Jordan Peele
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 21, 1979 (age 47)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres. Peele started his career in sketch comedy before transitioning his career as a writer and director of psychological horror and satirical films. In 2017, Peele was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Peele's breakout role came in 2003, when he was hired as a cast member on the Fox sketch comedy series Mad TV, where he spent five seasons, leaving the show in 2008. In the following years, he and his frequent Mad TV collaborator, Keegan-Michael Key, created and starred in their own Comedy Central sketch comedy series Key & Peele (2012–2015). The series was critically acclaimed, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. The two wrote, produced, and starred in the comedy film Keanu (2016) and appeared in various projects since. His 2017 directorial debut, the horror film Get Out, was a critical and box office success, for which he received numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, along with nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. Critics have frequently named Get Out as one of the best films of the 21st century. He received another Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for producing Spike Lee's drama BlacKkKlansman (2018). He directed, wrote, and produced the acclaimed films Us (2019) and Nope (2022). He founded the film and television production company Monkeypaw Productions in 2012. He wrote and produced Candyman (2021), and Wendell and Wild (2022). Peele has also voice acted in the animated films Storks (2016), Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) and Toy Story 4 (2019), as well as in the adult animated sitcom Big Mouth (2017–present). He co-created the TBS comedy series The Last O.G. (2018–2022) and the YouTube Premium comedy series Weird City (2019). He also served as the host and producer of the CBS All Access revival of the anthology series The Twilight Zone (2019–2020).
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Filmography
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Movie · as Self
Abruptio
Movie · as Danny
Hollywood Black
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
First Time Female Director
Movie · as Mystery Coach
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Movie · as Fanny (voice)
Wendell & Wild
Movie · as Wild (voice)
Pixar Popcorn
TV · as Bunny (voice) · 2 eps
Crossing Over: Living in the Twilight Zone
Movie · as Self
Toy Story 4
Movie · as Bunny (voice)
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Movie · as Self
Us
Movie · as Dying Rabbit / Fun House Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Self - Host · 20 eps
Desus & Mero
TV · as Self - Illustrious Guest · 1 ep
The Shivering Truth
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Movie · as Melvin (voice)
Unveiling the Horror of Get Out
Movie · as Self
Get Out
Movie · as Dying Deer / UNCF PSA Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Talking with Chris Hardwick
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Big Mouth
TV · as Ghost of Duke Ellington (voice) · 81 eps
Keanu
Movie · as Rell Williams / Oil Dresden
Storks
Movie · as Beta Wolf (voice)
Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby
Movie · as Beta Wolf (voice)
Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special
Movie · as Various Characters
The Muppets
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
TV · as Alan · 3 eps
Life in Pieces
TV · as Chad · 3 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special
Movie · as Self
Rubberhead
Movie · as Self (segment "Absorption")
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Fargo
TV · as Webb Pepper · 4 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Sidekick
Movie · as Sidecar Willy
Mexican Standoff (ft. Key & Peele)
Movie · as Cortez
Rick and Morty
TV · as Second Fourth-Dimensional Being (voice) · 1 ep
Drunk History
TV · as Percy Julian · 1 ep
Wanderlust
Movie · as Rodney
CC:Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo Experience
Movie · as Self - Host
Inside Comedy
TV · 1 ep
Finding Your Roots
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Key & Peele
TV · as Various Characters · 53 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Tan Fu · 1 ep
The Mindy Project
TV · as Nick · 1 ep
'Weird Al' Yankovic: Alpocalypse
Movie · as Gangsta #1
Brain Games
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bob's Burgers
TV · as Horace (voice), Sandy (voice), Salesman (voice), Max (voice), Hotel Security Guard (voice), Fanny (voice), Don (voice) · 1 ep
Workaholics
TV · as Mark · 1 ep
Love Bites
TV · as Eli · 1 ep
Little Fockers
Movie · as EMT
Epic Rap Battles of History
TV · as Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Station
Movie · as Joe
Modern Family
TV · as Derrick · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Chocolate News
TV · 10 eps
Childrens Hospital
TV · as Dr. Brian · 10 eps
Free Radio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Twisted Fortune
Movie · as G-Money
'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy
Movie · as Gangster
American Dad!
TV · as Street thug (voice) · 1 ep
Robot Chicken
TV · as Sebastian / Gwaihir / Eugene (voice) · 1 ep
Reno 911!
TV · as Three-Card Monte Guy · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MADtv
TV · as Various · 83 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep