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John Oliver

Acting 49 years old Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK ★ 1.4
Born: April 23, 1977

Biography

​John Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is a British-born stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for which he won an Emmy in 2009, as well as for playing recurring character Professor Ian Duncan on the show Community. He has worked extensively with Andy Zaltzman. In addition to several collaborative stand-up acts, their body of work together includes hundreds of hours worth of satirical podcasts and radio broadcasts, including series such as Political Animal, The Department and The Bugle. He is a permanent resident of the United States and lives in New York City.

Filmography

Acting Credits (61)

Untold: The Fall of Favre
Untold: The Fall of Favre Self - Host, Last Week Tonight (archive footage) 2025
Last Squeak Tonight with John Oliver
Last Squeak Tonight with John Oliver Self 2023
The Horne Section TV Show
The Horne Section TV Show John Oliver 2022
LuLaRich
LuLaRich Self 2021
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days Self 2021
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo Self 2020
The Lion King
The Lion King Zazu (voice) 2019
Love, Death & Robots
Love, Death & Robots Thumb Bringer (voice) 2019
Wonder Park
Wonder Park Steve (voice) 2019
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs Self 2017
Big Mouth
Big Mouth Harry (voice) 2017
The Russell Howard Hour
The Russell Howard Hour Self 2017
Oh, Hello: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney as Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland
Oh, Hello: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney as Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland Self 2017
Cross Wars
Cross Wars Narrator (voice) 2017
Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse Augustus P. Crumhorn IV (voice) 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 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 Paul McCartney 2015
The True Cost
The True Cost Self 2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self - Guest 2015
The Concert for Valor
The Concert for Valor Self 2014
The Men in Blazers Show
The Men in Blazers Show Self 2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Self - Host 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 - Guest 2014
Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty Dr. Xenon Bloom (voice) 2013
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow Vanity Smurf (voice) 2013
The Smurfs 2
The Smurfs 2 Vanity Smurf (voice) 2013
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja Coach Green (voice) 2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Self 2012
Gravity Falls
Gravity Falls Wax Sherlock Holmes (voice) 2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Ball Self 2012
Billy on the Street
Billy on the Street Self 2011
The Smurfs
The Smurfs Vanity Smurf (voice) 2011
Bob's Burgers
Bob's Burgers Ian (voice) 2011
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear Self - Correspondent 2010
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show Self - Host 2010
Community
Community Professor Ian Duncan 2009
Community
Community Xim-Xam / Mix-Max (voice) 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self- Guest 2009
Important Things with Demetri Martin
Important Things with Demetri Martin The King / The Prince / William Shakespeare 2009
The Love Guru
The Love Guru Dick Pants 2008
Water and Power
Water and Power The Daily Show's John Oliver 2008
John Oliver: Terrifying Times
John Oliver: Terrifying Times Self 2008
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report Self 2005
Mock the Week
Mock the Week Self 2005
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken Serpentor/British gentleman 2005
Green Wing
Green Wing Car Salesman 2004
The Soup
The Soup Self 2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
My Hero
My Hero Man from the BBC 2000
People Like Us
People Like Us 1999
Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights
Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights Self 1997
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self - Senior Policy Analyst 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self - Correspondent 1996
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Booth Wilkes-John (voice) 1989
60 Minutes
60 Minutes Self 1968

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