Jace or Jase is a masculine given name, often a shortened version of

Jason Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Med ...

, and more rarely a surname.

People

Given name

Jace Alexander Jason "Jace" Alexander (born April 7, 1964) is an American former actor and television director. In 2015, Alexander was arrested for the downloading and file sharing of child pornography, and later pled guilty to one count of promoting a sexual p ...

(born 1964), American television director and actor *

Jace Amaro Jace Jordan Amaro (born June 26, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, earning unanimous All-American honor ...

(born 1992), American football player * Jace Billingsley (born 1993), American football player * Jace Bode (born 1987), Australian rules footballer *

Jase Bolger James "Jase" Bolger (born February 2, 1971) served as the 71st Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from January 12, 2011 to the end of 2014 session. Bolger is a member of the Republican Party, and represented Michigan's 63rd house ...

(born 1971), American politician * Jace Bugg (1976–2003), American golfer * Jace Chan (born 1994), Hong Kong singer * Jace Clark (born 2005), American soccer player *

Jase Coburn Jase Coburn (born September 16, 1983) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach at Portland State University. He was promoted in 2021 after eight seasons as an assistant with the program, and was a coach at the high school ...

(born 1983), American basketball coach * Jace Daniels (born 1989), American football player * Jase Daniels (born 1982), American linguist *

Jace Denmark Jace Denmark-Gessel (born July 1, 2004) is an American racing driver. He competes in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for TJ Speed Motorsports. Denmark previously competed in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship for Pabst Racing. Care ...

(born 2004), American racing driver *

Jace Everett Jace Everett Beasley (born May 27, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Signed to Epic Records in 2005, he released his debut single "That's the Kind of Love I'm In" in 2005, which peaked at No. 52 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Count ...

(born 1972), American singer *

Jace Flores Reynaldo Chanco Flores Jr. (born November 15, 1988), better known by his screen name Jace Flores is a Filipino former television actor and host. He joined season 1 of the reality game show '' Survivor Philippines'' in 2009. He is also a profe ...

(born 1988), Filipino actor *

Jace Fry Jace Hayden Fry (born July 9, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox. Prior to his professional career, he played college baseball ...

(born 1993), American Baseball player *

Jace Hall Jason "Jace" Hall is an American film, television and video game producer. Career Hall was one of the founders of Monolith Productions and is CEO of record keeping platform Twin Galaxies. His music video "I Play W.O.W" was featured on IGN's ...

(born 1971), American film producer *

Jace Jung Jace Andrew Jung (; born October 4, 2000) is an American professional baseball second baseman and third baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Early life and ama ...

(born 2000), American baseball player * Jace Kotsopoulos (born 1997), Canadian soccer player *

Jace Lasek Jace Lasek is a Canadian musician and producer living in Montreal. He and his wife Olga Goreas are the principal songwriters for the Montreal-based indie rock band The Besnard Lakes. Lasek plays guitar, bass, drums and keyboards. He is also the b ...

, Canadian musician and producer * Jase McClellan (born 2002), American football player *

Jace Miller Jace Miller is a poet based in San Diego, California. He was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in and around New York City. His poems have been published on both sides of the Atlantic. Journals featuring poetry by Jace Miller include ''Alehouse 2 ...

, American poet *

Jace Norman Jace Lee Norman (born March 21, 2000) is an American actor. He starred as Henry Hart in the Nickelodeon television series ''Henry Danger'' from 2014 to 2020. Early life Jace Lee Norman was born in Corrales, New Mexico on March 21, 2000. He mov ...

(born 2000), American actor *

Jace Peterson Jace Ryan Peterson (born May 9, 1990) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland A ...

(born 1990), American baseball player *

Jace Richdale Jace Richdale is an American producer and writer. He served as co-executive producer for seasons 5 and 6 of ''The Simpsons'' and wrote the season five episode " Burns' Heir". He was a part of the ''Simpsons'' writing staff during seasons 5, 6, 9 an ...

, American television producer *

Jace Rindahl Jace Rindahl (born ) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, a position he has held since 2023. He played college football for Wisconsin–Whitewater as a linebacker. He pre ...

(born 1987), American football coach *

Jase Robertson Jason Silas Robertson (born August 16, 1969) is an American television personality, businessman, and professional duck hunter. He developed several of Duck Commander's duck calls, and co-starred in the A&E reality television show '' Duck Dynast ...

(born 1969), American television personality *

Jace Salter Jace Lavoer Salter (born January 10, 2003), known professionally as Iayze (pronounced as "Jace") or Jace!, is an American rapper from Fort Worth, Texas. He is better known for his song "556 (Green Tip)" which received traction on TikTok due to it ...

(born 2003), American rapper best known as Iayze *

Jace Sayler James M. "Jace" Sayler (born February 27, 1979) is an American former professional football defensive tackle. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Michigan State. Sayler ha ...

(born 1979), American football player *

Jace Sternberger Jace Evan Sternberger (born June 26, 1996) is an American professional football tight end for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Kansas, and ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Jace Van Dijk Jace Van Dijk (born 1981) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup. He primarily plays at halfback or standoff. He previously played for the Crusaders in the Super League. He is of Dutch d ...

(born 1981), Australian rugby league player *

Jace Whittaker Jace Whittaker (born July 16, 1995) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football at Arizona and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2020. Professional career Arizona Cardinals Whitta ...

(born 1995), American football player

Surname

April Jace April Jace (born April Denise Laune; May 6, 1974 – May 19, 2014) was an American masters track and field athlete who ran in sprinting competitions. She was the 2011 world champion in the women's over-35 4 × 100 meters relay. Early life Apri ...

(1974–2014), American sprinter, wife of Michael Jace *

Michael Jace Michael Andrew Jace (born July 13, 1962) is an American convicted murderer and former character actor, best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Officer Julien Lowe in the FX drama '' The Shield''. He also played Andre Tibbs, an ex-convict ...

(born 1965), American actor convicted of murdering his wife

Other

Jace (artist) Jace is a French graffiti artist currently living in Réunion island. He is mostly known for his Gouzou. Biography Jace was born in Le Havre in 1973 and moved to Réunion island when his parents had to move there for work. In 1990 he studied bi ...

, French graffiti artist

Fictional characters

Jace Beleren The Multiverse is the shared fictional universe depicted on '' Magic: The Gathering'' cards, novels, comics, and other supplemental products. Though ''Magic'' is a strategy game, an intricate storyline underlies the cards released in each expan ...

, from ''Magic: the Gathering'' *Jace Corso, one of the main characters in the science fiction television series ''

Dark Matter In astronomy, dark matter is an invisible and hypothetical form of matter that does not interact with light or other electromagnetic radiation. Dark matter is implied by gravity, gravitational effects that cannot be explained by general relat ...

'' * Jase Dyer, on the soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

'' *

Jace Fox Timothy "Jace" Fox is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Len Wein and Irv Novick, he first appeared in ''Batman #313'' (1979) as one of the sons of Lucius Fox, an associate of Bruce Wayne wh ...

, in the comic book series ''

DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...

'' *Jace Herondale, one of the main characters of ''

The Shadowhunter Chronicles ''The Shadowhunter Chronicles'' is a media franchise based on the writings of American young adult fiction writer Cassandra Clare, which currently encompasses six series of novels, three short-story collections, five graphic novels, one film, a ...

'' *Jacaerys Velaryon, also known as Jace, a prominent character in the epic fantasy novella '' The Princess and the Queen'' and the novel '' Fire & Blood'', both by

George R. R. Martin George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948) also known by the initials G.R.R.M. is an American author, television writer, and television producer. He is best known as the author of the unfinished series of Hi ...

, as well as the television adaptation of the latter, ''

House of the Dragon ''House of the Dragon'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. A prequel to ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019), it is the second television series in Martin's ''A Song of Ice and F ...