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

 Year Movie / Series Role Notes1994ClerksJay1995MallratsJay1996Drawing FliesAz1997Chasing AmyJay1999DogmaJayTail Lights FadeuncreditedThe Blair Clown ProjectWitness #3Spilt Milk2000–2002Clerks: The Animated SeriesJay6 episodes2000Scream 3JaycameoVulgarTuott the Basehead2001Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackJay2002R.S.V.P.TerryHigh Times' PotluckGuyHot Rush2003Pauly Shore Is DeadJay the MCas Jay Mewes2004Powder: Up HereEvil Villain2005Degrassi: The Next GenerationHimself4 episodesMy Big Fat Independent MovieAnswering MachinevoiceThe Pleasure DriversCounter Monkey2006Clerks IIJayFeastEdgy Cat/Jason MewesNational Lampoon's TV: The MovieCarrieBottoms UpOwen PeadmanJack's LawBobby Mewes2007Netherbeast IncorporatedWaxy DanGone Baby Gone"Thanks" during the end creditsThe TripperJoey2008BittenJackvideoZack and Miri Make a PornoLesterTattoos: A Scarred HistoryHimselfFanboysHimselfcameo2009Tom CoolMidgets vs. MascotsJasonuncreditedShoot the HeroNateMitch and Stu's QuestStuThe Science of CoolCoach CambriaDegrassi Goes HollywoodHimselfTV movie2010–2012Todd and the Book of Pure EvilJimmy the JanitorTV series regular2010RepoT.J.Noah's Ark: The New BeginningHamvoiceBreath of HateNedBig Money RustlasBucky2011Silent But DeadlyThomas Capper2012Cousin SarahAntonSpoilers with Kevin SmithHimselfalso co-executive producerNoobzAndy CliftonThe Newest PledgeProfessor Street2013Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie!Jayvoice, also producerVigilante DiariesMike Hanover web series, 2 episodes, also producer2014Devil's TowerSidRandal's MondayJay Dealer2015Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll MysteryWorker #1voice2015Hawaii Five-0Eddie Brooks1 episode2015–2016TriptankJimmyCallervoice, 2 episodes2016–2018The FlashHumvee GuyJay the Security Guard2 episodes2016BlingKitvoiceShooting ClerksWes Jameson Yoga HosersRogue Copalso producerVigilante DiariesMike HanoverHollyweedRolo2018Aah! Roach!DeekWeightBogart2019Madness in the MethodJayalso directorJay and Silent Bob RebootJay2021Masters of the Universe: RevelationStinkorvoice 2022 KillRoy Was Here Clerks III Jay

Video games
 Year Game Role Notes 2017 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Himself voice; video game2020Fallout 76MortWastelanders expansion

References

Further reading

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.

Category:1974 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actors from New Jersey
Category:American movie actors
Category:American television actors
Category:American people convicted of drug offenses