David Wain

David Wain

Known for
Acting
Born
August 1, 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Biography

David Benjamin Wain (born August 1, 1969) is an American comedian, writer, actor and director. He is most widely known for the feature films Role Models and Wet Hot American Summer, the 1990s' sketch comedy series The State and for directing the Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital. Wain was a founding member of Stella, along with Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black.

Known For

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Filmography

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Untitled Kestrin Pantera Indie Project

Untitled Kestrin Pantera Indie Project

Movie

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MTV: The State, Skits and Stickers poster

MTV: The State, Skits and Stickers

Movie

2026
The Napa Boys poster

The Napa Boys

Movie · as Wilbur Winejudge

2026
Christmas at the Kringles poster

Christmas at the Kringles

Movie · as Noel Tannebaum

2026
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass poster

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

Movie · as People Magazine Editor Teleman Greevis

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 Yoda (voice)

2025
Long Live the State poster

Long Live the State

Movie · as Self

2024
It's Florida, Man. poster

It's Florida, Man.

TV · 1 ep

2023
Kim's Video poster

Kim's Video

Movie · as Self

2023
History of the World: Part II poster

History of the World: Part II

TV · as Bishop · 1 ep

2022
The Bob's Burgers Movie poster

The Bob's Burgers Movie

Movie · as Grover Fischoeder (voice)

2022
Kimi poster

Kimi

Movie · as Angela's Dentist

2022
Murderville poster

Murderville

TV · as Magic Melvin · 1 ep

2022
Reno 911! Defunded poster

Reno 911! Defunded

TV · 1 ep

2021
The Sex Lives of College Girls poster

The Sex Lives of College Girls

TV · as Craig Hennessey · 1 ep

2020
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself poster

Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

Movie · as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

2020
Medical Police poster

Medical Police

TV · as Jim Davidson · 2 eps

2019
Under the Eiffel Tower poster

Under the Eiffel Tower

Movie · as Frank

2019
Miracle Workers poster

Miracle Workers

TV · as HOA Member · 1 ep

2019
Oh Jerome, No poster

Oh Jerome, No

TV · as Dan 2 · 1 ep

2018
My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes poster

My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes

Movie · as Narrator

2018
A Futile and Stupid Gesture poster

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

Movie · as Interviewer

2018
Dog Days poster

Dog Days

Movie · as Wacky Wayne

2017
Fun Mom Dinner poster

Fun Mom Dinner

Movie · as Wayne

2017
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later poster

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

TV · as Yaron / Bill Clinton · 8 eps

2016
Brother Nature poster

Brother Nature

Movie · as Uncle Mel

2016
Teachers poster

Teachers

TV · as Pastor Ted · 3 eps

2015
Misery Loves Comedy poster

Misery Loves Comedy

Movie · as Self

2015
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot poster

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

Movie · as Self

2015
Another Period poster

Another Period

TV · as Albert Downsy, Jr. · 32 eps

2015
Younger poster

Younger

TV · as Hugh Shirley · 2 eps

2015
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp poster

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

TV · as Yarin · 8 eps

2015
Superstore poster

Superstore

TV · as Dan · 3 eps

2015
Fresh Off the Boat poster

Fresh Off the Boat

TV · as Reggie · 1 ep

2015
Weird Loners poster

Weird Loners

TV · as Howard · 2 eps

2014
They Came Together poster

They Came Together

Movie · as Keith

2014
Broad City poster

Broad City

TV · as Maureen’s ex · 1 ep

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV · as Maternity · 1 ep

2013
Phone, Keys, Gum

Phone, Keys, Gum

Movie · as Himself

2013
She Said, She Said

She Said, She Said

Movie · as Mediator

2013
Hell Baby poster

Hell Baby

Movie · as Dr. Marsden

2013
Thanks for Sharing poster

Thanks for Sharing

Movie · as Addict

2013
Newsreaders poster

Newsreaders

TV · as Jim Davidson · 14 eps

2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick poster

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
Drunk History poster

Drunk History

TV · as Himself - Narrator, Self - Narrator · 1 ep

2012
Sleepwalk with Me poster

Sleepwalk with Me

Movie · as Pete

2012
Wanderlust poster

Wanderlust

Movie · as Himself

2012
The Greatest Event in Television History poster

The Greatest Event in Television History

TV · as Bell Taint · 1 ep

2012
Key & Peele poster

Key & Peele

TV · as Person at People Park #6 · 1 ep

2012
Burning Love poster

Burning Love

TV · as Reg Durjmah · 2 eps

2011
New Girl poster

New Girl

TV · as Male Race Participant · 1 ep

2011
Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers

TV · as Courtney (voice), Grover (voice), Courtney wheeler (voice), courtney wheeler (voice) · 12 eps

2010
The Webventures of Justin and Alden poster

The Webventures of Justin and Alden

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Stella: Live in Boston poster

Stella: Live in Boston

Movie · as David

2009
I Love You, Man poster

I Love You, Man

Movie · as Wedding Photographer

2008
Role Models poster

Role Models

Movie · as Chevron Baine

2008
The Guitar poster

The Guitar

Movie · as Phone Man

2008
Birthday

Birthday

Movie · as David

2008
Superjail! poster

Superjail!

TV · as The Warden (voice) · 36 eps

2008
Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital

TV · as Rabbi Jewy McJewJew, David Wain, Square Dance Caller · 7 eps

2007
Heckler poster

Heckler

Movie · as Self

2007
Puberty: The Movie poster

Puberty: The Movie

Movie · as Principal Kirkpatrick

2007
The Ten poster

The Ten

Movie · as Abe Grossman / Cartoon Voices

2007
Delirious poster

Delirious

Movie · as Byron

2007
Reno 911!: Miami poster

Reno 911!: Miami

Movie · as Breen the Plumber

2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! poster

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

TV · as Shell Dante · 1 ep

2005
Packed Lunch poster

Packed Lunch

Movie · as Self

2005
The Baxter poster

The Baxter

Movie · as Louis Lewis

2005
Stella poster

Stella

TV · 10 eps

2005
I Love the '90s: Part Deux poster

I Love the '90s: Part Deux

TV · 10 eps

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Mailroom Guy (voice) · 1 ep

2004
Best Week Ever poster

Best Week Ever

TV · 3 eps

2004
My Coolest Years

My Coolest Years

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2003
The Third Date poster

The Third Date

Movie · as Ralphie

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Reno 911! poster

Reno 911!

TV · as Sensual Masseuse, Sam · 1 ep

2002
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 poster

Stella Shorts 1998-2002

Movie · as David

2000
Bamboozled poster

Bamboozled

Movie · as Bunning

1999
Random Play

Random Play

TV · 6 eps

1998
Comedy Central Presents poster

Comedy Central Presents

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Finishing The Novel poster

Finishing The Novel

Movie · as Husband

1995
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special poster

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

Movie · as Various

1994
The State poster

The State

TV · as Various Characters · 24 eps

1993
The Waiters poster

The Waiters

Movie

1991
The Waiting Room

The Waiting Room

Movie · as Drummer (The Basketball Team)

1983
Friday Night Videos poster

Friday Night Videos

TV · 44 eps