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Bill Hader

Bill Hader

Acting

Born: June 7, 1978Tulsa, 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).

Known For
Filmography
The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat (voice)

2026
Lorne

Lorne

Self

2026
Downey Wrote That

Downey Wrote That

Self

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self - SNL Cast Member 2005 - 2013

2025
IF

IF

Banana (voice)

2024
Hendrie

Hendrie

Self

2024
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Self - Guest

2023
Beau Is Afraid

Beau Is Afraid

UPS Guy

2023
Lightyear

Lightyear

Featheringhamstan (voice)

2022
The Addams Family 2

The Addams Family 2

Cyrus Strange (voice)

2021
Celebrity Escape Room

Celebrity Escape Room

Self

2020
Belushi

Belushi

John Belushi (voice)

2020
Beastie Boys Story

Beastie Boys Story

"Crazy Shit" Voice (voice)

2020
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

Self

2019
Noelle

Noelle

Nick Kringle

2019
At the Video Store

At the Video Store

Self

2019
It Chapter Two

It Chapter Two

Richie Tozier

2019
The Angry Birds Movie 2

The Angry Birds Movie 2

Leonard (voice)

2019
Toy Story 4

Toy Story 4

Axel the Carnie (voice)

2019
Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet

J.P. Spamley (voice) (uncredited)

2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration

The Great Buster: A Celebration

Self

2018
Love, Gilda

Love, Gilda

Self

2018
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show

Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show

Self

2017
The Power of the Present

The Power of the Present

Self - Voice of Alpha 5 (2017)

2017
Power Rangers

Power Rangers

Alpha 5 (voice)

2017
Sausage Party

Sausage Party

Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice)

2016
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

Self

2016
Finding Dory

Finding Dory

Husband Fish (Stan) (voice)

2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Zippy

2016
The BFG

The BFG

Bloodbottler

2016
The Angry Birds Movie

The Angry Birds Movie

Leonard (voice)

2016
Maggie's Plan

Maggie's Plan

Tony

2016
Riley's First Date?

Riley's First Date?

Fear / Jordan's Joy (voice)

2015
Mind Candy

Mind Candy

Fear (voice)

2015
Trainwreck

Trainwreck

Dr. Aaron Conners

2015
Inside Out

Inside Out

Fear (voice)

2015
Accidental Love

Accidental Love

Doctor Turnstall

2015
Beaver Trilogy Part IV

Beaver Trilogy Part IV

Narrator

2015
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

Stuart

2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

Stuart

2014
They Came Together

They Came Together

Kyle

2014
22 Jump Street

22 Jump Street

Culinary School Villain (uncredited)

2014
The Skeleton Twins

The Skeleton Twins

Milo Dean

2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

Stuart

2014
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear

Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear

Flint Lockwood (voice)

2014
Steve's First Bath

Steve's First Bath

Flint Lockwood (voice)

2014
Her

Her

Chat Room Friend #2 (voice)

2013
Cinema Six

Cinema Six

(uncredited)

2013
Here Comes the Night Time

Here Comes the Night Time

Captain Bill the Astronaut

2013
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Flint Lockwood (voice)

2013
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco

Comedy Central Roast of James Franco

Self

2013
Clear History

Clear History

Rags

2013
The To Do List

The To Do List

Willy

2013
Turbo

Turbo

Guy Gagné (voice)

2013
Monsters University

Monsters University

Referee / Slug (voice)

2013
Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness

Additional Voices (voice)

2013
Blackout

Blackout

Birdman

2013
Escape from Planet Earth

Escape from Planet Earth

Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

2013
This Is 40

This Is 40

Desi's Store Pickup (uncredited)

2012

Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable

Self - Host

2012
Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3

Andy Warhol

2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Self

2012
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park

6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park

Self

2011
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

Hansel (voice)

2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

Vincent Price

2011
Paul

Paul

Haggard

2011
The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL

Various (archive footage)

2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

The Voice (voice)

2010
Saturday Night

Saturday Night

Self

2010

Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again

Self

2010
Freaknik: The Musical

Freaknik: The Musical

Tad (voice)

2010
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

(archive footage)

2009
Monkey Mischief

Monkey Mischief

General Custer

2009
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Flint Lockwood (voice)

2009
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Gazelle (voice)

2009
Year One

Year One

Shaman

2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

George Armstrong Custer

2009
Snake 'n' Bacon

Snake 'n' Bacon

(voice)

2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Various (archive footage)

2009
Adventureland

Adventureland

Bobby

2009
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

Rob Slolom

2008
Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

Rob Slolom

2008
Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express

Private Miller

2008
Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Brian Bretter

2008

The Shooting AKA Dear Sister

Keith

2007
The Brothers Solomon

The Brothers Solomon

Recumbent Biker

2007
Superbad

Superbad

Officer Slater

2007
Hot Rod

Hot Rod

Dave

2007
Knocked Up

Knocked Up

Brent

2007
Purple Violets

Purple Violets

Bill - Bookstore Fan

2007
You, Me and Dupree

You, Me and Dupree

Mark

2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse

Self

2006
Doogal

Doogal

Soldier Sam (voice)

2006
The Pity Card

The Pity Card

Eric

2006
Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting'

Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting'

Barnaby G. Price

2004