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).
Filmography
all 159
Movies 100
TV Shows 59
self 53
Voice 34
Producer 3
Narrator 1
The Cat in the Hat (2026)
IF (2024)
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
Lightyear (2022)
Toast of Tinseltown (2022)
The Addams Family 2 (2021)
Belushi (2020)
Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020)
Celebrity Escape Room (2020)
Beastie Boys Story (2020)
Noelle (2019)
It Chapter Two (2019)
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
Lights Out with David Spade (2019)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Desus & Mero (2019)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Barry (2018)
What the Fit (2018)
The Power of the Present (2017)
Power Rangers (2017)
Sausage Party (2016)
Finding Dory (2016)
To Tell the Truth (2016)
The BFG (2016)
The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
Riley's First Date? (2015)
Documentary Now! (2015)
Trainwreck (2015)
Inside Out (2015)
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015)
Accidental Love (2015)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015)
Man Seeking Woman (2015)
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
22 Jump Street (2014)
Silicon Valley (2014)
Steve's First Bath (2014)
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear (2014)
Her (2013)
Here Comes the Night Time (2013)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
The Awesomes (2013)
Turbo (2013)
Drunk History (2013)
Monsters University (2013)
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Escape from Planet Earth (2013)
This Is 40 (2012)
The Mindy Project (2012)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011)
Saturday Night Live Backstage (2011)
Paul (2011)
Portlandia (2011)
Bob's Burgers (2011)
The Women of SNL (2010)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Ugly Americans (2010)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Year One (2009)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009)
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday (2008)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Pineapple Express (2008)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
The Brothers Solomon (2007)
Purple Violets (2007)
Human Giant (2007)
Superbad (2007)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007)
30 Rock (2006)
Doogal (2006)
The Office (2005)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
The Venture Bros. (2004)
Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting' (2004)
Punk'd (2003)
Spider-Man (2002)
The Scorpion King (2002)
Collateral Damage (2002)
James Dean (2001)
Little Heroes 2 (2000)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
South Park (1997)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
The Simpsons (1989)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Bill Hader HBO Comedy Series
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1978-06-07 (46 years old)
Birth NameWilliam Thomas Hader Jr.
Birth PlaceTulsa, United States
ReligionChristianity
RelationshipsMaggie Carey (2006 - 2018), Rachel Bilson (2019 - 2020), Anna Kendrick (2020 - 2022), Ali Wong
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known As빌 헤이더, Μπιλ Χέιντερ, William T. Hader Jr., William Thomas Hader Jr., 比尔·海德, 比尔·哈德尔, 比哈德, ビル・ヘイダー, 比爾·哈德
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
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