‘The Mask’ Cast: Where Are They Now?

Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask

Jim Carrey’s résumé has expanded exponentially since his breakout role as the suit-wearing superhero. The actor has starred in several critically acclaimed films in his decades-long career, including The Truman Show and Man on the Moon, for which he claimed two Golden Globe Awards. He also played opposite Kate Winslet in the classic 2004 romantic drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, earning a BAFTA nomination and another Golden Globe nod.

In the 2010s, Carrey’s film appearances became more sporadic, and by 2018, the actor wanted a break from the industry. 

“I just didn’t want to be in the business anymore,” Carrey told The Hollywood Reporter in 2018. “I didn’t like what was happening, the corporations taking over and all that. And maybe it’s because I felt pulled toward a different type of creative outlet and I really liked the control of painting — of not having a committee in the way telling me what the idea must be to appeal to a four-quadrant whatever.”

His most recent role is as Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik, the main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie series. While doing press for the second installment in 2022, Carrey revealed that he was retiring from acting. 

“If the angels bring some sort of script that’s written in gold ink, that says to me that it’s going to be really important for people to see, I might continue down the road. But I’m taking a break,” he clarified.

He will reprise his Sonic role for the third film, but as of now has no additional projects in the pipeline. 

Carrey, 62, has one child with ex-wife Melissa Womer, a daughter named Jane Erin Carrey.

Cameron Diaz as Tina Carlyle

Cameron Diaz’s star turn as singer Tina Carlyle in The Mask came at age 21, and she’s been in the spotlight ever since. The model-turned-actress had a run of commercial success over the next decade with roles in 1997’s My Best Friend’s Wedding, 1998’s There’s Something About Mary, 1999’s Being John Malkovich, the Charlie’s Angels series and the Shrek films. For There’s Something About Mary and Being John Malkovich, she received a Golden Globe nomination for best lead actress. 

Following her performance as Colleen Hannigan in the 2014 musical film adaptation of Annie, Diaz took a decade off from acting. In a 2018 Entertainment Weekly interview with The Sweetest Thing costars Selma Blair and Christina Applegate, Diaz mentioned that she was “retired,” but would be open to a sequel. 

A source told PEOPLE at the time that the actress “has other interests, causes she believes in, and time to pursue them,” but could not confirm her retirement. 

“Cameron has made a wonderful life for herself. Marriage agrees with her,” the source said of Diaz, who is married to Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden. The couple have two kids, daughter Raddix and son Cardinal.

The Bad Teacher star, 51, made her return to acting in 2024, joining the forthcoming action-comedy Back in Action alongside Jamie Foxx and Glenn Close. She will also reprise her role as Princess Fiona in Shrek 5, slated for release in 2026.

Peter Greene as Dorian Tyrell

Peter Greene is no stranger to playing villains. The same year he took on the role of mobster Dorian Tyrell in The Mask, he also played a minor antagonist in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. 

He was part of the main cast in the short-lived drama The Black Donnellys, and over the years, held recurring roles in shows like Chicago P.D., Still the King and For Life. Most recently, the 58-year-old appeared in the John Wick prequel series The Continental.

Orestes Matacena as Niko

Orestes Matacena portrayed head honcho Niko, whom Greene’s Tyrell sought to overthrow. The actor went on to amass dozens more credits across film, television and theater. He also dabbled in other areas of the industry, including producing, screenwriting, directing and playwriting. 

Matacena, 82, is in a long-term relationship with actress and producer Orna Rachovitsky.

Peter Riegert as Lt. Mitch Kellaway

As Lt. Mitch Kellaway, Peter Riegert was almost successful in apprehending the Mask — until he escaped in the penultimate moments of the movie by trapping Kellaway in a car. Already an Emmy-nominated actor when he signed onto The Mask, Riegert landed an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film six years later as the director of By Courier. 

In the 2000s, Riegert, 77, picked up television roles in HBO’s The Sopranos, FX’s Damages and Fox’s Dads. He most recently featured in the Apple TV+ anthology series Extrapolations, which premiered in 2023 and had an ensemble that included Daveed Diggs, Kit Harington and Meryl Streep.

Jim Doughan as Detective Doyle

Jim Doughan played Detective Doyle, the comedic sidekick of Riegert’s Kellaway. After The Mask, the actor stepped into the recording booth for his next film role, voicing a cat named Lucky in 1999’s Stuart Little. He made a physical appearance in the sequel as a soccer coach. In addition, Doughan has numerous guest appearances on television shows such as The Golden Girls, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and That’s So Raven. 

Doughan, 64, married fellow actress Kate Benton in 1988. The couple have both stepped back from acting and are now teachers at a school in Los Angeles.

Richard Jeni as Charlie Schumaker

One of the late Richard Jeni’s most notable roles was in The Mask as Charlie Schumaker, Stanley’s coworker and best friend. The comedian starred in a short-lived sitcom in 1995 called Platypus Man, titled after his comedy special on The HBO Comedy Hour. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Jeni No. 54 on their list of the “100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All-Time.”

On March 10, 2007, Jeni’s girlfriend Amy Murphy found him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his West Hollywood. home. According to the coroner’s report, the actor had a history of schizophrenia and had been diagnosed with “severe clinical depression coupled with fits of psychotic paranoia.” Jeni was 49 years old.

Jay Leno paid tribute to the late actor on The Tonight Show with footage of Jeni’s final appearance, while Bill Maher dedicated an episode of his show Real Time with Bill Maher to him.

Ben Stein as Dr. Arthur Neuman

Ben Stein’s pivot from politics into entertainment included a role in The Mask as Dr. Arthur Neuman, a psychiatrist who informs Stanley about the Mask’s origins. He reprised the role for the critically panned 2005 sequel Son of the Mask.

The commentator, 79 — the son of Richard Nixon’s Council of Economic Advisers chairman Herbert Stein — continued to lend his opinions on political and economic issues on networks like Fox, CNN and CNBC. He has also published 28 books and multiple editorials. Stein is married to entertainment lawyer Alexandra Denman.

Reg E. Cathey as Freeze

Before The Wire and House of Cards cemented the late Reg E. Cathey as one of TV’s most beloved stars, he had a minor role as Tyrell’s henchman Freeze. For his recurring role as restaurant owner Freddy Hayes in House of Cards, Cathey earned three consecutive Emmy nominations for outstanding guest actor in a drama series, taking home the award in 2015.  

Cathey died on Feb. 9, 2018, in his New York City home at age 59. The Wire creator David Simon reported his death, writing on X (formerly known as Twitter), “Not only a fine, masterful actor — but simply one of the most delightful human beings with whom I ever shared some long days on set. On wit alone, he could double any man over and leave him thinking. Reg, your memory is a great blessing.”

His final roles included the 2018 film Tyrel and a seven-episode stint on Marvel’s Luke Cage on Netflix.

Tim Bagley as Irv Ripley

Comedian Tim Bagley’s Irv Ripley — alongside Johnny Williams’ Burt Ripley — contributed to Stanley’s initial misery in the film as greedy car mechanics who loan him a faulty car. The Mask was one of Bagley’s first acting credits, but the actor would go on to amass more than 100 in his career with guest spots in shows like The X-Files, Will & Grace, Shake It Up, Desperate Housewives and 2 Broke Girls, among many others. 

Bagley, 66, is openly gay, and in 2014, he opened up on EJ Scott’s podcast Scratch the Surface about losing his partner of 10 years in 1995 of AIDS-related complications.

Joely Fisher as Maggie

Although Joely Fisher’s time on set was brief, she claimed to EW that her character ignoring Stanley’s flirtations “set the tone and sets up his character.” She had her breakthrough performance the same year The Mask premiered, playing Paige Clark in the ABC sitcom Ellen. Her performance nabbed her a Golden Globe nomination. The actress led the 1999 comedy Inspector Gadget and also had starring roles in Lifetime’s Wild Card and Fox’s ‘Til Death. 

Fisher, 56, married cinematographer Christopher Duddy in 1996, and the couple have three daughters together: Skylar Grace, born in 2001, True Harlow, born in 2006 and Collin, welcomed by adoption in 2008. She is the half-sister of late actress Carrie Fisher, and following the Star Wars icon’s death in 2016, released her memoir Growing Up Fisher: Musings, Memories and Misadventures in 2017.