Bill Hader
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).
Acting
Movie
Inside Out
as Fear (voice)
2015
Movie
Her
as Chat Room Friend #2 (voice)
2013
Movie
Finding Dory
as Husband Fish (Stan) (voice)
2016
Movie
Monsters University
as Referee / Slug (voice)
2013
Movie
Men in Black 3
as Andy Warhol
2012
TV
The Simpsons
as Manacek (voice)
1989
TV
The Simpsons
as Slava (voice)
1989
Movie
Toy Story 4
as Axel the Carnie (voice)
2019
Movie
Star Trek Into Darkness
as Additional Voices (voice)
2013
Movie
It Chapter Two
as Richie Tozier
2019
Movie
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
as Gazelle (voice)
2009
Movie
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
as The Voice (voice)
2010
Movie
22 Jump Street
as Culinary School Villain (uncredited)
2014
Movie
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as J.P. Spamley (voice) (uncredited)
2018
Movie
Superbad
as Officer Slater
2007
Movie
Sausage Party
as Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice)
2016
Movie
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as George Armstrong Custer
2009
Movie
Tropic Thunder
as Rob Slolom
2008
Movie
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
as Flint Lockwood (voice)
2009
Movie
Paul
as Haggard
2011
TV
The Office
as Bill Hader
2005
TV
South Park
as Alec Baldwin
1997
TV
South Park
as Plex the robot
1997
TV
South Park
as Farmer # 2
1997
Crew
Movie
Inside Out
Additional Dialogue
2015
Movie
Spider-Man
Production Assistant
2002
TV
South Park
Producer
1997
Movie
Frankenstein
Thanks
2025
Movie
Weapons
Thanks
2025
Movie
The Scorpion King
Production Assistant
2002
Movie
Collateral Damage
Production Assistant
2002
Movie
Beau Is Afraid
Thanks
2023
TV
Barry
Executive Producer
2018
Movie
The To Do List
Executive Producer
2013
Movie
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Production Assistant
2004
Movie
James Dean
Production Assistant
2001