Wayne Brady

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Biography

Wayne Alphonso Brady is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He's a regular cast member on the US version of the improvisational comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. In December 2025, Brady participated in the Black Broadway Men's Spotlight Series: Live, a free conversation that highlights Black male leaders in theater. The series, hosted by DeMone Seraphin, explores the personal and professional journeys of performing arts and Broadway artists.

Known For

How I Met Your Mother

James Stinson

American Dad!

Astronaut (voice)

American Dad!

Cuba Gooding Jr. (voice)

American Dad!

Tungee (voice)

American Dad!

Wayne Brady (voice)

American Dad!

Major (voice)

Stargate SG-1

Trelak

Everybody Hates Chris

Louis

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Luke Null: Pretty Songs, Dirty Words MOVIE	Self
2024	Is It Cake? Holiday TV	Self - Guest Judge
2024	Wayne Brady: The Family Remix TV	Self
2024	A Hip Hop Story MOVIE	Freddy
2024	After Midnight TV	Self
2024	Self Reliance MOVIE	Wayne Brady
2023	The Game Show Show TV	Self
2022	Blank MOVIE	Henry
2022	Sherri TV	Self - Guest
2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show TV	Self
2022	American Gigolo TV	Lorenzo
2022	Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution TV	Self
2022	Make Some Noise TV	Self - Player
2022	The Cuphead Show! TV	King Dice (voice)
2021	Ziwe TV	Self
2021	Game of Talents TV	Self - Host
2021	Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical MOVIE	Django
2020	Blindfire MOVIE	Davon
2020	The Drew Barrymore Show TV	Self
2020	Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe MOVIE	Stapler-Fist / Additional Voices (voice)
2020	Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party TV	Self
2020	Feeding America Comedy Festival MOVIE	Self
2020	Wayne Brady's Comedy IQ TV	Self
2020	Stars in the House TV	Self
2019	Laughing Matters MOVIE	Self
2019	mixed-ish TV	Geoffrey
2019	Tamron Hall TV	Self - Guest
2019	A Black Lady Sketch Show TV	Reggie
2019	Lights Out with David Spade TV	Self - Panelist
2019	American Soul TV	Little Richard
2019	The Masked Singer TV	Fox
2019	The Masked Singer TV	Fox (archive footage)
2019	The Masked Singer TV	Self - Guest Panelist
2019	The Masked Singer TV	Self - Video Message
2018	The Neighborhood TV	Isaiah Evans
2018	Sofia the First: Forever Royal MOVIE	Clover (voice)
2018	Nailed It! TV	Self - Judge
2018	Black Lightning TV	Tyson Sykes / Gravedigger
2018	Black Lightning TV	Gravedigger
2017	Drop the Mic TV	Self
2017	The F Word TV	Self
2017	The Good Fight TV	Del Cooper
2016	Milo Murphy's Law TV	Eugene (voice)
2016	Match Game TV	Self - Panelist
2016	Straight Outta OZ MOVIE	Self
2016	Colony TV	Everett Kynes
2015	Sofia The First: Dear Sofia...A Royal Collection MOVIE	Self
2015	Celebrity Family Feud TV	Self
2015	VeggieTales: Noah's Ark MOVIE	Shem (voice)
2015	Light Girls MOVIE	Self
2015	World's Funniest Fails TV	Self - Panelist
2014	Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy MOVIE	Clover (voice)
2014	Sofia The First: The Curse Of Princess Ivy MOVIE	Clover (voice)
2014	The Hero of Color City MOVIE	Blue (voice)
2014	Celebrity Name Game TV	Self
2014	Sofia the First: The Enchanted Feast MOVIE	Clover (voice)
2014	Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver TV	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2013	1982 MOVIE	Alonso
2013	Sofia the First: The Floating Palace MOVIE	Clover (voice)
2013	Sofia the First: The Floating Palace MOVIE	Clover (voice)
2013	Sofia The First: Ready To Be A Princess MOVIE	Clover (voice)
2013	Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright MOVIE	Brick Pimiento (voice)
2013	Whose Line Is It Anyway? TV	Self
2013	Hollywood Game Night TV	Self
2013	Sofia the First TV	Clover (voice)
2012	Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess MOVIE	Clover (voice)
2012	Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne MOVIE	Self
2012	Trust Us with Your Life TV	Himself
2012	Baby Daddy TV	Chase Baxter
2012	Foodfight! MOVIE	Daredevil Dan (voice)
2012	Key & Peele TV	Centipede Buddy
2011	Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza TV	Self
2010	The Fran Drescher Show TV	Self
2010	Katt Williams: 9 Lives MOVIE	Self
2010	Wayne Brady Live - Making Shit Up MOVIE	Himself
2009	Let's Make a Deal TV	Self - Host
2009	Cubed TV	Wayne Brady
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV	Self - Guest
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race TV	Self - Guest Judge
2008	Shatner's Raw Nerve TV	Self
2007	Phineas and Ferb TV	Guide (voice)
2007	Don't Forget the Lyrics! TV	Self - Host
2007	The List MOVIE	Lewis
2007	Dirt TV	Tweety's Henchman
2006	30 Rock TV	Steven
2006	Comics Unleashed TV	Self
2006	The Megan Mullally Show TV	Self - Guest
2006	Crossover MOVIE	Vaughn
2006	Shorty McShorts' Shorts TV	Cameron
2006	Psych TV	Hilton Fox
2006	The Adventures of Brer Rabbit MOVIE	Brer Wolf (voice)
2005	Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade MOVIE	Self
2005	Jim Brickman at the Magic Kingdom: The Disney Songbook MOVIE	Self
2005	Roll Bounce MOVIE	D.J. Johnny Feelgood
2005	Everybody Hates Chris TV	Louis
2005	How I Met Your Mother TV	James Stinson
2005	The Tyra Banks Show TV	Self
2005	Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out TV	Self
2005	Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild MOVIE	Reeko (voice)
2005	Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation MOVIE	Self
2005	Dancing with the Stars TV	Self - Contestant
2005	Hell's Kitchen TV	Self - Restaurant Patron
2005	I Do, They Don't MOVIE	Self
2005	American Dad! TV	Astronaut (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	Cuba Gooding Jr. (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	Tungee (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	Wayne Brady (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	Major (voice)
2005	Getting Along Famously TV	Jackie Kinghorn
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV	Self
2004	Kevin Hill TV	Pastor Jerry Carver
2004	Going to the Mat MOVIE	Mason Wyatt
2004	Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? MOVIE	Self
2004	Clifford's Really Big Movie MOVIE	Shackelford (voice)
2003	JoJo's Circus TV	Monkey Mayor / Cozy (voice)
2003	Comedy Central Roasts TV	Self
2003	Reno 911! TV	New Jones - Deputy Culufu Garwood
2003	The Electric Piper MOVIE	Sly, The Electric Piper (voice)
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self
2003	Chappelle's Show TV	Self
2002	Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade MOVIE	Self - Host
2002	American Dreams TV	Jackie Wilson
2002	The Anna Nicole Show TV	Self
2001	Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade MOVIE	Self - Host
2001	The Wayne Brady Show TV	Self
2000	'Twas the Night Before Christmas MOVIE	Self
2000	Girlfriends TV	Derek Tyler
2000	Geppetto MOVIE	The Magician
1999	Batman Beyond TV	Micron (voice)
1998	Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade MOVIE	Self
1998	Hollywood Squares TV	Self - Panelist
1998	Whose Line Is It Anyway? TV	Self
1997	The View TV	Self
1997	Stargate SG-1 TV	Trelak
1995	MADtv TV	Self
1995	The Drew Carey Show TV	Wayne Brady
1995	Star Search TV	Self
1993	Raw TV	Self
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV	Self
1988	Whose Line Is It Anyway? TV	Self
1988	Earth Girls Are Easy MOVIE	Extra (uncredited)
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV	Self
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV	Self - Guest
1983	Reading Rainbow TV	Self - Narrator (voice)
1975	People's Choice Awards TV	Self - Presenter
1974	The Daytime Emmy Awards TV	Self
1974	American Music Awards TV	Self - Host
1974	American Music Awards TV	Self - Presenter
1972	Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest TV	Self
1956	Tony Awards TV	Self - Presenter
	The Prince MOVIE	Self
	Sofia the First: Royal Magic TV	Clover (voice)

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