Bill Hader
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
Credits
- 2026 · The Cat in the Hat as The Cat in the Hat (voice)
- 2024 · IF as Banana (voice)
- 2024 · John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Self
- 2024 · Hendrie as Self
- 2023 · Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Beau Is Afraid as UPS Guy
- 2022 · Lightyear as Featheringhamstan (voice)
- 2022 · Toast of Tinseltown as Dwight Difference
- 2021 · The Addams Family 2 as Cyrus Strange (voice)
- 2020 · Belushi as John Belushi (voice)
- 2020 · Adventure Time: Distant Lands as Bufo (voice)
- 2020 · Celebrity Escape Room as Self
- 2020 · Beastie Boys Story as "Crazy Shit" Voice
- 2019 · The Summers of It – Chapter Two: It Ends as Self
- 2019 · Noelle as Nick Kringle
- 2019 · At the Video Store as Self
- 2019 · It Chapter Two as Richie Tozier
- 2019 · The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as urGoh (The Wanderer) (voice)
- 2019 · The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Leonard (voice)
- 2019 · Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
- 2019 · Toy Story 4 as Axel the Carnie (voice)
- 2019 · Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
- 2018 · Ralph Breaks the Internet as J.P. Spamley (voice) (uncredited)
- 2018 · Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- 2018 · The Great Buster: A Celebration as Self
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2018 · Love, Gilda as Self
- 2018 · Inside The Episode: Barry as Self
- 2018 · Barry as Barry Berkman
- 2018 · GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- 2017 · David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
- 2017 · Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show as Self
- 2017 · The Power of the Present as Self - Voice of Alpha 5 (2017)
- 2017 · Talking with Chris Hardwick as Self
- 2017 · Power Rangers as Alpha 5 (voice)
- 2016 · Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
- 2016 · Sausage Party as Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice)
- 2016 · Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously as Self
- 2016 · Finding Dory as Husband Fish (Stan) (voice)
- 2016 · To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Zippy
- 2016 · The BFG as Bloodbottler
- 2016 · The Angry Birds Movie as Leonard (voice)
- 2016 · Maggie's Plan as Tony
- 2015 · Riley's First Date? as Fear / Jordan's Joy (voice)
- 2015 · Mind Candy as Fear (voice)
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Various Characters
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Trainwreck as Aaron Conners
- 2015 · Inside Out as Fear (voice)
- 2015 · Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self / Devin / Stefon
- 2015 · Accidental Love as Doctor Turnstall
- 2015 · Beaver Trilogy Part IV as Narrator
- 2015 · Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2015 · Man Seeking Woman as Adolf Hitler
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her as Stuart
- 2014 · The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him as Stuart
- 2014 · They Came Together as Kyle
- 2014 · 22 Jump Street as Culinary School Villain (uncredited)
- 2014 · The Skeleton Twins as Milo Dean
- 2014 · The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them as Stuart
- 2014 · Clear History as Rags
- 2014 · Silicon Valley as Pipey (voice)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2014 · Steve's First Bath as Flint Lockwood (voice)
- 2014 · Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear as Flint Lockwood (voice)
- 2013 · Her as Chat Room Friend #2 (voice)
- 2013 · Here Comes the Night Time as Captain Bill the Astronaut
- 2013 · Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 as Flint Lockwood (voice)
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Captain Seth Dozerman
- 2013 · Comedy Central Roast of James Franco as Self
- 2013 · The Awesomes as Dr. Malocchio (voice)
- 2013 · The To Do List as Willy
- 2013 · Turbo as Guy Gagné (voice)
- 2013 · Drunk History as John Pemberton
- 2013 · Monsters University as Referee / Slug (voice)
- 2013 · Star Trek Into Darkness as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2013 · Norm Macdonald Live as Self
- 2013 · Escape from Planet Earth as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- 2012 · This Is 40 as Desi's Store Pickup (uncredited)
- 2012 · Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable as Self - Host
- 2012 · The Mindy Project as Tom McDougall
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- 2012 · Men in Black 3 as Andy Warhol
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2012 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 2012 · Good Mythical Morning as Self
- 2011 · Billy on the Street as Self
- 2011 · 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park as Self
- 2011 · Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil as Hansel (voice)
- 2011 · Saturday Night Live Backstage as Self / Stefon
- 2011 · Paul as Haggard
- 2011 · Portlandia as Birdman
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Mickey (voice)
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Big Bob Belcher (voice)
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- 2010 · Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as The Voice (voice)
- 2010 · Saturday Night as Self
- 2010 · Ugly Americans as William Dyer (voice)
- 2010 · Freaknik: The Musical as Tad (voice)
- 2009 · SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as
- 2009 · Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as Flint Lockwood (voice)
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs as Gazelle (voice)
- 2009 · Year One as Shaman
- 2009 · Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as George Armstrong Custer
- 2009 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Various (archive footage)
- 2009 · Adventureland as Bobby
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2008 · Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday as Various
- 2008 · Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Rob Slolom
- 2008 · Tropic Thunder as Rob Slolom
- 2008 · Pineapple Express as Private Miller
- 2008 · Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Brian Bretter
- 2007 · The Shooting as Keith
- 2007 · Xavier: Renegade Angel as (voice)
- 2007 · The Brothers Solomon as Recumbent Biker
- 2007 · Hot Rod as Dave
- 2007 · Knocked Up as Brent
- 2007 · Purple Violets as Bill - Bookstore Fan
- 2007 · Human Giant as Little Kevin
- 2007 · Superbad as Officer Slater
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Self as James Quall
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Kevin
- 2006 · You, Me and Dupree as Mark
- 2006 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse as Self
- 2006 · Doogal as Soldier Sam (voice)
- 2006 · The Pity Card as Eric
- 2005 · The Office as Bill Hader
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · The Venture Bros. as Professor Impossible / Phage (voice)
- 2004 · The Venture Bros. as Professor Impossible (voice)
- 2004 · The Venture Bros. as Professor Impossible / Alien villain (voice)
- 2004 · Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting' as Barnaby G. Price
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- 2003 · Punk'd as Field Agent
- 2002 · Collateral Damage as Pilot (deleted scene)
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Igor, Gregor, & Timor
- 1999 · Mark Twain Prize as Self
- 1997 · South Park as Alec Baldwin
- 1997 · South Park as Plex the robot
- 1996 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo as Self
- 1996 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo as Flame Eye/Flatside (voice)
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Manacek (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Slava (voice)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Talent Scout
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Robber
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Gary
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self / Nitro
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Kevin
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Life Coach
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Illiterate Genie
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Dwight
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Athlete
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Indiana Jones
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Nitro
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Wizard
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Frankenstein's Monster
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self / Stefon
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Cop
- Future · Bill Hader HBO Comedy Series as
- Future · Empress of Serenity as