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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Hendrie | Self | 2024-03-15 |
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IF | Banana (voice) | 2024-05-08 |
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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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Belushi | John Belushi (voice) | 2020-05-16 |
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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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At the Video Store | Self | 2019-10-11 |
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Toy Story 4 | Axel the Carnie (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
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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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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 Great Buster: A Celebration | Self | 2018-10-05 |
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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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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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The BFG | Bloodbottler | 2016-06-01 |
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The Angry Birds Movie | Leonard (voice) | 2016-05-11 |
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Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously | Self | 2016-07-08 |
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Sausage Party | Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice) | 2016-07-11 |
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Finding Dory | Husband Fish (Stan) (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
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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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Inside Out | Fear (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
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Mind Candy | Fear (voice) | 2015-11-03 |
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Trainwreck | Dr. Aaron Conners | 2015-07-17 |
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Accidental Love | Doctor Turnstall | 2015-02-10 |
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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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The Skeleton Twins | Milo Dean | 2014-06-05 |
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22 Jump Street | Culinary School Villain (uncredited) | 2014-06-05 |
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Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2014-01-28 |
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Steve's First Bath | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2014-01-28 |
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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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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her | Stuart | 2014-10-10 |
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They Came Together | Kyle | 2014-06-27 |
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him | Stuart | 2014-10-10 |
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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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Monsters University | Referee / Slug (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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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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Escape from Planet Earth | Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 2013-02-14 |
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Turbo | Guy Gagné (voice) | 2013-07-11 |
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Star Trek Into Darkness | Additional Voices (voice) | 2013-05-05 |
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Here Comes the Night Time | Captain Bill the Astronaut | 2013-09-29 |
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Comedy Central Roast of James Franco | Self | 2013-09-02 |
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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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Men in Black 3 | Andy Warhol | 2012-05-23 |
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6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park | Self | 2011-10-09 |
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Paul | Haggard | 2011-02-14 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 | Vincent Price | 2011-03-13 |
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Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil | Hansel (voice) | 2011-04-29 |
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Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again | Self | 2010-04-15 |
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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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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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Snake 'n' Bacon | (voice) | 2009-05-10 |
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Monkey Mischief | General Custer | 2009-12-01 |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2009-09-17 |
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Year One | Shaman | 2009-06-18 |
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | (archive footage) | 2009-12-17 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Various (archive footage) | 2009-04-18 |
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | George Armstrong Custer | 2009-05-20 |
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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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Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness | Rob Slolom | 2008-08-26 |
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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 | Rob Slolom | 2008-08-09 |
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Purple Violets | Bill - Bookstore Fan | 2007-04-30 |
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The Shooting AKA Dear Sister | Keith | 2007-11-17 |
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Hot Rod | Dave | 2007-08-03 |
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The Brothers Solomon | Recumbent Biker | 2007-09-07 |
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Knocked Up | Brent | 2007-06-01 |
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Superbad | Officer Slater | 2007-08-17 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse | Self | 2006-04-29 |
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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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Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting' | Barnaby G. Price | 2004-08-01 |
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thumping heartbeat | jeremy | |
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Empress of Serenity | ||
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Renaldo and Alexi | Alexi |