Jaden Smith
Biography
Jaden Smith is an American actor, rapper and singer who started out as a child, playing the son of Will Smith's character in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) and taking a breakthrough performance award from MTV in 2007. Born in Malibu, California, the son of actors, he later starred in remakes of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), opposite Keanu Reeves, and The Karate Kid (2010), opposite Jackie Chan, and appeared alongside his father again in After Earth (2013). He has worked in television, in the Netflix series The Get Down and as the voice of Kaz Kaan in Neo Yokio, and starred in Skate Kitchen (2018) and Life in a Year (2020). His albums Syre, Erys and CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3 all reached the top 40 of the Billboard 200, and in 2022 he earned a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year as a guest on Justin Bieber's Justice.
28years old
Turns 29 on July 8in 267 days
- Born Malibu
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (birth name)Also credited as Jaden
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 16 years2006 to 2022
Genres
- Drama50%, 5 films
- Music30%, 3 films
- Action20%, 2 films
- Comedy20%, 2 films
- Documentary20%, 2 films
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A first
Smith was appointed Creative Director of Christian Louboutin in September 2025, becoming the brand's first male creative director and shaping four collections a year across men's shoes, leather goods and accessories.
A change of course
Smith became a partner in the spring water company Just Water at age 12. The company is working on an affordable water filtration system for people in disadvantaged regions and nations.
Jaden Smith movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Will Smith's page
Timothée Chalamet's page
Scott Mescudi's page
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.