Will Ferrell
John William Ferrell (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 received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nomination for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. In 2011, Farrell 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 best comedian in British GQ.
Ferrell 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 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 the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), the series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and the series 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).
Known for
Family Guy
The Black Knight (voice)
Family Guy
Fat Greek Guy / Miles 'Chatterbox' Musket (voice)
The Office
Deangelo Vickers
The Boys
Will Ferrell as Coach Brink
Raw
King of the Hill
Coach Lucas (voice)
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
Will Ferrell
30 Rock
Shane Hunter
Despicable Me 4
Maxime (voice)
Barbie
Mattel CEO
Elf
Buddy
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Megamind
Megamind (voice)
The Guardian
Attorney Larry Flood
Cow and Chicken
Step Brothers
Brennan Huff
Old School
Frank
Spirited
Present
Hercules
Geryon (voice)
Wedding Crashers
Chazz Reinhold (uncredited)
Eastbound & Down
Ashley Schaeffer
The Oscars
Self
Downhill
Pete Stanton
Get Hard
James King
Curious George
Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice)
Superstar
Sky Corrigan / Jesus
Daddy's Home 2
Brad
Starsky & Hutch
Big Earl (uncredited)
Strays
Reggie (voice)
The Other Guys
Detective Allen Gamble
Daddy's Home
Brad Whitaker
Quiz Lady
Terry McTeer
Boat Trip
Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
Winter Passing
Corbit
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Donald Mahanahan
SpongeBob SquarePants
I Spy
President George W. Bush (voice) (uncredited)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self / Presenter
Holmes & Watson
Sherlock Holmes
The Lego Movie
Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Mustafa
Welcome to Wrexham
Self
Zeroville
Rondell
Zoolander
Mugatu
Kicking & Screaming
Phil Weston
Will & Harper
Self
Kids' Choice Awards
Self
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Ron Burgundy
Drunk Parents
Bum
You're Cordially Invited
Jim
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Self / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Troy
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Ricky Bobby
The House
Scott Johansen/The Butcher
Drowning Mona
Cubby
Blades of Glory
Chazz Michael Michaels
Man vs. Wild
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mamet the Moocher (voice)
The Ladies Man
Lance DeLune
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Mustafa
Everything Must Go
Nick Halsey
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Ron Burgundy
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
George W. Bush
Strangers with Candy
Bob Whitely
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Will Ferrell
The Procedure
Bob
The Women of SNL
Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage)
The Producers
Franz Liebkind
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
President Business / Dad
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Lars Erickssong
Playing POTUS
Self
A Night at the Roxbury
Steve Butabi
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Ron Burgundy
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
The Love We Make
Self
The Concert for New York City
Self
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
Miami Restaurant Guy #4
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Ron Burgundy
A Deadly Adoption
Robert Benson
TRL
Criminal Hearts
Newscaster (uncredited)
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
The Thin Pink Line
Darren Clark
Bewitched
Jack Wyatt
No Activity
Adrian
The Roast of Tom Brady
Ron Burgundy
Melinda and Melinda
Hobie
David
Therapist
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Damien Weebs
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Cord Hosenbeck
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
Undeclared
Dave
Earth to America
George W. Bush
The Campaign
Cam Brady
A Bucket of Blood
Young Man
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Self
The Shrink Next Door
Martin 'Marty' Markowitz
Casa de Mi Padre
Armando Alvarez
Land of the Lost
Dr. Rick Marshall
Billy on the Street
Self
Welcome to Sweden
Will Ferrell
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
The Oblongs
Bob Oblong (voice)
Men Seeking Women
Al
Zoolander 2
Jacobim Mugatu
Megamind: The Button of Doom
Megamind (voice)
John and Will's Animal Choices
Will
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Tom Willis
Ferrell Takes the Field
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Dick
Bob Woodward
Street Justice
Stranger Than Fiction
Harold Crick
HypaSpace
Self
Semi-Pro
Jackie Moon
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Self
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Self
537 Votes
George W. Bush (archive footage)
On Our Own
Construction Worker
The Spoils Before Dying
Eric Jonrosh
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Green Team
Arnold Darkshner
The Prince of Fashion
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
The Spoils of Babylon
Eric Jonrosh
Elf: Buddy's Sing & Cheer Along Edition
Buddy
SmartLess: On the Road
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Cord Hosenbeck
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
McDermott (uncredited)
The Charlie Puth Show
Will Ferrell
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
Self
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
Self
The Wendell Baker Story
Dave
GOLF
Lonnie 'The Hawk' Hawkins
Ricky Bobby: Sports Century
Ricky Bobby (archive footage)
The Suburbans
Gil
Pickled
Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2)
The Landlord
Tenant
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
Cord Hosenbeck
MTV Reloaded
The Architect
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
Self
Presidential Reunion
George W. Bush
Old School: Orientation
Himself
Judgment Day
We Are LAFC
Self
Bat Fight with Will Ferrell
Good Cop, Baby Cop
Angel
The Internship
Kevin (uncredited)
Star Wars Spoofs
Himself
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Narrator
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2
Tough Guys
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan
Himself
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon
Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake
The Daily Show
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Ron Burgundy
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Conan
Ron Burgundy
Conan
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
The One Show
Self - Guest
Hot Ones
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self - Guest
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
President George W. Bush
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
The Reichen Show
Self
Drunk History
Roald Dahl
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
Lie Detector
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
Best Week Ever
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
The Men in Blazers Show
Self
Today
Self
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Lou Adler
Inside Comedy
Self
New Heights
Self
Stupid Pet Tricks
Ranger Jim
The Early Show
Self