Bill Hader
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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).
Known for
Credits
Inside Out (2015)
as Fear (voice)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
as Axel the Carnie (voice)
Monsters University (2013)
as Referee / Slug (voice)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
as Andy Warhol
Her (2013)
as Chat Room Friend #2 (voice)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
as Gazelle (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
as Flint Lockwood (voice)
22 Jump Street (2014)
as Culinary School Villain (uncredited)
The Cat in the Hat (2026)
as The Cat in the Hat (voice)
It Chapter Two (2019)
as Richie Tozier
Superbad (2007)
as Officer Slater
The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
as Leonard (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
as J.P. Spamley (voice) (uncredited)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
as Brian Bretter
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
as The Voice (voice)
Lightyear (2022)
as Featheringhamstan (voice)
IF (2024)
as Banana (voice)
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
as Leonard (voice)
Finding Dory (2016)
as Husband Fish (Stan) (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie 3 (2026)
as Leonard (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
as Flint Lockwood (voice)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
as Rob Slolom
The BFG (2016)
as Bloodbottler
Sausage Party (2016)
as Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
as George Armstrong Custer
Turbo (2013)
as Guy Gagné (voice)
Hot Rod (2007)
as Dave
The Addams Family 2 (2021)
as Cyrus Strange (voice)
Noelle (2019)
as Nick Kringle
Trainwreck (2015)
as Dr. Aaron Conners
Paul (2011)
as Haggard
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
as UPS Guy
Power Rangers (2017)
as Alpha 5 (voice)
Knocked Up (2007)
as Brent
Accidental Love (2015)
as Dr. Turnstall
This Is 40 (2012)
as Desi's Store Pickup (uncredited)
Pineapple Express (2008)
as Private Miller
Laser Cats! (2006)
as Nitro / Self
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
as Zippy
You, Me and Dupree (2006)
as Mark
The To Do List (2013)
as Willy
Escape from Planet Earth (2013)
as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Year One (2009)
as Shaman
Lorne (2026)
as Self
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011)
as Hansel (voice)
Mind Candy (2015)
as Fear (voice)
They Came Together (2014)
as Kyle
Adventureland (2009)
as Bobby
Riley's First Date? (2015)
as Fear / Jordan's Joy (voice)
Beastie Boys Story (2020)
as "Crazy Shit" Voice (voice)
Hendrie (2024)
as Self
Clear History (2013)
as Rags
They Know (—)
as Kyle
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2014)
as Stuart
Monkey Mischief (2009)
as General Custer
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014)
as Stuart
Maggie's Plan (2016)
as Tony
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness (2008)
as Rob Slolom
Celebrity Escape Room (2020)
as Self
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
as Milo Dean
An SNL Thanksgiving (2024)
as (archive footage)
The Brothers Solomon (2007)
as Recumbent Biker
Downey Wrote That (2025)
as Self
Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive (2026)
Actor
Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting' (2004)
as Barnaby G. Price
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2014)
as Stuart
The Power of the Present (2017)
as Self - Voice of Alpha 5 (2017)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self - SNL Cast Member 2005 - 2013
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
as Self
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park (2011)
as Self
Doogal (2006)
as Soldier Sam (voice)
Steve's First Bath (2014)
as Flint Lockwood (voice)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
as Self - Guest
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)
as Self
Laser cats 3 (2008)
as Nitro
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends (2019)
as Self
Empress of Serenity (—)
Actor
Starting Now: the Making of Barry (2022)
as Self
Belushi (2020)
as John Belushi (voice)
The Women of SNL (2010)
as Various (archive footage)
Purple Violets (2007)
as Bill - Bookstore Fan
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco (2013)
as Self
Laser Cats 2 (2007)
as Nitro / Self
Love, Gilda (2018)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009)
as Various (archive footage)
Beaver Trilogy Part IV (2015)
as Narrator
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
as (archive footage)
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear (2014)
as Flint Lockwood (voice)
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)
as Self
At the Video Store (2019)
as Self
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously (2016)
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again (2010)
as Self
Freaknik: The Musical (2010)
as Tad (voice)
Here Comes the Night Time (2013)
as Captain Bill the Astronaut
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006)
as Self
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister (2007)
as Keith
Saturday Night (2010)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 (2011)
as Vincent Price
Cinema Six (2013)
as (uncredited)
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable (2012)
as Self - Host
The Pity Card (2006)
as Eric
Snake 'n' Bacon (2009)
as (voice)