Will Ferrell
A graduate of the University of Southern California, Will Ferrell became interested in performing while a student at University High School in Irvine, California, where he made his school's daily morning announcements over the public address system in disguised voices. He started as a member of the Los Angeles comedy/improvisation group The Groundlings, where fellow cast members Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph and former Saturday Night Live repertory players such as Laraine Newman, Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman began their careers. It was there he met Chris Kattan and the two became good friends and both went on to Saturday Night Live later. He has also appeared on several television programs, including Strangers with Candy, Grace Under Fire and Living Single during his time at The Groundlings. Will also lent his voice to the armless and legless dad of cartoon family The Oblongs.
In 1995 he became a feature cast member at Saturday Night Live during the show's rapid re-casting. He was declared quite possibly the worst cast member ever during his first season. However, his talents of impersonations and range of characters shot him forward to making him arguably the greatest Saturday Night Live cast member ever. During his seven year run he is one of the few cast members to ever be nominated for an Emmy for a performance and played George W. Bush during the 2000 elections. He's appeared in every Saturday Night Live movie since his premiere on the show in 1995. In 2002 he left Saturday Night Live and was the only cast member to ever receive a farewell from all the current cast members at the end of the season finale show. Since leaving the show Will has pursued a career in films. In 2000 he married and now lives in L.A.
Acted in
You're Cordially Invited
2025
as Jim
Will & Harper
2024
as Self
Despicable Me 4
2024
as Maxime (voice)
The Roast of Tom Brady
2024
as Ron Burgundy
Quiz Lady
2023
as Terry McTeer
Strays
2023
as Reggie (voice)
Barbie
2023
as Mattel CEO
SmartLess: On the Road
2023
Pickled
2022
as Self
Spirited
2022
as Present
Welcome to Wrexham
2022
as Self
The Shrink Next Door
2021
as Marty Markowitz
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
2021
as Self
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
as Self (archive footage)
537 Votes
2020
as George W. Bush (archive footage)
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
2020
as Self
David
2020
as Therapist
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020
as Lars Erickssong
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
2020
as Miami Restaurant Guy #4
Downhill
2020
as Pete Stanton
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
as Will Ferrell
Zeroville
2019
as Rondell
The Boys
2019
as Will Ferrell as Coach Brink
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
as Tom Willis
We Are LAFC
2019
as Self
Drunk Parents
2019
as Bum
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
as President Business / Dad
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
2019
as Cord Hosenbeck
Holmes & Watson
2018
as Sherlock Holmes
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
2018
as Cord Hosenbeck
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
2018
as Cord Hosenbeck
No Activity
2017
as Adrian
Daddy's Home 2
2017
as Brad
The House
2017
as Scott Johansen/The Butcher
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016
as Narrator
Zoolander 2
2016
as Jacobim Mugatu
Daddy's Home
2015
as Brad Whitaker
Ferrell Takes the Field
2015
as Himself
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
as Eric Jonrosh
A Deadly Adoption
2015
as Robert Benson
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
2015
as Ron Burgundy
Get Hard
2015
as James King
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
2015
as Self / Alex Trebek / Marty Culp
Welcome to Sweden
2014
as Will Ferrell
The Lego Movie
2014
as Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Spoils of Babylon
2014
as Eric Jonrosh
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
as Ron Burgundy
The Internship
2013
as Kevin (uncredited)
The Campaign
2012
as Cam Brady
Casa de Mi Padre
2012
as Armando Alvarez
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012
as Damien Weebs
Billy on the Street
2011
as Self
The Love We Make
2011
as Self
Everything Must Go
2011
as Nick Halsey
Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011
as Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2)
Megamind: The Button of Doom
2011
as Megamind (voice)
John and Will's Animal Choices
2011
as Will
Star Wars Spoofs
2011
as Himself
The Women of SNL
2010
as Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage)
Megamind
2010
as Megamind (voice)
The Other Guys
2010
as Detective Allen Gamble
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3
2010
Presidential Reunion
2010
as George W. Bush
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
as Self
Land of the Lost
2009
as Dr. Rick Marshall
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009
as McDermott (uncredited)
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
2009
as George W. Bush
Eastbound & Down
2009
as Ashley Schaeffer
Bat Fight with Will Ferrell
2009
Step Brothers
2008
as Brennan Huff
Semi-Pro
2008
as Jackie Moon
Green Team
2007
as Arnold Darkshner
The Procedure
2007
as Bob
Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007
as Angel
The Landlord
2007
as Tenant
Blades of Glory
2007
as Chazz Michael Michaels
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
as Donald Mahanahan
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
2007
Man vs. Wild
2006
as Self
30 Rock
2006
as Shane Hunter
Stranger Than Fiction
2006
as Harold Crick
Curious George
2006
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006
as Ricky Bobby
Ricky Bobby: Sports Century
2006
as Ricky Bobby (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2006
Curious George
2006
as Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice)
Winter Passing
2006
as Corbit
The Producers
2005
as Franz Liebkind
Earth to America
2005
as George W. Bush
The Wendell Baker Story
2005
as Dave
Wedding Crashers
2005
as Chazz Reinhold (uncredited)
Bewitched
2005
as Jack Wyatt
Kicking & Screaming
2005
as Phil Weston
The Office
2005
as Deangelo Vickers
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon
2005
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
as Ron Burgundy
Melinda and Melinda
2004
as Hobie
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2
2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
as Ron Burgundy
Starsky & Hutch
2004
as Big Earl (uncredited)
Elf
2003
as Buddy
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan
2003
as Himself
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
Old School: Orientation
2003
as Himself
MTV Reloaded
2003
as The Architect
Old School
2003
as Frank
Boat Trip
2002
as Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
2002
as Himself / Various Characters (archive footage)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
The Concert for New York City
2001
as Self
Zoolander
2001
as Mugatu
The Guardian
2001
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
as Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
2001
as Self
The Oblongs
2001
as Bob Oblong (voice)
The Ladies Man
2000
as Lance DeLune
Drowning Mona
2000
as Cubby
The Suburbans
1999
as Gil
Superstar
1999
as Sky Corrigan / Jesus
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
Dick
1999
as Bob Woodward
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
as Mustafa
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Strangers with Candy
1999
as Bob Whitely
Family Guy
1999
as The Black Knight (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Fat Greek Guy / Miles 'Chatterbox' Musket (voice)
The Thin Pink Line
1998
as Darren Clark
A Night at the Roxbury
1998
as Steve Butabi
TRL
1998
Hercules
1998
as Geryon (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
as Troy
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
as Self / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters
Cow and Chicken
1997
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
as Mustafa
Men Seeking Women
1997
as Al
King of the Hill
1997
as Coach Lucas (voice)
Criminal Hearts
1996
as Newscaster (uncredited)
A Bucket of Blood
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Mamet the Moocher (voice)
On Our Own
1994
as Construction Worker
WWE Raw
1993
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self / Presenter
Kids' Choice Awards
1987
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Prince of Fashion
Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake
American Huckster
as Chuck Blazer
They're Lit, But Are They Bros?
as Buddy (pictured)
