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Ben Stiller
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn November 30, 1965 (59 years)
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humor and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame through comedies such as There's Something About Mary (1998), Zoolander (2001), and Tropic Thunder (2008). Stiller is also known for his work in franchises such as the Meet the Parents films (2000–2010), the Madagascar franchise (2005–2012), and the Night at the Museum films (2006–2014). His films have grossed over $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film. His awards and honors include an Emmy Award, a Directors Guild of America Award, a Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Award.
Stiller is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. He began his career writing mockumentaries and was offered a variety sketch series, The Ben Stiller Show, which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run. The series ran on MTV in 1990 and Fox in 1992 and 1993, earning him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Program. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as the Frat Pack.
Transitioning to acting in films, Stiller made his directorial debut with Reality Bites (1994) and went on to direct and star in films such as The Cable Guy (1996) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). He also starred in a string of successful studio comedies, including Along Came Polly (2004), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Starsky & Hutch (2004), and Tower Heist (2011). His performances in independent films include Flirting with Disaster (1996), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and the Noah Baumbach films Greenberg (2010), While We're Young (2014), and The Meyerowitz Stories (2017).
Since the mid-2010s, Stiller has primarily worked as a television director and showrunner. In 2018, he directed the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora, earning a Directors Guild of America Award and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series. In 2022, he was a director and executive producer on the Apple TV+ series Severance, earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series.
Stiller is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. He began his career writing mockumentaries and was offered a variety sketch series, The Ben Stiller Show, which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run. The series ran on MTV in 1990 and Fox in 1992 and 1993, earning him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Program. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as the Frat Pack.
Transitioning to acting in films, Stiller made his directorial debut with Reality Bites (1994) and went on to direct and star in films such as The Cable Guy (1996) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). He also starred in a string of successful studio comedies, including Along Came Polly (2004), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Starsky & Hutch (2004), and Tower Heist (2011). His performances in independent films include Flirting with Disaster (1996), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and the Noah Baumbach films Greenberg (2010), While We're Young (2014), and The Meyerowitz Stories (2017).
Since the mid-2010s, Stiller has primarily worked as a television director and showrunner. In 2018, he directed the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora, earning a Directors Guild of America Award and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series. In 2022, he was a director and executive producer on the Apple TV+ series Severance, earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series.
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| 2026 | Focker In-Law · as Greg Focker |
| 2025 | Happy Gilmore 2 · as Hal L |
| 2024 | Nutcrackers · as Mike Maxwell |
| 2024 | Dear Santa · as Lucifer (uncredited) |
| 2023 | Krapopolis (TV Series) · as Prometheus (voice) |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore · as Mel Coplin |
| 2022 | Bleecker · as Dr. Pots |
| 2022 | Bros · as Ben Stiller (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Severance (TV Series) · as Kier Eagan (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2021 | Locked Down · as Guy |
| 2020 | Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine · as 8008s |
| 2020 | Hubie Halloween · as Orderly Hal |
| 2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories · as Matthew Meyerowitz |
| 2017 | Brad's Status · as Brad Sloan |
| 2016 | Zoolander: Super Model · as Derek Zoolander (voice) |
| 2016 | Maya & Marty (TV Series) · as Dr. Stone |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 · as Derek Zoolander |
| 2015 | Big Time in Hollywood, FL (TV Series) · as Jimmy Staats |
| 2014 | While We're Young · as Josh Schrebnick |
| 2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb · as Larry Daley / Laaa |
| 2014 | Vogue: 73 Questions (TV Series) · as Derek Zoolander |
| 2013 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · as Walter Mitty |
| 2013 | The Birthday Boys (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Another Period (TV Series) · as Charles Ponzi |
| 2013 | Madly Madagascar · as Alex (voice) |
| 2013 | Le Débarquement (TV Series) |
| 2012 | The Watch · as Evan |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted · as Alex (voice) |
| 2012 | Burning Love (TV Series) · as Joe Rutherford |
| 2011 | Tower Heist · as Josh Kovacs |
| 2011 | Eagleheart (TV Series) · as Silly Sammy |
| 2011 | Workaholics (TV Series) · as Del Jacobson |
| 2011 | Little Fockers: Deleted Scenes · as Greg Focker |
| 2011 | Little Fockers: Alternate Ending, Treehouse · as Greg Focker |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Little Fockers · as Greg Focker |
| 2010 | Megamind · as Bernard (voice) |
| 2010 | Greenberg · as Roger Greenberg |
| 2010 | Funny or Die Presents (TV Series) · as Ben (segment "do You Want To See A Dead Body?") |
| 2009 | Merry Madagascar · as Alex (voice) |
| 2009 | The Marc Pease Experience · as Jon Gribble |
| 2009 | Funny People · as Friend In Video (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian · as Larry Daley |
| 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa · as Alex (voice) |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness · as Tugg Speedman |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder · as Tugg Speedman |
| 2007 | Elmo's Christmas Countdown · as Stiller The Elf (voice) |
| 2007 | The Heartbreak Kid · as Eddie Cantrow |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb (TV Series) · as Khaka Peü Peü (voice) |
| 2006 | Night at the Museum · as Larry Daley |
| 2006 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny · as Guitar Center Guy |
| 2006 | Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education · as David Blaine |
| 2006 | School for Scoundrels · as Lonnie Ratcliff |
| 2006 | The Henry Rollins Show (TV Series) |
| 2005 | In the Cutz (TV Series) · as Guest |
| 2005 | Madagascar · as Alex (voice) |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon · as Tom Cruise |
| 2005 | Confessions of an Action Star · as Commander |
| 2004 | Meet the Fockers · as Greg Focker |
| 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story · as White Goodman |
| 2004 | 2004 MTV Movie Awards · as Ben Stiller (opening Skit) |
| 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy · as Arturo Mendes |
| 2004 | Envy · as Tim Dingman |
| 2004 | Starsky & Hutch · as David Starsky |
| 2004 | Along Came Polly · as Reuben Feffer |
| 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story - Deleted Scenes · as White Goodman |
| 2003 | Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks · as Passerby (segment "tribute") |
| 2003 | Arrested Development (TV Series) · as Tony Wonder |
| 2003 | Nobody Knows Anything! · as Peach Expert (uncredited) |
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| 2003 | Duplex · as Alex Rose |
| 2003 | Pauly Shore Is Dead · as Ben Stiller (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe · as Robbie The Reindeer |
| 2002 | Prehistoric Planet (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2002 | Liberty's Kids (TV Series) · as Thomas Jefferson |
| 2002 | Orange County · as Firefighter (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Brilliant But Cancelled · as Cast |
| 2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums · as Chas Tenenbaum |
| 2001 | Zoolander · as Derek Zoolander |
| 2001 | Undeclared (TV Series) · as Rex |
| 2001 | Primetime Glick (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Meet the Parents: Deleted Scenes · as Greg Focker |
| 2000 | The Independent · as Cop |
| 2000 | Meet the Parents · as Greg Focker |
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Ted Stroehmann |
| 2000 | Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies · as Tom Cruise |
| 2000 | Keeping the Faith · as Rabbi Jake Schram |
| 2000 | Mission: Improbable · as Tom Crooze |
| 1999 | The Suburbans · as Jay Rose |
| 1999 | Black & White · as Mark Clear |
| 1999 | Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) · as Agent Meara |
| 1999 | Mystery Men · as Mr. Furious / Roy |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Ben Stiller (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Hooves of Fire · as Robbie The Reindeer |
| 1998 | The King of Queens (TV Series) · as Jerry - Arthur Spooner’s Father |
| 1998 | Permanent Midnight · as Jerry Stahl |
| 1998 | Your Friends and Neighbors · as Jerry |
| 1998 | There's Something About Mary · as Ted Stroehmann |
| 1998 | Zero Effect · as Steve Arlo |
| 1998 | Behind the Zipper with Magda · as Ted Stroehmann |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Rich (voice) |
| 1996 | Derek Zoolander: Male Model · as Derek Zoolander |
| 1996 | The Cable Guy · as Sam Sweet |
| 1996 | Flirting with Disaster · as Mel Coplin |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1996 | If Lucy Fell · as Bwick Elias |
| 1996 | Happy Gilmore · as Hal L. (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Mr. Show (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (TV Series) · as Ben (voice) |
| 1995 | NewsRadio (TV Series) · as Vic |
| 1995 | Heavyweights · as Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr. |
| 1994 | Friends (TV Series) · as Tommy |
| 1994 | Reality Bites · as Michael Grates |
| 1994 | Duckman (TV Series) · as Harry Medfly (voice) |
| 1993 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV Series) |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Barry (voice) |
| 1993 | 2 Stupid Dogs (TV Series) · as Salesman |
| 1992 | The Ben Stiller Show (TV Series) · as Various Characters |
| 1992 | The Nutt House · as Pie Thrower (uncredited) |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards (TV Series) |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Highway to Hell · as Pluto's Cook / Attila The Hun |
| 1990 | Working Tra$h · as Freddy Novak |
| 1990 | Stella · as Jim Uptegrove |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Garth Motherloving (voice) |
| 1989 | Next of Kin · as Lawrence Isabella |
| 1989 | Troldspejlet (TV Series) · as Larry Daley |
| 1989 | That's Adequate · as Chip Lane |
| 1988 | Fresh Horses · as Tipton |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Empire of the Sun · as Dainty |
| 1987 | Hot Pursuit · as Chris Honeywell |
| 1987 | Kids' Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Host |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie (TV Series) |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Ronnie Shaughnessy |