Jordan Peele
Acting • Born 1979-02-21
Biography
Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres. Peele started his career in sketch comedy before transitioning his career as a writer and director of psychological horror and satirical films. In 2017, Peele was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Peele's breakout role came in 2003, when he was hired as a cast member on the Fox sketch comedy series Mad TV, where he spent five seasons, leaving the show in 2008. In the following years, he and his frequent Mad TV collaborator, Keegan-Michael Key, created and starred in their own Comedy Central sketch comedy series Key & Peele (2012–2015). The series was critically acclaimed, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. The two wrote, produced, and starred in the comedy film Keanu (2016) and appeared in various projects since. His 2017 directorial debut, the horror film Get Out, was a critical and box office success, for which he received numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, along with nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. Critics have frequently named Get Out as one of the best films of the 21st century. He received another Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for producing Spike Lee's drama BlacKkKlansman (2018). He directed, wrote, and produced the acclaimed films Us (2019) and Nope (2022). He founded the film and television production company Monkeypaw Productions in 2012. He wrote and produced Candyman (2021), and Wendell and Wild (2022). Peele has also voice acted in the animated films Storks (2016), Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) and Toy Story 4 (2019), as well as in the adult animated sitcom Big Mouth (2017–present). He co-created the TBS comedy series The Last O.G. (2018–2022) and the YouTube Premium comedy series Weird City (2019). He also served as the host and producer of the CBS All Access revival of the anthology series The Twilight Zone (2019–2020).
Filmography
71 credits
'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy
Movie • 2006
Gangster
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Movie • 2022
Fanny (voice)
The Sidekick
Movie • 2013
Sidecar Willy
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Movie • 2017
Melvin (voice)
Wanderlust
Movie • 2012
Rodney Wilson
Keanu
Movie • 2016
Rell Williams / Oil Dresden
Little Fockers
Movie • 2010
EMT
First Time Female Director
Movie • 2023
Mystery Coach
Unveiling the Horror of Get Out
Movie • 2017
Self
Storks
Movie • 2016
Beta Wolf (voice)
Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special
Movie • 2014
Self
Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby
Movie • 2016
Beta Wolf (voice)
Abruptio
Movie • 2024
Danny
Wendell & Wild
Movie • 2022
Wild (voice)
Twisted Fortune
Movie • 2007
G-Money
Toy Story 4
Movie • 2019
Bunny (voice)
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Movie • 2019
Self
Rubberhead
Movie • 2014
Self (segment "Absorption")
Us
Movie • 2019
Dying Rabbit / Fun House Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Get Out
Movie • 2017
Dying Deer / UNCF PSA Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Crossing Over: Living in the Twilight Zone
Movie • 2020
Self
'Weird Al' Yankovic: Alpocalypse
Movie • 2011
Gangsta #1
CC:Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo Experience
Movie • 2012
Self - Host
Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special
Movie • 2015
Various Characters
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Movie • 2025
Self
Mexican Standoff (ft. Key & Peele)
Movie • 2013
Cortez
Reno 911!
TV • 2003
Three-Card Monte Guy
Pixar Popcorn
TV • 2021
Bunny (voice)
Inside Comedy
TV • 2012
Finding Your Roots
TV • 2012
Self
MADtv
TV • 1995
Various
Chocolate News
TV • 2008
Key & Peele
TV • 2012
Various Characters
Brain Games
TV • 2011
Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV • 2012
Tan Fu
Childrens Hospital
TV • 2008
Dr. Brian
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Mindy Project
TV • 2012
Nick
Talking with Chris Hardwick
TV • 2017
Self
The Muppets
TV • 2015
Self
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Horace (voice)
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Sandy (voice)
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Max (voice)
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Hotel Security Guard (voice)
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Salesman (voice)
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Ghost of Duke Ellington (voice)
Rick and Morty
TV • 2013
Second Fourth-Dimensional Being (voice)
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Fanny (voice)
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Don (voice)
The Shivering Truth
TV • 2018
(voice)
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
TV • 2015
Alan
Modern Family
TV • 2009
Derrick
The Twilight Zone
TV • 2019
Self - Host
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Desus & Mero
TV • 2019
Self - Illustrious Guest
Life in Pieces
TV • 2015
Chad
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Fargo
TV • 2014
Webb Pepper
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Street thug (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Drunk History
TV • 2013
Percy Julian
Epic Rap Battles of History
TV • 2010
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Epic Rap Battles of History
TV • 2010
Muhammad Ali
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV • 2018
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Sebastian / Gwaihir / Eugene (voice)
Workaholics
TV • 2011
Mark
Free Radio
TV • 2008
Self