Bill Hader

Bill Hader

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).

Also appears in

IF

IF

7.2

Inside Out

Inside Out

7.9

Superbad

Superbad

7.3

It Chapter Two

It Chapter Two

6.8

Toy Story 4

Toy Story 4

7.5

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

6.8

Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness

7.3

Monsters University

Monsters University

7.0

The Angry Birds Movie 2

The Angry Birds Movie 2

7.1

Noelle

Noelle

6.6

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet

7.2

Turbo

Turbo

6.2

Her

Her

7.9

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

6.6

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

6.4

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

6.1

The Addams Family 2

The Addams Family 2

7.0

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

7.5

Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

6.7

Sausage Party

Sausage Party

5.8