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Ben Stiller

Acting 60 years old New York City, New York, USA ★ 4.0
Born: November 30, 1965

Biography

Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) 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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (236)

Focker-In-Law
Focker-In-Law Greg Focker 2026
The Dink
The Dink 2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! Self - Actor & Filmmaker 2026
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld 2025
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost Self 2025
Downey Wrote That
Downey Wrote That Self 2025
Happy Gilmore 2
Happy Gilmore 2 Hal L 2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney Self - Actor and Director 2025
Bianca by Night
Bianca by Night Self - Guest (video link) 2025
Dear Santa
Dear Santa Lucifer (uncredited) 2024
Nutcrackers
Nutcrackers Mike Maxwell 2024
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life Self 2023
Krapopolis
Krapopolis Prometheus (voice) 2023
Bleecker
Bleecker Dr. Pots 2023
The Playboy Murders
The Playboy Murders Self (archive footage) 2023
Bros
Bros Ben Stiller (uncredited) 2022
Severance
Severance Kier Eagan (voice) (uncredited) 2022
Locked Down
Locked Down Guy 2021
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine 8008s 2020
Hubie Halloween
Hubie Halloween Orderly Hal 2020
Celebrity Escape Room
Celebrity Escape Room Self 2020
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics Self 2020
Beastie Boys Story
Beastie Boys Story Self 2020
Gone Mental with Lior
Gone Mental with Lior Self 2020
Greed
Greed Self 2019
Desus & Mero
Desus & Mero Self - Illustrious Guest 2019
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs Self 2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Matthew Meyerowitz 2017
Brad's Status
Brad's Status Brad Sloan 2017
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story Self 2017
The Truth Is in the Stars
The Truth Is in the Stars Self 2017
Haters Back Off
Haters Back Off Himself 2016
Quotidien
Quotidien Self - Guest 2016
Zoolander: Super Model
Zoolander: Super Model Derek Zoolander (voice) 2016
Don't Think Twice
Don't Think Twice Self 2016
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander 2016
Zoolander 2
Zoolander 2 Derek Zoolander 2016
Being Canadian
Being Canadian Self 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder Self 2015
Another Period
Another Period Charles Ponzi 2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Self 2015
While We're Young
While We're Young Josh Schrebnick 2015
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl Jimmy Staats 2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self 2015
Sweet Micky for President
Sweet Micky for President Self 2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Larry Daley / Laaa 2014
Chicken Shop Date
Chicken Shop Date Self - Guest 2014
Chicken Shop Date
Chicken Shop Date Self - Guest (archive footage) 2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Running Wild with Bear Grylls Self 2014
Harmontown
Harmontown Self 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Walter Mitty 2013
Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable
Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable Self 2013
The Birthday Boys
The Birthday Boys 2013
Here Comes the Night Time
Here Comes the Night Time Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember 2013
He's Way More Famous Than You
He's Way More Famous Than You Ben Stiller 2013
Circus Halligalli
Circus Halligalli Self 2013
Madly Madagascar
Madly Madagascar Alex (voice) 2013
Le Débarquement
Le Débarquement Self - host 2013
Le Débarquement
Le Débarquement 2013
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief Self 2012
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics Alex (voice) 2012
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable Self - Panelist 2012
The Watch
The Watch Evan 2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Alex (voice) 2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Ball Self 2012
Ted's Notebook
Ted's Notebook Self 2012
Inside Comedy
Inside Comedy Self 2012
Tower Heist
Tower Heist Josh Kovacs 2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Jonathan Ross Show Self - Guest 2011
The Trip
The Trip Ben Stiller (uncredited) 2011
Workaholics
Workaholics Del Jacobson 2011
Submarine
Submarine Soap Opera Star (uncredited) 2011
Eagleheart
Eagleheart Silly Sammy 2011
Little Fockers
Little Fockers Greg Focker 2010
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb Self 2010
The Trip
The Trip Ben Stiller 2010
Megamind
Megamind Bernard (voice) 2010
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here Ben Stiller 2010
Greenberg
Greenberg Roger Greenberg 2010
Monkey Mischief
Monkey Mischief Larry Daley 2009
Merry Madagascar
Merry Madagascar Alex (voice) 2009
The Marc Pease Experience
The Marc Pease Experience Jon Gribble 2009
Funny People
Funny People Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited) 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Larry Daley 2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story Self 2009
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Alex (voice) 2008
Rain of Madness
Rain of Madness Tugg Speedman 2008
Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder Tugg Speedman 2008
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis Self 2008
The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition
The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition Self 2007
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Elmo's Christmas Countdown Stiller the Elf (voice) 2007
The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid Eddie Cantrow 2007
Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb Khaka Peü Peü (voice) 2007
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition Self 2007
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' Self 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Self 2007
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum Larry Daley 2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny Guitar Center Guy 2006
School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels Lonnie Ratcliff 2006
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner Self - Filmed Roaster 2006
The One Show
The One Show Self 2006
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Danny Roane: First Time Director Self 2006
The Henry Rollins Show
The Henry Rollins Show 2006
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! Self 2006
Earth to America
Earth to America Self 2005
Romanekian
Romanekian Self 2005
Extras
Extras Ben Stiller 2005
All Aboard the Crazy Train
All Aboard the Crazy Train Self - Special Appearance 2005
Madagascar
Madagascar Alex (voice) 2005
Confessions of an Action Star
Confessions of an Action Star Commander 2005
Meet the Fockers
Meet the Fockers Greg Focker 2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
Nobody Knows Anything! Peach Expert (uncredited) 2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Arturo Mendes 2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story White Goodman 2004
Envy
Envy Tim Dingman 2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? Self (archive footage) 2004
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch David Starsky 2004
Along Came Polly
Along Came Polly Reuben Feffer 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest Self 2004
Arrested Development
Arrested Development Tony Wonder 2003
Duplex
Duplex Alex Rose 2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special Self 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Comedy Central Roasts
Comedy Central Roasts Self 2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Pauly Shore Is Dead Ben Stiller (uncredited) 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Prehistoric Planet
Prehistoric Planet Narrator (voice) 2002
American Idol
American Idol Self 2002
Wish Kids
Wish Kids 2002
Run Ronnie Run
Run Ronnie Run Self 2002
Orange County
Orange County Firefighter (uncredited) 2002
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Royal Tenenbaums Chas Tenenbaum 2001
Zoolander
Zoolander Derek Zoolander 2001
Undeclared
Undeclared Rex 2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
America | A Tribute to Heroes Self 2001
Primetime Glick
Primetime Glick 2001
Mission: Improbable
Mission: Improbable Tom Crooze 2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored Self 2001
The Andy Dick Show
The Andy Dick Show Self 2001
The Independent
The Independent Cop 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm Ben Stiller 2000
Meet the Parents
Meet the Parents Greg Focker 2000
Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith Rabbi Jake Schram 2000
The Early Show
The Early Show Self 1999
The Suburbans
The Suburbans Jay Rose 1999
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller Self 1999
Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks Agent Meara 1999
Rove
Rove Self 1999
Black and White
Black and White Mark Clear 1999
Mystery Men
Mystery Men Mr. Furious / Roy 1999
Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards Self 1999
TV total
TV total Self 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Ben Stiller (voice) (uncredited) 1999
Heat Vision and Jack
Heat Vision and Jack Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited) 1999
The King of Queens
The King of Queens Jerry - Arthur Spooner’s Father 1998
Permanent Midnight
Permanent Midnight Jerry Stahl 1998
Your Friends & Neighbors
Your Friends & Neighbors Jerry 1998
There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary Ted Stroehmann 1998
Zero Effect
Zero Effect Steve Arlo 1998
Derek Zoolander University
Derek Zoolander University Derek Zoolander 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Rich (voice) 1997
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
Derek Zoolander: Male Model Derek Zoolander 1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond Self 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self - NBA Finals (archive footage) (uncredited) 1996
The Cable Guy
The Cable Guy Sam Sweet 1996
Saturday Night Special
Saturday Night Special 1996
Flirting with Disaster
Flirting with Disaster Mel Coplin 1996
If Lucy Fell
If Lucy Fell Bwick Elias 1996
Happy Gilmore
Happy Gilmore Hal L. (uncredited) 1996
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Mr. Show with Bob and David Jerry 1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Ben (voice) 1995
NewsRadio
NewsRadio Vic 1995
Heavyweights
Heavyweights Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr. 1995
Friends
Friends Tommy 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Space Ghost Coast to Coast 1994
Duckman
Duckman Harry Medfly (voice) 1994
Reality Bites
Reality Bites Michael Grates 1994
Frasier
Frasier Barry (voice) 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Raw
Raw Himself 1993
The Ben Stiller Show
The Ben Stiller Show Various Characters 1992
The Nutt House
The Nutt House Pie Thrower (uncredited) 1992
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show Ben Stiller 1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Highway to Hell
Highway to Hell Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun 1991
Working Tra$h
Working Tra$h Freddy Novak 1990
Stella
Stella Jim Uptegrove 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Garth Motherloving (voice) 1989
Next of Kin
Next of Kin Lawrence Isabella 1989
That's Adequate
That's Adequate Chip Lane 1989
Elvis Stories
Elvis Stories Bruce 1989
Fresh Horses
Fresh Horses Tipton 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self 1988
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun Dainty 1987
The House of Blue Leaves
The House of Blue Leaves Ronnie Shaughnessy 1987
Hot Pursuit
Hot Pursuit Chris Honeywell 1987
The Hustler of Money
The Hustler of Money Wince 1987
Kids' Choice Awards
Kids' Choice Awards Host 1987
Shoeshine
Shoeshine Son 1987
Miami Vice
Miami Vice Fast Eddie Felcher 1984
MTV Video Music Awards
MTV Video Music Awards Self - Host 1984
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie 1984
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman Self 1982
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Various Characters 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Tom Cruise / Vincent Lauria (uncredited) 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Wes (uncredited) 1975
Kate McShane
Kate McShane Nickie 1975
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
The Oscars
The Oscars Self - Presenter 1953
Today
Today Self 1952
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards Self 1949
The Semplica Girl Diaries
The Semplica Girl Diaries
The Champions
The Champions
Belly of the Beast
Belly of the Beast Norman Mailer
A Matter of Time
A Matter of Time
The Off Weeks
The Off Weeks Gus Adler
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Protective Custody

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