Will Ferrell
Acting
John William Ferrell (born July 16, 1967)is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nomination for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. In 2011, Farrell was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in a string of comedy films. After starring in the 2003 comedy film Old School, Ferrell became considered a member of the "Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s, including Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson. He founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 with his former writing partner, Adam McKay. Ferrell starred in comedy films such as A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Elf (2003), Anchorman (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010), Get Hard (2015), and Barbie (2023). He has also taken dramatic roles in Stranger than Fiction (2006), Everything Must Go (2010), and Downhill (2020). He has voiced roles in Curious George (2006), Megamind (2010), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019), and Despicable Me 4 (2024). He also starred in and produced the documentary Will & Harper (2024) with writer Harper Steele. Ferrell has received four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a producer on the drama series Succession (2018–2023) and the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), the series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and the series Drunk History (2013–2019). For his work on Broadway, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Special Theatrical Event for his satirical portrayal of George W. Bush in You're Welcome America (2009).
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
Will Ferrell
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
You're Cordially Invited
Jim
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Will & Harper
Self
Despicable Me 4
Maxime (voice)
The Roast of Tom Brady
Ron Burgundy
Quiz Lady
Terry McTeer
Strays
Reggie (voice)
Barbie
Mattel CEO
Pickled
Self
Spirited
Present
537 Votes
George W. Bush (archive footage)
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
Self
David
Therapist
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Lars Erickssong
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
Miami Restaurant Guy #4
Downhill
Pete Stanton
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Will Ferrell
Zeroville
Rondell
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Tom Willis
Drunk Parents
Bum
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
President Business / Dad
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
Cord Hosenbeck
Holmes & Watson
Sherlock Holmes
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Cord Hosenbeck
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Cord Hosenbeck
Daddy's Home 2
Brad
The House
Scott Johansen/The Butcher
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Narrator
Zoolander 2
Jacobim Mugatu
Daddy's Home
Brad Whitaker
Ferrell Takes the Field
Himself
A Deadly Adoption
Robert Benson
Live from New York!
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Ron Burgundy
Get Hard
James King
The Lego Movie
Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Ron Burgundy
The Internship
Kevin (uncredited)
The Campaign
Cam Brady
Casa de Mi Padre
Armando Alvarez
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Damien Weebs
The Love We Make
Self
Everything Must Go
Nick Halsey
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2)
Megamind: The Button of Doom
Megamind (voice)
John and Will's Animal Choices
Will
Star Wars Spoofs
Himself
The Women of SNL
Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage)
Megamind
Megamind (voice)
The Other Guys
Detective Allen Gamble
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Self
Presidential Reunion
George W. Bush
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Self
Land of the Lost
Dr. Rick Marshall
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
McDermott (uncredited)
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
George W. Bush
Bat Fight with Will Ferrell
Step Brothers
Brennan Huff
Semi-Pro
Jackie Moon
Green Team
Arnold Darkshner
The Procedure
Bob
Good Cop, Baby Cop
Angel
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
The Landlord
Tenant
Blades of Glory
Chazz Michael Michaels
Stranger Than Fiction
Harold Crick
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Ricky Bobby
Ricky Bobby: Sports Century
Ricky Bobby (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
Curious George
Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice)
Winter Passing
Corbit
The Producers
Franz Liebkind
Earth to America
George W. Bush
The Wendell Baker Story
Dave
Wedding Crashers
Chazz Reinhold (uncredited)
Bewitched
Jack Wyatt
Kicking & Screaming
Phil Weston
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Ron Burgundy
Melinda and Melinda
Hobie
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Ron Burgundy
Starsky & Hutch
Big Earl (uncredited)
Elf
Buddy
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan
Himself
Old School: Orientation
Himself
MTV Reloaded
The Architect
Old School
Frank
I Spy
President George W. Bush (voice) (uncredited)
Boat Trip
Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
The Concert for New York City
Self
Zoolander
Mugatu
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
Self
The Ladies Man
Lance DeLune
Drowning Mona
Cubby
The Suburbans
Gil
Superstar
Sky Corrigan / Jesus
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Dick
Bob Woodward
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Mustafa
The Thin Pink Line
Darren Clark
A Night at the Roxbury
Steve Butabi
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Self / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Troy
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Mustafa
Men Seeking Women
Al
Criminal Hearts
Newscaster (uncredited)
A Bucket of Blood
Young Man