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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Lorne | Self | 2026-04-17 |
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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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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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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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Noelle | Nick Kringle | 2019-11-12 |
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At the Video Store | Self | 2019-10-11 |
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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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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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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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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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Maggie's Plan | Tony | 2016-04-27 |
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The Angry Birds Movie | Leonard (voice) | 2016-05-11 |
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The BFG | Bloodbottler | 2016-06-01 |
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Zippy | 2016-06-03 |
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Finding Dory | Husband Fish (Stan) (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
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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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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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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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Inside Out | Fear (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
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They Came Together | Kyle | 2014-06-27 |
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22 Jump Street | Culinary School Villain (uncredited) | 2014-06-05 |
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | Stuart | 2014-05-14 |
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Steve's First Bath | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2014-01-28 |
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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: Her | Stuart | 2014-10-10 |
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The To Do List | Willy | 2013-07-24 |
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Clear History | Rags | 2013-08-10 |
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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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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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Blackout | Birdman | 2013-03-01 |
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Cinema Six | (uncredited) | 2013-11-19 |
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Comedy Central Roast of James Franco | Self | 2013-09-02 |
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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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Escape from Planet Earth | Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 2013-02-14 |
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The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | 2012-03-04 |
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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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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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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 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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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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Saturday Night | Self | 2010-05-02 |
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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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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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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | (archive footage) | 2009-12-17 |
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Monkey Mischief | General Custer | 2009-12-01 |
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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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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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Tropic Thunder | Rob Slolom | 2008-08-09 |
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Pineapple Express | Private Miller | 2008-08-06 |
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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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Doogal | Soldier Sam (voice) | 2006-02-24 |
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The Pity Card | Eric | 2006-01-19 |
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You, Me and Dupree | Mark | 2006-07-13 |
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Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting' | Barnaby G. Price | 2004-08-01 |
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Empress of Serenity | ||
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They Know | Kyle |
