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Dax Shepard

Acting

Born January 2, 1975 · Milford, Michigan, USA

Also known as דאקס שפרד · Dax Randall Shepard · دکس شپرد

Biography

Dax Randall Shepard (born January 2, 1975) is an American actor. Shepard was an actor on Punk'd with Ashton Kutcher. In 2006, Shepard appeared opposite Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson in the comedy Employee of the Month as well as the Mike Judge film Idiocracy. During the same time, Shepard began appearing in more films and landed his first main character role in Let's Go to Prison, alongside Will Arnett. He also had a major role in Baby Mama. Shepard wrote the script for the Paramount venture Get 'Em Wet, in which he again appeared with Arnett. He was also in the 2010 movie When in Rome. He is now one of the main characters in the NBC show Parenthood, playing Crosby Braverman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dax Shepard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Globe AwardBest Podcast · 2026 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Dr Phil LIVE!

as Self

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005as Jojo

The Good Place

2016as Chet

Parks and Recreation

2009as Hank Muntak

My Name Is Earl

2005as Dirk

Robot Chicken

2005as Ironhide / Human Torch / Commander Adama (voice)

Brain Games

2011as Self

Parenthood

2010as Crosby Braverman

The Ranch

2016as Luke

King of the Hill

1997as Asa (voice)

PAW Patrol: The Movie

2021as Ruben (voice)

The Judge

2014as C.P. Kennedy

Conan

2010as Self - Guest

Hot Ones

2015as Self

The Final Table

2018as Self

Web Therapy

2011as Abel Jans

This Is Where I Leave You

2014as Wade Beaufort

Veronica Mars

2014as Overconfident Club Boy

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

2017as Mikey

Idiocracy

2006as Frito

Zathura: A Space Adventure

2005as Astronaut

The Daily Show

1996as Self

Ghosted

2017as Sam

About a Boy

2014as Crosby

Knocked Up

2007as Self (uncredited)

Cheaper by the Dozen

2003as Camera Crew Member

Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012as Self

Top Gear America

as Self

Bless This Mess

2019as Mike Levine-Young

CHIPS

2017as Jon Baker

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self - Guest

Baby Mama

2008as Carl

When in Rome

2010as Gale

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

2018as Self - Special Guest

The Boss

2016as Kyle (uncredited)

Let's Go to Prison

2006as John Lyshitski

Hit and Run

2012as Charles Bronson/Yul Perrkins

El Camino Christmas

2017as Deputy Billy Calhoun

Old Dogs

2009as Gary - Child Proofer #1

Employee of the Month

2006as Vince

Without a Paddle

2004as Tom Marshall

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Guest

Buddy Games

2019as John Durfy

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014as Self - Guest

Punk'd

2003as Field Agent

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009as Self - Guest

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

Smother

2008as Noah Cooper

The Comebacks

2007as Sheriff