Actor profile

Jay Pharoah

14th October 1987 Acting

Jared Antonio Farrow (born October 14, 1987), known professionally by his stage name Jay Pharoah, is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, rapper, and voice actor. He joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live in 2010, for its thirty-sixth season.

36 Movies 54 TV Shows 90 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Busboys poster

Busboys 17th April 2026 as DEA Agent

Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED poster

Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED 18th November 2024 as Self

Jay Pharoah: Jared poster

Jay Pharoah: Jared 22nd September 2024 as Self

Running on Empty poster

Running on Empty 9th August 2024 as Sid

2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson poster

2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson 26th December 2023 as Self

Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! poster

Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! 21st November 2023 as Jay-Z (voice)

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart poster

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart 21st July 2023 as Nuno Blood / Additional Blackulas (voice)

The Blackening poster

The Blackening 15th June 2023 as Shawn

Spinning Gold poster

Spinning Gold 31st March 2023 as Cecil Holmes

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter poster

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter 22nd September 2022 as Self

Out of Office poster

Out of Office 5th September 2022 as Neal

Private Property poster

Private Property 13th May 2022 as Richard Carlyle

Resort to Love poster

Resort to Love 29th July 2021 as Jason

Bad Hair poster

Bad Hair 5th May 2021 as Julius

The Mitchells vs. the Machines poster

The Mitchells vs. the Machines 22nd April 2021 as Noah (voice)

The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular poster

The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular 28th November 2020 as Self

All My Life poster

All My Life 23rd October 2020 as Dave Berger

How to Fake a War poster

How to Fake a War 21st August 2020 as Harry Hope

2 Minutes of Fame poster

2 Minutes of Fame 16th June 2020 as Deandre

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" poster

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" 18th December 2019 as James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.

Back To School Just For Laughs poster

Back To School Just For Laughs 5th September 2018 as Self

Unsane poster

Unsane 22nd March 2018 as Nate Hoffman

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special poster

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special 14th December 2017 as DeMarcus / Reindeer

Sing poster

Sing 23rd November 2016 as Meena's Grandfather (voice)

The Goddamn Comedy Jam poster

The Goddamn Comedy Jam 28th August 2016 as Self

Get a Job poster

Get a Job 17th March 2016 as Skeezy D

Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me? poster

Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me? 1st August 2015 as Himself

Top Five poster

Top Five 12th December 2014 as Mike

Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam - Live from Las Vegas poster

Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam - Live from Las Vegas 18th July 2014 as Self

Balls Out poster

Balls Out 19th April 2014 as Dan

Ride Along poster

Ride Along 7th January 2014 as Runflat

All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Orlando poster

All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Orlando 9th October 2012 as Self

Lola Versus poster

Lola Versus 24th April 2012 as Randy

The Secret Policeman's Ball poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball 4th March 2012 as Self

The Cookout 2 poster

The Cookout 2 3rd September 2011 as Eddie O

Playing POTUS as Self

The Paper poster

The Paper 4th September 2025 as Martin Lawrence (voice)

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 16th January 2025 as Self

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night poster

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night 16th January 2025 as Self

Sausage Party: Foodtopia poster

Sausage Party: Foodtopia 11th July 2024 as (voice)

The Quiz with Balls poster

The Quiz with Balls 28th May 2024 as Self - Host

Good Times poster

Good Times 12th April 2024 as Junior (voice)

Rock, Paper, Scissors poster

Rock, Paper, Scissors 12th February 2024 as Toilet Paper (voice)

Dinner Time Live with David Chang poster

Dinner Time Live with David Chang 25th January 2024 as Self

After Midnight poster

After Midnight 17th January 2024 as Self

Snake Oil poster

Snake Oil 27th September 2023 as Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor

Barmageddon poster

Barmageddon 5th December 2022 as Self - Contestant

Sherri poster

Sherri 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022 as Self

So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg poster

So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg 20th April 2022 as Self

Is It Cake? poster

Is It Cake? 18th March 2022 as Self - Judge

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy poster

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy 3rd February 2022 as Self

That's My Jam poster

That's My Jam 29th November 2021 as Self - Guest

INVINCIBLE poster

INVINCIBLE 25th March 2021 as Data Twin #1 / Viltrumites (voice)

Name That Tune poster

Name That Tune 6th January 2021 as Self - Contestant

I Can See Your Voice poster

I Can See Your Voice 23rd September 2020 as Self - Guest Panelist

Nickelodeon's Unfiltered poster

Nickelodeon's Unfiltered 11th July 2020 as Self - Host

A Little Late with Lilly Singh poster

A Little Late with Lilly Singh 16th September 2019 as Self

Tamron Hall poster

Tamron Hall 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

A Black Lady Sketch Show poster

A Black Lady Sketch Show 2nd August 2019 as Jaybrien

The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer 2nd January 2019 as Self - Guest Panelist

Champaign Ill poster

Champaign Ill 12th December 2018 as Lou

A Million Little Things poster

A Million Little Things 26th September 2018 as Omar

Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic 24th October 2017 as Self

White Famous poster

White Famous 15th October 2017 as Floyd Mooney

Steve poster

Steve 5th September 2017 as Self

Legends of Chamberlain Heights poster

Legends of Chamberlain Heights 14th September 2016 as Montrel

The $100,000 Pyramid poster

The $100,000 Pyramid 27th June 2016 as Self

Match Game poster

Match Game 26th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

To Tell the Truth poster

To Tell the Truth 14th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

Taraji's White Hot Holidays poster

Taraji's White Hot Holidays 9th December 2015 as Self

Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones 12th March 2015 as Self

BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman 22nd August 2014 as Dashawn Manheim (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Beat Bobby Flay poster

Beat Bobby Flay 24th August 2013 as Self

Gotham Comedy Live poster

Gotham Comedy Live 15th November 2012 as Self - Host

Good Mythical Morning poster

Good Mythical Morning 9th January 2012 as Self

Bubble Guppies poster

Bubble Guppies 24th January 2011 as Buster (voice)

Portlandia poster

Portlandia 21st January 2011 as Jay-Z

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as Mr. Fritz (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

Family Guy poster

Family Guy 31st January 1999 as Eddie Murphy (voice)

Mark Twain Prize poster

Mark Twain Prize 20th January 1999 as Self

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Drederick Tatum (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards 14th September 1984 as Self

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Various Characters

American Music Awards poster

American Music Awards 19th February 1974 as Self - Host