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Bill Hader Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1978-06-07

Birthplace:
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Credits:
176 Total Roles

Bill Hader

Acting

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Biography

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).

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 The Cat in the Hat MOVIE The Cat in the Hat (voice)
2026 Lorne MOVIE Self
2025 Downey Wrote That MOVIE Self
2025 Everybody's Live with John Mulaney TV Self - Actor and Comedian
2025 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music MOVIE Self - SNL Cast Member 2005 - 2013
2025 SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night TV Self
2024 IF MOVIE Banana (voice)
2024 John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. TV Self
2024 Hendrie MOVIE Self
2023 Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love MOVIE Self - Guest

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