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) | 2026-02-26 |
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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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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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Beastie Boys Story | "Crazy Shit" Voice | 2020-04-24 |
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Celebrity Escape Room | Self | 2020-05-21 |
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Belushi | John Belushi (voice) | 2020-10-14 |
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The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Leonard (voice) | 2019-08-02 |
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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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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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The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends | Self | 2019-12-10 |
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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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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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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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Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously | Self | 2016-07-08 |
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Maggie's Plan | Tony | 2016-04-27 |
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Zippy | 2016-06-03 |
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The Angry Birds Movie | Leonard (voice) | 2016-05-11 |
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Inside Out | Fear (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
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Beaver Trilogy Part IV | Narrator | 2015-01-23 |
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Riley's First Date? | Fear / Jordan's Joy (voice) | 2015-11-03 |
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Mind Candy | Fear (voice) | 2015-11-03 |
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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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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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Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2014-01-28 |
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her | Stuart | 2014-10-10 |
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The Skeleton Twins | Milo Dean | 2014-06-05 |
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him | Stuart | 2014-10-10 |
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22 Jump Street | Culinary School Villain (uncredited) | 2014-06-05 |
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They Came Together | Kyle | 2014-06-27 |
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Here Comes the Night Time | Captain Bill the Astronaut | 2013-09-29 |
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Escape from Planet Earth | Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 2013-02-14 |
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The To Do List | Willy | 2013-07-24 |
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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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Comedy Central Roast of James Franco | Self | 2013-09-02 |
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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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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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Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil | Hansel (voice) | 2011-04-29 |
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6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park | Self | 2011-10-09 |
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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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Adventureland | Bobby | 2009-04-03 |
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | George Armstrong Custer | 2009-05-20 |
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | 2009-12-17 | |
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Year One | Shaman | 2009-06-18 |
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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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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2009-09-17 |
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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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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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Hot Rod | Dave | 2007-08-03 |
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Purple Violets | Bill - Bookstore Fan | 2007-04-30 |
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The Brothers Solomon | Recumbent Biker | 2007-09-07 |
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The Shooting AKA Dear Sister | Keith | 2007-04-14 |
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The Shooting | Keith | 2007-11-17 |
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Knocked Up | Brent | 2007-06-01 |
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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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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse | Self | 2006-04-29 |
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Doogal | Soldier Sam (voice) | 2006-02-24 |
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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 |