Jamie Foxx was first seen in the American sketch comedy television series ‘In Living Color’ in 1991. He starred in 95 episodes and remained a part of the show until it went off-air in 1994. He made his big-screen debut in the 1992 American fantasy comedy film ‘Toys’ directed by Barry Levinson. The film received a lukewarm response from critics and was a commercial failure. Following his debut, he went on to star in films like ‘The Truth About Cats & Dogs’ (1996), ‘The Great White Hype’ (1996), ‘Booty Call’ (1997), ‘The Players Club’ (1998), ‘Any Given Sunday’ (1999), ‘Held Up’ (2000), ‘Ali’ (2001), ‘Shade’ (2003), ‘Breakin' All the Rules’ (2004), and ‘Collateral’ (2004). In 2004, he played the role of ‘Ray Charles’ in the Taylor Hackford-directed American biographical musical drama film ‘Ray.’ The film garnered praise from critics and was a commercial success, grossing over $124 million on a budget of $40 million. Foxx also won several awards, including the ‘Academy Award,’ ‘Golden Globe Award,’ and ‘BAFTA Award,’ for his performance in the film. The following year, he starred as ‘Staff Sergeant Sykes’ in the Sam Mendes-directed American biographical war drama film ‘Jarhead.’ The film received mixed reviews from critics and failed to perform at the box office.
He was next seen in films such as ‘Miami Vice’ (2006), ‘Dreamgirls’ (2006), ‘The Kingdom’ (2007), ‘The Soloist’ (2009), ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ (2009), ‘Valentine's Day’ (2010), and ‘Due Date’ (2010). In 2011, he voiced ‘Nico’ in the American 3D computer-animated musical adventure comedy film ‘Rio’ directed by Carlos Saldanha. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and performed well at the box office, grossing over $484.6 million on a budget of $90 million. That same year, he also starred as ‘Dean "MF" Jones’ in the Seth Gordon-directed American black comedy film ‘Horrible Bosses.’ The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics but managed to gross over $209.6 million on a budget of $35–37 million. He continued to star in films like ‘Django Unchained’ (2012), ‘White House Down’ (2013), ‘Rio 2’ (2014), ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ (2014), ‘Horrible Bosses 2’ (2014), ‘Sleepless’ (2017), ‘Baby Driver’ (2017), ‘Robin Hood’ (2018), ‘Just Mercy’ (2019), ‘Project Power’ (2020), and ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ (2021). He was last seen in the 2022 American vampire film, ‘Day Shift’ directed by J. J. Perry. The film opened to a mixed reception and currently holds a 59% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes.