Bill Hader
Acting • Born 1978-06-07
Biography
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).
Filmography
175 credits
Pineapple Express
Movie • 2008
Private Miller
You, Me and Dupree
Movie • 2006
Mark
The Brothers Solomon
Movie • 2007
Recumbent Biker
Hot Rod
Movie • 2007
Dave
Knocked Up
Movie • 2007
Brent
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Movie • 2009
Flint Lockwood (voice)
Tropic Thunder
Movie • 2008
Rob Slolom
Superbad
Movie • 2007
Officer Slater
Doogal
Movie • 2006
Soldier Sam (voice)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Movie • 2008
Brian Bretter
Men in Black 3
Movie • 2012
Andy Warhol
Beau Is Afraid
Movie • 2023
UPS Guy
Monsters University
Movie • 2013
Referee / Slug (voice)
Adventureland
Movie • 2009
Bobby
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie • 2023
Self - Guest
Paul
Movie • 2011
Haggard
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Movie • 2009
George Armstrong Custer
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Movie • 2011
Hansel (voice)
Turbo
Movie • 2013
Guy Gagné (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Movie • 2013
Flint Lockwood (voice)
Inside Out
Movie • 2015
Fear (voice)
Her
Movie • 2013
Chat Room Friend #2 (voice)
The To Do List
Movie • 2013
Willy
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Movie • 2014
Stuart
Beastie Boys Story
Movie • 2020
"Crazy Shit" Voice (voice)
Clear History
Movie • 2013
Rags
The Pity Card
Movie • 2006
Eric
The Skeleton Twins
Movie • 2014
Milo Dean
Lightyear
Movie • 2022
Featheringhamstan (voice)
Trainwreck
Movie • 2015
Dr. Aaron Conners
They Came Together
Movie • 2014
Kyle
22 Jump Street
Movie • 2014
Culinary School Villain (uncredited)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Movie • 2014
Stuart
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Movie • 2009
Gazelle (voice)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Movie • 2014
Stuart
Saturday Night
Movie • 2010
Self
Sausage Party
Movie • 2016
Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Movie • 2009
(archive footage)
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Movie • 2008
Rob Slolom
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
Movie • 2013
Self
Star Trek Into Darkness
Movie • 2013
Additional Voices (voice)
Maggie's Plan
Movie • 2016
Tony
Accidental Love
Movie • 2015
Doctor Turnstall
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Movie • 2009
Various (archive footage)
Escape from Planet Earth
Movie • 2013
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Angry Birds Movie
Movie • 2016
Leonard (voice)
The BFG
Movie • 2016
Bloodbottler
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park
Movie • 2011
Self
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister
Movie • 2007
Keith
Hendrie
Movie • 2024
Self
At the Video Store
Movie • 2019
Self
The Cat in the Hat
Movie • 2026
The Cat in the Hat (voice)
Mind Candy
Movie • 2015
Fear (voice)
Empress of Serenity
Movie
IF
Movie • 2024
Banana (voice)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Movie • 2016
Zippy
Finding Dory
Movie • 2016
Husband Fish (Stan) (voice)
Year One
Movie • 2009
Shaman
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
Movie • 2016
Self
Power Rangers
Movie • 2017
Alpha 5 (voice)
Freaknik: The Musical
Movie • 2010
Tad (voice)
Steve's First Bath
Movie • 2014
Flint Lockwood (voice)
Noelle
Movie • 2019
Nick Kringle
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
Movie • 2017
Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie • 2012
Self
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
Movie • 2012
Self - Host
Love, Gilda
Movie • 2018
Self
It Chapter Two
Movie • 2019
Richie Tozier
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Movie • 2019
Leonard (voice)
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear
Movie • 2014
Flint Lockwood (voice)
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Movie • 2018
Self
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Movie • 2018
J.P. Spamley (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
Movie • 2006
Self
The Power of the Present
Movie • 2017
Self - Voice of Alpha 5 (2017)
Toy Story 4
Movie • 2019
Axel the Carnie (voice)
This Is 40
Movie • 2012
Desi's Store Pickup (uncredited)
The Women of SNL
Movie • 2010
Various (archive footage)
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Movie • 2019
Self
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
Movie • 2015
Narrator
Celebrity Escape Room
Movie • 2020
Self
Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting'
Movie • 2004
Barnaby G. Price
Here Comes the Night Time
Movie • 2013
Captain Bill the Astronaut
Belushi
Movie • 2020
John Belushi (voice)
Riley's First Date?
Movie • 2015
Fear / Jordan's Joy (voice)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Movie • 2010
The Voice (voice)
Purple Violets
Movie • 2007
Bill - Bookstore Fan
The Addams Family 2
Movie • 2021
Cyrus Strange (voice)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self - SNL Cast Member 2005 - 2013
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Movie • 2011
Vincent Price
Cinema Six
Movie • 2013
(uncredited)
Monkey Mischief
Movie • 2009
General Custer
Downey Wrote That
Movie • 2025
Self
Snake 'n' Bacon
Movie • 2009
(voice)
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Movie • 2010
Self
Blackout
Movie • 2013
Birdman
They Know
Movie
Kyle
Lorne
Movie • 2026
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Professor Impossible / Phage (voice)
Silicon Valley
TV • 2014
Pipey (voice)
Finding Your Roots
TV • 2012
Self
30 Rock
TV • 2006
Kevin
Human Giant
TV • 2007
Little Kevin
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
TV • 2008
Various
The Awesomes
TV • 2013
Dr. Malocchio (voice)
The Shop
TV • 2018
Self
Good Mythical Morning
TV • 2012
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Mark Twain Prize
TV • 1999
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
Norm Macdonald Live
TV • 2013
Self
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
TV • 2020
Bufo (voice)
South Park
TV • 1997
Plex the robot
South Park
TV • 1997
Alec Baldwin
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Ugly Americans
TV • 2010
William Dyer (voice)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV • 2012
Self
Inside The Episode: Barry
TV • 2018
Self
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV • 2013
Captain Seth Dozerman
Documentary Now!
TV • 2015
Various Characters
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
TV • 1996
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Professor Impossible (voice)
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Professor Impossible / Alien Villain (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Talking with Chris Hardwick
TV • 2017
Self
Punk'd
TV • 2003
Field Agent
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Igor, Gregor, & Timor
Toast of Tinseltown
TV • 2022
Dwight Difference
The Mindy Project
TV • 2012
Tom McDougall
Barry
TV • 2018
Barry Berkman
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
TV • 2007
Self as James Quall
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Mickey (voice)
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Big Bob Belcher (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Manacek (voice)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
TV • 2015
Additional Voices (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Man Seeking Woman
TV • 2015
Adolf Hitler
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Slava (voice)
Portlandia
TV • 2011
Birdman
Desus & Mero
TV • 2019
Self - Illustrious Guest
To Tell the Truth
TV • 2016
Self - Panelist
Lights Out with David Spade
TV • 2019
Self - Panelist
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
TV • 2019
urGoh (The Wanderer) (voice)
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
TV • 1996
Flame Eye / Flatside (voice)
Billy on the Street
TV • 2011
Self
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
TV • 2024
Self
Comedy Central Roasts
TV • 2003
Self
Drunk History
TV • 2013
John Pemberton
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV • 2018
Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV • 2018
Self
The Office
TV • 2005
Bill Hader
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (archive footage)
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
TV • 2025
Self - Actor and Comedian
The Line
TV • 2008
Josh
What the Fit
TV • 2018
Self
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Headshot (voice)
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Phineas Phage / Headshot / Flying Squid (voice)
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Flying Squid (voice)
Plug & Play
TV • 2007
Self
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TV • 2000
Der Inflatable Hitler (voice)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TV • 2000
Pod (voice)
Xavier: Renegade Angel
TV • 2007
Fiddelin Announcer (voice)
Xavier: Renegade Angel
TV • 2007
Pavlov (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV • 2025
Self
Talking Bad
TV • 2013
Self
South Park
TV • 1997
Farmer # 2
Yo Gabba Gabba!
TV • 2007