Will Ferrell
John William Ferrell is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nomination for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. In 2011, Farrell was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in a string of comedy films. After starring in the 2003 comedy film Old School, Ferrell became considered a member of the "Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s, including Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson. He founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 with his former writing partner, Adam McKay. Ferrell starred in comedy films such as A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Elf (2003), Anchorman (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010), Get Hard (2015), and Barbie (2023). He has also taken dramatic roles in Stranger than Fiction (2006), Everything Must Go (2010), and Downhill (2020). He has voiced roles in Curious George (2006), Megamind (2010), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019), and Despicable Me 4 (2024). He also starred in and produced the documentary Will & Harper (2024) with writer Harper Steele. Ferrell has received four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a producer on the drama series Succession (2018–2023) and the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), the series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and the series Drunk History (2013–2019). For his work on Broadway, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Special Theatrical Event for his satirical portrayal of George W. Bush in You're Welcome America (2009).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · You're Cordially Invited as Jim
- 2025 · SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
- 2024 · Despicable Me 4 as Maxime (voice)
- 2023 · Strays as Reggie (voice)
- 2023 · Barbie as Mattel CEO
- 2022 · Spirited as Present
- 2022 · Welcome to Wrexham as Self
- 2021 · The Shrink Next Door as Martin 'Marty' Markowitz
- 2020 · Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga as Lars Erickssong
- 2019 · Zeroville as Rondell
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Boys as Will Ferrell as Coach Brink
- 2019 · The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part as President Business / Dad
- 2018 · The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! as Cord Hosenbeck
- 2018 · Lie Detector as Self
- 2018 · The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish as Cord Hosenbeck
- 2017 · No Activity as Adrian
- 2017 · Daddy's Home 2 as Brad
- 2016 · Zoolander 2 as Jacobim Mugatu
- 2015 · Daddy's Home as Brad Whitaker
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Get Hard as James King
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Ron Burgundy
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Lego Movie as Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Ron Burgundy
- 2013 · @midnight with Chris Hardwick as Self - Guest
- 2013 · @midnight with Chris Hardwick as President George W. Bush
- 2013 · Drunk History as Roald Dahl
- 2012 · The Campaign as Cam Brady
- 2012 · Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
- 2012 · Inside Comedy as Self
- 2011 · Billy on the Street as Self
- 2011 · Everything Must Go as Nick Halsey
- 2010 · Conan as Ron Burgundy
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Megamind as Megamind (voice)
- 2010 · The Other Guys as Detective Allen Gamble
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Land of the Lost as Dr. Rick Marshall
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2009 · Eastbound & Down as Ashley Schaeffer
- 2008 · Step Brothers as Brennan Huff
- 2008 · Semi-Pro as Jackie Moon
- 2008 · Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis as Self
- 2007 · Blades of Glory as Chazz Michael Michaels
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Donald Mahanahan
- 2006 · Man vs. Wild as Self
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Shane Hunter
- 2006 · The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as Ricky Bobby
- 2006 · Curious George as Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice)
- 2005 · Earth to America as George W. Bush
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2005 · The Wendell Baker Story as Dave
- 2005 · Wedding Crashers as Chazz Reinhold (uncredited)
- 2005 · Bewitched as Jack Wyatt
- 2005 · The Office as Deangelo Vickers
- 2004 · Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Ron Burgundy
- 2004 · Starsky & Hutch as Big Earl (uncredited)
- 2004 · Best Week Ever as
- 2003 · Elf as Buddy
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Old School as Frank
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Boat Trip as Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited)
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self
- 2001 · Zoolander as Mugatu
- 2001 · The Guardian as Attorney Larry Flood
- 2001 · Undeclared as Dave
- 1999 · The Suburbans as Gil
- 1999 · Superstar as Sky Corrigan / Jesus
- 1999 · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me as Mustafa
- 1999 · SpongeBob SquarePants as
- 1999 · Strangers with Candy as Bob Whitely
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1999 · Family Guy as The Black Knight (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Fat Greek Guy / Miles 'Chatterbox' Musket (voice)
- 1998 · A Night at the Roxbury as Steve Butabi
- 1998 · TRL as
- 1998 · Hercules as Geryon (voice)
- 1997 · Cow and Chicken as
- 1997 · Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery as Mustafa
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Coach Lucas (voice)
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Mamet the Moocher (voice)
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Raw as
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self / Presenter
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Kids' Choice Awards as Self
- 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 Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · Judgment Day as
- 2025 · Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special as Self
- 2025 · SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- 2025 · Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
- 2024 · The Charlie Puth Show as Will Ferrell
- 2024 · Will & Harper as Self
- 2024 · The Roast of Tom Brady as Ron Burgundy
- 2024 · John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Lou Adler
- 2024 · Stupid Pet Tricks as Ranger Jim
- 2023 · Quiz Lady as Terry McTeer
- 2023 · SmartLess: On the Road as
- 2022 · New Heights as Self
- 2021 · Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil as Self
- 2020 · The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · David as Therapist
- 2020 · Impractical Jokers: The Movie as Miami Restaurant Guy #4
- 2020 · Downhill as Pete Stanton
- 2019 · Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Will Ferrell
- 2019 · Drunk Parents as Bum
- 2018 · Holmes & Watson as Sherlock Holmes
- 2017 · The House as Scott Johansen/The Butcher
- 2015 · The Spoils Before Dying as Eric Jonrosh
- 2015 · A Deadly Adoption as Robert Benson
- 2015 · Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber as Ron Burgundy
- 2014 · The Men in Blazers Show as Self
- 2014 · Welcome to Sweden as Will Ferrell
- 2014 · The Spoils of Babylon as Eric Jonrosh
- 2012 · Casa de Mi Padre as Armando Alvarez
- 2012 · Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as Damien Weebs
- 2011 · Megamind: The Button of Doom as Megamind (voice)
- 2010 · The Women of SNL as Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage)
- 2010 · Presidential Reunion as George W. Bush
- 2009 · The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard as McDermott (uncredited)
- 2007 · The Procedure as Bob
- 2007 · The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show as
- 2006 · Stranger Than Fiction as Harold Crick
- 2006 · Winter Passing as Corbit
- 2005 · The Producers as Franz Liebkind
- 2005 · Kicking & Screaming as Phil Weston
- 2004 · Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Ron Burgundy
- 2004 · Melinda and Melinda as Hobie
- 2004 · Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party as Self
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- 2002 · I Spy as President George W. Bush (voice) (uncredited)
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 2001 · The Concert for New York City as Self
- 2001 · Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly
- 2001 · The Oblongs as Bob Oblong (voice)
- 2000 · The Ladies Man as Lance DeLune
- 2000 · Drowning Mona as Cubby
- Future · Street Justice as
- 1999 · Dick as Bob Woodward
- 1994 · On Our Own as Construction Worker
- 1952 · Today as Self
- Future · Tough Guys as
- 2025 · Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor as Self
- 2022 · Pickled as Self
- 2020 · 537 Votes as George W. Bush (archive footage)
- 2020 · VOMO: Vote or Miss Out as Self
- 2020 · Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 2019 · Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" as Tom Willis
- 2019 · We Are LAFC as Self
- 2019 · The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish as Cord Hosenbeck
- 2016 · A.C. Green: Iron Virgin as Narrator
- 2015 · Ferrell Takes the Field as Himself
- 2013 · The Internship as Kevin (uncredited)
- 2011 · The Love We Make as Self
- 2011 · Fight for Your Right Revisited as Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2)
- 2011 · John and Will's Animal Choices as Will
- 2011 · Star Wars Spoofs as Himself
- 2010 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3 as
- 2009 · SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as (archive footage)
- 2009 · SpongeBob's Truth or Square as Self
- 2009 · Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush as George W. Bush
- 2009 · Bat Fight with Will Ferrell as
- 2007 · Green Team as Arnold Darkshner
- 2007 · Good Cop, Baby Cop as Angel
- 2006 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies as
- 2006 · The 78th Annual Academy Awards as Self - Presenter
- 2005 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon as
- 2003 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan as Himself
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1998 · The Thin Pink Line as Darren Clark
- Future · GOLF as
- Future · The Prince of Fashion as
- Future · Playing POTUS as Self
- 2007 · The Landlord as Tenant
- 2006 · Ricky Bobby: Sports Century as Ricky Bobby (archive footage)
- 2004 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2 as
- 2003 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2003 · Old School: Orientation as Himself
- 2003 · MTV Reloaded as The Architect
- 2002 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
- 1999 · Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1998 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Troy
- 1998 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Self / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters
- 1996 · Criminal Hearts as Newscaster (uncredited)
- 1995 · A Bucket of Blood as Young Man
- Future · American Huckster as Chuck Blazer
- Future · Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake as
- 1997 · Men Seeking Women as Al
- Future · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as
- Future · SNL: The Best of Will Ferrell: Volume 3 as
- Future · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2 as
- 2001 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon as Self