Bill Hader
2.2Acting

Bill Hader

Jun 7, 1978 - Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

William Thomas Hader Jr. 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).

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2008Pineapple ExpressPrivate Miller
Movie2006You, Me and DupreeMark
Movie2007The Brothers SolomonRecumbent Biker
Movie2007Hot RodDave
Movie2007Knocked UpBrent
Movie2009Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsFlint Lockwood (voice)
Movie2008Tropic ThunderRob Slolom
Movie2007SuperbadOfficer Slater
Movie2006DoogalSoldier Sam (voice)
Movie2008Forgetting Sarah MarshallBrian Bretter
Movie2012Men in Black 3Andy Warhol
Movie2023Beau Is AfraidUPS Guy
Movie2013Monsters UniversityReferee / Slug (voice)
Movie2009AdventurelandBobby
Movie2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + LoveSelf - Guest
Movie2011PaulHaggard
Movie2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianGeorge Armstrong Custer
Movie2011Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. EvilHansel (voice)
Movie2013TurboGuy Gagné (voice)
Movie2013Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Flint Lockwood (voice)
Movie2015Inside OutFear (voice)
Movie2013HerChat Room Friend #2 (voice)
Movie2013The To Do ListWilly
Movie2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: ThemStuart
Movie2020Beastie Boys Story"Crazy Shit" Voice
Movie2014Clear HistoryRags
Movie2006The Pity CardEric
Movie2014The Skeleton TwinsMilo Dean
Movie2002Collateral DamagePilot (deleted scene)
Movie2022LightyearFeatheringhamstan (voice)
Movie2015TrainwreckDr. Aaron Conners
Movie2014They Came TogetherKyle
Movie201422 Jump StreetCulinary School Villain (uncredited)
Movie2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: HimStuart
Movie2009Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursGazelle (voice)
Movie2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: HerStuart
Movie2010Saturday NightSelf
Movie2016Sausage PartyFirewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice)
Movie2009SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas(archive footage)
Movie2008Tropic Thunder: Rain of MadnessRob Slolom
Movie2013Comedy Central Roast of James FrancoSelf
Movie2013Star Trek Into DarknessAdditional Voices (voice)
Movie2016Maggie's PlanTony
Movie2015Accidental LoveDoctor Turnstall
Movie2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy PoehlerVarious (archive footage)
Movie2013Escape from Planet EarthAnnouncer (voice) (uncredited)
Movie2016The Angry Birds MovieLeonard (voice)
Movie2016The BFGBloodbottler
Movie20116 Days to Air: The Making of South ParkSelf
Movie2007The ShootingKeith
Movie2024HendrieSelf
Movie2019At the Video StoreSelf
Movie2026The Cat in the HatThe Cat in the Hat (voice)
Movie2015Mind CandyFear (voice)
MovieN/AEmpress of Serenity
Movie2024IFBanana (voice)
Movie2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingZippy
Movie2016Finding DoryHusband Fish (Stan) (voice)
Movie2009Year OneShaman
Movie2016Neil Gaiman: Dream DangerouslySelf
Movie2017Power RangersAlpha 5 (voice)
Movie2014Steve's First BathFlint Lockwood (voice)
Movie2010Freaknik: The MusicalTad (voice)
Movie2019NoelleNick Kringle
Movie2017Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey ShowSelf
Movie2012Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy RoundtableSelf - Host
Movie2012The Secret Policeman's BallSelf
Movie2018Love, GildaSelf
Movie2019It Chapter TwoRichie Tozier
Movie2019The Angry Birds Movie 2Leonard (voice)
Movie2014Attack of the 50-foot Gummi BearFlint Lockwood (voice)
Movie2018The Great Buster: A CelebrationSelf
Movie2018Ralph Breaks the InternetJ.P. Spamley (voice) (uncredited)
Movie2006Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV FunhouseSelf
Movie2017The Power of the PresentSelf - Voice of Alpha 5 (2017)
Movie2019Toy Story 4Axel the Carnie (voice)
Movie2012This Is 40Desi's Store Pickup (uncredited)
Movie2010The Women of SNLVarious (archive footage)
Movie2019The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It EndsSelf
Movie2015Beaver Trilogy Part IVNarrator
Movie2020Celebrity Escape RoomSelf
Movie2004Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting'Barnaby G. Price
Movie2013Here Comes the Night TimeCaptain Bill the Astronaut
Movie2020BelushiJohn Belushi (voice)
Movie2015Riley's First Date?Fear / Jordan's Joy (voice)
Movie2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldThe Voice (voice)
Movie2007Purple VioletsBill - Bookstore Fan
Movie2021The Addams Family 2Cyrus Strange (voice)
Movie2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf
Movie2011Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10Vincent Price
Movie2013Cinema Six(uncredited)
Movie2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensBB-8 (voice)
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters160
TV Show2004The Venture Bros.Professor Impossible / Phage (voice)1
TV Show2014Silicon ValleyPipey (voice)1
TV Show2012Finding Your RootsSelf2
TV Show200630 RockKevin1
TV Show2007Human GiantLittle Kevin2
TV Show1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest3
TV Show2008Saturday Night Live Weekend Update ThursdayVarious9
TV Show2013The AwesomesDr. Malocchio (voice)30
TV Show2018The ShopSelf1
TV Show2012Good Mythical MorningSelf1
TV Show2010ConanSelf2
TV Show1999Mark Twain PrizeSelf1
TV Show2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf1
TV Show2013Norm Macdonald LiveSelf1
TV Show2020Adventure Time: Distant LandsBufo (voice)1
TV Show1997South ParkPlex the robot1
TV Show1997South ParkAlec Baldwin1
TV Show1996The Daily ShowSelf1
TV Show2010Ugly AmericansWilliam Dyer (voice)1
TV Show2012Comedy Bang! Bang!Self1
TV Show2018Inside The Episode: BarrySelf18
TV Show2013Brooklyn Nine-NineCaptain Seth Dozerman1
TV Show2015Documentary Now!Various Characters14
TV Show1996The Ambiguously Gay DuoSelf12
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf4
TV Show2004The Venture Bros.Professor Impossible (voice)1
TV Show2004The Venture Bros.Professor Impossible / Alien Villain (voice)1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)5
TV Show2017Talking with Chris HardwickSelf1
TV Show2007Xavier: Renegade Angel(voice)2
TV Show2003Punk'dField Agent2
TV Show2000Curb Your EnthusiasmIgor, Gregor, & Timor1
TV Show2022Toast of TinseltownDwight Difference1
TV Show2012The Mindy ProjectTom McDougall5
TV Show2018BarryBarry Berkman32
TV Show2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Self as James Quall1
TV Show2011Bob's BurgersMickey (voice)7
TV Show2011Bob's BurgersBig Bob Belcher (voice)1
TV Show1989The SimpsonsManacek (voice)1
TV Show2015Star vs. the Forces of EvilAdditional Voices (voice)1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host2
TV Show2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest4
TV Show2015Man Seeking WomanAdolf Hitler1
TV Show1989The SimpsonsSlava (voice)1
TV Show2011PortlandiaBirdman1
TV Show2019Desus & MeroSelf - Illustrious Guest1
TV Show2016To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist1
TV Show2019Lights Out with David SpadeSelf - Panelist1
TV Show2019The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceurGoh (The Wanderer) (voice)4
TV Show1996The Ambiguously Gay DuoFlame Eye / Flatside (voice)12
TV Show2011Billy on the StreetSelf1
TV Show2024John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.Self1
TV Show2003Comedy Central RoastsSelf1
TV Show2013Drunk HistoryJohn Pemberton1
TV Show2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1
TV Show2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf1
TV Show2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf4
TV Show2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest1
TV Show2018GQ Presents: Iconic CharactersSelf1
TV Show2005The OfficeBill Hader1
TV Show2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf1
TV Show2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf4
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf (archive footage)1
TV Show2025Everybody's Live with John MulaneySelf - Actor and Comedian1
TV Show2008The LineJosh7
TV Show2018What the FitSelf1
TV Show2004The Venture Bros.Headshot (voice)1
TV Show2004The Venture Bros.Phineas Phage / Headshot / Flying Squid (voice)1
TV Show2004The Venture Bros.Flying Squid (voice)1
TV Show2007Plug & PlaySelf1

Crew

Media
Movie2015Inside OutAdditional DialogueCrew
Movie2013The To Do ListExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2023Beau Is AfraidThanksCrew
Movie2001James DeanProduction AssistantProduction
Movie2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogyProduction AssistantProduction
Movie2002The Scorpion KingProduction AssistantProduction
Movie2002Collateral DamageProduction AssistantProduction
Movie2002Spider-ManProduction AssistantProduction
Movie2002Collateral DamageActor's AssistantCrew
Movie2004Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting'Co-WriterWriting
Movie2000Little Heroes 2Production AssistantProduction
Movie2026The Cat in the HatExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show1997South ParkProducerProduction
TV Show2018BarryExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2018BarryWriterWriting
TV Show2018BarryDirectorDirecting
TV Show2015Documentary Now!Executive ProducerProduction
TV Show2015Documentary Now!WriterWriting
TV ShowN/AUntitled Jonestown SeriesExecutive ProducerProduction
TV ShowN/AUntitled Jonestown SeriesWriterWriting
TV ShowN/AUntitled Jonestown SeriesDirectorDirecting
TV Show2008The LineWriterWriting
TV Show2015Documentary Now!CreatorCreator
TV Show2018BarryCreatorCreator
TV ShowN/AUntitled Jonestown SeriesCreatorCreator