Will Arnett

Will Arnett

Known for
Acting
Born
May 4, 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

William Emerson Arnett (/ɑːrˈnɛt/; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and the titular character in the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020). He has received nominations for seven Primetime Emmy Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Arnett was Emmy-nominated for his recurring role as Devon Banks in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2007–2013). He starred in the NBC sitcom Up All Night (2011–2012), the CBS sitcom The Millers (2013–2014), and the Netflix mystery series Murderville. He has also starred, co-created, and executive produced the Fox sitcom Running Wilde (2010–2011) and the Netflix comedy-drama series Flaked (2016–2017). Arnett has acted in films such as Let's Go to Prison (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Semi-Pro (2008), G-Force (2009), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014). Known for his deep baritone voice, Arnett also took roles in Danny Phantom (2004–2007), Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Ratatouille (2007), Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), Despicable Me (2010), The Nut Job film franchise (2014–2017), The Lego Movie franchise (2014–2019), Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018), Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022), and Twisted Metal (2023–).  Arnett has been Primetime Emmy Award-nominated for Arrested Development, 30 Rock, and BoJack Horseman. Since 2020, he has hosted the Fox reality series Lego Masters. Arnett began co-hosting the comedy podcast SmartLess (2020–) alongside Sean Hayes and Jason Bateman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Arnett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

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The Challenger

The Challenger

TV · as George Abbey · 1 ep

2026
Behemoth! poster

Behemoth!

Movie · as Andy Serian

2026
A Beautiful Thing poster

A Beautiful Thing

Movie · as Self

2026
The Madison poster

The Madison

TV · as Phil Yorn · 2 eps

2025
Is This Thing On? poster

Is This Thing On?

Movie · as Alex Novak

2025
The Sexiest Man in Winnipeg poster

The Sexiest Man in Winnipeg

Movie · as Narrator

2025
Super Team Canada poster

Super Team Canada

TV · as Breakaway (voice) · 10 eps

2025
Insider poster

Insider

TV · as Sig selv · 1 ep

2023
Next Goal Wins poster

Next Goal Wins

Movie · as Alex Magnussen

2023
SmartLess: On the Road poster

SmartLess: On the Road

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2023
Mulligan poster

Mulligan

TV · as (voice) · 3 eps

2023
Snake Oil poster

Snake Oil

TV · as Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor · 1 ep

2023
Twisted Metal poster

Twisted Metal

TV · as Sweet Tooth (voice) · 22 eps

2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers poster

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Movie · as Sweet Pete (voice)

2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru poster

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Movie · as Mr. Perkins (voice)

2022
Cursed Friends poster

Cursed Friends

Movie · as Shamrock

2022
G'day poster

G'day

Movie · as Louie (voice)

2022
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery poster

Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery

Movie · as Detective Terry Seattle

2022
Murderville poster

Murderville

TV · as Detective Terry Seattle · 6 eps

2022
Our Flag Means Death poster

Our Flag Means Death

TV · as Calico Jack · 1 ep

2022
Island of the Sea Wolves poster

Island of the Sea Wolves

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps

2021
Muppets Haunted Mansion poster

Muppets Haunted Mansion

Movie · as The Host

2021
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes poster

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

Movie · as Dink Lockwood

2021
Rumble poster

Rumble

Movie · as Rayburn Junior (voice)

2021
The Choe Show poster

The Choe Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs poster

All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 5 eps

2020
Dolittle poster

Dolittle

Movie · as Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)

2020
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble poster

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

Movie · as Self

2020
Joker: Put on a Happy Face poster

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

Movie · as Self

2020
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell poster

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell

Movie · as Self

2020
LEGO Masters poster

LEGO Masters

TV · as Self - Host · 65 eps

2020
Memory Hole poster

Memory Hole

TV · 7 eps

2020
The First Team poster

The First Team

TV · as Mark Crane · 6 eps

2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part poster

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Movie · as Batman (voice)

2019
The Morning Show poster

The Morning Show

TV · as Doug Klassen · 4 eps

2019
The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer

TV · as Self - Panelist · 2 eps

2018
Show Dogs poster

Show Dogs

Movie · as Agent Frank Nicholas

2018
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies poster

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Movie · as Slade (voice)

2018
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short poster

Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short

Movie · as Batman (voice)

2018
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters poster

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
The Lego Batman Movie poster

The Lego Batman Movie

Movie · as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

2017
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature poster

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

Movie · as Surly (voice)

2017
Netflix Live poster

Netflix Live

Movie · as Self

2017
One Brick at a Time: Making the LEGO Batman Movie poster

One Brick at a Time: Making the LEGO Batman Movie

Movie · as Self

2017
Batman Is Just Not That Into You poster

Batman Is Just Not That Into You

Movie · as Batman (voice)

2017
Cooking with Alfred poster

Cooking with Alfred

Movie · as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)

2017
Dark Hoser poster

Dark Hoser

Movie · as Batman (Voice)

2017
Riviera poster

Riviera

TV · as Jeff Carter · 10 eps

2017
Unikitty! poster

Unikitty!

TV · as Batman (voice) · 1 ep

2017
The Gong Show poster

The Gong Show

TV · as Self - Judge · 9 eps

2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events poster

A Series of Unfortunate Events

TV · as Father · 8 eps

2017
The Guest Book poster

The Guest Book

TV · as Rob · 1 ep

2016
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Movie · as Vernon Fenwick

2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping poster

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Movie · as Main CMZ Reporter

2016
The World's Biggest Asshole poster

The World's Biggest Asshole

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2016
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee poster

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Chelsea poster

Chelsea

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Flaked poster

Flaked

TV · as Chip · 14 eps

2016
Bad Internet poster

Bad Internet

TV · as Martin Whistlebottom · 1 ep

2015
Being Canadian poster

Being Canadian

Movie · as Self

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Lip Sync Battle poster

Lip Sync Battle

TV · as Self · 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
Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Lego Movie poster

The Lego Movie

Movie · as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

2014
The Nut Job poster

The Nut Job

Movie · as Surly (voice)

2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Movie · as Vern Fenwick

2014
BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman

TV · as BoJack Horseman / Butterscotch Horseman (voice), BoJack Horseman / BoBo the Angsty Zebra (voice) · 76 eps

2014
The Game Awards poster

The Game Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
The Men in Blazers Show poster

The Men in Blazers Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
The Arrested Development Documentary Project poster

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

Movie · as Self

2013
David Blaine: Real or Magic poster

David Blaine: Real or Magic

Movie · as Self

2013
Mistaken for Strangers poster

Mistaken for Strangers

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

2013
Monsters vs Aliens Stories poster

Monsters vs Aliens Stories

Movie

2013
The Millers poster

The Millers

TV · as Nathan Miller · 34 eps

2013
Circus Halligalli poster

Circus Halligalli

TV · 1 ep

2013
Wander Over Yonder poster

Wander Over Yonder

TV · as Ryder (voice) · 1 ep

2012
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

Movie · as Max the Magician

2012
Mansome poster

Mansome

Movie · as Self

2012
Pretty Sweet poster

Pretty Sweet

Movie · as Self

2012
The Arnold Palmer

The Arnold Palmer

Movie · as Self - Host

2012
Men in Black 3 poster

Men in Black 3

Movie · as Agent AA (uncredited)

2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang!

TV · as Dale · 1 ep

2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited poster

Fight for Your Right Revisited

Movie · as Biz Man

2011
Nuts & Robbers poster

Nuts & Robbers

Movie · as Surly

2011
Up All Night poster

Up All Night

TV · as Chris Brinkley · 35 eps

2010
Despicable Me poster

Despicable Me

Movie · as Mr. Perkins (voice)

2010
Jonah Hex poster

Jonah Hex

Movie · as Lieutenant Grass

2010
When in Rome poster

When in Rome

Movie · as Antonio

2010
Running Wilde poster

Running Wilde

TV · as Steven Wilde · 13 eps

2010
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret poster

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

TV · as Brent Wilts · 18 eps

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2009
B.O.B.'s Big Break poster

B.O.B.'s Big Break

Movie · as The Missing Link (voice)

2009
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men poster

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

Movie · as Subject #11

2009
Monsters vs Aliens poster

Monsters vs Aliens

Movie · as The Missing Link (voice)

2009
Spring Breakdown poster

Spring Breakdown

Movie · as Ted

2009
G-Force poster

G-Force

Movie · as Kip Killian

2009
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space poster

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

Movie · as The Missing Link (voice)

2009
Sit Down Shut Up poster

Sit Down Shut Up

TV · as Hot Dog Vendor, Ennis Hofftard · 13 eps

2009
Parks and Recreation poster

Parks and Recreation

TV · as Chris · 1 ep

2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon poster

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
The Rocker poster

The Rocker

Movie · as Lex

2008
Horton Hears a Who! poster

Horton Hears a Who!

Movie · as Vlad (voice)

2008
Semi-Pro poster

Semi-Pro

Movie · as Lou Redwood

2007
Ratatouille poster

Ratatouille

Movie · as Horst (voice)

2007
The Brothers Solomon poster

The Brothers Solomon

Movie · as John Solomon

2007
Hot Rod poster

Hot Rod

Movie · as Jonathan

2007
The Comebacks poster

The Comebacks

Movie · as Mailman

2007
Wristcutters: A Love Story poster

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Movie · as Messiah

2007
Blades of Glory poster

Blades of Glory

Movie · as Stranz Van Waldenberg

2007
On Broadway poster

On Broadway

Movie · as Tom

2007
Grindhouse poster

Grindhouse

Movie · as Announcer (voice) (Segment "Don't")

2007
Girl Missing

Girl Missing

Movie · as Kyle Steckler

2006
RV poster

RV

Movie · as Todd Mallory

2006
Let's Go to Prison poster

Let's Go to Prison

Movie · as Nelson Biederman IV

2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown poster

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Movie · as Lone Gunslinger Vulture (voice)

2006
Freak Show poster

Freak Show

TV · as Duncan Schiesst, General Winters · 7 eps

2006
30 Rock poster

30 Rock

TV · as Devon Banks · 9 eps

2005
Monster-in-Law poster

Monster-in-Law

Movie · as Kit

2005
The Great New Wonderful poster

The Great New Wonderful

Movie · as Danny Keeler

2005
The Office poster

The Office

TV · as Fred Henry · 1 ep

2004
Danny Phantom poster

Danny Phantom

TV · as The Ghost Writer (voice) · 1 ep

2003
Arrested Development poster

Arrested Development

TV · as Gob Bluth · 84 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 5 eps

2003
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection poster

DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection

TV · as The Missing Link (voice) · 1 ep

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Series 7 poster

Series 7

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2000
The Acting Class poster

The Acting Class

Movie · as Will Bennett

2000
Boston Public poster

Boston Public

TV · as Hand Salesman · 1 ep

1999
The Waiting Game poster

The Waiting Game

Movie · as Lenny

1999
The Mike O'Malley Show

The Mike O'Malley Show

TV · as Jimmy · 13 eps

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Anthony Damon · 1 ep

1999
The Sopranos poster

The Sopranos

TV · as Mike Waldrup · 2 eps

1999
Third Watch poster

Third Watch

TV · as Kenny · 1 ep

1998
Southie poster

Southie

Movie · as Whitey

1998
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Artemus Johnson · 1 ep

1998
Sex and the City poster

Sex and the City

TV · as Jack · 1 ep

1997
The Broken Giant poster

The Broken Giant

Movie · as Ezra Caton

1997
Eerie

Eerie

Movie · as Bob Lietzke

1997
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

TV · as Portis (voice) · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Ed's Next Move poster

Ed's Next Move

Movie · as Weather Video Guy

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Deputy Director Gratman (voice) · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep

1969
Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street

TV · as Max the Magician · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 ep