Will Ferrell
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John William Ferrell (/ˈfɛrəl/; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell has received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and for a Tony Award. In 2011, Ferrell was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the year's best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in a string of comedy films. After starring in the 2003 comedy film Old School, Ferrell became considered a member of the "Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s, including Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson. He founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 with his former writing partner, Adam McKay. Ferrell has starred in comedy films such as A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Elf (2003), Anchorman (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010), Get Hard (2015), and Barbie (2023). He has also taken dramatic roles in Stranger than Fiction (2006), Everything Must Go (2010), and Downhill (2020). He has voiced roles in Curious George (2006), Megamind (2010), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019), and Despicable Me 4 (2024). He also starred in and produced the documentary Will & Harper (2024) with writer Harper Steele. Ferrell has received four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a producer on the drama series Succession (2018–2023) and for the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), Dead to Me (2019–2022), and Drunk History (2013–2019). For his work on Broadway, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Special Theatrical Event for his satirical portrayal of George W. Bush in You're Welcome America (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Ferrell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Barbie (2023)
as Mattel CEO
Despicable Me 4 (2024)
as Maxime (voice)
Megamind (2010)
as Megamind (voice)
The Lego Movie (2014)
as Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs
Elf (2003)
as Buddy
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
as President Business / Dad
Old School (2003)
as Frank Ricard
The Other Guys (2010)
as Detective Allen Gamble
You're Cordially Invited (2025)
as Jim
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
as Mustafa
Wedding Crashers (2005)
as Chazz Reinhold (uncredited)
Daddy's Home (2015)
as Brad Whitaker
Zoolander (2001)
as Mugatu
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
as Mustafa
Step Brothers (2008)
as Brennan Huff
Spirited (2022)
as Present
Strays (2023)
as Reggie (voice)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
as Ricky Bobby
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
as Harold Crick
Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
as Brad
Get Hard (2015)
as James King
Zoolander 2 (2016)
as Jacobim Mugatu
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
as Ron Burgundy
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025)
as Will Ferrell
Blades of Glory (2007)
as Chazz Michael Michaels
Curious George (2006)
as Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice)
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
as Big Earl (uncredited)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
as Ron Burgundy
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
as Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly
Land of the Lost (2009)
as Dr. Rick Marshall
Bewitched (2005)
as Jack Wyatt
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
as Steve Butabi
Holmes & Watson (2018)
as Sherlock Holmes
I Spy (2002)
as President George W. Bush (voice) (uncredited)
The House (2017)
as Scott Johansen/The Butcher
The Campaign (2012)
as Cam Brady
Lorne (2026)
as Self (Uncredited)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
as Lars Erickssong
Boat Trip (2002)
as Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited)
The Producers (2005)
as Franz Liebkind
Quiz Lady (2023)
as Terry McTeer
Semi-Pro (2008)
as Jackie Moon
Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
as Will Ferrell
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Melinda and Melinda (2004)
as Hobie
Dick (1999)
as Bob Woodward
Downhill (2020)
as Pete Stanton
Kicking & Screaming (2005)
as Phil Weston
The Roast of Tom Brady (2024)
as Ron Burgundy
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)
as McDermott (uncredited)
Val (2021)
as Self (archive)
Drowning Mona (2000)
as Cubby
Superstar (1999)
as Sky Corrigan / Jesus
Zeroville (2019)
as Rondell
Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011)
as Megamind (voice)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self
Drunk Parents (2019)
as Bum
Will & Harper (2024)
as Self
Everything Must Go (2011)
as Nick Halsey
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as Self
The Ladies Man (2000)
as Lance DeLune
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998)
as Troy
Casa de Mi Padre (2012)
as Armando Alvarez
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber (2015)
as Ron Burgundy
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
as Ron Burgundy
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)
as Self
Green Team (2007)
as Arnold Darkshner
Impractical Jokers: The Movie (2020)
as Miami Restaurant Guy #4
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (2002)
as Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
Winter Passing (2006)
as Corbit
Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)
as Self
SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009)
as Self
The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
as Dave
The Thin Pink Line (1998)
as Darren Clark
The Suburbans (1999)
as Gil
537 Votes (2020)
as George W. Bush (archive footage)
The Love We Make (2011)
as Self
David (2020)
as Therapist
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
as Damien Weebs
The Women of SNL (2010)
as Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage)
Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
as Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2)
Live from New York! (2015)
as Self
50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
The Concert for New York City (2001)
as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Self
Earth to America (2005)
as George W. Bush
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party (2004)
as Self
A Deadly Adoption (2015)
as Robert Benson
Pickled (2022)
as Self
Criminal Hearts (1996)
as Newscaster (uncredited)
Judgment Day (—)
Actor
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
as (archive footage)
Presidential Reunion (2010)
as George W. Bush
Men Seeking Women (1997)
as Al
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again (2010)
as Self
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special (2025)
as Self
MTV Reloaded (2003)
as The Architect
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 (2003)
as Self
Star Wars Spoofs (2011)
as Himself
Tough Guys (—)
Actor
The Fifth Wheel (—)
Actor
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (2006)
Actor
Elf: Film School for Kids (2004)
as Self
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! (2018)
as Cord Hosenbeck
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush (2009)
as George W. Bush
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' (2005)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon (2005)
Actor
Bat Fight (2009)
Actor
Playing POTUS (2026)
as Self
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out (2020)
as Self
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish (2018)
as Cord Hosenbeck
Why I Love 'Bewitched' (2005)
as Self
The Procedure (2007)
as Bob
Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake (—)
Actor
Elf: How they Made the North Pole (2004)
as Self
A Bucket of Blood (1995)
as Young Man
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (2019)
as Tom Willis
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon (2001)
as Self
Ferrell Takes the Field (2015)
as Himself
Ricky Bobby: Sports Century (2006)
as Ricky Bobby (archive footage)
Old School: Orientation (2003)
as Himself
Untitled Inspector Gadget Reboot (—)
as Inspector Gadget
An SNL Thanksgiving (2024)
as (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3 (2010)
Actor
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan (2003)
as Himself
Street Justice (—)
Actor
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2 (2004)
Actor
Wampler's Ascent (2013)
as Self
Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy (2010)
as David Bowie
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish (2019)
as Cord Hosenbeck
Tom Green Show: Road Kill (1999)
as Self
Good Cop, Baby Cop (2007)
as Angel
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin (2016)
as Narrator
An SNL Valentine (2015)
as (archive footage)
The Landlord (2007)
as Tenant
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell (2004)
as Self
John and Will's Animal Choices (2011)
as Will
The Internship (2013)
as Kevin (uncredited)