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).
Movies
The Brothers Solomon
Recumbent Biker
You, Me and Dupree
Mark
Hot Rod
Dave
Pineapple Express
Private Miller
Knocked Up
Brent
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Flint Lockwood / FLDSMDFR (voice)
Doogal
Soldier Sam (voice)
Superbad
Officer Slater
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Brian Bretter
Men in Black 3
Andy Warhol
Monsters University
Referee / Slug (voice)
Adventureland
Bobby
Paul
Haggard
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
George Armstrong Custer
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Hansel (voice)
Turbo
Guy Gagné (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Flint Lockwood (voice)
Inside Out
Fear (voice)
The To Do List
Willy Mclean
Clear History
Rags
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
Self
The Skeleton Twins
Milo Dean
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Stuart
They Came Together
Kyle
22 Jump Street
Culinary School Villain (uncredited)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Gazelle (voice)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Stuart
Saturday Night
Self
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
Self
Star Trek Into Darkness
Additional Voices (voice)
Maggie's Plan
Tony
Accidental Love
Doctor Turnstall
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Various (archive footage)
The Angry Birds Movie
Leonard (voice)
At the Video Store
Self
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park
Self
Trainwreck
Aaron Conners
The BFG
Bloodbottler
Her
Chat Room Friend #2 (voice)
Empress of Serenity
Mind Candy
Fear (voice)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Zippy
Finding Dory
Husband Fish (Stan) (voice)
Year One
Shaman
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
Self
Sausage Party
Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice)
Power Rangers
Alpha 5 (voice)
Freaknik: The Musical
Tad (voice)
Steve's First Bath
Flint Lockwood (voice)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Stuart
Tropic Thunder
Rob Slolom
Noelle
Nick Kringle
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
Self - Host
Love, Gilda
Self
It Chapter Two
Richie Tozier
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Leonard (voice)
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear
Flint Lockwood (voice)
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Self
Ralph Breaks the Internet
J.P. Spamley (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
Self
The Power of the Present
Self - Voice of Alpha 5 (2017)
Toy Story 4
Axel the Carnie (voice)
This Is 40
Desi's Store Pickup (uncredited)
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
The Summers of IT: Chapter Two
Self
The Summers of IT: Chapter One
Self
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
Narrator
Celebrity Escape Room
Self
Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting'
Barnaby G. Price
Here Comes the Night Time
Captain Bill the Astronaut
Belushi
John Belushi (voice)
Riley's First Date?
Fear / Jordan's Joy (voice)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
The Voice (voice)
Saturday Night Live Backstage
Self / Stefon
Purple Violets
Bill - Bookstore Fan
The Addams Family 2
Cyrus Strange (voice)
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Self
Collateral Damage
Pilot (deleted scene)
Lightyear
Featheringhamstan (voice)
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Self
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Rob Slolom
The Shooting
Keith
Beau Is Afraid
UPS Guy
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
Beastie Boys Story
"Crazy Shit" Voice
The Pity Card
Eric
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
Self / Devin / Stefon
Sandy Passage
Vivienne 'Little Vivvy' Van Kimpton
Kunuk Uncovered
Barnabas Scott
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon
John Sachs / Trevor Kenney / Denver McIver
The Eye Doesn't Lie
Robbie Wheadlan
Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee Part 1
Clark Honus
Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee Part 2
Clark Honus
The Bunker
Teddy Redbones
Juan Likes Rice and Chicken
Nico Rodriguez
Parker Gail's Location Is Everything
Parker Gail
Globesman
Pete Reynolds
Final Transmission
Marky
Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 1
Jerry Wallach
Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 2
Jerry Wallach
Escape from Planet Earth
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Hendrie
Self
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat (voice)
IF
Banana (voice)
The Alphabet Movie
H
Shows
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Human Giant
Little Kevin
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Various
The Venture Bros.
Professor Impossible / Phage (voice)
30 Rock
Kevin
South Park
Alec Baldwin
South Park
Plex the robot
The Daily Show
Self
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Captain Seth Dozerman
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
Punk'd
Field Agent
Documentary Now!
Various Characters
Barry
Barry Berkman
The Simpsons
Manacek (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Simpsons
Slava (voice)
Portlandia
Birdman
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
Lights Out with David Spade
Self - Panelist
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
urGoh (The Wanderer) (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Talent Scout
Saturday Night Live
Robber
Saturday Night Live
Gary
Saturday Night Live
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self / Nitro
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Kevin
Saturday Night Live
Life Coach
Saturday Night Live
Illiterate Genie
Saturday Night Live
Dwight
Saturday Night Live
Athlete
Saturday Night Live
Indiana Jones
Saturday Night Live
Nitro
Saturday Night Live
Wizard
Saturday Night Live
Frankenstein's Monster
Saturday Night Live
Self / Stefon
Saturday Night Live
Cop
Drunk History
John Pemberton
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Office
Bill Hader
Silicon Valley
Pipey (voice)
Finding Your Roots
Self
The Awesomes
Dr. Malocchio (voice)
The Shop
Self
Good Mythical Morning
Self
Conan
Self
Mark Twain Prize
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
Bufo (voice)
Ugly Americans
William Dyer (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Venture Bros.
Professor Impossible (voice)
The Venture Bros.
Professor Impossible / Alien villain (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Xavier: Renegade Angel
(voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Igor, Gregor, & Timor
Toast of Tinseltown
Dwight Difference
The Mindy Project
Tom McDougall
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Self as James Quall
Bob's Burgers
Mickey (voice)
Bob's Burgers
Big Bob Belcher (voice)
Man Seeking Woman
Adolf Hitler
Norm Macdonald Live
Self
Inside The Episode: Barry
Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Additional Voices (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
Billy on the Street
Self
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Flame Eye/Flatside (voice)
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Self
Comedy Central Roasts
Self