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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Downey Wrote That | Self | 2025-10-16 |
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self - SNL Cast Member 2005 - 2013 | 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 (voice) | 2020-04-24 |
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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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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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Noelle | Nick Kringle | 2019-11-12 |
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At the Video Store | Self | 2019-10-11 |
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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 Great Buster: A Celebration | Self | 2018-10-05 |
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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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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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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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Beaver Trilogy Part IV | Narrator | 2015-01-23 |
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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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Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee | Clark Honus | 2015-09-24 |
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Inside Out | Fear (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
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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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Steve's First Bath | Flint Lockwood (voice) | 2014-01-28 |
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | Stuart | 2014-05-14 |
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him | Stuart | 2014-10-10 |
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The Skeleton Twins | Milo Dean | 2014-06-05 |
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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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Her | Chat Room Friend #2 (voice) | 2013-12-18 |
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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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Comedy Central Roast of James Franco | Self | 2013-09-02 |
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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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Clear History | Rags | 2013-08-10 |
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Star Trek Into Darkness | Additional Voices (voice) | 2013-05-05 |
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Cinema Six | (uncredited) | 2013-11-19 |
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Here Comes the Night Time | Captain Bill the Astronaut | 2013-09-29 |
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Monsters University | Referee / Slug (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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Blackout | Birdman | 2013-03-01 |
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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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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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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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Paul | Haggard | 2011-02-14 |
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6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park | Self | 2011-10-09 |
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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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Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again | Self | 2010-04-15 |
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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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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Various (archive footage) | 2009-04-18 |
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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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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | (archive footage) | 2009-12-17 |
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Snake 'n' Bacon | (voice) | 2009-05-10 |
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | George Armstrong Custer | 2009-05-20 |
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Year One | Shaman | 2009-06-18 |
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Monkey Mischief | General Custer | 2009-12-01 |
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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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The Shooting AKA Dear Sister | Keith | 2007-11-17 |
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Knocked Up | Brent | 2007-06-01 |
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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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The Brothers Solomon | Recumbent Biker | 2007-09-07 |
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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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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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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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They Know | Kyle | |
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