Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. A member of the Coppola family, Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's 1998 film Rushmore, and has since appeared in six other Anderson films: The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), The French Dispatch (2021), and Asteroid City (2023). He also has a co-writing credit on The Darjeeling Limited.

He is known for his roles as Gideon Graves in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023), and the Spot, whom he voices in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and the upcoming Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027). Schwartzman's other films include Spun (2003), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Marie Antoinette (2006), Funny People (2009), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Big Eyes (2014), Klaus (2019), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), and Queer (2024). He starred in the television series Bored to Death (2009–2011) and appeared in the fourth season of the FX anthology series Fargo (2020). He was an executive producer on the Amazon Prime show Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018), a series in which he also acted.

Schwartzman has released three albums through his solo musical project, under the name of Coconut Records. He is a founding member and former drummer of the rock band Phantom Planet.

Early life Jason Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles on June 26, 1980, the son of actress Talia Shire (née Coppola) and film producer Jack Schwartzman. His father is Jewish and his mother is Italian, with Schwartzman describing his ancestry as "half Polish Jewish and half Italian." His younger brother, Robert Schwartzman, is also an actor and musician. His paternal half-siblings are Stephanie and cinematographer John Schwartzman, while his maternal half-brother is Matthew Shire.

As a member of the Coppola family, he is related to many individuals involved in the entertainment industry. He is the nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and academic August Coppola; great-nephew of opera conductor Anton Coppola; the maternal cousin of actor Nicolas Cage and filmmakers Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola, Gia Coppola, and Christopher Coppola; and the grandson of Coppola family matriarch Italia Coppola (née Pennino) and composer Carmine Coppola. He attended Windward School in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Career Acting Schwartzman began his acting career in 1998 when, at the age of 18, he starred in Wes Anderson's Rushmore. In 2000, he had a guest role in the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks. In 2001, he starred in CQ, a film by his cousin Roman Coppola. In 2002, he starred in the comedy film Slackers, and in 2003 headlined the drama Spun. He starred in I Heart Huckabees in 2004 and Shopgirl in 2005. He also appeared in various television shows, such as Cracking Up. In 2006, he starred as King Louis XVI in Marie Antoinette under the direction of his cousin Sofia Coppola.

Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as Ringo Starr in the biopic spoof Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. In 2009, he appeared as C-list television star Mark in Funny People. He also voiced Ash Fox in Wes Anderson's animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox, which he called "the best movie I've ever been a part of". He starred in the HBO show Bored to Death as a writer who moonlights as a private detective and puts himself up for hire on Craigslist. In 2009, he starred in The Marc Pease Experience. In 2010, he played Gideon Graves in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the film adaptation of the comics by Bryan Lee O'Malley.

In 2011, Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as Vincent van Gogh in the Beastie Boys' short film Fight for Your Right Revisited. In September 2012, Schwartzman was originally going to be cast as the male lead in the DreamWorks animated film Trolls; however, he was replaced by Justin Timberlake. In February 2013, he made a cameo appearance in "Parks and Recreation" Season 5 episodes 15 and 16. In 2013, he cameoed as himself in an episode of the television show Key & Peele. In 2014, he played himself in the Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories episode "The Endorsement". In 2020, he starred as Italian crime boss Josto Fadda in the fourth season of the FX anthology series Fargo.

In 2023, Schwartzman played a leading role in Wes Anderson's Asteroid City.

Music Prior to acting, in 1994, Schwartzman co-founded the rock band Phantom Planet at a Los Angeles Pizza Hut, where he was the drummer and a songwriter. He left the band in May 2003 to focus on his acting career. He appeared in the music video for the rock remix of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy, and contributed to Ben Lee's 2005 album Awake Is the New Sleep. In 2007, he created the indie rock solo act Coconut Records. The first album, Nighttiming, was produced by Michael Einziger and features a cover photo by his cousin Roman Coppola. The album was first released on iTunes on March 20, 2007. It had musical contributions by members of Incubus, as well as appearances by actresses Zooey Deschanel and Kirsten Dunst and Schwartzman's brother Robert. His second album, Davy, was released on iTunes on January 20, 2009. Schwartzman also played the drums on Phoenix's rendition of The Beach Boys' song "Alone on Christmas Day" in 2015. The song was featured in Bill Murray's Netflix special A Very Murray Christmas.

Schwartzman's work has also been featured in many films and television programs. In 2009, he composed the theme song to his HBO series Bored to Death, in which he also starred, under his Coconut Records title. That same year, he contributed to the film score to the film Funny People with composer Michael Andrews. The original soundtrack is downloadable, as well as available in vinyl LP, on Coconut Records' official Cinder Block store. He has also written tracks for Smallville and Slackers. His song "Microphone" was featured in the 2012 coming-of-age comedy LOL.

In 2025, Schwartzman contributed vocals and keys to Ben Kweller’s song "Depression" from the album Cover the Mirrors.

Personal life Schwartzman married his long-time girlfriend, Brady Cunningham, an art and design director, at their home in the San Fernando Valley on July 11, 2009. Their first child, a daughter, was born in December 2010. Their second daughter was born in June 2014. The pair also have a son.

In 2006, Schwartzman described himself as "basically a vegan". In 2009, he was named one of the "Top 10 Most Stylish Men in America" by GQ magazine. In 2011, he narrated a video titled What to Eat: The Environmental Impacts of Our Food for Farm Sanctuary.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Rushmore Max Fischer 2001 CQ Felix DeMarco Odessa or Bust The Young Man Short filmJulius And Friends: Hole In One Julius (voice) 2002 Slackers Ethan Dulles Spun Ross Simone Milton 2003 Julius And Friends: Yeti, Set, Go Julius (voice) Short film 2004 I Heart Huckabees Albert Markovski 2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Gag Halfrunt Uncredited Bewitched Ritchie Shopgirl Jeremy 2006 Marie Antoinette Louis XVI 2007 Hotel Chevalier Jack Whitman Short film The Darjeeling Limited Also co-writer (with Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola) Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Ringo Starr Uncredited 2009 Funny People Mark Taylor Jackson The Marc Pease Experience Marc Pease Fantastic Mr. Fox Ash Fox (voice) 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Gideon Graves Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation Simon Lee (voice) Short film 2011 Fight For Your Right Revisited Vincent van Gogh 2012 Moonrise Kingdom Cousin Ben Cousin Ben Troop Screening with Jason Schwartzman Short film A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III Kirby Star 2013 Castello Cavalcanti Jed Cavalcanti Short film Saving Mr. Banks Richard M. Sherman 2014 Listen Up Philip Philip Lewis Friedman The Grand Budapest Hotel M. Jean Big Eyes Ruben 2015 The Overnight Kurt 7 Chinese Brothers Larry A Very Murray Christmas Elliott 2016 Dreamland Peter My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea Dash (voice) 2017 The Polka King Mickey Pizzazz Golden Exits Buddy 2018 Isle of Dogs Co-writer (story only, with Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, and Kunichi Nomura) 2019 Wine Country Devon Between Two Ferns: The Movie Himself Klaus Jesper (voice) 2021 The Sparks Brothers Himself Documentary The French Dispatch Hermes Jones Also co-writer (story only, with Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola and Hugo Guinness) Sing 2 Additional voices 2022 There There Lawyer2023 Asteroid City Augie Steenbeck / Jones Hall Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Johnathon Ohnn / The Spot (voice) The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Lucretius "Lucky" Flickerman 2024 Between the Temples Ben Gottlieb Also executive producer Megalopolis Jason Zanderz Queer Joe Guidry Pavements Chris Lombardi The Last Showgirl Director 2025 Oh. What. Fun. Doug Austin 2026 Post-production 2027 Johnathon Ohnn / The Spot (voice) In production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Himself (Phantom Planet drummer) Episode: "And the Sabrina Goes to..." 2000 Freaks and Geeks Howie Gelfand Episode: "Carded and Discarded" Get Real Himself Episode: "Falling From Grace" 2004 Cracking Up Ben Baxter 7 episodes 2005 The X's Brandon (voice) Episode: "Secret Agent Manual / The Spy Who Liked Me" 2009–2011 Bored to Death Jonathan Ames 24 episodes 2011 Sesame Street Himself 1 episode 2013 Parks and Recreation Dennis Lerpiss 2 episodes Out There Benjamin Brent / Cedric (voices) Fargo Narrator (voice) Episode: "The Tiger"; uncredited 2025 Mountainhead Hugo Van Yalk Television film Talamasca: The Secret Order Burton Episode: "We Watch and We Are Always There" 2026 Kevin Kevin (voice) 8 episodes

Video games Year Title Role 2021The Artful Escape Zomm/Terminal (voice) Goats LOL Song: "Microphone" 2013 Palo Alto Song: "Is This Sound Okay?"

Discography Studio albums Details Peak chart positions US Heat US Indie Nighttiming Released: March 20, 2007 Label: Young Baby Records——Davy Released: January 20, 2009 Released: August 7, 2012 Label: Young Baby Records——

Singles "Microphone" (2008) "Bored to Death" (2010) – theme of the show

Other appearances "West Coast" is played in the movie Cloverfield during the party scene "Summer Day" is included on Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3 "Wires", "I Am Young", and "Nighttiming" are included on Funny People: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2009) "It's Christmas" is included on the digital-only promotional release The Christmas Gig (2010) released by Target "West Coast" appears in the end of The O.C. season 4, episode 10 "Is This Sound Okay?" appears in Palo Alto

Accolades +YearOrganizationsCategoryNominated workResult 2024 The Astra TV Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie Quiz Lady 2012 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Cast Moonrise Kingdom 2013 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards Best Ensemble Cast 2015 The Grand Budapest Hotel 1999 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising Actor Rushmore 2000 Chlotrudis Awards Best Actor 2014 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards Best Ensemble The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Ensemble 2015 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Best Ensemble Gold Derby Awards Best Ensemble Cast 2020 Ensemble of the Decade 2012 Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Performance Moonrise Kingdom 2024 Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards Best Vocal/Motion-Capture Performance Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2019 Best Original Screenplay Isle of Dogs 2019 Humanitas Prize Family Feature Film 2021 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards Best Original Screenplay The French Dispatch 1999 Lone Star Film & Television Awards Best Actor Rushmore 2007 New York Film Critics Online Awards Best Screenplay The Darjeeling Limited 2022 North Dakota Film Society Awards Best Screenplay The French Dispatch 1999 Online Film & Television Association Awards Best Breakthrough Performance: Male Rushmore 2014 Best Music, Adapted Song ("Let's Go Fly a Kite") Saving Mr. Banks 2012 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Acting Ensemble Moonrise Kingdom 2013 Saving Mr. Banks 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Ensemble 2005 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor — Musical or Comedy Shopgirl 2011 Scream Awards Best Villain Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Best Ensemble Cast 2012 Moonrise Kingdom 1999 Teen Choice Awards Choice Hissy Fit Rushmore Choice Movie Breakout 2020 Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Animated Character Klaus 2014 Voice Arts Awards Outstanding Audiobook Narration — Short Story Anthology "One More Thing" 2014 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Acting Ensemble The Grand Budapest Hotel 2022 Writers Guild of America Awards Best Original Screenplay The French Dispatch 1999 YoungStar Awards Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film Rushmore