Cast & creator
JAŸ-Z
Best known for The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as JAŸ-Z (Jay-Z), is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of entertainment company Roc Nation, and was the president and chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings from 2004 to 2007. One of the world's best-selling music artists with over 140 million records sold, Jay-Z has won 24 Grammy Awards, jointly with Kanye West the most Grammy awards of any rapper. Jay-Z was the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the first solo living rapper inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2013, Time included him on its list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World".
Also known as: Shawn Carter, Shawn Corey Carter, Shawn 'Jay-Z'Carter, Jay-Z
129
film credits
45
television credits
131
1952–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (174)
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The Daily Show
Self
1996
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self
2007
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Presenter
1984MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Today
Self
1952
The Jay Leno Show
Self
2009
Skavlan
Self - Guest
2009
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001
Classic Albums
Self
1997
Explained
Self (archive footage)
2018Explained
Self (voice)
2018
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Self
1995
MTV Unplugged
Self
1989
The Great Gatsby
Executive Producer
2013The Great Gatsby
Songs
2013
The Chris Rock Show
1997
The Shop
Self
2018
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Self
2018
History 101
Self (archive footage)
2020
The Harder They Fall
Executive Producer
2021The Harder They Fall
Producer
2021
Hart to Heart
Self
2021
The Book of Clarence
Songs
2024The Book of Clarence
Producer
2024
Shut Up and Dribble
Self - Musician & Businessman
2018
Annie
Producer
2014
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
2022
Piece by Piece
Jay-Z (voice)
2024
The Ashlee Simpson Show
Self
2004
Hogan Knows Best
2005
Women of the Movement
Executive Producer
2022
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
2021
JAŸ-Z in 8
Self
2026JAŸ-Z in 8
Executive Producer
2026
Top Five
Co-Producer
2014
Time: The Kalief Browder Story
Self
2017Time: The Kalief Browder Story
Executive Producer
2017
MADtv
Self
1995
Paid in Full
Producer
2002
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
Self (archive footage)
2026
Hitlåtens historia
Self
2010
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
Self - Special Guest
2019
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Self
2023
The Evolution of Black British Music
Self
2022
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
2004
The Concert for New York City
Self
2001
Black Is King
2020
The Hamptons
Self
2002
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Free Meek
Self
2019Free Meek
Executive Producer
2019Free Meek
Creator
2019
Live 8
Self
2005
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Self (archive footage)
2024![Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1280/iJoIAh8NaChoVN0GRYVHaa4Yxlq.jpg?width=1200)
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Self (segment "Through the Wire")
2005Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Executive Producer
2005
Family Feud
Self
2018Family Feud
Writer
2018Family Feud
Producer
2018Family Feud
Musician
2018
Paper Soldiers
Jay-Z (Rapper in Studio)
2002
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
2022
Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story
Executive Producer
2018
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Self (archive footage)
2022
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self
2021
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX Halftime Show
Executive Producer
2026
Backstage
Self
2000
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Self (archive footage)
2020
The Love We Make
Self
2011
Lemonade
Self
2016
LINKIN PARK, LA PUISSANCE HYBRIDE
Self
2025
Death of a Dynasty
Self
2003
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream
Self
2013
Moonlight
Richard (voice)
2017
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
Self
2004
Letter to the President
Self
2005
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
Executive Producer
2025
State Property
Untouchable J
2002
American Rap Stars
Self
2002DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
Self
2009
Rihanna's Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
Executive Producer
2023
Beyoncé: The Experience Live
Self
2007Beyoncé: The Experience Live
Songs
2007Picasso Baby
Self
2013Picasso Baby
Music
2013
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
Self (archive footage)
2019
B'Day Anthology Video Album
Self
2007
Quincy
Self
2018
Made in America
Self
2013Made in America
Executive Producer
2013
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
Executive Producer
2012
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Self
2019
Space Dogg
Music
The Grammys
Self
1959
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
2002
Watch the Throne
Self
2011Watch the Throne
Thanks
2011
Rihanna 777 Documentary... 7Countries7Days7Shows
Self
2013Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call
Self
2011Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call
Music
2011
Linkin Park: Road to Revolution - Live at Milton Keynes
Self - Vocals (guest)
2008
Beyoncé: I Am... World Tour
Self
2010
Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi
Self
2007
Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special
Self
1999DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
Self (archive footage)
2009
Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry
Self
2012
Beef
Self
2003
Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Self
2007
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
Jay Z (segment "Fiesta (Remix)")
2003
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
Self
2014
So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert
Self
2013
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
Self (archive footage)
2007
Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.
Self
2017DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
Self (archive footage)
2009
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Self - Performer
2014On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Music
2014On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Songs
2014
Drake: Better Than Good Enough
Self
2010
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
Self
2001Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
Music
2001The Blackout - Fat Joe Vs Jay-Z At The Rucker
Self
2003
Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square
Self - Singer
2016Tidal X: Jaÿ-Z B-Sides Concert
Self
2015Tidal X: Jaÿ-Z B-Sides Concert
Music
2015
Mariah Carey: #1's
Self
1998
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999Jay Z: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Self
2006
Global Citizen Festival 2014
Self
2014
Beyonce & Jay-Z - Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100
Self
2018Hydration
Self
2020
Beyoncé: Year of 4
Self
2011
4:44
Self (archive footage)
20174:44
Songs
2017
Rihanna: Live at Hackney Weekend 2012
Self
2012
Streets is Watching
Jay-Z
1998Streets is Watching
Music
1998
Beyonce & Jay-Z: Power Love
Self
2021
Collision Course
Self
2004Collision Course
Executive Producer
2004
JAY-Z and Gayle King: Brooklyn's Own
2023
The Hustle of @617MikeBiv
Self
2023
…Sings Musicals
Self (archive footage)
2012
J. Cole Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming
Self
2016Paragraphs I Manifest
Self
Teddy
Producer
The MC: Why We Do It
Self
2005
On The Run II Tour: Beyoncé & JAY-Z
Self
2018Hot 97
Musician
2011
A History of The War on Drugs, from Prohibition to Gold Rush
Narrator (voice)
2016A History of The War on Drugs, from Prohibition to Gold Rush
Script
2016
Legacy
Producer
Legacy
Executive Producer
BEYONCÉ
Self
2014
Hoodz: Big Beef
Actor
2007
Beyoncé: Self-Titled
Self
2013
Yours And Mine
Self
2014
Through the Fire
2005
Bang Bang
Jay-Z
2014Jay-Z Live In Brooklyn
Self
2012
Beef IV
Self
2007
Jay-Z: Ultimate Hustle
self
2023
Kill Jay-Z
Narrator
2017Forty Acres
Producer
RD20
Self
2016RD20
Executive Producer
2016