Jason Edward Mewes was born on June 12, 1974 in Highlands, New Jersey. He is an American television and film actor.

He starred in comedy duo of Jay and Silent Bob, immortalized by Kevin Smith's independent classic Clerks (1994).

Although Smith's films do not share an ongoing story, they all occur in the same continuity, with Jay and Silent Bob as the one constant fixture. The criminal background of Jay and Silent Bob was toned down for the studio-produced Mallrats (1995), and the pair was played more for slapstick laughs.

Mewes made a rare appearance as a character other than Jay in the film Drawing Flies (1996), an independent backed by Kevin Smith's View Askew Productions; he would reprise the role of Jay in the indie hit Chasing Amy. Jay and Silent Bob also appear in a series of comedic short films, directed by Smith, that were aired on MTV in 1998 and are featured extensively in Smith's action-oriented religious satire, Dogma (1999).

He also starred in High Hopes (2005), Bottoms Up (2006) and The Tripper (2006).

Mewes lives with Smith and his family in their Hollywood Hills home.

Filmography

• Red State (2008)
• Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
• Repo (2007)
• Netherbeast Incorporated (2007)
• Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006)
• The Tripper (2006)
• Bottoms Up (2006)
• "Minoriteam" (1 episode, 2006)
• Jack's Law (2006)
• Clerks II (2006)
• TV: The Movie (2006)
• Feast (2005)
• High Hopes (2005)
• My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)
• Tom 51 (2005)
• The Pleasure Drivers (2005)
• Powder: Up Here (2004)
• Hardware: Uncensored Music Videos - Hip Hop Volume 1 (2003)
• Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)
• High Times Potluck (2002)
• R.S.V.P. (2002)
• Hot Rush (2002)
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
• "Clerks" (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
• Vulgar (2000)
• Scream 3 (2000)
• The Blair Clown Project (1999)
• Tail Lights Fade (1999)
• Dogma (1999)
• Spilt Milk (1999)
• Chasing Amy (1997)
• Drawing Flies (1996)
• Mallrats (1995)
• Clerks. (1994)