---
name: "Jay Pharoah"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jay-pharoah"
fi1m_id: "jay-pharoah"
imdb_id: "nm3982894"
tmdb_id: 1099717
wikidata_id: "Q971145"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 October 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-19T04:23:48.793342+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jay Pharoah

## Identity

Jay Pharoah

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jay-pharoah
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jay-pharoah
- **IMDb ID:** nm3982894
- **TMDB ID:** 1099717
- **Wikidata ID:** Q971145
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Pharoah, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q971145, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3982894/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1099717

Actor. Born 14 October 1987 in Chesapeake.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 October 1987, Chesapeake
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Also known as:** Jared Antonio Farrow, Jay Pharaoh, ジェイ・ファロア
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 67 (2), 2020s 75 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 72 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Animation 3, Comedy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, Drama 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $648m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Pharoah, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q971145, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3982894/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1099717

## Coming up

- *The Cat in the Hat* (2026-11-04), as (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cat-in-the-hat.md)

## Biography

Jay Pharoah, born Jared Antonio Farrow, is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He joined the cast of NBC's *Saturday Night Live* in 2010 for its thirty-sixth season and remained until 2016.

His film credits include Runflat in *Ride Along* (2014), Skeezy D in *Get a Job* (2016) and Nate Hoffman in *Unsane* (2018). He has also voiced characters in animated features such as Meena's Grandfather in *Sing* (2016) and Noah in *The Mitchells vs. the Machines* (2021).

Pharoah graduated from Tidewater Community College with associate degrees in arts and science.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *INVINCIBLE* (2021), Fi1m 74, as Data Twin #1 / Cute Guy / Council Member #1 (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/invincible-2021.md)
- *The Mitchells vs. the Machines* (2021), Fi1m 76, as Noah (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mitchells-vs-the-machines.md)
- *Unsane* (2018), Fi1m 64, as Nate Hoffman — [page](https://film.one/film/unsane.md)
- *Sing* (2016), Fi1m 70, as Meena's Grandfather (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/sing.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Cat in the Hat* (2026), as (voice) — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/the-cat-in-the-hat.md)
- *Busboys* (2026), as DEA Agent
- *The Paper* (2025), series, as Martin Lawrence (voice)
- *Jay Pharoah: Jared* (2024), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Running on Empty* (2024), as Sid
- *Sausage Party: Foodtopia* (2024), series, as (voice)
- *Good Times* (2024), series, as Junior (voice)
- *Rock, Paper, Scissors* (2024), series, as Toilet Paper (voice)
- *Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!* (2023), as Jay-Z (voice)
- *The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart* (2023), as Nuno Blood / Additional Blackulas (voice)
- *The Blackening* (2023), as Shawn
- *Spinning Gold* (2023), as Cecil Holmes
- *Out of Office* (2022), as Neal
- *Private Property* (2022), as Richard Carlyle
- *Resort to Love* (2021), as Jason
- *Bad Hair* (2021), as Julius
- *The Mitchells vs. the Machines* (2021), as Noah (voice) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mitchells-vs-the-machines.md)
- *INVINCIBLE* (2021), series, as Bulletproof (voice), Data Twin #1 / Cute Guy / Council Member #1 (voice), Bulletproof / Komodo Dragon / Sergeant (voice), Bulletproof / Dinosaur #2 / Zombie #1 (voice), Bulletproof / GDA Agents (voice), Bulletproof / Komodo Dragon / Soldier (voice), Data 1 (voice), Data Twin #1 / Viltrumites (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/invincible-2021.md)
- *All My Life* (2020), as Dave Berger
- *How to Fake a War* (2020), as Harry Hope
- *2 Minutes of Fame* (2020), as Deandre
- *Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"* (2019), as James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.
- *A Black Lady Sketch Show* (2019), series, as Jaybrien
- *Champaign Ill* (2018), series, as Lou
- *A Million Little Things* (2018), series, as Omar
- *Unsane* (2018), as Nate Hoffman — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/unsane.md)
- *White Famous* (2017), series, as Floyd Mooney
- *Sing* (2016), as Meena's Grandfather (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/sing.md)
- *Legends of Chamberlain Heights* (2016), series, as Montrel
- *Get a Job* (2016), as Skeezy D
- *Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me?* (2015), Writer
- *Top Five* (2014), as Mike
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), series, as Dashawn Manheim (voice) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *Balls Out* (2014), as Dan
- *Ride Along* (2014), as Runflat
- *Lola Versus* (2012), as Randy
- *The Cookout 2* (2011), as Eddie O
- *Bubble Guppies* (2011), series, as Buster (voice)
- *Portlandia* (2011), series, as Jay-Z
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Dwayne Johnson (voice), Mr. Fritz (voice)
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Moses / Man's Voice (voice), Skeetle (voice), Brick Baker (voice), Reverend Lucius (voice), (voice), James (voice), Stephen A. Smith (voice), Coffee Shop Patron (voice), Kanye West (voice), Kanye Canes (voice), Timothy Q. Mouse (voice), Student on Bus (voice), Squirrel (voice), Waiter (voice), Eddie — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Drederick Tatum (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Gallery

- ![Jay Pharoah](https://film.one/media/person/9331/gallery-36b2f017088a.jpg) Jay Pharoah — dtstuff9, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Jay_Pharoah_at_TIFF_2014.jpg/1280px-Jay_Pharoah_at_TIFF_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Darrell Hammond, Jay Pharoah and James Adomian speaking at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Please attribute to Gag](https://film.one/media/person/9331/gallery-608885a571c7.jpg) Darrell Hammond, Jay Pharoah and James Adomian speaking at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Please attribute to Gag — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Darrell_Hammond%2C_Jay_Pharoah_%26_James_Adomian_%2827370441664%29.jpg/1280px-Darrell_Hammond%2C_Jay_Pharoah_%26_James_Adomian_%2827370441664%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Darrell Hammond, Jay Pharoah and James Adomian speaking at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Please attribute to Gag](https://film.one/media/person/9331/gallery-5b6bc7d2c2ef.jpg) Darrell Hammond, Jay Pharoah and James Adomian speaking at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Please attribute to Gag — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Darrell_Hammond%2C_Jay_Pharoah_%26_James_Adomian_%2827703813800%29.jpg/1280px-Darrell_Hammond%2C_Jay_Pharoah_%26_James_Adomian_%2827703813800%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Darrell Hammond and Jay Pharoah speaking at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if u](https://film.one/media/person/9331/gallery-8a8c1635a2c0.jpg) Darrell Hammond and Jay Pharoah speaking at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if u — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Darrell_Hammond_%26_Jay_Pharoah_%2827369874823%29.jpg/1280px-Darrell_Hammond_%26_Jay_Pharoah_%2827369874823%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jay Pharoah](https://film.one/media/person/9331/gallery-0ed2abba01a4.jpg) Jay Pharoah — Image via TMDB
- ![Greg Proops, Al Madrigal, Darrell Hammond, Jay Pharoah, James Adomian and Anthony Atamanuik speaking at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in ](https://film.one/media/person/9331/gallery-7fcee6aaf634.jpg) Greg Proops, Al Madrigal, Darrell Hammond, Jay Pharoah, James Adomian and Anthony Atamanuik speaking at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in  — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Greg_Proops%2C_Al_Madrigal%2C_Darrell_Hammond%2C_Jay_Pharoah%2C_James_Adomian_%26_Anthony_Atamanuik_%2827369771293%29.jpg/1280px-Greg_Proops%2C_Al_Madrigal%2C_Darrell_Hammond%2C_Jay_Pharoah%2C_James_Adomian_%26_Anthony_Atamanuik_%2827369771293%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Greg Proops, Al Madrigal, Darrell Hammond, Jay Pharoah, James Adomian and Anthony Atamanuik speaking at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in ](https://film.one/media/person/9331/gallery-abf0f09e1a05.jpg) Greg Proops, Al Madrigal, Darrell Hammond, Jay Pharoah, James Adomian and Anthony Atamanuik speaking at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in  — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Greg_Proops%2C_Al_Madrigal%2C_Darrell_Hammond%2C_Jay_Pharoah%2C_James_Adomian_%26_Anthony_Atamanuik_%2827370688054%29.jpg/1280px-Greg_Proops%2C_Al_Madrigal%2C_Darrell_Hammond%2C_Jay_Pharoah%2C_James_Adomian_%26_Anthony_Atamanuik_%2827370688054%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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