Highest rated as cast or director
The Lego Movie
2014
Elf
2003
The Oblongs
2001 · 2 Seasons
The Shrink Next Door
2021 · 1 Season
Megamind
2010
Biography
John William Ferrell (/ˈfɛrəl/; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell has received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and for a Tony Award. In 2011, Ferrell was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the year's best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in a string of comedy films. After starring in the 2003 comedy film Old School, Ferrell became considered a member of the "Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s, including Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson. He founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 with his former writing partner, Adam McKay. Ferrell has starred in comedy films such as A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Elf (2003), Anchorman (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010), Get Hard (2015), and Barbie (2023). He has also taken dramatic roles in Stranger than Fiction (2006), Everything Must Go (2010), and Downhill (2020). He has voiced roles in Curious George (2006), Megamind (2010), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019), and Despicable Me 4 (2024). He also starred in and produced the documentary Will & Harper (2024) with writer Harper Steele. Ferrell has received four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a producer on the drama series Succession (2018–2023) and for the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), Dead to Me (2019–2022), and Drunk History (2013–2019). For his work on Broadway, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Special Theatrical Event for his satirical portrayal of George W. Bush in You're Welcome America (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Ferrell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 125
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
The Charlie Puth Show
Will Ferrell · 1 episode
Stupid Pet Tricks
Ranger Jim · 1 episode
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Tom Willis
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
Cord Hosenbeck
- 2018
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Cord Hosenbeck
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Cord Hosenbeck
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
The Spoils Before Dying
Eric Jonrosh · 6 episodes
A Deadly Adoption
Robert Benson
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Ron Burgundy
- 2014
Welcome to Sweden
Will Ferrell · 1 episode
The Spoils of Babylon
Eric Jonrosh · 6 episodes
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2)
John and Will's Animal Choices
Will
- 2010
The Women of SNL
Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3
Movie
Presidential Reunion
George W. Bush
2000s
- 2009
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
- 2008
- 2007
Green Team
Arnold Darkshner
Good Cop, Baby Cop
Angel (The Confessor)
The Landlord
Tenant
- 2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
Movie
- 2005
Earth to America
George W. Bush
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon
Movie
- 2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2
Movie
- 2003
72Elf
Buddy
MTV Reloaded
The Architect
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
The Ladies Man
Lance DeLune
1990s
- 1999
Superstar
Sky Corrigan / Jesus
- 1998
The Thin Pink Line
Darren Clark
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Troy, Self / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters
- 1997
Men Seeking Women
Al
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
On Our Own
Construction Worker · 1 episode
- 1993
Produced 63
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Executive Producer
- 2018
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Executive Producer
LA to Vegas
Producer
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
The Spoils Before Dying
Executive Producer
A Deadly Adoption
Executive Producer
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2010
Big Lake
Producer
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Prop 8: The Musical
Producer
- 2007
The Landlord
Producer
- 2006
No release date
Plus One
Producer
Here for the Weekend
Executive Producer
Wrote 14
2010s
- 2018
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Writer
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Writer
- 2013
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
Green Team
Writer
Good Cop, Baby Cop
Writer
The Landlord
Writer
- 2006
- 2004
1990s
- 1998
Created 1
2020s
- 2026
Appearances78
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self
- 2024
- 2022
Pickled
Self
- 2021
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
Self · 1 episode
- 2020
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2010s
- 2019
- 2016
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Narrator
- 2015
Live from New York!
Self
- 2014
- 2013
Wampler's Ascent
Self
- 2012
- 2011
The Love We Make
Self
Star Wars Spoofs
Himself
2000s
- 2009
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Self
- 2008
- 2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
- 2006
- 2005
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Self
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Self
- 2004
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Self
Elf: Film School for Kids
Self
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell
Self
Elf: How they Made the North Pole
Self
- 2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan
Himself
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
Self
- 2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
- 2001
The Concert for New York City
Self
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
Self
1990s
- 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Tom Green Show: Road Kill
Self
- 1996
- 1993
- 1992
1950s
- 1953
- 1952
