Jay Pharoah

Acting

Jay Pharoah

Born October 14, 198788 credits

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.

Known For

Busboys

Busboys

Movie

2026

The Paper
7.1

The Paper

TV

2025

Hollywood Squares
6.2

Hollywood Squares

TV

2025

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
8.0

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

TV

2025

Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED
7.2

Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED

Movie

2024

Jay Pharoah: Jared
6.0

Jay Pharoah: Jared

Movie

2024

Filmography

Busboys
2026Busboysas DEA AgentMovie
The Paper
2025The Paperas Martin Lawrence (voice)TV
Hollywood Squares
2025Hollywood Squaresas SelfTV
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday Nightas SelfTV
Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED
2024Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHEDas SelfMovie
Jay Pharoah: Jared
2024Jay Pharoah: Jaredas SelfMovie
Running on Empty
2024Running on Emptyas SidMovie
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
2024Sausage Party: Foodtopiaas (voice)TV
The Quiz with Balls
2024The Quiz with Ballsas Self - HostTV
Good Times
2024Good Timesas Junior (voice)TV
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
2024Dinner Time Live with David Changas SelfTV
After Midnight
2024After Midnightas SelfTV
2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
20232023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompsonas SelfMovie
Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!
2023Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!as Jay-Z (voice)Movie
Snake Oil
2023Snake Oilas Self - Celebrity Guest AdvisorTV
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heartas Nuno Blood / Additional Blackulas (voice)Movie
The Blackening
2023The Blackeningas ShawnMovie
Spinning Gold
2023Spinning Goldas Cecil HolmesMovie
Barmageddon
2022Barmageddonas Self - ContestantTV
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughteras SelfMovie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas SelfTV
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
Out of Office
2022Out of Officeas NealMovie
Private Property
2022Private Propertyas Richard CarlyleMovie
So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg
2022So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop Doggas SelfTV
Is It Cake?
2022Is It Cake?as Self - JudgeTV
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
2022Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedyas SelfTV
That's My Jam
2021That's My Jamas Self - GuestTV
Resort to Love
2021Resort to Loveas JasonMovie
Bad Hair
2021Bad Hairas JuliusMovie
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021The Mitchells vs. the Machinesas Noah (voice)Movie
Invincible
2021Invincibleas Bulletproof (voice)TV
Name That Tune
2021Name That Tuneas Self - ContestantTV
The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular
2020The All-Star Nickmas Spectacularas SelfMovie
All My Life
2020All My Lifeas Dave BergerMovie
I Can See Your Voice
2020I Can See Your Voiceas Self - Guest PanelistTV
How to Fake a War
2020How to Fake a Waras Harry HopeMovie
Nickelodeon's Unfiltered
2020Nickelodeon's Unfilteredas Self - HostTV
2 Minutes of Fame
20202 Minutes of Fameas DeandreMovie
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"as James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.Movie
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019A Little Late with Lilly Singhas SelfTV
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hallas Self - GuestTV
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019A Black Lady Sketch Showas JaybrienTV
The Masked Singer
2019The Masked Singeras Self - Guest PanelistTV
Champaign Ill
2018Champaign Illas LouTV
A Million Little Things
2018A Million Little Thingsas OmarTV
Back To School Just For Laughs
2018Back To School Just For Laughsas SelfMovie
Unsane
2018Unsaneas Nate HoffmanMovie
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017Taraji's White Hot Holiday Specialas DeMarcus / ReindeerMovie
Drop the Mic
2017Drop the Micas SelfTV
White Famous
2017White Famousas Floyd MooneyTV
Sing
2016Singas Meena's Grandfather (voice)Movie
Legends of Chamberlain Heights
2016Legends of Chamberlain Heightsas MontrelTV
The Goddamn Comedy Jam
2016The Goddamn Comedy Jamas SelfMovie
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016The $100,000 Pyramidas SelfTV
Match Game
2016Match Gameas Self - PanelistTV
To Tell the Truth
2016To Tell the Truthas Self - PanelistTV
Get a Job
2016Get a Jobas Skeezy DMovie
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015Taraji's White Hot Holidaysas SelfTV
Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me?
2015Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me?as HimselfMovie
Hot Ones
2015Hot Onesas SelfTV
Top Five
2014Top Fiveas MikeMovie
BoJack Horseman
2014BoJack Horsemanas Dashawn Manheim (voice)TV
Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam - Live from Las Vegas
2014Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam - Live from Las Vegasas SelfMovie
Balls Out
2014Balls Outas DanMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas SelfTV
Ride Along
2014Ride Alongas RunflatMovie
Beat Bobby Flay
2013Beat Bobby Flayas SelfTV
Gotham Comedy Live
2012Gotham Comedy Liveas Self - HostTV
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Orlando
2012All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Orlandoas SelfMovie
Lola Versus
2012Lola Versusas RandyMovie
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012The Secret Policeman's Ballas SelfMovie
Good Mythical Morning
2012Good Mythical Morningas SelfTV
The Cookout 2
2011The Cookout 2as Eddie OMovie
Bubble Guppies
2011Bubble Guppiesas Buster (voice)TV
Portlandia
2011Portlandiaas Jay-ZTV
Conan
2010Conanas SelfTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as Dwayne Johnson (voice)TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Moses / Man's Voice (voice)TV
Mark Twain Prize
1999Mark Twain Prizeas SelfTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Drederick Tatum (voice)TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
MTV Video Music Awards
1984MTV Video Music Awardsas SelfTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Various CharactersTV
American Music Awards
1974American Music Awardsas Self - HostTV
P
—Playing POTUSas SelfMovie