Xcxxxffff James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, musician, producer and painter. He is known for his roles as Lloyd Christmas, Ace Ventura, The Riddler, Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask, Truman Burbank,Andy Kaufman/Tony Clifton, Fletcher Reede, The Grinch, Bruce Almighty, and Count Olaf.
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1983 | The Sex and Violence Family Hour | Various Roles | Direct-to-video |
Copper Mountain | Bobby Todd | ||
All in Good Taste | Ralph Parker | ||
1984 | Finders Keepers | Lane Bidlekoff | |
1985 | Once Bitten | Mark Kendall | |
1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married | Walter Getz | |
1988 | The Dead Pool | Johnny Squares | |
Earth Girls Are Easy | Wiploc | ||
1989 | Pink Cadillac | Lounge Entertainer | |
1991 | High Strung | Death | |
1992 | Itsy Bitsy Spider | The Exterminator | Voice, Short Film |
1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Ace Ventura | Also Writer |
The Mask | Stanley Ipkiss/ The Mask | ||
Dumb and Dumber | Lloyd Christmas | ||
1995 | Batman Forever | Edward Nygma/ The Riddler | |
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Ace Ventura | ||
1996 | The Cable Guy | Ernie " Chip" Douglas | |
1997 | Liar Liar | Fletcher Reede | |
1998 | The Truman Show | Truman Burbank | |
Simon Birch | Adult Joe Wenteworth | ||
1999 | Man on the Moon | Andy Kaufman | |
2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | Charlie Baileygates/Hank Evans | |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas | The Grinch | ||
2001 | The Majestic | Peter Appleton | |
2003 | Pecan Pie | The Driver | |
Bruce Almighty | Bruce Nolan | Also Producer | |
2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Joel Barish | |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Count Olaf | ||
2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Richard "Dick" Harper | Also Producer |
2007 | The Number 23 | Walter Sparrow/ Fingerling | |
2008 | Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! | Horton | Voice |
Yes Man | Carl Allen | ||
2009 | I Love You Philip Morris | Steven Jay Russell | |
A Christmas Carol | Ebenezer Scrooge, Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come | Motion-capture | |
2011 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Tom Popper | |
2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Steve Gray | |
Kick-Ass 2 | Sal Bertolinni/Colonel Stars and Stripes | ||
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Scott Reils | Uncredited Cameo | |
2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | Lloyd Christmas | |
2016 | The Bad Batch | Hermit | |
Dark Crimes | Tadek | ||
2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik | Post-Production |
Trivia[]
- The scene in Dumb and Dumber where Lloyd does the most annoying sound in the world was not scripted in the film and was actually done while filming as you can see in the scene when Jeff Daniels is shown trying not to laugh.
- He co-starred with Luis Guzmán in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events in 2004 and who played as the adoptive father of his character Lloyd in the prequel Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd.