Will Ferrell
John William Ferrell (/ˈfɛrəl/; born July 16, 1967) 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Ferrell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- 2025 · You're Cordially Invited as Jim
- 2025 · Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
- 2025 · SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
- 2024 · The Charlie Puth Show as Will Ferrell
- 2024 · Will & Harper as Self
- 2024 · Despicable Me 4 as Maxime (voice)
- 2024 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · Strays as Reggie (voice)
- 2023 · Barbie as Mattel CEO
- 2023 · SmartLess: On the Road as
- 2021 · Val as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga as Lars Erickssong
- 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 · Zeroville as Rondell
- 2019 · We Are LAFC as Self
- 2019 · Drunk Parents as Bum
- 2018 · Holmes & Watson as Sherlock Holmes
- 2017 · The House as Scott Johansen/The Butcher
- 2016 · Zoolander 2 as Jacobim Mugatu
- 2015 · Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber as Ron Burgundy
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Ron Burgundy
- 2012 · The Campaign as Cam Brady
- 2012 · Casa de Mi Padre as Armando Alvarez
- 2012 · Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as Damien Weebs
- 2011 · Everything Must Go as Nick Halsey
- 2011 · Fight for Your Right Revisited as Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2)
- 2011 · Megamind: The Button of Doom as Megamind (voice)
- 2010 · The Women of SNL as Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage)
- 2009 · SpongeBob's Truth or Square as Self
- 2009 · The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard as McDermott (uncredited)
- 2008 · Semi-Pro as Jackie Moon
- 2007 · Blades of Glory as Chazz Michael Michaels
- 2007 · The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show as
- 2006 · Stranger Than Fiction as Harold Crick
- 2006 · Curious George as Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice)
- 2006 · Winter Passing as Corbit
- 2005 · The Producers as Franz Liebkind
- 2005 · The Wendell Baker Story as Dave
- 2005 · Bewitched as Jack Wyatt
- 2005 · Kicking & Screaming as Phil Weston
- 2004 · Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Ron Burgundy
- 2004 · Melinda and Melinda as Hobie
- 2004 · Starsky & Hutch as Big Earl (uncredited)
- 2002 · I Spy as President George W. Bush (voice) (uncredited)
- 2002 · Boat Trip as Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited)
- 2002 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2001 · The Concert for New York City as Self
- 2001 · Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly
- 2000 · The Ladies Man as Lance DeLune
- 2000 · Drowning Mona as Cubby
- 1999 · Superstar as Sky Corrigan / Jesus
- 1999 · Dick as Bob Woodward
- Future · GOLF as
- 2022 · Pickled as Self
- 2022 · Spirited as Present
- 2022 · Welcome to Wrexham as Self
- 2021 · The Shrink Next Door as Martin "Marty" Markowitz
- 2021 · Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil as Self
- 2020 · The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · 537 Votes as George W. Bush (archive footage)
- 2020 · VOMO: Vote or Miss Out as Self
- 2020 · David as Therapist
- 2020 · Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · The Boys as Will Ferrell as Coach Brink
- 2019 · Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" as Tom Willis
- 2019 · The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part as President Business / Dad
- 2019 · The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish as Cord Hosenbeck
- 2018 · The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! as Cord Hosenbeck
- 2018 · Lie Detector as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · A.C. Green: Iron Virgin as Narrator
- 2015 · Daddy's Home as Brad Whitaker
- 2015 · Ferrell Takes the Field as Himself
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Spoils Before Dying as Eric Jonrosh
- 2015 · A Deadly Adoption as Robert Benson
- 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
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · The Men In Blazers Show as Self
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- 2014 · Welcome to Sweden as Will Ferrell
- 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
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2014 · The Lego Movie as Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs
- 2014 · The Spoils of Babylon as Eric Jonrosh
- 2013 · @midnight with Chris Hardwick as Self - Guest
- 2013 · @midnight with Chris Hardwick as President George W. Bush
- 2013 · Drunk History as Roald Dahl
- 2013 · The Internship as Kevin (uncredited)
- 2012 · Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
- 2012 · Inside Comedy as Self
- 2011 · Billy on the Street as Self
- 2011 · The Love We Make as Self
- 2011 · John and Will's Animal Choices as Will
- 2011 · Star Wars Spoofs as Himself
- 2010 · Conan as Ron Burgundy
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Megamind as Megamind (voice)
- 2010 · The Other Guys as Detective Allen Gamble
- 2010 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3 as
- 2010 · Presidential Reunion as George W. Bush
- 2009 · SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Land of the Lost as Dr. Rick Marshall
- 2009 · Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush as George W. Bush
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2009 · Eastbound & Down as Ashley Schaeffer
- 2009 · Bat Fight with Will Ferrell as
- 2008 · Step Brothers as Brennan Huff
- 2008 · Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis as Self
- 2007 · Green Team as Arnold Darkshner
- 2007 · The Procedure as Bob
- 2007 · Good Cop, Baby Cop as Angel
- 2007 · The Landlord as Tenant
- 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 · Curious George as
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as Ricky Bobby
- 2006 · Ricky Bobby: Sports Century as Ricky Bobby (archive footage)
- 2006 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies as
- 2005 · SNL Digital Shorts as
- 2005 · Earth to America as George W. Bush
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2005 · Wedding Crashers as Chazz Reinhold (uncredited)
- 2005 · The Office as Deangelo Vickers
- 2005 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon as
- 2004 · Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party as Self
- 2004 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2 as
- 2004 · Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Ron Burgundy
- 2004 · Best Week Ever as
- 2003 · Elf as Buddy
- 2003 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan as Himself
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- 2003 · Old School: Orientation as Himself
- 2003 · MTV Reloaded as The Architect
- 2003 · Old School as Frank
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self
- 2001 · Zoolander as Mugatu
- 2001 · The Guardian as
- 2001 · Undeclared as Dave
- 2001 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon as Self
- 2001 · The Oblongs as Bob Oblong (voice)
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · The Suburbans as Gil
- 1999 · Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 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 · The Thin Pink Line as Darren Clark
- 1998 · A Night at the Roxbury as Steve Butabi
- 1998 · TRL as
- 1998 · Hercules as Geryon (voice)
- 1998 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Self / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters
- 1998 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Troy
- 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)
- 1994 · On Our Own as Construction Worker
- 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
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · Judgment Day as
- 1997 · Men Seeking Women as Al
- 1996 · Criminal Hearts as Newscaster (uncredited)
- 1995 · A Bucket of Blood as Young Man
- Future · Playing POTUS as Self
- Future · The Prince of Fashion as
- Future · Street Justice as
- Future · Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake as
- Future · SNL: The Best of Will Ferrell: Volume 3 as
- Future · American Huckster as Chuck Blazer
- Future · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2 as
- Future · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as