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 171
Movies 117
TV Shows 54
self 48
Voice 25
Writer 16
Producer 4
Narrator 1
The Cat in the Hat (2026)
Hendrie (2024)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
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)
The Summers of IT: Chapter Two (2019)
The Summers of IT: Chapter One (2019)
Noelle (2019)
At the Video Store (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)
Long Gone (2019)
Searching for Mr. Larson: A Love Letter from the Far Side (2019)
Desus & Mero (2019)
Batshit Valley, Part 2 (2019)
Batshit Valley, Part 1 (2019)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018)
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
The Shop (2018)
Love, Gilda (2018)
Inside The Episode: Barry (2018)
Barry (2018)
What the Fit (2018)
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (2017)
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)
The Power of the Present (2017)
Talking with Chris Hardwick (2017)
Power Rangers (2017)
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (2016)
Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 2 (2016)
Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 1 (2016)
Final Transmission (2016)
Globesman (2016)
Parker Gail's Location Is Everything (2016)
Juan Likes Rice and Chicken (2016)
The Bunker (2016)
Sausage Party (2016)
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously (2016)
Finding Dory (2016)
To Tell the Truth (2016)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
The BFG (2016)
The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
Maggie's Plan (2016)
Mind Candy (2015)
Riley's First Date? (2015)
Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee Part 2 (2015)
Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee Part 1 (2015)
A Town, a Gangster, a Festival (2015)
The Eye Doesn't Lie (2015)
DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon (2015)
Kunuk Uncovered (2015)
Documentary Now! (2015)
Sandy Passage (2015)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
Trainwreck (2015)
Inside Out (2015)
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015)
Accidental Love (2015)
Beaver Trilogy Part IV (2015)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015)
Man Seeking Woman (2015)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2014)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2014)
They Came Together (2014)
22 Jump Street (2014)
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014)
Clear History (2014)
Silicon Valley (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014)
Steve's First Bath (2014)
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear (2014)
Her (2013)
South Park: The Black Friday Trilogy (2013)
Here Comes the Night Time (2013)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco (2013)
The Awesomes (2013)
The To Do List (2013)
Turbo (2013)
Drunk History (2013)
Monsters University (2013)
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Norm Macdonald Live (2013)
Escape from Planet Earth (2013)
Just for Laughs: All Access (2012)
This Is 40 (2012)
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable (2012)
The Mindy Project (2012)
Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Finding Your Roots (2012)
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)
Good Mythical Morning (2012)
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park (2011)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011)
Saturday Night Live Backstage (2011)
Paul (2011)
Portlandia (2011)
Bob's Burgers (2011)
Conan (2010)
The Women of SNL (2010)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Saturday Night (2010)
Ugly Americans (2010)
Freaknik: The Musical (2010)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
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)
Snake 'n' Bacon (2009)
Snake 'n' Bacon (2009)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009)
Adventureland (2009)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday (2008)
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness (2008)
The Line (2008)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Pineapple Express (2008)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
The Shooting (2007)
Xavier: Renegade Angel (2007)
The Brothers Solomon (2007)
Hot Rod (2007)
Knocked Up (2007)
Purple Violets (2007)
Human Giant (2007)
Superbad (2007)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007)
30 Rock (2006)
You, Me and Dupree (2006)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006)
Doogal (2006)
The Pity Card (2006)
The Office (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
The Venture Bros. (2004)
Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting' (2004)
Saturday Night Live: Halloween (2003)
Punk'd (2003)
Spider-Man (2002)
The Scorpion King (2002)
Collateral Damage (2002)
James Dean (2001)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Mark Twain Prize (1999)
South Park (1997)
The Ambiguously Gay Duo (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
The Simpsons (1989)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Empress of Serenity
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1978-06-07 (45 years old)
Birth NameWilliam Thomas Hader Jr.
Birth PlaceTulsa, United States of America
ReligionChristianity
RelationshipsMaggie Carey (2006-01-01 - 2018-01-01), Rachel Bilson (2019-01-01 - 2020-01-01), Anna Kendrick
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
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