About
Taran Killam
Overview
Taran Killam is an American actor born on April 1, 1982 in Culver City, California. He is known for his television work on The Amanda Show, How I Met Your Mother, MADtv, New Girl, Saturday Night Live, and Single Parents. Killam is also known for his portrayal of a teen pop star in the 2004 Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs. He voices the title character on the PBS children's cartoon series Nature Cat. Killam performed the role of King George III in the Broadway production of Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, ending his run on the evening of April 13, 2017. He has been married to Cobie Smulders since September 8, 2012. They have two children.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | Nature Cat's Nature Movie Special Extraordinaire | Actor | Nature Cat (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | River Wild | Actor | Gray | 60 Fair |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Actor | Web-Slinger (voice) | 81 Very good |
| 2023 | The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2023 | A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Lightning Wolves | Actor | 68 Fair |
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| 2020 | John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | Nature Cat: A Nature Carol | Actor | Nature Cat (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | Gaslight | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 2018 | Night School | Actor | Stewart | 61 Fair |
| 2018 | Single Parents | Actor | Will | 69 Fair |
| 2018 | Dallas & Robo | Actor | Bright Eyes | 69 Fair |
| 2018 | Nature Cat: The Return of Bad Dog Bart | Actor | Nature Cat (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Killing Gunther | Actor | Blake | 54 Average |
| 2017 | Nature Cat: Ocean Commotion | Actor | Nature Cat (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | All Nighter | Actor | Gary | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Brother Nature | Actor | Roger Fellner | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Casual Encounters | Actor | Justin Davis | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Nature Cat | Actor | Fred / Nature Cat (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2015 | Ted 2 | Actor | Taran Killam | 62 Fair |
| 2015 | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Actor | Self / Christoph Waltz / Tyler | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Actor | McNaughton | 58 Average |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Actor | Hamilton | 78 Good |
| 2013 | The Awesomes | Actor | Frantic (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2013 | Grown Ups 2 | Actor | Male Cheerleader | 61 Fair |
| 2013 | The Heat | Actor | Adam | 65 Fair |
| 2013 | Saturday Night Live's Djesus Uncrossed | Actor | Brad Pitt/St. Peter | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Anderson's Cross | Actor | Austin Wilson | 58 Average |
| 2008 | My Best Friend's Girl | Actor | Josh | 57 Average |
| 2007 | Epic Movie | Actor | Pirate | 43 Bad |
| 2007 | Katt Williams: American Hustle | Actor | Executive | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Nobody's Watching | Actor | Derrick | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | Stuck in the Suburbs | Actor | Jordan Cahill | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Just Married | Actor | Dickie McNerney | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Big Fat Liar | Actor | Bret Callaway | 58 Average |
| 1999 | The Jersey | Actor | Varsity 1 | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Actor | Boy of Geriatric Park | 63 Fair |
| Nobody's Watching | Actor | Derrick | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 2023 | Fanatic | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Killing Gunther | Directing | Director | 54 Average |
Writing |
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| 2017 | Killing Gunther | Writing | Writer | 54 Average |
| 2016 | Brother Nature | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
Production |
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| 2017 | Killing Gunther | Production | Producer | 54 Average |