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.
Stranger Than Fiction
(Harold Crick)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
(Mustafa)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly)
Elf
(Buddy)
Old School
(Frank)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(Ron Burgundy)
Step Brothers
(Brennan Huff)
The Wendell Baker Story
(Dave)
A Night at the Roxbury
(Steve Butabi)
Bewitched
(Jack Wyatt)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(Ricky Bobby)
Wedding Crashers
(Chazz Reinhold (uncredited))
Blades of Glory
(Chazz Michael Michaels)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
(Ron Burgundy)
Semi-Pro
(Jackie Moon)
Starsky & Hutch
(Big Earl (uncredited))
Curious George
(Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice))
Kicking & Screaming
(Phil Weston)
Zoolander
(Mugatu)
The Other Guys
(Detective Allen Gamble)
Melinda and Melinda
(Hobie)
537 Votes
(George W. Bush (archive footage))
The Producers
(Franz Liebkind)
Superstar
(Sky Corrigan / Jesus)
Winter Passing
(Corbit)
They're Lit, But Are They Bros?
(Buddy (pictured))
The Landlord
(Tenant)
Megamind
(Megamind (voice))
Strays
(Reggie (voice))
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
(George W. Bush)
Everything Must Go
(Nick Halsey)
Dick
(Bob Woodward)
The Ladies Man
(Lance DeLune)
Land of the Lost
(Dr. Rick Marshall)
Ricky Bobby: Sports Century
(Ricky Bobby (archive footage))
Casa de Mi Padre
(Armando Alvarez)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
(McDermott (uncredited))
Megamind: The Button of Doom
(Megamind (voice))
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3
The Campaign
(Cam Brady)
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
(Damien Weebs)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(Ron Burgundy)
The Internship
(Kevin (uncredited))
Barbie
(Mattel CEO)
The Lego Movie
(Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs)
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
(Self)
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
(Self / Alex Trebek / Marty Culp)
Get Hard
(James King)
You're Cordially Invited
(Jim)
Daddy's Home
(Brad Whitaker)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
(Self)
Will & Harper
(Self)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
(Himself / Various Characters (archive footage))
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon
The Procedure
(Bob)
The Love We Make
(Self)
Zeroville
(Rondell)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
Despicable Me 4
(Maxime (voice))
Earth to America
(George W. Bush)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
(Mustafa)
Zoolander 2
(Jacobim Mugatu)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
(Self / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
(Troy)
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
(Ron Burgundy)
Quiz Lady
(Terry McTeer)
Pickled
(Self)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan
(Himself)
A Deadly Adoption
(Robert Benson)
The House
(Scott Johansen/The Butcher)
Ferrell Takes the Field
(Himself)
The Roast of Tom Brady
(Ron Burgundy)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
(Self)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2
SNL: The Best of Will Ferrell: Volume 3
Daddy's Home 2
(Brad)
Holmes & Watson
(Sherlock Holmes)
Boat Trip
(Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited))
A Bucket of Blood
(Young Man)
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
(Self)
Criminal Hearts
(Newscaster (uncredited))
Good Cop, Baby Cop
(Angel)
The Suburbans
(Gil)
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
(Narrator)
Drowning Mona
(Cubby)
The Thin Pink Line
(Darren Clark)
Men Seeking Women
(Al)
Fight for Your Right Revisited
(Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2))
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
(Cord Hosenbeck)
Bat Fight with Will Ferrell
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
(Cord Hosenbeck)
The Concert for New York City
(Self)
Downhill
(Pete Stanton)
The Prince of Fashion
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
(Cord Hosenbeck)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
(President Business / Dad)
Star Wars Spoofs
(Himself)
MTV Reloaded
(The Architect)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
(Tom Willis)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
(Will Ferrell)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
(Lars Erickssong)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
Spirited
(Present)
The Women of SNL
(Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage))
Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake
Green Team
(Arnold Darkshner)
Old School: Orientation
(Himself)
Drunk Parents
(Bum)
Feeding America Comedy Festival
(Self)
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
(Miami Restaurant Guy #4)
David
(Therapist)
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
(Self)
American Huckster
(Chuck Blazer)
John and Will's Animal Choices
(Will)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(Self)
Presidential Reunion
(George W. Bush)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
(Self)
I Spy
(President George W. Bush (voice) (uncredited))
Playing POTUS
(Self)
Street Justice
Judgment Day
MORT THEORY 2: The Many Mysteries of Dreamworks
(Megamind)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
Best Week Ever
Family Guy
(The Black Knight (voice))
Curious George
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The One Show
(Self - Guest)
The Guardian
The Daily Show
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Various Characters)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Strangers with Candy
(Bob Whitely)
Today
(Self)
The Office
(Deangelo Vickers)
HypaSpace
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(Self)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
(Self)
Hercules
(Geryon (voice))
The Oblongs
(Bob Oblong (voice))
Inside Comedy
(Self)
Cow and Chicken
The Early Show
(Self)
30 Rock
(Shane Hunter)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
(Self (archive footage))
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
(Self)
Eastbound & Down
(Ashley Schaeffer)
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
On Our Own
(Construction Worker)
Conan
(Ron Burgundy)
The Oscars
(Self)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
(Self - Guest)
TRL
We Are LAFC
(Self)
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self - Guest)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Spoils of Babylon
(Eric Jonrosh)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self)
Family Guy
(Fat Greek Guy / Miles 'Chatterbox' Musket (voice))
Billy on the Street
(Self)
Welcome to Wrexham
(Self)
The Spoils Before Dying
(Eric Jonrosh)
Drunk History
(Roald Dahl)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Ron Burgundy)
Kids' Choice Awards
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self - Guest)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
(Self)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
(Self)
Welcome to Sweden
(Will Ferrell)
SpongeBob SquarePants
MTV Movie & TV Awards
(Self / Presenter)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
(Donald Mahanahan)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
SmartLess: On the Road
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(Mamet the Moocher (voice))
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Presenter)
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
(Self - Guest)
The Reichen Show
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
No Activity
(Adrian)
Stupid Pet Tricks
(Ranger Jim)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
WWE Raw
The Men In Blazers Show
(Self)
Man vs. Wild
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
King of the Hill
(Coach Lucas (voice))
Hot Ones
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
(Lou Adler)
Comedy Central Roasts
(Self)
GOLF
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
The Shrink Next Door
(Marty Markowitz)
Hot Ones
(Self)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
(Self)
The Boys
(Will Ferrell as Coach Brink)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
(President George W. Bush)
Conan
(Self)
The Megan Mullally Show
(Self - Guest)
The Charlie Puth Show
(Will Ferrell)
Lie Detector
(Self (archival footage))
Lie Detector
(Self)
Hot Rod
(Executive Producer)
Step Brothers
(Executive Producer)
Step Brothers
(Screenplay)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(Executive Producer)
A Night at the Roxbury
(Screenplay)
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
(Producer)
The Landlord
(Producer)
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
(Executive Producer)
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
(Writer)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(Writer)
May December
(Producer)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(Screenplay)
The Campaign
(Producer)
You're Cordially Invited
(Producer)
Sleeping with Other People
(Producer)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
(Executive Producer)
Get Hard
(Producer)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
(Executive Producer)
A Deadly Adoption
(Executive Producer)
Ferrell Takes the Field
(Executive Producer)
Will & Harper
(Producer)
Bachelorette
(Producer)
Tammy
(Producer)
The Menu
(Producer)
The Boss
(Producer)
Daddy's Home
(Producer)
Theater Camp
(Producer)
Plus One
(Producer)
Step Brothers
(Story)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
(Producer)
Prop 8: The Musical
(Producer)
Oh Lucy!
(Executive Producer)
Daddy's Home 2
(Producer)
The Other Guys
(Producer)
The House
(Producer)
Good Cop, Baby Cop
(Writer)
The Virginity Hit
(Producer)
Welcome to Me
(Producer)
Vice
(Producer)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(Writer)
Bat Fight with Will Ferrell
(Writer)
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
(Executive Producer)
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
(Writer)
First Ladies
(Producer)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
(Writer)
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
(Producer)
The Prince of Fashion
(Producer)
The Landlord
(Writer)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(Producer)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
(Writer)
Hustlers
(Producer)
Booksmart
(Executive Producer)
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
(Producer)
Green Team
(Writer)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
(Producer)
Will
(Producer)
Holmes & Watson
(Producer)
Spirited
(Producer)
Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake
(Producer)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
(Executive Producer)
Bad Blood
(Producer)
Ibiza
(Producer)
Casa de Mi Padre
(Producer)
American Huckster
(Producer)
Quiz Lady
(Producer)
Am I OK?
(Producer)
Street Justice
(Producer)
Judgment Day
(Producer)
Eastbound & Down
(Producer)
Big Lake
(Producer)
Bad Judge
(Executive Producer)
Funny or Die Presents
(Producer)
LA to Vegas
(Producer)
Succession
(Executive Producer)
No Activity
(Executive Producer)
Dead to Me
(Executive Producer)
Motherland: Fort Salem
(Executive Producer)
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
(Executive Producer)
The Shrink Next Door
(Executive Producer)
The Spoils Before Dying
(Executive Producer)
No Good Deed
(Executive Producer)
GOLF
(Executive Producer)
GOLF
(Creator)