Johnny Knoxville
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 11, 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Active Years
- 1975–2026 (52 Years)
- Total Credits
- 222 credits in database
Acting Born Mar 11, 1971 Knoxville, Tennessee, USA 222 credits
Biography
Johnny Knoxville was born Philip John Clapp Jr. on March 11, 1971, in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He is an American actor, comedian, stunt performer, and television producer. He rose to fame as the co-creator and star of the MTV series Jackass, which featured a group of individuals performing dangerous and outrageous stunts and pranks. Knoxville was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he developed a taste for mischief and adventure from an early age. After completing high school, he briefly attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in California before dropping out to pursue a career in acting and writing. In 2000, Knoxville and his friends launched the Jackass television series.
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Career overview
Johnny Knoxville was born Philip John Clapp Jr. on March 11, 1971, in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is an American actor, comedian, stunt performer, and television producer. Born and raised in Knoxville, he developed a taste for mischief and adventure from an early age. After completing high school, he briefly attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in California before dropping out to pursue a career in acting and writing.
Knoxville rose to fame as the co-creator and star of the hit MTV series Jackass, which featured a group of individuals performing dangerous and outrageous stunts and pranks. In 2000, Knoxville and his friends launched the television series, which became a cultural phenomenon. His professional profile includes 167 known acting credits. He is also known by alternative names including JJ Knoxville, Johnny Jackass, and Philip John.
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Jackass: Best and LastJackass: Best and Last · ProducerJackass: Best and Last · WriterI Want Your SexStrip Law
The Last FrontierThe StudioEverybody's Live with John MulaneyThe Piano AccidentThe Luckiest Man in America
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks MovieIt's Florida, Man.Sweet DreamsSweet Dreams · Executive ProducerSpongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
History of the World: Part IIAgent ElvisThe Prank Panel
Jackass ForeverJackass Forever · WriterJackass Forever · ProducerPasswordReboot
Last MealsSnackedMainstreamJackass Shark WeekJackass Shark Week · Executive Producer
Class Action ParkWe Summon the DarknessUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the ReverendJackass: Steve-O YouTube VideosSteve-O: Gnarly
The Kelly Clarkson ShowPolarAbove Suspicion
Action PointAction Point · WriterAction Point · ProducerWeightlessHalf Magic
The OrvilleDumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
Ride with Norman ReedusSkiptraceDiffability HollywoodElvis & Nixon
Hot OnesBeing EvelDesire
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonLate Night with Seth MeyersTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesJackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Drunk HistoryDrunk HistoryDrunk HistoryMaronCircus Halligalli
Loiter SquadThe Burn with Jeff RossSmall ApartmentsFun SizeNature Calls
RidiculousnessJackass 3.5Jackass 3.5 · WriterJackass 3.5 · ProducerJackass: The Beginning
ConanJackass 3DJackass 3D · WriterJackass 3D · ProducerDetroit Lives
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenRob Dyrdek's Fantasy FactoryNitro CircusNitro Circus · ProducerNitro Circus · Creator
Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour TakeoverJackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover · WriterUnhitchedJackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel KnievelJackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel · Executive Producer
The Graham Norton ShowJackass 2.5Jackass 2.5 · WriterJackass 2.5 · ProducerThe Vice Guide to Travel
Jackass Number TwoJackass Number Two · ProducerJackass Number Two · WriterUltimate PredatorThe Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
The Dukes of HazzardLords of DogtownSteve-O - L'incontrolable de jackassThe RingerJackass Presents: Murderball
Walking TallA Dirty ShameGrand Theft ParsonsJackass Volume TwoSteve-O: The Early Years
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live!The Ellen DeGeneres ShowWildboyzViva La Bam
Men in Black IIJackass: The MovieJackass: The Movie · ProducerJackass: The Movie · WriterBig Trouble
The Andy Dick ShowBig Brother: CrapCKY 3The Career Ending Footage of: Steve-ODon't Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video
JackassJackass · WriterJackass · ProducerJackass · CreatorCoyote Ugly
Family GuyWWE Friday Night SmackDownWWE Friday Night SmackDownWWE Friday Night SmackDownSpongeBob SquarePants
Big Brother: Number TwoEvery Dog Has Its Day
King of the HillKing of the Hill
Full Filmography
222 titles- Jackass: Best and Last (2026) as Self
- Jackass: Best and Last (2026) Producer
- Jackass: Best and Last (2026) Writer
- I Want Your Sex (2026) as Detective Zem
- Strip Law (2026) as (voice)
- Never Change! (2026) as Love Letter (voice)
- Fear Factor: House of Fear (2026) as Self - Host
- Tiny Fugitives (2026) as Bob
- The Last Frontier (2025) as Covington
- The Studio (2025) as Johnny Knoxville
- Everybody's Live with John Mulaney (2025) as Self - Stunt Performer and Actor
- The Piano Accident (2025) as Self (archivefootage)
- The Luckiest Man in America (2025) as Leon Hart
- Everybody Wants to Be Gen X (2025) as Self
- Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted (2025) as Self
- Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies (2025) as Self
- Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024) as Randy Cheeks (voice)
- It's Florida, Man. (2024) as Timmy the Tweaker
- Sweet Dreams (2024) as Morris
- Sweet Dreams (2024) Executive Producer
- Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas (2024) as Randy Cheeks (voice)
- Joan Rivers at the BBC (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- History of the World: Part II (2023) as Rasputin
- Agent Elvis (2023) as Bobby Ray (voice)
- The Prank Panel (2023) as Self
- Jackass Forever (2022) as Self
- Jackass Forever (2022) Writer
- Jackass Forever (2022) Producer
- Password (2022) as Self - Celebrity Guest
- Reboot (2022) as Clay Barber
- Jackass 4.5 (2022) as Self
- Jackass 4.5 (2022) Producer
- Jackass 4.5 (2022) Writer
- WWE Royal Rumble 2022 (2022) as Johnny Knoxville
- WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday (2022) as Johnny Knoxville
- Jackass Shark Week 2.0 (2022) as Self
- Jackass Shark Week 2.0 (2022) Executive Producer
- Last Meals (2021) as Self
- Snacked (2021) as Self
- Mainstream (2021) as Ted Wick
- Jackass Shark Week (2021) as Self
- Jackass Shark Week (2021) Executive Producer
- Class Action Park (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- We Summon the Darkness (2020) as Pastor John Henry Butler
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (2020) as C.J
- Jackass: Steve-O YouTube Videos (2020) as Self
- Steve-O: Gnarly (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Polar (2019) as Michael Green
- Above Suspicion (2019) as Cash
- Action Point (2018) as Deshawn Crious "D.C." Carver
- Action Point (2018) Writer
- Action Point (2018) Producer
- Weightless (2018) as Ed
- Half Magic (2018) as Father Gary
- Rosy (2018) as James
- The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018) as Self
- The Orville (2017) as Actor #2
- Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine (2017) as Self - writer / actor
- Ride with Norman Reedus (2016) as Self
- Skiptrace (2016) as Connor Watts
- Diffability Hollywood (2016)
- Elvis & Nixon (2016) as Sonny
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Being Evel (2015) as Self
- Desire (2015) as Director
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) as Leonardo (voice)
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 (2014) as Irving Zisman / Self
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 (2014) Producer
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 (2014) Screenplay
- CKY: The Greatest Hits (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- Drunk History (2013) as Ponce De Leon
- Drunk History (2013) as Marshall Ratliff
- Drunk History (2013) as Johnny Cash
- Maron (2013) as Himself
- Circus Halligalli (2013)
- Movie 43 (2013) as Pete (segment "Happy Birthday")
- The Last Stand (2013) as Lewis Dinkum
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) as Irving Zisman
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) Screenplay
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) Producer
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) Story
- Loiter Squad (2012) as Self
- The Burn with Jeff Ross (2012) as Self
- Small Apartments (2012) as Tommy Balls
- Fun Size (2012) as Jörgen
- Nature Calls (2012) as Kirk Stevens
- Nitro Circus: The Movie (2012) as Self
- Nitro Circus Live (2012) Creator
- Ridiculousness (2011) as Self
- Jackass 3.5 (2011) as Self
- Jackass 3.5 (2011) Writer
- Jackass 3.5 (2011) Producer
- Jackass: The Beginning (2011) as Self
- A Tribute to Ryan Dunn (2011) as Self
- A Tribute to Ryan Dunn (2011) Executive Producer
- The Making of 'Jackass 3D' (2011) as Self
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Jackass 3D (2010) as Self
- Jackass 3D (2010) Writer
- Jackass 3D (2010) Producer
- Detroit Lives (2010) as Self
- Father of Invention (2010) as Troy Coangelo
- The Birth of Big Air (2010) Producer
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (2009)
- Nitro Circus (2009)
- Nitro Circus (2009) Producer
- Nitro Circus (2009) Creator
- The Goode Family (2009)
- Jackass: The Lost Tapes (2009) as Self
- Jackass: The Lost Tapes (2009) Executive Producer
- Steve-O: Demise and Rise (2009) as Self
- Steve-O: Demise and Rise (2009) Executive Producer
- The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (2009) Executive Producer
- Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover (2008) as Self
- Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover (2008) Writer
- Unhitched (2008) as Chuck
- Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel (2008) as Self
- Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel (2008) Executive Producer
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Jackass 2.5 (2007) as Self
- Jackass 2.5 (2007) Writer
- Jackass 2.5 (2007) Producer
- The Vice Guide to Travel (2007)
- The Man Who Souled the World (2007) as Self
- Jackass: Where Are They Now? (2007) as Self
- The Making of 'Jackass 2.5' (2007) as Self
- The Making of 'Jackass: The Game' (2007) as Self
- Jackass Number Two (2006) as Self
- Jackass Number Two (2006) Producer
- Jackass Number Two (2006) Writer
- Ultimate Predator (2006) as Self
- The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' (2006) as Self
- The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' (2006) Executive Producer
- Wildboyz: Over & Out (2006) as Self
- The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) as Luke Duke
- Lords of Dogtown (2005) as Topper Burks
- Steve-O - L'incontrolable de jackass (2005) as Self
- The Ringer (2005) as Steve Barker
- Jackass Presents: Murderball (2005) as Self
- Jackass Presents: Murderball (2005) Writer
- Steve-O: The Greatest Hits (2005) as Self
- Daltry Calhoun (2005) as Daltry Calhoun
- Jackass Volume One (2005) as Self
- All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame' (2005) as Self
- Walking Tall (2004) as Ray Templeton
- A Dirty Shame (2004) as Ray Ray Perkins
- Grand Theft Parsons (2004) as Phil Kaufman
- Jackass Volume Two (2004) as Self
- Steve-O: The Early Years (2004) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Wildboyz (2003) as Self
- Viva La Bam (2003)
- Jackass Backyard BBQ (2003) as Self
- Jackass Backyard BBQ (2003) Creator
- Jackass Backyard BBQ (2003) Executive Producer
- Men in Black II (2002) as Scrad / Charlie
- Jackass: The Movie (2002) as Self
- Jackass: The Movie (2002) Producer
- Jackass: The Movie (2002) Writer
- Big Trouble (2002) as Eddie
- Deuces Wild (2002) as Vinnie Fish
- Life Without Dick (2002) as Dick Rasmusson
- Men in Black II: MIB ADR (2002) as Self
- Jackass Volume Three (2002) as Self
- CKY 4: The Latest & Greatest (2002) as Self
- Jackass: Too Hot For MTV (2002) as Self
- Jackass: Gumball Rally 3000 Special (2002) as Self
- Jackass: Gumball Rally 3000 Special (2002) Executive Producer
- MIB ADR (2002) as Self
- Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes (2002) as Self
- The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (2002) as Self
- The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (2002) Creator
- The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (2002) Executive Producer
- The Andy Dick Show (2001) as Wannabee Andy Dick
- Big Brother: Crap (2001) as Self
- CKY 3 (2001) as Self
- The Career Ending Footage of: Steve-O (2001) as Self
- Don't Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video (2001) as Self
- Jackass (2000) as Self
- Jackass (2000) Writer
- Jackass (2000) Producer
- Jackass (2000) Creator
- Coyote Ugly (2000) as College Guy
- Family Guy (1999) as Johnny Knoxville (voice)
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999) as Self
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999)
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999) as Johnny Knoxville
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) as Johnny Krill (voice)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) as Randy Cheeks (voice)
- Rove (1999) as Self
- Big Brother: Boob (1999) as Self
- Big Brother: Number Two (1998) as Self
- Every Dog Has Its Day (1998) as Clerk
- King of the Hill (1997) as Peter Sterling (voice)
- King of the Hill (1997) as Hoyt Platter (voice)
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- Desert Blues (1995) as Bob (as Phillip John)
- Raw (1993) as Self
- Raw (1993) as Self.
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Stand In
- The Ben Stiller Show (1992) as Cure Fan (uncredited)
- The Simpsons (1989) as Johnny Knoxville (voice)
- WWE Pay Per View (1985)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (uncredited)
- Weezer: Security Threat
- The Young People
- Jackass Number Two: Too Hot for Theaters
- The Marshmallow Experiment as Will
- JackassWorld Road Trip as Self
- Night Sessions as Dr. Rick Brennan
- The Brandon Novak Story as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Johnny Knoxville best known for?
Johnny Knoxville is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Jackass: Best and Last (2026), Jackass: Best and Last (2026), Jackass: Best and Last (2026), I Want Your Sex (2026).
When and where was Johnny Knoxville born?
Johnny Knoxville was born on March 11, 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
How many credits does Johnny Knoxville have?
Johnny Knoxville has accumulated over 222 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1975 to 2026.
What is Johnny Knoxville's background in cinema and television?
Johnny Knoxville was born Philip John Clapp Jr. on March 11, 1971, in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He is an American actor, comedian, stunt performer, and television producer. He rose to fame as the co-creator and star of the MTV series Jackass, which featured a group of individuals performing dangerous and outrageous st...
Johnny Knoxville by the numbers
222credits
153films
69TV series
1975–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Tiny Fugitives (2026) as Bob — aged about 55
- Snacked (2021) as Self — aged about 50
- The Simpsons (1989) as Johnny Knoxville (voice) — aged about 18
- The Studio (2025) as Johnny Knoxville — aged about 54
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) as Johnny Krill (voice) — aged about 28
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) as Randy Cheeks (voice) — aged about 28
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