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Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen

Acting

Born: December 4, 1966Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA

Fereydun "Fred" Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American actor, comedian and musician best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and portraying off-color foreigners in various comedy films such as EuroTrip, Cop Out or Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. With Carrie Brownstein, he is the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch series Portlandia. He also recently voices Speedy Gonzales in The Looney Tunes Show on Cartoon Network. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Armisen, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Dear Shop Girl

Dear Shop Girl

Landlord

2025
Downey Wrote That

Downey Wrote That

Self

2025
New Year's Rev

New Year's Rev

2025
Fixed

Fixed

Fetch (voice)

2025
Netflix Tudum 2025

Netflix Tudum 2025

Self

2025
DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk

DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk

Self

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Self

2025
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief

G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief

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

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2013

2025
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Self

2024
Age of Audio

Age of Audio

Self

2024
Will & Harper

Will & Harper

Self

2024
Never Mind

Never Mind

Manager Cat

2024
Thelma the Unicorn

Thelma the Unicorn

Danny Stallion (voice)

2024
Unfrosted

Unfrosted

Mike Puntz

2024
Come and Save Me

Come and Save Me

Hugo

2024
Resynator

Resynator

Self

2024
Melomaniac

Melomaniac

Himself

2023
The Contestant

The Contestant

Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)

2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Cranky Kong (voice)

2023
Resurgence

Resurgence

Record shopper 2

2023
Clerks III

Clerks III

Auditioner

2022
Spin Me Round

Spin Me Round

Ricky

2022
The Bubble

The Bubble

Darren Eigen

2022
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

Self

2022

Bob Mould & Fred Armisen: Come What May - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

2021
How It Ends

How It Ends

Manny

2021
The Sparks Brothers

The Sparks Brothers

Self

2021
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Deborahbot 5000 (voice)

2021
Too Late

Too Late

Fredo Muñoz

2021
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Scooter

2020
All Together Now

All Together Now

Mr. Franks

2020
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

Robert Durst / Robertina Durst

2020
Magnum Dopus

Magnum Dopus

Self

2020
The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson

The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson

Dr. Greengrass

2020
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One

Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One

2019
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

Self

2019
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Merkin

2019
Adams

Adams

Adams

2019
The House of Tomorrow

The House of Tomorrow

Tour Video Narrator (voice)

2019
Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero

Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero

Himself

2019
My View: Clem Burke

My View: Clem Burke

Self

2019
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys

You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys

2018
Game Over, Man!

Game Over, Man!

Fred Armisen

2018
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers

Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers

The Drummer

2018
A Christmas Story Live!

A Christmas Story Live!

Elf

2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

Self

2017
Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the Sexes

Rheo Blair

2017
The Lego Ninjago Movie

The Lego Ninjago Movie

Cole (voice)

2017
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity

Cabiria, Charity, Chastity

Aldo the Instructor

2017
The Little Hours

The Little Hours

Bishop Bartolomeo

2017
Band Aid

Band Aid

Dave

2017
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

Peter Salanz

2017
Take the 10

Take the 10

The Driver

2017
Man in the Camo Jacket

Man in the Camo Jacket

Self

2017
Ordinary World

Ordinary World

Gary

2016

Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

Terry Dudley

2016
Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2

VIP

2016
Addicted to Fresno

Addicted to Fresno

Gerald

2015
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run

Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run

Speedy Gonzales

2015
7 Days in Hell

7 Days in Hell

Edward Pudding

2015
Staten Island Summer

Staten Island Summer

Victor

2015
George and the Vacuum

George and the Vacuum

George

2015
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

Self

2015
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead

The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead

Self

2015
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas

Chadwick (voice)

2014
The Maya Rudolph Show

The Maya Rudolph Show

Self

2014
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

Pill Bottle (voice)

2014
The Celery Incident

The Celery Incident

Various characters

2014
Revenge of the Mekons

Revenge of the Mekons

Himself

2013
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

Brainy Smurf (voice)

2013
The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2

Brainy Smurf (voice)

2013
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend

AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend

Ian Rubbish

2013
Blackout

Blackout

Various Characters

2013
Brunch Village

Brunch Village

Various Characters

2012
The Dictator

The Dictator

Waiter / Minister

2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Self

2012
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

Brainy (voice)

2011

Inside Portlandia

Self

2011
The Smurfs

The Smurfs

Brainy Smurf (voice)

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

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

Barack Obama

2011
The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL

Various (archive footage)

2010
Easy A

Easy A

Pastor

2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Freidrich

2010
Saturday Night

Saturday Night

Self

2010

Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again

Self

2010
Presidential Reunion

Presidential Reunion

Barack Obama

2010
Cop Out

Cop Out

Russian Lawyer

2010
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

Self (archive footage)

2010
Post Grad

Post Grad

Guacanator Pitchman

2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Various (archive footage)

2009
Confessions of a Shopaholic

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Ryan Koenig

2009
Christmas on Mars

Christmas on Mars

Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut

2008
The Rocker

The Rocker

Kerr

2008
The Promotion

The Promotion

Scott Fargas

2008
Baby Mama

Baby Mama

Stroller Salesman

2008
Largo

Largo

Self

2008

The Shooting AKA Dear Sister

Cop #2

2007
Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann

Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann

Jens Hannemann

2007
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters

Time Lincoln (voice)

2007
Goodbye Baby

Goodbye Baby

Comic

2007
The Ex

The Ex

Manny

2006
Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls

Gustave

2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Security Guard

2006
Griffin & Phoenix

Griffin & Phoenix

2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse

Self

2006
Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again

Professor Szabo

2006
Book Club

Book Club

Himself

2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade

Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade

2005
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

Frenchman (uncredited)

2005
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration

Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration

Self

2005
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Tino

2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Tino

2004
EuroTrip

EuroTrip

Creepy Italian Guy

2004
Melvin Goes to Dinner

Melvin Goes to Dinner

Vesa

2003
Like Mike

Like Mike

New Age Dad

2002
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco

Himself

2002