Ben Stiller
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.
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Full Filmography
All Credits (227)
The Semplica Girl Diaries
as Unknown
Focker-in-Law
as Greg Focker
The Dink
as Dr. Stone
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
as Self - Actor & Filmmaker
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
as Unknown
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
as Self
Downey Wrote That
as Self
Happy Gilmore 2
as Hal L
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self - Actor and Director
Bianca by Night
as Self - Guest (video link)
Dear Santa
as Lucifer (uncredited)
Nutcrackers
as Mike Maxwell
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
as Self
Krapopolis
as Prometheus (voice)
Bleecker
as Dr. Pots
The Playboy Murders
as Self (archive footage)
Bros
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
Severance
as Kier Eagan (voice) (uncredited)
Locked Down
as Guy
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
as 8008s
Hubie Halloween
as Orderly Hal
Celebrity Escape Room
as Self
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
as Self
Beastie Boys Story
as Self
Gone Mental with Lior
as Self
Greed
as Self
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Matthew Meyerowitz
Brad's Status
as Brad Sloan
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
as Self
The Truth Is in the Stars
as Self
Haters Back Off
as Himself
Quotidien
as Self - Guest
Zoolander: Super Model
as Derek Zoolander (voice)
Don't Think Twice
as Self
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
as Unknown
Zoolander 2
as Derek Zoolander
Being Canadian
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
as Self
Another Period
as Charles Ponzi
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self
While We're Young
as Josh Schrebnick
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
as Jimmy Staats
Hot Ones
as Self
Sweet Micky for President
as Self
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Larry Daley / Laaa
Chicken Shop Date
as Self - Guest
Chicken Shop Date
as Self - Guest (archive footage)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
as Self
Harmontown
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
The Birthday Boys
as Unknown
Here Comes the Night Time
as Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
He's Way More Famous Than You
as Ben Stiller
Circus Halligalli
as Self
Madly Madagascar
as Alex (voice)
Le Débarquement
as Self - host
Le Débarquement
as Unknown
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
as Alex (voice)
The Watch
as Evan
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Alex (voice)
Burning Love
as Joe
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
Ted's Notebook
as Self
Inside Comedy
as Self
Tower Heist
as Josh Kovacs
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self - Guest
The Trip
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
Workaholics
as Del Jacobson
Submarine
as Soap Opera Star (uncredited)
Eagleheart
as Silly Sammy
Little Fockers
as Greg Focker
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
as Self
The Trip
as Ben Stiller
Megamind
as Bernard (voice)
I'm Still Here
as Ben Stiller
Greenberg
as Roger Greenberg
Monkey Mischief
as Larry Daley
Merry Madagascar
as Alex (voice)
The Marc Pease Experience
as Jon Gribble
Funny People
as Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Larry Daley
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Alex (voice)
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
as Tugg Speedman
Tropic Thunder
as Tugg Speedman
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
as Self
Nick Nolte: No Exit
as Self
The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition
as Self
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Stiller the Elf (voice)
The Heartbreak Kid
as Eddie Cantrow
Phineas and Ferb
as Khaka Peü Peü (voice)
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
as Self
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Self
Night at the Museum
as Larry Daley
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Guitar Center Guy
School for Scoundrels
as Lonnie Ratcliff
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
as Self - Filmed Roaster
The One Show
as Self
The Henry Rollins Show
as Unknown
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
as Self
Earth to America
as Self
Romanekian
as Self
Extras
as Ben Stiller
All Aboard the Crazy Train
as Self - Special Appearance
Madagascar
as Alex (voice)
Confessions of an Action Star
as Commander
Meet the Fockers
as Greg Focker
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Peach Expert (uncredited)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Arturo Mendes
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as White Goodman
Envy
as Tim Dingman
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self (archive footage)
Starsky & Hutch
as David Starsky
Along Came Polly
as Reuben Feffer
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self
Arrested Development
as Tony Wonder
Duplex
as Alex Rose
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
Pauly Shore Is Dead
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
Prehistoric Planet
as Narrator (voice)
American Idol
as Self
Run Ronnie Run
as Self
Orange County
as Firefighter (uncredited)
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Chas Tenenbaum
Zoolander
as Derek Zoolander
Undeclared
as Rex
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self
Primetime Glick
as Unknown
Mission: Improbable
as Tom Crooze
The Andy Dick Show
as Self
The Independent
as Cop
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Ben Stiller
Meet the Parents
as Greg Focker
Keeping the Faith
as Rabbi Jake Schram
The Early Show
as Self
The Suburbans
as Jay Rose
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
as Self
Freaks and Geeks
as Agent Meara
Rove
as Self
Black and White
as Mark Clear
Mystery Men
as Mr. Furious / Roy
Teen Choice Awards
as Self
TV total
as Self
Family Guy
as Ben Stiller (voice) (uncredited)
Heat Vision and Jack
as Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited)
The King of Queens
as Jerry - Arthur Spooner’s Father
Permanent Midnight
as Jerry Stahl
Your Friends & Neighbors
as Jerry
There's Something About Mary
as Ted Stroehmann
Zero Effect
as Steve Arlo
Derek Zoolander University
as Derek Zoolander
The View
as Self
King of the Hill
as Rich (voice)
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
as Derek Zoolander
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
as Unknown
The Daily Show
as Self
The Cable Guy
as Sam Sweet
Flirting with Disaster
as Mel Coplin
If Lucy Fell
as Bwick Elias
Happy Gilmore
as Hal L. (uncredited)
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as Jerry
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Ben (voice)
NewsRadio
as Vic
Heavyweights
as Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr.
Friends
as Tommy
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Unknown
Duckman
as Harry Medfly (voice)
Reality Bites
as Michael Grates
Frasier
as Barry (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Raw
as Himself
The Ben Stiller Show
as Various Characters
The Nutt House
as Pie Thrower (uncredited)
The Larry Sanders Show
as Ben Stiller
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Unknown
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Unknown
Highway to Hell
as Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun
Working Tra$h
as Freddy Novak
Stella
as Jim Uptegrove
The Simpsons
as Garth Motherloving (voice)
Next of Kin
as Lawrence Isabella
That's Adequate
as Chip Lane
Elvis Stories
as Bruce
Fresh Horses
as Tipton
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
Empire of the Sun
as Dainty
The House of Blue Leaves
as Ronnie Shaughnessy
Hot Pursuit
as Chris Honeywell
The Hustler of Money
as Wince
Kids' Choice Awards
as Host
Shoeshine
as Son
Miami Vice
as Fast Eddie Felcher
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self - Host
Kate & Allie
as Unknown
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
American Playhouse
as Ronnie Shaughnessy
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Tom Cruise / Vincent Lauria (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Wes (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters (uncredited)
Kate McShane
as Nickie
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Oscars
as Self
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter
Today
as Self
The Emmy Awards
as Self