Will Ferrell
Biography
John William Ferrell (/ˈfɛrəl/; 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 has received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and for a Tony Award. In 2011, Ferrell 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 year's best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell first 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 has 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 for the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), Dead to Me (2019–2022), and 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Ferrell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Office
2005
The Daily Show
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Ron Burgundy · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Office
as Deangelo Vickers · 2005
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1993
Family Guy
as The Black Knight (voice) · 1999
Family Guy
as Fat Greek Guy / Miles 'Chatterbox' Musket (voice) · 1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
Raw
· 1993
Conan
as Ron Burgundy · 2010
Conan
as Self · 2010
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as James Lipton (uncredited) · 1975
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self · 2015
King of the Hill
as Coach Lucas (voice) · 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Ron Burgundy - Guest · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Harry Caray · 2003
The Boys
as Will Ferrell as Coach Brink · 2019
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as George W. Bush · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self · 1992
The One Show
as Self - Guest · 2006
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self · 2014
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self - Guest · 2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as President George W. Bush · 2013
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
30 Rock
as Shane Hunter · 2006
Hot Ones
as Self · 2015
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1944
Cow and Chicken
as Farmer / Astronaut #2 (voice) · 1997
The Guardian
as Attorney Larry Flood · 2001
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2009
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self / Presenter · 1992
Hercules
as Geryon (voice) · 1998
The Reichen Show
as Self · 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest · 1999
Barbie
as Mattel CEO · 2023
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self · 2014
Today
as Self · 1952
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest · 2006
Despicable Me 4
as Maxime (voice) · 2024
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self · 2002
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Donald Mahanahan · 2007
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self · 2012
Drunk History
as Roald Dahl · 2013
Drunk History
as The Monster · 2013
SpongeBob SquarePants
as Will Ferrell · 1999
Welcome to Wrexham
as Self · 2022
Eastbound & Down
as Ashley Schaeffer · 2009
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
The Other Guys
as Detective Allen Gamble · 2010
Megamind
as Megamind (voice) · 2010
Best Week Ever
· 2004
The Lego Movie
as Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs · 2014
The Hawk
as Lonnie 'The Hawk' Hawkins · 2026
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Mamet the Moocher (voice) · 1995
TRL
· 1998
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as President Business / Dad · 2019
Strangers with Candy
as Bob Whitely · 1999
Circus Halligalli
as Self · 2013
No Activity
as Adrian · 2017
Wedding Crashers
as Chazz Reinhold (uncredited) · 2005
Step Brothers
as Brennan Huff · 2008
Billy on the Street
as Self · 2011
Kids' Choice Awards
as Self · 1987
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
as Mustafa · 1999
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
as Self - Guest · 2025
The Men in Blazers Show
as Self · 2014
Daddy's Home 2
as Brad · 2017
The Shrink Next Door
as Martin 'Marty' Markowitz · 2021
Undeclared
as Dave · 2001
Old School
as Frank Ricard · 2003
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
as Mustafa · 1997
Daddy's Home
as Brad Whitaker · 2015
You're Cordially Invited
as Jim · 2025
Elf
as Buddy · 2003
Inside Comedy
as Self · 2012
Man vs. Wild
as Self · 2006
Blades of Glory
as Chazz Michael Michaels · 2007
Strays
as Reggie (voice) · 2023
The Early Show
as Self · 1999
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self · 2025
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self · 2003
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Ron Burgundy · 2004
The Oblongs
as Bob Oblong (voice) · 2001
Curious George
as Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice) · 2006
Starsky & Hutch
as Big Earl (uncredited) · 2004
Land of the Lost
as Dr. Rick Marshall · 2009
Quiz Lady
as Terry McTeer · 2023
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
as Self · 2008
Stranger Than Fiction
as Harold Crick · 2006
Zoolander 2
as Jacobim Mugatu · 2016
Zoolander
as Mugatu · 2001
On Our Own
as Construction Worker · 1994
Get Hard
as James King · 2015
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Ricky Bobby · 2006
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Ron Burgundy · 2013
The House
as Scott Johansen/The Butcher · 2017
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly · 2001
The Campaign
as Cam Brady · 2012
Spirited
as Present · 2022
Bewitched
as Jack Wyatt · 2005
The Spoils Before Dying
as Eric Jonrosh · 2015
Welcome to Sweden
as Will Ferrell · 2014
Holmes & Watson
as Sherlock Holmes · 2018
Semi-Pro
as Jackie Moon · 2008
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
as Lou Adler · 2024
A Night at the Roxbury
as Steve Butabi · 1998
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
as Will Ferrell · 2025
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
as Lars Erickssong · 2020
SmartLess: On the Road
· 2023
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
The Producers
as Franz Liebkind · 2005
Lorne
as Self (Uncredited) · 2026
The Spoils of Babylon
as Eric Jonrosh · 2014
Boat Trip
as Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited) · 2002
Drunk Parents
as Bum · 2019
I Spy
as President George W. Bush (voice) (uncredited) · 2002
Will & Harper
as Self · 2024
Kicking & Screaming
as Phil Weston · 2005
Melinda and Melinda
as Hobie · 2004
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
as McDermott (uncredited) · 2009
Megamind: The Button of Doom
as Megamind (voice) · 2011
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Will Ferrell · 2019
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
as Self · 2021
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self · 2025
Casa de Mi Padre
as Armando Alvarez · 2012
Everything Must Go
as Nick Halsey · 2011
Val
as Self (archive) · 2021
Dick
as Bob Woodward · 1999
Downhill
as Pete Stanton · 2020
Zeroville
as Rondell · 2019
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
· 2007
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
as Self · 2009
HypaSpace
as Self · 2002
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self · 2025
The Roast of Tom Brady
as Ron Burgundy · 2024
The Women of SNL
as Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage) · 2010
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
as Miami Restaurant Guy #4 · 2020
Stupid Pet Tricks
as Ranger Jim · 2024
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
as Ron Burgundy · 2015
The Charlie Puth Show
as Will Ferrell · 2024
The Ladies Man
as Lance DeLune · 2000
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Ron Burgundy · 2004
Drowning Mona
as Cubby · 2000
Superstar
as Sky Corrigan / Jesus · 1999
The Wendell Baker Story
as Dave · 2005
The Concert for New York City
as Self · 2001
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self · 1999
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
as Damien Weebs · 2012
Hot Ones: Extra Heat
as Self · 2026
Winter Passing
as Corbit · 2006
The Suburbans
as Gil · 1999
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
as Troy · 1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
as Self / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters · 1998
537 Votes
as George W. Bush (archive footage) · 2020
An SNL Thanksgiving
as (archive footage) · 2024
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
as Self · 2004
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage) · 2009
Downey Wrote That
as Self · 2025
Men Seeking Women
as Al · 1997
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2) · 2011
The Thin Pink Line
as Darren Clark · 1998
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self · 2002
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Tom Willis · 2019
50 Years of NBC Late Night
as Self (archive footage) · 2001
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
as Self · 2005
A Deadly Adoption
as Robert Benson · 2015
A Bucket of Blood
as Young Man · 1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self · 2003
David
as Therapist · 2020
Star Wars Spoofs
as Himself · 2011
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
as Narrator · 2016
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self · 2020
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
as George W. Bush · 2009
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
as Self · 2025
An SNL Valentine
as (archive footage) · 2015
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
as Cord Hosenbeck · 2018
Earth to America
as George W. Bush · 2005
MTV Reloaded
as The Architect · 2003
Live from New York!
as Self · 2015
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
as Self · 2003
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
as Cord Hosenbeck · 2018
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self · 2010
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self · 2007
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
as Self · 2020
Elf: Film School for Kids
as Self · 2004
The Love We Make
as Self · 2011
Criminal Hearts
as Newscaster (uncredited) · 1996
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
as Self / Various Characters (archive footage) · 2002
Untitled Inspector Gadget Reboot
as Inspector Gadget
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
as Self · 2005
Ferrell Takes the Field
as Himself · 2015
We Are LAFC
as Self · 2019
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
· 2006
Bat Fight
· 2009
Tom Green Show: Road Kill
as Self · 1999
Presidential Reunion
as George W. Bush · 2010
Pickled
as Self · 2022
Green Team
as Arnold Darkshner · 2007
Playing POTUS
as Self · 2026
John and Will's Animal Choices
as Will · 2011
Elf: How they Made the North Pole
as Self · 2004
Good Cop, Baby Cop
as Angel (The Confessor) · 2007
The Fifth Wheel
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon
· 2005
Ricky Bobby: Sports Century
as Ricky Bobby (archive footage) · 2006
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
as Cord Hosenbeck · 2019
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan
as Himself · 2003
Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy
as David Bowie · 2010
Wampler's Ascent
as Self · 2013
Judgment Day
The Landlord
as Tenant · 2007
The Procedure
as Bob · 2007
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell
as Self · 2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
as Self · 2001
Old School: Orientation
as Himself · 2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2
· 2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3
· 2010
Tough Guys
Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake
Street Justice
The Internship
as Kevin (uncredited) · 2013