About
Bill Hader
Overview
William Thomas Hader Jr. (born June 7, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the creator, producer, writer, director, and star of the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), for which he has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards, winning two.
Hader's initial success was for his eight-year stint (2005–2013) as a cast member on the long-running NBC variety series Saturday Night Live, for which he received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Peabody Award. He became known for his impressions and especially for his work on the Weekend Update segments, in which he played Stefon Meyers, a flamboyant New York tour guide who recommends unusual nightclubs and parties with bizarre characters with unusual tastes. He is also the star and producer of the IFC mockumentary comedy series Documentary Now! (2015–present) which he co-created along with Fred Armisen and Seth Meyers.
Hader has had supporting roles in the films You, Me and Dupree (2006), Hot Rod (2007), Superbad (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, (2009), Paul (2011), This Is 40 (2012), and 22 Jump Street (2014), as well as leading roles in The Skeleton Twins (2014), Trainwreck (2015), and as an adult Richie Tozier in It Chapter Two (2019).
He also is known for his extensive work in voice-over, portraying both leading and supporting characters in films such as the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise (2009–2013), Turbo (2013), Inside Out (2015), The BFG (2016), Power Rangers (2017), Toy Story 4 (2019) and Lightyear (2022).
Known for
Acting |
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2026 | The Cat in the Hat | Actor | The Cat in the Hat (voice) | N/A N/A |
2024 | IF | Actor | Banana (voice) | 68 Fair |
2024 | Hendrie | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2023 | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Actor | Self - Guest | 59 Average |
2023 | Beau Is Afraid | Actor | UPS Guy | 64 Fair |
2022 | Lightyear | Actor | Featheringhamstan (voice) | 68 Fair |
2021 | The Addams Family 2 | Actor | Cyrus Strange (voice) | 66 Fair |
2020 | Belushi | Actor | John Belushi (voice) | 59 Average |
2020 | Celebrity Escape Room | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2020 | A Saturday Night Live Mother's Day | Actor | Alan Farthington / Father / Mom Celebrity Translator son | N/A N/A |
2020 | Beastie Boys Story | Actor | "Crazy Shit" Voice | 62 Fair |
2019 | The Summers of It – Chapter Two: It Ends | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
2019 | Noelle | Actor | Nick Kringle | 62 Fair |
2019 | At the Video Store | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2019 | It Chapter Two | Actor | Richie Tozier | 67 Fair |
2019 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Actor | Leonard (voice) | 68 Fair |
2019 | Toy Story 4 | Actor | Axel the Carnie (voice) | 74 Good |
2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Actor | J.P. Spamley (voice) (uncredited) | 71 Good |
2018 | The Great Buster: A Celebration | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
2018 | Love, Gilda | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2018 | Inside The Episode: Barry | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2018 | Barry | Actor | Barry Berkman | 78 Good |
2017 | David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2017 | Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
2017 | The Power of the Present | Actor | Self - Voice of Alpha 5 (2017) | 59 Average |
2017 | Power Rangers | Actor | Alpha 5 (voice) | 62 Fair |
2016 | Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2016 | Sausage Party | Actor | Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice) | 57 Average |
2016 | Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2016 | Finding Dory | Actor | Husband Fish (Stan) (voice) | 69 Fair |
2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Actor | Zippy | 63 Fair |
2016 | The BFG | Actor | Bloodbottler | 62 Fair |
2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Actor | Leonard (voice) | 61 Fair |
2016 | Maggie's Plan | Actor | Tony | 58 Average |
2015 | Mind Candy | Actor | Fear (voice) | 58 Average |
2015 | Riley's First Date? | Actor | Fear / Jordan's Joy (voice) | 67 Fair |
2015 | Trainwreck | Actor | Aaron Conners | 58 Average |
2015 | Inside Out | Actor | Fear (voice) | 78 Good |
2015 | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Actor | Self / Devin / Stefon | 59 Average |
2015 | Accidental Love | Actor | Doctor Turnstall | 52 Average |
2015 | Beaver Trilogy Part IV | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
2014 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him | Actor | Stuart | 61 Fair |
2014 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her | Actor | Stuart | 61 Fair |
2014 | They Came Together | Actor | Kyle | 57 Average |
2014 | The Skeleton Twins | Actor | Milo Dean | 62 Fair |
2014 | 22 Jump Street | Actor | Culinary School Villain (uncredited) | 67 Fair |
2014 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | Actor | Stuart | 60 Fair |
2014 | Clear History | Actor | Rags | 59 Average |
2014 | Steve's First Bath | Actor | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 58 Average |
2014 | Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear | Actor | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 59 Average |
2013 | Her | Actor | Chat Room Friend #2 (voice) | 77 Good |
2013 | Me and my shadow | Actor | Shadow (voice) | 59 Average |
2013 | Here Comes the Night Time | Actor | Captain Bill the Astronaut | N/A N/A |
2013 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Actor | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 63 Fair |
2013 | Comedy Central Roast of James Franco | Actor | Self | 61 Fair |
2013 | The Awesomes | Actor | Dr. Malocchio (voice) | 70 Good |
2013 | The To Do List | Actor | Willy | 58 Average |
2013 | Turbo | Actor | Guy Gagné (voice) | 61 Fair |
2013 | Monsters University | Actor | Referee / Slug (voice) | 69 Fair |
2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Actor | Additional Voices (voice) | 72 Good |
2013 | Escape from Planet Earth | Actor | Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 57 Average |
2012 | This Is 40 | Actor | Desi's Store Pickup (uncredited) | 58 Average |
2012 | Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable | Actor | Self - Host | 59 Average |
2012 | Men in Black 3 | Actor | Andy Warhol | 64 Fair |
2012 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2011 | 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park | Actor | Self | 62 Fair |
2011 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil | Actor | Hansel (voice) | 54 Average |
2011 | Saturday Night Live Backstage | Actor | Self / Stefon | N/A N/A |
2011 | Paul | Actor | Haggard | 66 Fair |
2010 | The Women of SNL | Actor | Various (archive footage) | 59 Average |
2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Actor | The Voice (voice) | 73 Good |
2010 | Saturday Night | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2010 | Freaknik: The Musical | Actor | Tad (voice) | 59 Average |
2009 | SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | Actor | 59 Average |
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2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Actor | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 65 Fair |
2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Actor | Gazelle (voice) | 67 Fair |
2009 | Year One | Actor | Shaman | 51 Average |
2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Actor | George Armstrong Custer | 61 Fair |
2009 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Actor | Various (archive footage) | 59 Average |
2009 | Adventureland | Actor | Bobby | 63 Fair |
2008 | Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness | Actor | Rob Slolom | 59 Average |
2008 | Tropic Thunder | Actor | Rob Slolom | 66 Fair |
2008 | Pineapple Express | Actor | Private Miller | 65 Fair |
2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Actor | Brian Bretter | 64 Fair |
2007 | The Shooting | Actor | Keith | N/A N/A |
2007 | The Brothers Solomon | Actor | Recumbent Biker | 57 Average |
2007 | Hot Rod | Actor | Dave | 62 Fair |
2007 | Knocked Up | Actor | Brent | 62 Fair |
2007 | Purple Violets | Actor | Bill - Bookstore Fan | 59 Average |
2007 | Superbad | Actor | Officer Slater | 72 Good |
2006 | You, Me and Dupree | Actor | Mark | 56 Average |
2006 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2006 | Laser Cats! | Actor | Nitro | 60 Fair |
2006 | Doogal | Actor | Soldier Sam (voice) | 57 Average |
2006 | The Pity Card | Actor | Eric | 58 Average |
2004 | Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting' | Actor | Barnaby G. Price | N/A N/A |
2002 | Collateral Damage | Actor | Pilot (deleted scene) | 58 Average |
1996 | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | Actor | Flame Eye/Flatside (voice) | 69 Fair |
1996 | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | Actor | Self | 69 Fair |
Empress of Serenity | Actor | 60 Fair |
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ronny/lily | Actor | Barry Berkman | N/A N/A |
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Bill Hader HBO Comedy Series | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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2006 | Laser Cats! | Directing | Director | 60 Fair |
ronny/lily | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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2022 | Soldier of Illusion, Part 1 | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2022 | My Monkey Grifter | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2006 | Laser Cats! | Writing | Writer | 60 Fair |
2004 | Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting' | Writing | Co-Writer | N/A N/A |
How They Threw Rocks | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
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Soldier of Illusion, Part 2 | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
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ronny/lily | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
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Bill Hader HBO Comedy Series | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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2015 | Documentary Now! | Production | Executive Producer | 69 Fair |
2013 | The To Do List | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
2004 | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Production | Production Assistant | 63 Fair |
2002 | Spider-Man | Production | Production Assistant | 72 Good |
2002 | The Scorpion King | Production | Production Assistant | 56 Average |
2002 | Collateral Damage | Production | Production Assistant | 58 Average |
2001 | James Dean | Production | Production Assistant | 60 Fair |
2000 | Little Heroes 2 | Production | Production Assistant | 58 Average |
Bill Hader HBO Comedy Series | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
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Crew |
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2023 | Beau Is Afraid | Crew | Thanks | 64 Fair |
2015 | Inside Out | Crew | Additional Dialogue | 78 Good |
2006 | Laser Cats! | Crew | Stunts | 60 Fair |
2002 | Collateral Damage | Crew | Actor's Assistant | 58 Average |