1978-06-07 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
William Thomas Hader Jr. (born June 7, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director. He is the creator, producer, writer, occasional director, and star of the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–present), for which he has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards, winning two. Hader's initial success was for his eight-year stint (2005–2013) as a cast member on the long-running NBC variety series Saturday Night Live, for which he received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Peabody Award. He became known for his impressions and especially for his work on the Weekend Update segments, in which he played Stefon Meyers, a flamboyant New York tour guide who recommends unusual nightclubs and parties with bizarre characters with unusual tastes. He is also the star and producer of the IFC mockumentary comedy series Documentary Now! (2015–present) which he co-created along with Fred Armisen and Seth Meyers. Hader has had supporting roles in the films Hot Rod (2007), Superbad (2007), Tropic Thunder (2008), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Adventureland (both 2009), Paul (2011), and Men in Black 3 (2012), as well as leading roles in The Skeleton Twins (2014), Trainwreck (2015), and as an adult Richie Tozier in It Chapter Two (2019). He has also voiced leading and supporting characters in animated films such as the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise (2009–2013), Turbo (2013), Monsters University (2013), Inside Out (2015), Finding Dory (2016), The Angry Birds Movie (2016) and its sequel (2019), Sausage Party (2016), Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) and The Addams Family 2 (2021).
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Lightyear | Featheringhamstan (voice) | 2022-06-15 |
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The Addams Family 2 | Cyrus Strange (voice) | 2021-10-01 |
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Celebrity Escape Room | Self | 2020-05-21 |
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Noelle | Nick Kringle | 2020-11-20 |
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Belushi | John Belushi (voice) | 2020-10-14 |
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It Chapter Two | Richie Tozier | 2019-09-04 |
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Toy Story 4 | Axel the Carnie (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
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At the Video Store | Self | 2019-10-11 |
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The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Leonard (voice) | 2019-08-02 |
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The Summers of IT: Chapter One | Self | 2019-12-10 |
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The Summers of IT: Chapter Two | Self | 2019-12-10 |
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HBO’s Barry: A conversation with Bill Hader and John Mulaney | Self | 2019-05-12 |
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The Great Buster: A Celebration | Self | 2018-10-05 |
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Ralph Breaks the Internet | J.P. Spamley (uncredited voice) | 2018-11-20 |
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Love, Gilda | Self | 2018-04-18 |
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David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Himself | 2017-10-22 |
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The Power of the Present | 2017-06-27 | |
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Power Rangers | Alpha 5 (voice) | 2017-03-23 |
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Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show | Self | 2017-10-20 |
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Finding Dory | Husband Fish (Stan) (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
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Sausage Party | Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice) | 2016-07-11 |
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The BFG | Bloodbottler | 2016-06-01 |
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The Angry Birds Movie | Leonard (voice) | 2016-05-11 |
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Zippy | 2016-06-03 |
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Maggie's Plan | Tony | 2016-04-27 |
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Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Self | 2016-10-28 |
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Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously | Self | 2016-07-08 |
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Riley's First Date? | Fear / Jordan's Joy (voice) | 2015-11-03 |
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Accidental Love | Doctor Turnstall | 2015-02-10 |
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Trainwreck | Aaron Conners | 2015-07-17 |
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Inside Out | Fear (voice) | 2015-06-09 |
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Beaver Trilogy Part IV | Narrator | 2015-01-23 |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens | BB-8 (voice) | 2015-12-15 |
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Mind Candy | Fear (voice) | 2015-11-03 |
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Steve's First Bath | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2014-01-28 |
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | Stuart | 2014-05-14 |
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her | Stuart | 2014-10-10 |
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him | Stuart | 2014-10-10 |
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Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2014-01-28 |
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They Came Together | Kyle | 2014-06-27 |
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22 Jump Street | Culinary School Villain (uncredited) | 2014-06-05 |
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The Skeleton Twins | Milo Dean | 2014-06-05 |
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Comedy Central Roast of James Franco | Self | 2013-09-02 |
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Clear History | Rags | 2013-08-10 |
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Turbo | Guy Gagné (voice) | 2013-07-11 |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2013-09-26 |
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Her | Chat Room Friend #2 (voice) | 2013-12-18 |
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Star Trek Into Darkness | Additional Voices (voice) | 2013-05-05 |
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Monsters University | Referee (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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The To Do List | Willy Mclean | 2013-07-24 |
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Here Comes the Night Time | Captain Bill the Astronaut | 2013-09-29 |
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Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable | Self - Host | 2012-09-27 |
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The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | 2012-03-04 |
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This Is 40 | Desi's Store Pickup (uncredited) | 2012-12-20 |
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Escape from Planet Earth | Announcer (Voice) (uncredited) | 2012-12-27 |
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Men in Black 3 | Andy Warhol | 2012-05-23 |
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Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil | Hansel (voice) | 2011-04-29 |
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Paul | Haggard | 2011-02-14 |
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6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park | Self | 2011-10-09 |
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Saturday Night Live Backstage | Self / Stefon | 2011-02-20 |
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | The Voice (voice) | 2010-08-12 |
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Saturday Night | Self | 2010-05-02 |
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The Women of SNL | Various (archive footage) | 2010-11-01 |
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Freaknik: The Musical | Tad (voice) | 2010-03-05 |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Flint Lockwood / FLDSMDFR (voice) | 2009-09-17 |
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Adventureland | Bobby | 2009-04-03 |
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Gazelle (voice) | 2009-06-26 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Various (archive footage) | 2009-04-18 |
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Year One | Shaman | 2009-06-18 |
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | George Armstrong Custer | 2009-05-20 |
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Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness | Rob Slolom | 2008-08-26 |
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Tropic Thunder | Rob Slolom | 2008-08-09 |
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Brian Bretter | 2008-04-17 |
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Pineapple Express | Private Miller | 2008-08-06 |
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Superbad | Officer Slater | 2007-03-20 |
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Purple Violets | Bill - Bookstore Fan | 2007-04-30 |
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Hot Rod | Dave | 2007-08-03 |
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Knocked Up | Brent | 2007-06-01 |
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The Brothers Solomon | Recumbent Biker | 2007-09-07 |
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Doogal | Soldier Sam (voice) | 2006-02-24 |
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You, Me and Dupree | Mark | 2006-07-13 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse | Self | 2006-04-29 |
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Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting' | Barnaby G. Price | 2004-08-01 |
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Collateral Damage | Pilot (deleted scene) | 2002-02-06 |
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WWE Talk: Live Event Premiere '06-07' | The Driver (uncredited) | 1976-07-04 |
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