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