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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Lorne | Self | 2026-04-17 |
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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 - SNL Cast Member 2005 - 2013 | 2025-01-27 |
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Downey Wrote That | Self | 2025-10-16 |
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SNL50: The Anniversary Special | Self / Stefon (archive footage) | 2025-02-16 |
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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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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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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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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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It Chapter Two | Richie Tozier | 2019-09-04 |
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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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Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show | Self | 2017-10-20 |
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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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Sausage Party | Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice) | 2016-07-11 |
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Globesman | Pete Reynolds | 2016-10-05 |
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Mr.Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid | Jerry Wallach | 2016-10-26 |
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The BFG | Bloodbottler | 2016-06-01 |
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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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Location is Everything | Parker Gail | 2016-09-28 |
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Zippy | 2016-06-03 |
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Final Transmission | Marky | 2016-10-12 |
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Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously | Self | 2016-07-08 |
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Finding Dory | Husband Fish (Stan) (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
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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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Sandy Passage | Vivienne 'Little Vivvy' Van Kimpton | 2015-08-20 |
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Accidental Love | Doctor Turnstall | 2015-02-10 |
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Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee | Clark Honus | 2015-09-24 |
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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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Inside Out | Fear (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him | 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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The Skeleton Twins | Milo Dean | 2014-06-05 |
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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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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 Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her | Stuart | 2014-10-10 |
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Clear History | Rags | 2013-08-10 |
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The To Do List | Willy | 2013-07-24 |
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Cinema Six | (uncredited) | 2013-11-19 |
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Blackout | Birdman | 2013-03-01 |
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Monsters University | Referee / Slug (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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Here Comes the Night Time | Captain Bill the Astronaut | 2013-09-29 |
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Star Trek Into Darkness | Additional Voices (voice) | 2013-05-05 |
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Turbo | Guy Gagné (voice) | 2013-07-11 |
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Her | Chat Room Friend #2 (voice) | 2013-12-18 |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2013-09-26 |
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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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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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This Is 40 | Desi's Store Pickup (uncredited) | 2012-12-20 |
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Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable | Self - Host | 2012-09-27 |
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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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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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The Women of SNL | Various (archive footage) | 2010-11-01 |
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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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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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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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Snake 'n' Bacon | (voice) | 2009-05-10 |
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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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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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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Gazelle (voice) | 2009-06-26 |
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | George Armstrong Custer | 2009-05-20 |
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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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Pineapple Express | Private Miller | 2008-08-06 |
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Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness | Rob Slolom | 2008-08-26 |
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Knocked Up | Brent | 2007-06-01 |
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Superbad | Officer Slater | 2007-08-17 |
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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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The Brothers Solomon | Recumbent Biker | 2007-09-07 |
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Hot Rod | Dave | 2007-08-03 |
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Laser Cats! | Nitro / Self | 2006-04-15 |
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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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You, Me and Dupree | Mark | 2006-07-13 |
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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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They Know | Kyle | |
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Empress of Serenity |