---
name: "Johnny Knoxville"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/johnny-knoxville"
fi1m_id: "johnny-knoxville"
imdb_id: "nm0424216"
tmdb_id: 9656
wikidata_id: "Q295034"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 March 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 51
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-05T13:18:25.770208+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."
---

# Johnny Knoxville

## Identity

Johnny Knoxville

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/johnny-knoxville
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** johnny-knoxville
- **IMDb ID:** nm0424216
- **TMDB ID:** 9656
- **Wikidata ID:** Q295034
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Knoxville, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295034, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424216/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9656

Actor. Born 11 March 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 March 1971, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Also known as:** JJ Knoxville, Johnny Jackass, Philip John Clapp, PJ Clapp, Phillip John, 조니 녹스빌,  約翰尼·諾剋斯維爾, 強尼‧諾克斯威爾, جانی ناکسویل
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 6 acting, 1 writing, 1 crew
- **Average Fi1m score:** 51, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 79 (1), 2000s 43 (2), 2010s 32 (2), 2020s 76 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 54 to 55 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Action 2, Drama 2, Science Fiction 2, Adventure 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,078m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Knoxville, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295034, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424216/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9656

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Men in Black II*](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-ii.md) (48)
- **Apple TV:** [*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*](https://film.one/film/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2014.md) (40)

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## Fi1m on Johnny Knoxville

> Johnny Knoxville’s producing depends on people willing to look ridiculous together, and we still enjoy their company. *Jackass: Best and Last* also shows the limit: affection does not make old footage feel new.

The laughter around a stunt often matters as much as the stunt itself. In *Jackass: Best and Last* (2026), Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O and Chris Pontius make one another’s physical discomfort oddly companionable. We laughed because nobody seemed to be protecting his dignity, and the others’ pleasure was hard to resist. That shared willingness to look foolish is what we value most in Knoxville’s work as a producer.

Knoxville co-created the television series *Jackass* with Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze in 2000, and *Jackass: The Movie* (2002) established the feature format. *Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa* (2013), which he co-wrote and produced, put a narrative framework around the stunts. *Jackass Forever* (2022) brought the core crew back after a long gap. Those changes matter, but the appeal we find in the farewell is still the simplest one: people who enjoy being ridiculous together.

Tremaine and Jonze remain recurring production partners through Dickhouse Productions, while cinematographer Dimitry Elyashkevich is another regular collaborator. Knoxville deserves credit as part of that group, rather than as the sole author of its humour. In *Jackass: Best and Last*, his willingness to join in helps keep the spectacle of friends hurting one another from turning sour. Nobody needs to seem cleverer than the others, so laughter can carry a stunt whose premise would not sustain much scrutiny.

*Jackass: Best and Last* is nevertheless too reliant on old footage. The new stunts do not give the farewell enough of its own, and affection only partly excuses that shortage. It is worth an evening for those who like this kind of comedy, with a firm caveat about how much is familiar. Knoxville needed to be stricter about how much of the friends’ past deserved another outing. Come for the company, and do not expect the new material to justify the whole evening.

## Biography

Johnny Knoxville, born Philip John Clapp on 11 March 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee, is an American actor, stunt performer and producer. He is best known as co-creator and star of the MTV series Jackass (2000–2007) and its film franchise, including Jackass: The Movie (2002), Jackass Number Two (2006), Jackass 3D (2010), Jackass Forever (2022) and Jackass: Best and Last (2026).

Knoxville has appeared in films such as Men in Black II (2002), The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), The Last Stand (2013) and Polar (2019). He voiced characters in The Simpsons, Family Guy and SpongeBob SquarePants. In 2026 he played Detective Zem in the film I Want Your Sex.

*Sources: imdb.com, wikiwand.com, yahoo.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

### Performed in (6) — the average rests on these

- *I Want Your Sex* (2026), Fi1m 73, as Detective Zem — [page](https://film.one/film/i-want-your-sex.md)
- *The Studio* (2025), Fi1m 84, as Johnny Knoxville — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-studio.md)
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (2014), Fi1m 40, as Leonardo (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2014.md)
- *Movie 43* (2013), Fi1m 24, as Pete (segment "Happy Birthday") — [page](https://film.one/film/movie-43.md)
- *Men in Black II* (2002), Fi1m 48, as Scrad / Charlie — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-ii.md)
- *Coyote Ugly* (2000), Fi1m 38, as College Guy — [page](https://film.one/film/coyote-ugly.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *Jackass: Best and Last* (2026), Fi1m 72, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/jackass-best-and-last.md)

### Crew (1)

- *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992), Fi1m 79, Stand In — [page](https://film.one/film/bram-stokers-dracula.md)

## Complete filmography (93)

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

- *Tiny Fugitives* (2026), as Bob
- *I Want Your Sex* (2026), as Detective Zem — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/i-want-your-sex.md)
- *Jackass: Best and Last* (2026), Producer, Writer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/jackass-best-and-last.md)
- *Never Change!* (2026), as Love Letter (voice)
- *Strip Law* (2026), series, as (voice)
- *The Last Frontier* (2025), series, as Covington
- *The Luckiest Man in America* (2025), as Leon Hart
- *The Studio* (2025), series, as Johnny Knoxville — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-studio.md)
- *It's Florida, Man.* (2024), series, as Timmy the Tweaker
- *SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas* (2024), as Randy Cheeks (voice)
- *Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie* (2024), as Randy Cheeks (voice)
- *Sweet Dreams* (2024), as Morris · Executive Producer
- *Agent Elvis* (2023), series, as Bobby Ray (voice)
- *History of the World: Part II* (2023), series, as Rasputin
- *Reboot* (2022), series, as Clay Barber
- *Jackass Shark Week 2.0* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Jackass 4.5* (2022), Producer, Writer
- *WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday* (2022), as Johnny Knoxville
- *Jackass Forever* (2022), Writer, Producer
- *WWE Royal Rumble 2022* (2022), as Johnny Knoxville
- *Jackass Shark Week* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Mainstream* (2021), as Ted Wick
- *We Summon the Darkness* (2020), as Pastor John Henry Butler
- *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend* (2020), as C.J
- *Above Suspicion* (2019), as Cash
- *Polar* (2019), as Michael Green
- *Weightless* (2018), as Ed
- *Rosy* (2018), as James
- *Action Point* (2018), as Deshawn Crious "D.C." Carver · Writer, Producer
- *Half Magic* (2018), as Father Gary
- *The Orville* (2017), series, as Actor #2
- *Skiptrace* (2016), as Connor Watts
- *Elvis & Nixon* (2016), as Sonny
- *Diffability Hollywood* (2016), Actor
- *Desire* (2015), as Director
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (2014), as Leonardo (voice) — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2014.md)
- *Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5* (2014), as Irving Zisman / Self · Producer, Screenplay
- *Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa* (2013), as Irving Zisman · Screenplay, Producer, Story
- *Movie 43* (2013), as Pete (segment "Happy Birthday") — Fi1m 24, [page](https://film.one/film/movie-43.md)
- *The Last Stand* (2013), as Lewis Dinkum
- *Fun Size* (2012), as Jörgen
- *Small Apartments* (2012), as Tommy Balls
- *Nature Calls* (2012), as Kirk Stevens
- *A Tribute to Ryan Dunn* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Jackass 3.5* (2011), Writer, Producer
- *The Making of 'Jackass 3D'* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Jackass 3D* (2010), Writer, Producer
- *The Birth of Big Air* (2010), Producer
- *Father of Invention* (2010), as Troy Coangelo
- *Jackass: The Lost Tapes* (2009), Executive Producer
- *The Goode Family* (2009), series, Actor
- *Steve-O: Demise and Rise* (2009), Executive Producer
- *The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Nitro Circus* (2009), series, Producer, Creator
- *Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel* (2008), Executive Producer
- *Unhitched* (2008), series, as Chuck
- *Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover* (2008), Writer
- *Jackass 2.5* (2007), Writer, Producer
- *The Vice Guide to Travel* (2007), series, Actor
- *The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Jackass Number Two* (2006), Producer, Writer
- *The Ringer* (2005), as Steve Barker
- *Daltry Calhoun* (2005), as Daltry Calhoun
- *The Dukes of Hazzard* (2005), as Luke Duke
- *Jackass Presents: Murderball* (2005), Writer
- *Lords of Dogtown* (2005), as Topper Burks
- *A Dirty Shame* (2004), as Ray Ray Perkins
- *Grand Theft Parsons* (2004), as Phil Kaufman
- *Walking Tall* (2004), as Ray Templeton
- *Jackass Backyard BBQ* (2003), Creator, Executive Producer
- *Jackass: The Movie* (2002), Producer, Writer
- *The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'* (2002), Creator, Executive Producer
- *Men in Black II* (2002), as Scrad / Charlie — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-ii.md)
- *Deuces Wild* (2002), as Vinnie Fish
- *Big Trouble* (2002), as Eddie
- *Life Without Dick* (2002), as Dick Rasmusson
- *Jackass: Gumball Rally 3000 Special* (2002), Executive Producer
- *The Andy Dick Show* (2001), series, as Wannabee Andy Dick
- *Coyote Ugly* (2000), as College Guy — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/coyote-ugly.md)
- *Jackass* (2000), series, Writer, Producer, Creator
- *SpongeBob SquarePants* (1999), series, as Johnny Krill (voice), Randy Cheeks (voice)
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Johnny Knoxville (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Every Dog Has Its Day* (1998), as Clerk
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, as Peter Sterling (voice), Hoyt Platter (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *Desert Blues* (1995), as Bob (as Phillip John)
- *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992), as Stand In — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/bram-stokers-dracula.md)
- *The Ben Stiller Show* (1992), series, as Cure Fan (uncredited)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Johnny Knoxville (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Night Sessions*, as Dr. Rick Brennan
- *Jackass Number Two: Too Hot for Theaters*, Actor
- *Weezer: Security Threat*, Actor
- *The Marshmallow Experiment*, as Will
- *The Young People*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Dukes of Hazzard Premiere, 2005. Johhny Knoxville and Seann William Scott](https://film.one/media/person/92521/gallery-7ee28abd739b.jpg) Dukes of Hazzard Premiere, 2005. Johhny Knoxville and Seann William Scott — Chris Dotson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Dukes_of_Hazzard_Premiere.jpg/1280px-Dukes_of_Hazzard_Premiere.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Johnny Knoxville bei der Jackass 3D Premiere am 15. Oktober 2010 in Berlin](https://film.one/media/person/92521/gallery-3689eab4ca4b.jpg) Johnny Knoxville bei der Jackass 3D Premiere am 15. Oktober 2010 in Berlin — www.promiflash.de - Bitte bei Bildverwendung auch Link setzen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Johnny-Knoxville.jpg/1280px-Johnny-Knoxville.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dukes of Hazzard Premiere, 2005. Johnny Knoxville](https://film.one/media/person/92521/gallery-2d6a9bded4bd.jpg) Dukes of Hazzard Premiere, 2005. Johnny Knoxville — Chris Dotson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Johnny_Knoxville.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Johnny Knoxville and Mike Judge at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.](https://film.one/media/person/92521/gallery-1ce0021f8fc6.jpg) Johnny Knoxville and Mike Judge at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Johnny_Knoxville_%26_Mike_Judge_%285976784078%29.jpg/1280px-Johnny_Knoxville_%26_Mike_Judge_%285976784078%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Johnny Knoxville](https://film.one/media/person/92521/gallery-424d2a859c8e.jpg) Johnny Knoxville — Image via TMDB
- ![Johnny Knoxville](https://film.one/media/person/92521/gallery-f684a5aa7220.jpg) Johnny Knoxville — Image via TMDB
- ![Johnny Knoxville](https://film.one/media/person/92521/gallery-1d7e46f7311f.jpg) Johnny Knoxville — Image via TMDB
- ![Johnny Knoxville and Mike Judge at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.](https://film.one/media/person/92521/gallery-6723acd705d0.jpg) Johnny Knoxville and Mike Judge at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. — 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/Johnny_Knoxville_%26_Mike_Judge_%285976786938%29.jpg/1280px-Johnny_Knoxville_%26_Mike_Judge_%285976786938%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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