Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams

Known for
Acting
Born
April 5, 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Biography

Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer and entrepreneur. With close friend Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo The Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he has produced songs for various recording artists. He has won 13 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (one as a member of The Neptunes). He is also a two-time Academy Award nominee: in 2014 for Best Original Song, for "Happy" (from Despicable Me 2); and in 2017 for Best Picture, as a producer of Hidden Figures.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Beat Makerz - The Documentary

Beat Makerz - The Documentary

Movie · as Self

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Oakenfold 24/7 poster

Oakenfold 24/7

Movie · as Self

2026
Spark Into a Flame poster

Spark Into a Flame

Movie · as Self

2025
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert poster

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

Movie · as Self

2025
Grace for the World poster

Grace for the World

Movie · as Self

2025
In Whose Name? poster

In Whose Name?

Movie · as Self

2025
Quincy Jones, Music Man poster

Quincy Jones, Music Man

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2024
Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2024 : Le concert événement poster

Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2024 : Le concert événement

Movie · as Self - Guest

2024
Piece by Piece poster

Piece by Piece

Movie · as Pharrell Williams (voice)

2024
Saint-Denis le pré-show poster

Saint-Denis le pré-show

Movie

2024
Karl Lagerfeld : Révélation poster

Karl Lagerfeld : Révélation

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2023
Movie Themes at the BBC poster

Movie Themes at the BBC

Movie · as Self

2023
Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2023 : Le concert événement poster

Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2023 : Le concert événement

Movie · as Self - Guest

2022
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy poster

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 2 eps

2021
A Man Named Scott poster

A Man Named Scott

Movie · as Self

2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Movie · as Self

2021
Sing 2 poster

Sing 2

Movie · as Alfonso (voice)

2021
Ezinma

Ezinma

Movie · as Self

2021
Woman in Motion poster

Woman in Motion

Movie · as Self

2021
Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl poster

Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
From Cradle to Stage poster

From Cradle to Stage

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary) poster

500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
One World: Together at Home poster

One World: Together at Home

Movie · as Self

2020
Colette, Mon Amour poster

Colette, Mon Amour

Movie · as Self

2020
Black Is King poster

Black Is King

Movie

2020
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 poster

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

Movie · as Self

2020
Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels poster

Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels

Movie · as Self

2020
Hydration

Hydration

Movie · as Self

2020
Voices of Fire poster

Voices of Fire

TV · 6 eps

2019
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift poster

Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift

Movie · as Self

2019
The Apollo poster

The Apollo

Movie · as Self

2019
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé poster

HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

Movie · as Self

2019
The Price of Protest poster

The Price of Protest

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2019
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement poster

Activate: The Global Citizen Movement

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
The Grinch poster

The Grinch

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2018
The Shop poster

The Shop

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries poster

Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville poster

Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

Movie · as Self

2017
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary poster

Cherry Bomb: The Documentary

Movie · as Self

2017
Jeff Koons poster

Jeff Koons

Movie · as Self

2017
One Love Manchester poster

One Love Manchester

Movie · as Self

2017
The Defiant Ones poster

The Defiant Ones

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall poster

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Movie · as Self

2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping poster

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Movie · as Pharrell Williams

2016
Skepta: Greatness Only poster

Skepta: Greatness Only

Movie

2016
North Sea Jazz Highlights poster

North Sea Jazz Highlights

Movie · as Self - Cantante

2016
Pharrell Williams: Happy Go Lucky poster

Pharrell Williams: Happy Go Lucky

Movie

2016
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens poster

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

Movie

2016
Hip Hop Evolution poster

Hip Hop Evolution

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Discovering Fashion poster

Discovering Fashion

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2015
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute poster

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute

Movie · as Self

2015
Pitch Perfect 2 poster

Pitch Perfect 2

Movie · as Self/The Voice Judge

2015
Entourage poster

Entourage

Movie · as Pharrell Williams

2015
Daft Punk Unchained poster

Daft Punk Unchained

Movie · as Self

2015
Fresh Dressed poster

Fresh Dressed

Movie · as Self

2015
Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker poster

Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker

Movie · as Self

2015
Les Fous du Funk poster

Les Fous du Funk

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Taraji's White Hot Holidays poster

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Nas: Time Is Illmatic poster

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

Movie · as Self

2014
Pharrell Williams: iTunes Festival poster

Pharrell Williams: iTunes Festival

Movie · as Self

2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles poster

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

Movie · as Self

2014
Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo

Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo

Movie · as self

2014
BEYONCÉ poster

BEYONCÉ

Movie · as Self

2014
Wolf: The Documentary poster

Wolf: The Documentary

Movie · as Self

2014
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2 poster

The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Movie · as Self

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
24 Hours of Happy poster

24 Hours of Happy

Movie · as self

2013
Radio Disney Music Awards poster

Radio Disney Music Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators poster

Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Finding Your Roots poster

Finding Your Roots

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest poster

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

Movie · as Self

2011
Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call

Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call

Movie · as Self

2011
The Voice poster

The Voice

TV · as Self - Coach · 111 eps

2011
ITV Exposure poster

ITV Exposure

TV · 1 ep

2010
Where Is the Money George? poster

Where Is the Money George?

Movie · as A Cop

2010
Get Him to the Greek poster

Get Him to the Greek

Movie · as Self

2009
C à vous poster

C à vous

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon poster

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2008
Playboy: Celebrity Photographers 2 poster

Playboy: Celebrity Photographers 2

Movie

2008
90210 poster

90210

TV · as Pharrell · 1 ep

2007
Concert for Diana poster

Concert for Diana

Movie · as Self

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2006
Team Ice Cream Vol. 1 poster

Team Ice Cream Vol. 1

Movie · as Self

2005
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] poster

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

Movie · as Self (segment "Through the Wire")

2005
Seamless poster

Seamless

Movie · as Self

2005
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out poster

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

TV · 1 ep

2005
The Friday Night Project poster

The Friday Night Project

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
The Ecology of Love poster

The Ecology of Love

Movie · as Andre

2004
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative poster

Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative

Movie · as Self

2004
Maxim: Hot Clips 2 poster

Maxim: Hot Clips 2

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
Michael Jackson: The One poster

Michael Jackson: The One

Movie · as Self

2004
SMACK: Platinum Edition poster

SMACK: Platinum Edition

Movie · as Self

2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop poster

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2003
Michael Jackson: Number Ones poster

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
The Neptunes: The Eighth Planet poster

The Neptunes: The Eighth Planet

Movie · as Self

2003
Dude...We're Going to Rio poster

Dude...We're Going to Rio

Movie · as Pharrell

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest/Musical Guest · 3 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 3 eps

2003
Viva La Bam poster

Viva La Bam

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown poster

VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Pepsi Smash

Pepsi Smash

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged poster

Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged

Movie · as Self

1999
The Early Show poster

The Early Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
MTV Europe Music Awards poster

MTV Europe Music Awards

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Pharrell Williams (voice) · 1 ep

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited) · 1 ep

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self · 1 ep