1978-06-07 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
William Thomas Hader Jr. (born June 7, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the creator, producer, writer, director, and star of the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), 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 You, Me and Dupree (2006), Hot Rod (2007), Superbad (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, (2009), Paul (2011), This Is 40 (2012), and 22 Jump Street (2014), as well as leading roles in The Skeleton Twins (2014), Trainwreck (2015), and as an adult Richie Tozier in It Chapter Two (2019). He also is known for his extensive work in voice-over, portraying both leading and supporting characters in films such as the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise (2009–2013), Turbo (2013), Inside Out (2015), The BFG (2016), Power Rangers (2017), Toy Story 4 (2019) and Lightyear (2022).
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The Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat (voice) | 2026-11-05 |
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self | 2025-01-27 |
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Downey Wrote That | Self | 2025-10-16 |
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IF | Banana (voice) | 2024-05-08 |
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Hendrie | Self | 2024-03-15 |
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Beau Is Afraid | UPS Guy | 2023-04-14 |
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self - Guest | 2023-04-26 |
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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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Beastie Boys Story | "Crazy Shit" Voice (voice) | 2020-04-24 |
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Belushi | John Belushi (voice) | 2020-05-16 |
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At the Video Store | Self | 2019-10-11 |
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Noelle | Nick Kringle | 2019-11-12 |
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Toy Story 4 | Axel the Carnie (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
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It Chapter Two | Richie Tozier | 2019-09-04 |
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The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Leonard (voice) | 2019-08-02 |
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The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends | Self | 2019-12-10 |
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Ralph Breaks the Internet | J.P. Spamley (voice) (uncredited) | 2018-11-20 |
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The Great Buster: A Celebration | Self | 2018-10-05 |
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Love, Gilda | Self | 2018-04-18 |
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Power Rangers | Alpha 5 (voice) | 2017-03-23 |
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The Power of the Present | Self - Voice of Alpha 5 (2017) | 2017-06-27 |
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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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Maggie's Plan | Tony | 2016-04-27 |
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The Angry Birds Movie | Leonard (voice) | 2016-05-11 |
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Sausage Party | Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice) | 2016-07-11 |
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Zippy | 2016-06-03 |
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Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously | Self | 2016-07-08 |
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The BFG | Bloodbottler | 2016-06-01 |
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Accidental Love | Doctor Turnstall | 2015-02-10 |
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Trainwreck | Dr. Aaron Conners | 2015-07-17 |
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Mind Candy | Fear (voice) | 2015-11-03 |
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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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Riley's First Date? | Fear / Jordan's Joy (voice) | 2015-11-03 |
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Inside Out | Fear (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
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The Skeleton Twins | Milo Dean | 2014-06-05 |
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Clear History | Rags | 2014-05-02 |
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They Came Together | Kyle | 2014-06-27 |
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Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2014-01-28 |
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | Stuart | 2014-05-14 |
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Steve's First Bath | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2014-01-28 |
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him | Stuart | 2014-10-10 |
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her | Stuart | 2014-10-10 |
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22 Jump Street | Culinary School Villain (uncredited) | 2014-06-05 |
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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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Turbo | Guy Gagné (voice) | 2013-07-11 |
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Here Comes the Night Time | Captain Bill the Astronaut | 2013-09-29 |
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Cinema Six | (uncredited) | 2013-11-19 |
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The To Do List | Willy | 2013-07-24 |
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Monsters University | Referee / Slug (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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Star Trek Into Darkness | Additional Voices (voice) | 2013-05-05 |
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Comedy Central Roast of James Franco | Self | 2013-09-02 |
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Escape from Planet Earth | Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 2013-02-14 |
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Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable | Self - Host | 2012-09-27 |
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This Is 40 | Desi's Store Pickup (uncredited) | 2012-12-20 |
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The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | 2012-03-04 |
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Men in Black 3 | Andy Warhol | 2012-05-23 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 | Vincent Price | 2011-03-13 |
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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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Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil | Hansel (voice) | 2011-04-29 |
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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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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | The Voice (voice) | 2010-08-12 |
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | (archive footage) | 2009-12-17 |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2009-09-17 |
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Gazelle (voice) | 2009-06-26 |
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Monkey Mischief | General Custer | 2009-12-01 |
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Adventureland | Bobby | 2009-04-03 |
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Snake 'n' Bacon | (voice) | 2009-05-10 |
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | George Armstrong Custer | 2009-05-20 |
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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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Tropic Thunder | Rob Slolom | 2008-08-09 |
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Pineapple Express | Private Miller | 2008-08-06 |
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Brian Bretter | 2008-04-17 |
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Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness | Rob Slolom | 2008-08-26 |
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The Brothers Solomon | Recumbent Biker | 2007-09-07 |
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Hot Rod | Dave | 2007-08-03 |
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Purple Violets | Bill - Bookstore Fan | 2007-04-30 |
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Knocked Up | Brent | 2007-06-01 |
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Superbad | Officer Slater | 2007-08-17 |
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The Shooting AKA Dear Sister | Keith | 2007-11-17 |
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You, Me and Dupree | Mark | 2006-07-13 |
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Doogal | Soldier Sam (voice) | 2006-02-24 |
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The Pity Card | Eric | 2006-01-19 |
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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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Empress of Serenity |