassi: The Next Generation_|Himself|4 episodes||||
|_My Big Fat Independent Movie_|Answering Machine|voice||||||
|_The Pleasure Drivers_|Counter Monkey|||||||
|rowspan= "5"|2006|_Clerks II_|Jay|||||
|_Feast_|Edgy Cat/Jason Mewes|||||||
|_National Lampoon's TV: The Movie_|Carrie|||||||
|_Bottoms Up_|Owen Peadman|||||||
|_Jack's Law_|Bobby Mewes|||||||
|rowspan= "3"|2007|_Netherbeast Incorporated_|Waxy Dan|||||
|_Gone Baby Gone_||"Thanks" during the end credits||||||
|_The Tripper_|Joey|||||||
|rowspan= "4"|2008|_Bitten_|Jack|video||||
|_Zack and Miri Make a Porno_|Lester|||||||
|_Tattoos: A Scarred History_|Himself|||||||
|_Fanboys_|Himself|cameo||||||
|rowspan= "6"|2009|_Tom Cool_||||||
|_Midgets vs. Mascots_|Jason|uncredited||||||
|_Shoot the Hero_|Nate|||||||
|_Mitch and Stu's Quest_|Stu|||||||
|_The Science of Cool_|Coach Cambria|||||||
|_Degrassi Goes Hollywood_|Himself|TV movie||||||
|2010–2012|_Todd and the Book of Pure Evil_|Jimmy the Janitor|TV series regular|||||
|rowspan= "4"|2010|_Repo_|T.J.|||||
|_Noah's Ark: The New Beginning_|Ham|voice||||||
|_Breath of Hate_|Ned|||||||
|_Big Money Rustlas_|Bucky|||||||
|2011|_Silent But Deadly_|Thomas Capper||||||
|rowspan= "4"|2012|_Cousin Sarah_|Anton|||||
|_Spoilers with Kevin Smith_|Himself|also co-executive producer||||||
|_Noobz_|Andy Clifton|||||||
|_The Newest Pledge_|Professor Street|||||||
|rowspan= "2"|2013|_Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie!_|Jay|voice, also producer||||
|_Vigilante Diaries_|Mike Hanover|web series, 2 episodes, also producer||||||
|rowspan= "2"|2014|_Devil's Tower_|Sid|||||
|_Randal's Monday_|Jay Dealer|||||||
|2015|_Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery_|Worker #1|voice|||||
|2015|_Hawaii Five-0_|Eddie Brooks|1 episode|||||
|2015–2016|_Triptank_|Jimmy Caller|voice, 2 episodes|||||
|2016–2018|_The Flash_|Humvee Guy Jay the Security Guard|2 episodes|||||
|rowspan="5"|2016|_Bling_|Kit|voice||||
|_Shooting Clerks_|Wes Jameson|||||||
|_Yoga Hosers_|Rogue Cop|also producer||||||
|_Vigilante Diaries_|Mike Hanover|||||||
|_Hollyweed_|Rolo|||||||
|rowspan= "2"|2018|_Aah! Roach!_|Deek|||||
|_Weight_|Bogart|||||||
|rowspan= "2"|2019|_Madness in the Method_|Jay|also director||||
|_Jay and Silent Bob Reboot_|Jay|||||||
|2021|_Masters of the Universe: Revelation_|Stinkor|voice|||||
|rowspan= "2"|2022|_KillRoy Was Here_||||||
|_Clerks III_|Jay|||||||

### Video games

|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Year|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Game|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Role|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2017|_Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare_|Himself|voice; video game|||||
|2020|_Fallout 76_|Mort|_Wastelanders_ expansion|||||

## Other websites

- Interviews Askew: Jason Mewes (Interview from March 14, 1999)
- "Jay & Silent Bob Get Old Podcast" Podcast with Smith and Mewes discussing Mewes and his addiction.

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: Jason Mewes Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond in 2020.jpg
- **caption**: Mewes at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2020
- **birth name**: Jason Edward Mewes
- **birth place**: Highlands, New Jersey, U.S.
- **years active**: 1994–present
- **occupation**: Actor, comedian, movie producer, Master of ceremonies, MC
- **children**: 2