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) | 2026-02-25 |
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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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Belushi | John Belushi (voice) | 2020-10-14 |
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Celebrity Escape Room | Self | 2020-05-21 |
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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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Noelle | Nick Kringle | 2019-11-12 |
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It Chapter Two | Richie Tozier | 2019-09-04 |
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The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends | Self | 2019-12-10 |
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The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Leonard (voice) | 2019-08-02 |
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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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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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The BFG | Bloodbottler | 2016-06-01 |
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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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Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously | Self | 2016-07-08 |
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The Angry Birds Movie | Leonard (voice) | 2016-05-11 |
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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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Inside Out | Fear (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
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Trainwreck | Dr. Aaron Conners | 2015-07-17 |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens | BB-8 (voice) | 2015-12-15 |
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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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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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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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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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They Came Together | Kyle | 2014-06-27 |
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Monsters University | Referee / Slug (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2013-09-26 |
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Turbo | Guy Gagné (voice) | 2013-07-11 |
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The To Do List | Willy | 2013-07-24 |
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Star Trek Into Darkness | Additional Voices (voice) | 2013-05-05 |
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Her | Chat Room Friend #2 (voice) | 2013-12-18 |
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Cinema Six | (uncredited) | 2013-11-19 |
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Escape from Planet Earth | Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 2013-02-14 |
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Comedy Central Roast of James Franco | Self | 2013-09-02 |
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Here Comes the Night Time | Captain Bill the Astronaut | 2013-09-29 |
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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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Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable | Self - Host | 2012-09-27 |
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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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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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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | The Voice (voice) | 2010-08-12 |
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The Women of SNL | Various (archive footage) | 2010-11-01 |
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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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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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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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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Various (archive footage) | 2009-04-18 |
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | (archive footage) | 2009-12-17 |
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Year One | Shaman | 2009-06-18 |
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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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Tropic Thunder | Rob Slolom | 2008-08-09 |
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The Shooting | Keith | 2007-11-17 |
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The Brothers Solomon | Recumbent Biker | 2007-09-07 |
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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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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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Collateral Damage | Pilot (deleted scene) | 2002-02-06 |
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Acting Class | John Smith | |
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