Zach Galifianakis

Zach Galifianakis

Known for
Acting
Born
October 1, 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA

Biography

Zachary Knight Galifianakis (born October 1, 1969) is an American actor and comedian. He appeared in a Comedy Central Presents special and presented his own talk show, Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, which earned critical acclaim. He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2017. Galifianakis has starred in films including The Hangover trilogy (2009–2013), Due Date (2010), It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), The Campaign (2012), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and Masterminds (2016). He has also voiced characters in animated films such as Puss in Boots (2011), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Missing Link (2019), Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) and The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022).

Known For

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Filmography

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Hey Bear poster

Hey Bear

Movie · as Putt

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Very Young Frankenstein

Very Young Frankenstein

TV · 1 ep

2026
The Gallerist poster

The Gallerist

Movie · as Dalton Hardberry

2026
Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story poster

Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story

Movie · as Self

2026
The Audacity poster

The Audacity

TV · as Carl Bardolph · 8 eps

2026
This Is a Gardening Show poster

This Is a Gardening Show

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2025
Lilo & Stitch poster

Lilo & Stitch

Movie · as Jumba

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Movie · as Self

2024
Thelma the Unicorn poster

Thelma the Unicorn

Movie · as Crusty Trucker (voice)

2024
Winner poster

Winner

Movie · as Ronald Winner

2023
The Beanie Bubble poster

The Beanie Bubble

Movie · as Ty

2022
The Bob's Burgers Movie poster

The Bob's Burgers Movie

Movie · as Felix Fischoeder (voice)

2021
Ron's Gone Wrong poster

Ron's Gone Wrong

Movie · as Ron (voice)

2021
Only Murders in the Building poster

Only Murders in the Building

TV · as Zach Galifianakis · 7 eps

2020
The Sunlit Night poster

The Sunlit Night

Movie · as Haldor

2020
Joker: Put on a Happy Face poster

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

Movie · as Self

2020
Dicktown poster

Dicktown

TV · as Charlie · 1 ep

2019
Missing Link poster

Missing Link

Movie · as Mr. Susan Link (voice)

2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie poster

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Movie · as Zach Galifianakis

2018
A Wrinkle in Time poster

A Wrinkle in Time

Movie · as The Happy Medium

2018
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy poster

A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy

Movie · as Self

2018
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman poster

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Tulip Fever poster

Tulip Fever

Movie · as Gerrit

2017
The Lego Batman Movie poster

The Lego Batman Movie

Movie · as Joker (voice)

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 Joker (voice)

2017
The Gong Show poster

The Gong Show

TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep

2017
Big Mouth poster

Big Mouth

TV · as Gratitoad (voice) · 1 ep

2016
Masterminds poster

Masterminds

Movie · as David Ghantt

2016
Keeping Up with the Joneses poster

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Movie · as Jeff Gaffney

2016
Queen Mimi poster

Queen Mimi

Movie · as Self

2016
Baskets poster

Baskets

TV · as Chip Baskets / Dale Baskets · 40 eps

2016
America Divided poster

America Divided

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2016
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ poster

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

TV · as The Bloodhound · 1 ep

2015
Tig poster

Tig

Movie · as Self

2015
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) poster

Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)

Movie · as Self

2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) poster

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Movie · as Jake

2014
Muppets Most Wanted poster

Muppets Most Wanted

Movie · as Hobo Joe

2014
Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor poster

Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor

Movie · as Self - Coach

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories poster

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

TV · as Zach · 1 ep

2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Justin Bieber's Believe poster

Justin Bieber's Believe

Movie · as Self

2013
The Hangover Part III poster

The Hangover Part III

Movie · as Alan Garner

2013
Are You Here poster

Are You Here

Movie · as Ben Baker

2013
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective poster

Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective

Movie · as Self

2013
Here Comes the Night Time poster

Here Comes the Night Time

Movie · as Captain Zach the Astronaut

2013
Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! poster

Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!

TV · as Himself · 12 eps

2012
The Campaign poster

The Campaign

Movie · as Marty Huggins

2012
Mansome poster

Mansome

Movie · as Self

2012
The Bitter Buddha poster

The Bitter Buddha

Movie · as Self

2012
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie poster

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Movie · as Jim Joe Kelly

2012
Smile poster

Smile

Movie

2012
Inside Comedy poster

Inside Comedy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang!

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee poster

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! poster

Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2011
The Hangover Part II poster

The Hangover Part II

Movie · as Alan Garner

2011
The Muppets poster

The Muppets

Movie · as Hobo Joe

2011
Puss in Boots poster

Puss in Boots

Movie · as Humpty Alexander Dumpty (voice)

2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

Movie

2011
Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers

TV · as Felix Fischoeder (voice), Chet (voice), Felix (voice) · 2 eps

2010
Operation: Endgame poster

Operation: Endgame

Movie · as Hermit

2010
Due Date poster

Due Date

Movie · as Ethan Tremblay

2010
It's Kind of a Funny Story poster

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Movie · as Bobby

2010
Dinner for Schmucks poster

Dinner for Schmucks

Movie · as Therman

2010
Fantasia in Best Show Minor

Fantasia in Best Show Minor

Movie

2010
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special poster

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special

Movie · as Tairy Greene

2010
Just 3 Boyz poster

Just 3 Boyz

Movie · as Zach

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2009
Up in the Air poster

Up in the Air

Movie · as Steve

2009
Youth in Revolt poster

Youth in Revolt

Movie · as Jerry

2009
The Hangover poster

The Hangover

Movie · as Alan Garner

2009
Little Fish, Strange Pond poster

Little Fish, Strange Pond

Movie · as Bucky

2009
G-Force poster

G-Force

Movie · as Ben

2009
Bored to Death poster

Bored to Death

TV · as Ray Hueston · 24 eps

2008
Visioneers poster

Visioneers

Movie · as George

2008
What Happens in Vegas poster

What Happens in Vegas

Movie · as Dave the Bear

2008
Gigantic poster

Gigantic

Movie · as Homeless Man

2008
Largo poster

Largo

Movie · as Self

2008
A Vodka Movie poster

A Vodka Movie

Movie · as Zach

2008
David's Situation

David's Situation

Movie · as Self

2008
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis poster

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

TV · as Self - Host · 21 eps

2007
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour poster

The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour

Movie · as Self

2007
Super High Me poster

Super High Me

Movie · as Self

2007
Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion poster

Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion

Movie · as Himself / Seth Galifianakis

2007
Into the Wild poster

Into the Wild

Movie · as Kevin

2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! poster

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

TV · as Tairy Greene, Tairy Greene as The Snuggler · 5 eps

2007
Tim and Eric Nite Live! poster

Tim and Eric Nite Live!

TV · as Richard Dunn · 1 ep

2007
The Sarah Silverman Program poster

The Sarah Silverman Program

TV · as Fred Blorth · 1 ep

2006
The Pity Card poster

The Pity Card

Movie · as Zach

2006
Dog Bites Man poster

Dog Bites Man

TV · as Alan Finger · 10 eps

2005
The Comedians of Comedy poster

The Comedians of Comedy

Movie · as Self

2005
Zach Galifianakis: Look Who it Isn't poster

Zach Galifianakis: Look Who it Isn't

Movie · as Self

2005
Fiona Apple: Extraordinary Machine

Fiona Apple: Extraordinary Machine

Movie · as Himself

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Heavyset Man and Norman (voice), Juror (voice) · 1 ep

2005
Wonder Showzen poster

Wonder Showzen

TV · 1 ep

2005
Too Late with Adam Carolla poster

Too Late with Adam Carolla

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Comedians of Comedy poster

Comedians of Comedy

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2004
Zach and Avery of Fergus

Zach and Avery of Fergus

Movie · as Homeless Man

2004
Last Laugh '04 poster

Last Laugh '04

Movie · as Jesus

2004
Tom Goes to the Mayor poster

Tom Goes to the Mayor

TV · as Dr. Vickerson (voice) · 2 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 6 eps

2003
Reno 911! poster

Reno 911!

TV · as Frisbee · 4 eps

2003
Tru Calling poster

Tru Calling

TV · as Davis · 26 eps

2003
Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2002
Below poster

Below

Movie · as Weird Wally

2002
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 poster

Stella Shorts 1998-2002

Movie · as Santa

2002
Late World with Zach poster

Late World with Zach

TV · as Himself · 35 eps

2001
Heartbreakers poster

Heartbreakers

Movie · as Bill

2001
Bubble Boy poster

Bubble Boy

Movie · as Bus Stop Man

2001
Out Cold poster

Out Cold

Movie · as Luke

2001
Corky Romano poster

Corky Romano

Movie · as Computer Hacker Dexter

2001
Next Caller

Next Caller

TV · 2 eps

2001
Next! poster

Next!

TV · 2 eps

1999
Flushed poster

Flushed

Movie · as Pathetic Guy

1998
Comedy Central Presents poster

Comedy Central Presents

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1996
Boston Common poster

Boston Common

TV · as Bobby · 5 eps

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Comedy Guest, Self - Guest · 2 eps

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Lucas Bortner (voice) · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 3 eps