Taran Killam

Taran Killam

Known for
Acting
Born
April 1, 1982 (age 44)
Birthplace
Culver City, California, USA

Biography

Taran Killam (born on April 1, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his television work on The Amanda Show and Saturday Night Live, as well as his roles in the films Stuck in the Suburbs, 12 Years a Slave, and The Heat. He voices the title character on the PBS children's cartoon series Nature Cat. Killam performed the role of King George III in the Broadway production of Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, from January through April 2017. He has been married to Cobie Smulders since September 8, 2012, and they have two children.

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Filmography

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Nobody's Watching

Nobody's Watching

TV · as Derrick · 1 ep

2026
The Moof Milkers poster

The Moof Milkers

Movie · as Poe Dameron/General Hux

2026
Grandpa's Haunted Planet: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker poster

Grandpa's Haunted Planet: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker

Movie · as Poe Dameron / General Armitage Hux

2025
The Residence poster

The Residence

TV · as St. Pierre · 4 eps

2025
Stumble poster

Stumble

TV · as Boone E. Potter · 13 eps

2024
An SNL Thanksgiving poster

An SNL Thanksgiving

Movie · as (archive footage)

2024
After Midnight poster

After Midnight

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2024
High Potential poster

High Potential

TV · as Ludo Radovic · 12 eps

2024
Grave Conversations poster

Grave Conversations

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened poster

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

Movie · as Self

2023
The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special poster

The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special

Movie · as Self

2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse poster

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Movie · as Web-Slinger (voice)

2023
River Wild poster

River Wild

Movie · as Gray

2023
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures poster

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

TV · as Hap (voice), Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot (voice), Hap / Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot / Janitor (voice), Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot / Hap / Shop Owner (voice), Jooro "Speed" Jarrot / Random Scoundrel (voice), Jooro "Speed" Jarrot / Gangul Crew Member (voice), Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot / Hap / Gangul Crew Member (voice), Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot / F-4RO (voice) · 10 eps

2022
Lightning Wolves poster

Lightning Wolves

TV · 8 eps

2022
Is It Cake? poster

Is It Cake?

TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep

2022
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist poster

Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist

TV · as CNN Reporter, SNL Skit (archive footage) · 1 ep

2022
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib poster

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

TV · as Ace Perfection · 1 ep

2021
Welcome to Georgia

Welcome to Georgia

Movie · as Josh

2021
Star Wars: The Bad Batch poster

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

TV · as Depot Manager / Goatal / Landspeeder Driver (voice) · 1 ep

2020
John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day poster

John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day

Movie · as Self

2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire poster

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh poster

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage poster

What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage

TV · 1 ep

2019
Lights Out with David Spade poster

Lights Out with David Spade

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2018
Night School poster

Night School

Movie · as Stewart

2018
A.P. Bio poster

A.P. Bio

TV · as Mr. Vining · 1 ep

2018
Busy Tonight poster

Busy Tonight

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2018
Single Parents poster

Single Parents

TV · as Will · 45 eps

2018
Dallas & Robo poster

Dallas & Robo

TV · as Bright Eyes · 8 eps

2018
Star Wars Resistance poster

Star Wars Resistance

TV · as Stormtrooper (voice) · 1 ep

2017
All Nighter poster

All Nighter

Movie · as Gary

2017
Killing Gunther poster

Killing Gunther

Movie · as Blake Hammon

2017
Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Brother Nature poster

Brother Nature

Movie · as Roger Fellner

2016
Casual Encounters poster

Casual Encounters

Movie · as Justin Davis

2016
American Crime Story poster

American Crime Story

TV · as Steve Jones · 5 eps

2016
Angie Tribeca poster

Angie Tribeca

TV · as Pierre Cardin · 5 eps

2016
To Tell the Truth poster

To Tell the Truth

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2016
The $100,000 Pyramid poster

The $100,000 Pyramid

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2015
Ted 2 poster

Ted 2

Movie · as Taran Killam

2015
An SNL Valentine poster

An SNL Valentine

Movie · as (archive footage)

2015
We Bare Bears poster

We Bare Bears

TV · as Charles Willoughby-Wentworth (voice) · 1 ep

2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2015
Nature Cat poster

Nature Cat

TV · as Fred / Nature Cat (voice) · 152 eps

2015
Documentary Now! poster

Documentary Now!

TV · as Benedict Juniper · 1 ep

2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Movie · as McNaughton

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps

2013
12 Years a Slave poster

12 Years a Slave

Movie · as Hamilton

2013
The Heat poster

The Heat

Movie · as Adam

2013
Grown Ups 2 poster

Grown Ups 2

Movie · as Male Cheerleader

2013
The Awesomes poster

The Awesomes

TV · as Frantic (voice) · 30 eps

2013
Drunk History poster

Drunk History

TV · as D.B. Cooper, William Clark, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Various · 1 ep

2013
Hollywood Game Night poster

Hollywood Game Night

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Movie · as Self

2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang!

TV · as Smith Calvins · 1 ep

2011
New Girl poster

New Girl

TV · as Fred · 1 ep

2010
Anderson's Cross poster

Anderson's Cross

Movie · as Austin Wilson

2009
Community poster

Community

TV · as Cory Radison · 1 ep

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2009
Scrubs: Interns poster

Scrubs: Interns

TV · as Jimmy · 1 ep

2008
My Best Friend's Girl poster

My Best Friend's Girl

Movie · as Josh

2008
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday poster

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

TV · 9 eps

2007
Katt Williams: American Hustle poster

Katt Williams: American Hustle

Movie · as Executive

2007
Epic Movie poster

Epic Movie

Movie · as Pirate

2007
iCarly poster

iCarly

TV · as Agent Kinsey · 1 ep

2006
Nobody's Watching

Nobody's Watching

Movie · as Derrick

2006
The Showdown

The Showdown

Movie · as The Batter

2005
How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother

TV · as Gary Blauman · 5 eps

2004
Stuck in the Suburbs poster

Stuck in the Suburbs

Movie · as Jordan Cahill

2004
Drake & Josh poster

Drake & Josh

TV · as Trevor · 1 ep

2003
Just Married poster

Just Married

Movie · as Dickie McNerney

2003
Arrested Development poster

Arrested Development

TV · as Young George Sr. · 3 eps

2002
Big Fat Liar poster

Big Fat Liar

Movie · as Bret Callaway

2002
Do Over poster

Do Over

TV · 1 ep

2002
Still Standing poster

Still Standing

TV · as Andy, Varsity Basketball Player #1 · 1 ep

2001
Scrubs poster

Scrubs

TV · as Jimmy · 4 eps

2000
Boston Public poster

Boston Public

TV · as Alex Buchanan · 1 ep

2000
Girlfriends poster

Girlfriends

TV · as Jordan Gray · 1 ep

1999
The Amanda Show poster

The Amanda Show

TV · 1 ep

1999
Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy

TV · as Freddie Felleman · 1 ep

1999
Roswell poster

Roswell

TV · as Malamud · 1 ep

1999
Undressed poster

Undressed

TV · 4 eps

1999
The Jersey poster

The Jersey

TV · as Varsity 1 · 66 eps

1995
MADtv poster

MADtv

TV · as Various · 13 eps

1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult poster

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Movie · as Boy of Geriatric Park

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Teenage Robert · 1 ep

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Glen Tangier (voice) · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Various Characters · 128 eps

1969
Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street

TV · as Professor Buck Awe · 2 eps