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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Hendrie | Self | 2024-03-15 |
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IF | Banana (voice) | 2024-05-08 |
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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) | 2020-10-14 |
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Celebrity Escape Room | Self | 2020-05-21 |
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Beastie Boys Story | "Crazy Shit" Voice | 2020-04-24 |
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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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The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Leonard (voice) | 2019-08-02 |
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The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends | Self | 2019-12-10 |
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Toy Story 4 | Axel the Carnie (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
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Ralph Breaks the Internet | J.P. Spamley (voice) (uncredited) | 2018-11-20 |
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Love, Gilda | Self | 2018-04-18 |
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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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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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The Angry Birds Movie | Leonard (voice) | 2016-05-11 |
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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 BFG | Bloodbottler | 2016-06-01 |
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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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Maggie's Plan | Tony | 2016-04-27 |
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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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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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Trainwreck | Dr. Aaron Conners | 2015-07-17 |
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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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Clear History | Rags | 2014-05-02 |
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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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They Came Together | Kyle | 2014-06-27 |
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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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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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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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The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | 2012-03-04 |
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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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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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Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil | Hansel (voice) | 2011-04-29 |
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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 | Self | 2010-05-02 |
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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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Adventureland | Bobby | 2009-04-03 |
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | 2009-12-17 | |
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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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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Gazelle (voice) | 2009-06-26 |
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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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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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Hot Rod | Dave | 2007-08-03 |
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The Brothers Solomon | Recumbent Biker | 2007-09-07 |
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The Shooting | Keith | 2007-11-17 |
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Purple Violets | Bill - Bookstore Fan | 2007-04-30 |
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Knocked Up | Brent | 2007-06-01 |
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Superbad | Officer Slater | 2007-08-17 |
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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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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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Collateral Damage | Pilot (deleted scene) | 2002-02-06 |
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