Bill Hader
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 7, 1978 (age 48)
- Birthplace
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
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).
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Filmography
Empress of Serenity
Movie
They Know
Movie · as Kyle
The Cat in the Hat
Movie · as The Cat in the Hat (voice)
Lorne
Movie · as Self
Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive
Movie
SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
Movie · as Self
The Angry Birds Movie 3
Movie · as Leonard (voice)
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
TV · as Abraham Lincoln · 1 ep
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self - SNL Cast Member 2005 - 2013
Downey Wrote That
Movie · as Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
TV · as Self - Actor and Comedian · 1 ep
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hendrie
Movie · as Self
IF
Movie · as Banana (voice)
An SNL Thanksgiving
Movie · as (archive footage)
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Beau Is Afraid
Movie · as UPS Guy
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie · as Self - Guest
Lightyear
Movie · as Featheringhamstan (voice)
Starting Now: the Making of Barry
Movie · as Self
Toast of Tinseltown
TV · as Dwight Difference · 1 ep
The Addams Family 2
Movie · as Cyrus Strange (voice)
Beastie Boys Story
Movie · as "Crazy Shit" Voice (voice)
Celebrity Escape Room
Movie · as Self
Belushi
Movie · as John Belushi (voice)
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
TV · as Bufo (voice) · 1 ep
At the Video Store
Movie · as Self
Noelle
Movie · as Nick Kringle
It Chapter Two
Movie · as Richie Tozier
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Movie · as Leonard (voice)
Toy Story 4
Movie · as Axel the Carnie (voice)
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Movie · as Self
Desus & Mero
TV · as Self - Illustrious Guest · 1 ep
Lights Out with David Spade
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
TV · as urGoh (The Wanderer) (voice) · 4 eps
Love, Gilda
Movie · as Self
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Movie · as Self
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Movie · as J.P. Spamley (voice) (uncredited)
The Shop
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Barry
TV · as Barry Berkman · 32 eps
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV · as Self · 4 eps
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What the Fit
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Power Rangers
Movie · as Alpha 5 (voice)
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
Movie · as Self
The Power of the Present
Movie · as Self - Voice of Alpha 5 (2017)
Talking with Chris Hardwick
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sausage Party
Movie · as Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice)
Maggie's Plan
Movie · as Tony
The Angry Birds Movie
Movie · as Leonard (voice)
The BFG
Movie · as Bloodbottler
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Movie · as Zippy
Finding Dory
Movie · as Husband Fish (Stan) (voice)
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
Movie · as Self
To Tell the Truth
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
Inside Out
Movie · as Fear (voice)
Trainwreck
Movie · as Dr. Aaron Conners
Accidental Love
Movie · as Dr. Turnstall
Mind Candy
Movie · as Fear (voice)
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
Movie · as Narrator
Riley's First Date?
Movie · as Fear / Jordan's Joy (voice)
Documentary Now!
TV · as Various Characters · 14 eps
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
TV · as Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep
Man Seeking Woman
TV · as Adolf Hitler · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Movie · as Stuart
The Skeleton Twins
Movie · as Milo Dean
They Came Together
Movie · as Kyle
22 Jump Street
Movie · as Culinary School Villain (uncredited)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Movie · as Stuart
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Movie · as Stuart
Steve's First Bath
Movie · as Flint Lockwood (voice)
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear
Movie · as Flint Lockwood (voice)
Silicon Valley
TV · as Pipey (voice) · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Monsters University
Movie · as Referee / Slug (voice)
Turbo
Movie · as Guy Gagné (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Movie · as Flint Lockwood (voice)
Her
Movie · as Chat Room Friend #2 (voice)
The To Do List
Movie · as Willy
Clear History
Movie · as Rags
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
Movie · as Self
Star Trek Into Darkness
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)
Escape from Planet Earth
Movie · as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Here Comes the Night Time
Movie · as Captain Bill the Astronaut
Cinema Six
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Awesomes
TV · as Dr. Malocchio (voice) · 30 eps
Norm Macdonald Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV · as Captain Seth Dozerman · 1 ep
Drunk History
TV · as John Pemberton · 1 ep
Talking Bad
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Men in Black 3
Movie · as Andy Warhol
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
Movie · as Self - Host
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie · as Self
This Is 40
Movie · as Desi's Store Pickup (uncredited)
Finding Your Roots
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Good Mythical Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Mindy Project
TV · as Tom McDougall · 5 eps
Paul
Movie · as Haggard
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Movie · as Hansel (voice)
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Movie · as Vincent Price
Bob's Burgers
TV · as Mickey (voice), Big Bob Belcher (voice) · 7 eps
Portlandia
TV · as Birdman · 1 ep
Billy on the Street
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NTSF:SD:SUV::
TV · as Tad McMilrthy · 1 ep
Saturday Night
Movie · as Self
Freaknik: The Musical
Movie · as Tad (voice)
The Women of SNL
Movie · as Various (archive footage)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Movie · as The Voice (voice)
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Movie · as Self
Conan
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 4 eps
Ugly Americans
TV · as William Dyer (voice) · 1 ep
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Movie · as Flint Lockwood (voice)
Adventureland
Movie · as Bobby
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Movie · as George Armstrong Custer
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Movie · as Gazelle (voice)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Movie · as (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Movie · as Various (archive footage)
Year One
Movie · as Shaman
Monkey Mischief
Movie · as General Custer
Snake 'n' Bacon
Movie · as (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Pineapple Express
Movie · as Private Miller
Tropic Thunder
Movie · as Rob Slolom
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Movie · as Brian Bretter
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Movie · as Rob Slolom
Laser cats 3
Movie · as Nitro
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
TV · as Various · 9 eps
The Line
TV · as Josh · 7 eps
The Brothers Solomon
Movie · as Recumbent Biker
Hot Rod
Movie · as Dave
Knocked Up
Movie · as Brent
Superbad
Movie · as Officer Slater
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister
Movie · as Keith
Purple Violets
Movie · as Bill - Bookstore Fan
Laser Cats 2
Movie · as Nitro / Self
Human Giant
TV · as Little Kevin · 2 eps
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
TV · as Self as James Quall · 1 ep
Plug & Play
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Xavier: Renegade Angel
TV · as Fiddelin Announcer (voice), Pavlov (voice) · 1 ep
Yo Gabba Gabba!
TV · 1 ep
You, Me and Dupree
Movie · as Mark
Doogal
Movie · as Soldier Sam (voice)
The Pity Card
Movie · as Eric
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
Movie · as Self
Laser Cats!
Movie · as Nitro / Self
30 Rock
TV · as Kevin · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Office
TV · as Bill Hader · 1 ep
Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting'
Movie · as Barnaby G. Price
The Venture Bros.
TV · as Professor Impossible / Phage (voice), Professor Impossible (voice), Professor Impossible / Alien Villain (voice), Headshot (voice), Phineas Phage / Headshot / Flying Squid (voice) · 1 ep
Punk'd
TV · as Field Agent · 2 eps
Comedy Central Roasts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Igor / Gregor / Timor · 1 ep
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TV · as Der Inflatable Hitler (voice), Pod (voice) · 1 ep
Mark Twain Prize
TV · as Self · 1 ep
South Park
TV · as Alec Baldwin, Plex the robot, Farmer # 2, Newsman · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
TV · as Self, Flame Eye / Flatside (voice) · 12 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Simpsons
TV · as Manacek (voice), Slava (voice) · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Various Characters, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host, Self (archive footage) · 160 eps