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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Downey Wrote That | Self | 2025-10-16 |
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self | 2025-01-27 |
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IF | Banana (voice) | 2024-05-08 |
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Hendrie | Self | 2024-03-15 |
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self - Guest | 2023-04-26 |
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Beau Is Afraid | UPS Guy | 2023-04-14 |
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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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Belushi | John Belushi (voice) | 2020-05-16 |
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Beastie Boys Story | "Crazy Shit" Voice (voice) | 2020-04-24 |
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The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends | Self | 2019-12-10 |
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Noelle | Nick Kringle | 2019-11-12 |
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At the Video Store | Self | 2019-10-11 |
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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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Toy Story 4 | Axel the Carnie (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
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Love, Gilda | Self | 2018-04-18 |
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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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Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show | Self | 2017-10-20 |
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The Power of the Present | Self - Voice of Alpha 5 (2017) | 2017-06-27 |
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Power Rangers | Alpha 5 (voice) | 2017-03-23 |
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Zippy | 2016-06-03 |
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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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Finding Dory | Husband Fish (Stan) (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
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Maggie's Plan | Tony | 2016-04-27 |
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Sausage Party | Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice) | 2016-07-11 |
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Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously | Self | 2016-07-08 |
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Accidental Love | Doctor Turnstall | 2015-02-10 |
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Mind Candy | Fear (voice) | 2015-11-03 |
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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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Beaver Trilogy Part IV | Narrator | 2015-01-23 |
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Trainwreck | Dr. Aaron Conners | 2015-07-17 |
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Inside Out | Fear (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
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Steve's First Bath | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2014-01-28 |
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They Came Together | Kyle | 2014-06-27 |
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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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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | Stuart | 2014-05-14 |
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22 Jump Street | Culinary School Villain (uncredited) | 2014-06-05 |
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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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Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2014-01-28 |
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Turbo | Guy Gagné (voice) | 2013-07-11 |
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Monsters University | Referee / Slug (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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Cinema Six | (uncredited) | 2013-11-19 |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2013-09-26 |
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Here Comes the Night Time | Captain Bill the Astronaut | 2013-09-29 |
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The To Do List | Willy | 2013-07-24 |
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Escape from Planet Earth | Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 2013-02-14 |
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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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Her | Chat Room Friend #2 (voice) | 2013-12-18 |
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Men in Black 3 | Andy Warhol | 2012-05-23 |
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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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Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 | Vincent Price | 2011-03-13 |
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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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Paul | Haggard | 2011-02-14 |
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | The Voice (voice) | 2010-08-12 |
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Freaknik: The Musical | Tad (voice) | 2010-03-05 |
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The Women of SNL | Various (archive footage) | 2010-11-01 |
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Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again | Self | 2010-04-15 |
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Saturday Night | Self | 2010-05-02 |
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | George Armstrong Custer | 2009-05-20 |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2009-09-17 |
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Snake 'n' Bacon | (voice) | 2009-05-10 |
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Monkey Mischief | General Custer | 2009-12-01 |
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Year One | Shaman | 2009-06-18 |
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Adventureland | Bobby | 2009-04-03 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Various (archive footage) | 2009-04-18 |
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Gazelle (voice) | 2009-06-26 |
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | (archive footage) | 2009-12-17 |
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Tropic Thunder | Rob Slolom | 2008-08-09 |
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Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness | Rob Slolom | 2008-08-26 |
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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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The Shooting AKA Dear Sister | Keith | 2007-11-17 |
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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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Hot Rod | Dave | 2007-08-03 |
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Purple Violets | Bill - Bookstore Fan | 2007-04-30 |
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Superbad | Officer Slater | 2007-08-17 |
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You, Me and Dupree | Mark | 2006-07-13 |
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The Pity Card | Eric | 2006-01-19 |
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Doogal | Soldier Sam (voice) | 2006-02-24 |
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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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