Bill Hader

Born: 1978-06-07 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Known For: Acting

Biography

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).

Filmography

2026

The Cat in the Hat as The Cat in the Hat (voice)
Lorne as Self

2022

Lightyear as Featheringhamstan (voice)
Toast of Tinseltown as Dwight Difference

2021

The Addams Family 2 as Cyrus Strange (voice)

2020

Adventure Time: Distant Lands as Bufo (voice)
Beastie Boys Story as "Crazy Shit" Voice (voice)
Celebrity Escape Room as Self
Belushi as John Belushi (voice)

2019

Toy Story 4 as Axel the Carnie (voice)
Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
It Chapter Two as Richie Tozier
The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Leonard (voice)
Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as urGoh (The Wanderer) (voice)
Noelle as Nick Kringle
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends as Self
At the Video Store as Self

2018

Barry as Barry Berkman
Ralph Breaks the Internet as J.P. Spamley (voice) (uncredited)
Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
The Shop as Self
What the Fit as Self
Love, Gilda as Self
The Great Buster: A Celebration as Self

2017

Power Rangers as Alpha 5 (voice)
Talking with Chris Hardwick as Self
The Power of the Present as Self - Voice of Alpha 5 (2017)
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show as Self

2016

The Angry Birds Movie as Leonard (voice)
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
Finding Dory as Husband Fish (Stan) (voice)
Sausage Party as Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice)
The BFG as Bloodbottler
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Zippy
Maggie's Plan as Tony
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously as Self

2015

Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Additional Voices (voice)
Inside Out as Fear (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
Documentary Now! as Various Characters
Man Seeking Woman as Adolf Hitler
Accidental Love as Doctor Turnstall
Trainwreck as Dr. Aaron Conners
Riley's First Date? as Fear / Jordan's Joy (voice)
Mind Candy as Fear (voice)
Beaver Trilogy Part IV as Narrator

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
Silicon Valley as Pipey (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
22 Jump Street as Culinary School Villain (uncredited)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her as Stuart
They Came Together as Kyle
The Skeleton Twins as Milo Dean
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them as Stuart
Steve's First Bath as Flint Lockwood (voice)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him as Stuart
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear as Flint Lockwood (voice)

2013

Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Captain Seth Dozerman
Drunk History as John Pemberton
Monsters University as Referee / Slug (voice)
Her as Chat Room Friend #2 (voice)
Star Trek Into Darkness as Additional Voices (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 as Flint Lockwood (voice)
Turbo as Guy Gagné (voice)
The To Do List as Willy
Norm Macdonald Live as Self
The Awesomes as Dr. Malocchio (voice)
Escape from Planet Earth as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Clear History as Rags
Talking Bad as Self
Blackout as Birdman
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco as Self
Here Comes the Night Time as Captain Bill the Astronaut
Cinema Six as (uncredited)

2012

Good Mythical Morning as Self
The Mindy Project as Tom McDougall
Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
Finding Your Roots as Self
Men in Black 3 as Andy Warhol
This Is 40 as Desi's Store Pickup (uncredited)
The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable as Self - Host

2011

Bob's Burgers as Mickey (voice)
Portlandia as Birdman
Paul as Haggard
Billy on the Street as Self
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil as Hansel (voice)
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 as Vincent Price

2010

Conan as Self
Ugly Americans as William Dyer (voice)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as The Voice (voice)
Saturday Night as Self
The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again as Self
Freaknik: The Musical as Tad (voice)

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs as Gazelle (voice)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as Flint Lockwood (voice)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as George Armstrong Custer
Year One as Shaman
Adventureland as Bobby
Monkey Mischief as General Custer
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Various (archive footage)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as (archive footage)
Snake 'n' Bacon as (voice)

2008

Tropic Thunder as Rob Slolom
Pineapple Express as Private Miller
Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Brian Bretter
The Line as Josh
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday as Various
Rain of Madness as Rob Slolom

2007

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Self as James Quall
Superbad as Officer Slater
Yo Gabba Gabba!
Hot Rod as Dave
Knocked Up as Brent
Human Giant as Little Kevin
Xavier: Renegade Angel as Fiddelin Announcer (voice)
Plug & Play as Self
Purple Violets as Bill - Bookstore Fan
The Brothers Solomon as Recumbent Biker
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister as Keith

2006

30 Rock as Kevin
You, Me and Dupree as Mark
Laser Cats! as Nitro / Self
Doogal as Soldier Sam (voice)
The Pity Card as Eric
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse as Self

2005

The Office as Bill Hader
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self - Guest

2004

The Venture Bros. as Professor Impossible / Phage (voice)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy ... (Production Assistant)
Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting' as Barnaby G. Price
The Frank International Film Festival ... (Assistant Editor)

2003

Punk'd as Field Agent
Comedy Central Roasts as Self

2002

Spider-Man ... (Production Assistant)
The Scorpion King ... (Production Assistant)
Collateral Damage ... (Production Assistant)

2001

James Dean ... (Production Assistant)

2000

Curb Your Enthusiasm as Igor / Gregor / Timor
Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Der Inflatable Hitler (voice)
Little Heroes 2 ... (Production Assistant)

1999

Mark Twain Prize as Self

1997

South Park as Alec Baldwin

1996

The Daily Show as Self - Guest
The Ambiguously Gay Duo as Self

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest

1989

The Simpsons as Manacek (voice)

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters