Adam McKay
Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian. McKay began his career in the 1990s as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live for two seasons and is the co-founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade. He rose to fame in the 2000s for his collaborations with comedian Will Ferrell and co-wrote his comedy films Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and The Other Guys. Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced numerous television series and films, and produced their comedy website Funny or Die through their company Gary Sanchez Productions. Venturing into more dramatic territory in the 2010s, McKay's The Big Short was the first film he directed without Ferrell in the cast. For this film, he was nominated for several awards including two Academy Awards, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay (with co-writer Charles Randolph), and two British Academy Film Awards, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. He and Randolph won Best Adapted Screenplay at the Academy Awards, the BAFTA Film Awards, and the WGA Awards. For his work on the Dick Cheney biographical film Vice, McKay received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. In 2019, McKay founded Hyperobject Industries.
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(Terry Cheveaux)
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
(Himself)
The Landlord
(Friend)
This Is Comedy
(Himself)
Hal
(Self)
The Other Guys
(Dirty Mike)
Good Cop, Baby Cop
(Policeman)
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
(Self)
Step Brothers
(Man without Glasses)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
(Custodian)
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
(Producer)
Green Team
(Erin Gossamer)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(Custodian)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
The History of Comedy
(Self)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
(Self)
The Oxy Kingpins
(Executive Producer)
The Dictator
(Executive Producer)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(Director)
Step Brothers
(Director)
Step Brothers
(Executive Producer)
Step Brothers
(Screenplay)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(Director)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(Executive Producer)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
(Director)
The Other Guys
(Director)
The Other Guys
(Screenplay)
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
(Producer)
The Landlord
(Director)
The Landlord
(Writer)
The Landlord
(Producer)
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
(Executive Producer)
Land of the Lost
(Executive Producer)
The Menu
(Producer)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(Writer)
Presidential Reunion
(Writer)
The Campaign
(Producer)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(Director)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(Screenplay)
Breeders
(Producer)
Don't Look Up
(Story)
Asog
(Executive Producer)
Daddy's Home
(Screenplay)
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
(Stage Director)
Newscasters
(Thanks)
Grimsby
(Executive Producer)
Sleeping with Other People
(Producer)
Fully Loaded
(Executive Producer)
Don't Look Up
(Screenplay)
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
(Executive Producer)
Ant-Man
(Screenplay)
The Big Short
(Director)
The Big Short
(Screenplay)
Get Hard
(Story)
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)
Bad Blood
(Writer)
The Procedure
(Director)
Daniel
(Producer)
Bachelorette
(Producer)
Tammy
(Producer)
J6
(Producer)
The Boss
(Producer)
Stormbound
(Producer)
Wild Summon
(Executive Producer)
Daddy's Home
(Producer)
Disorientation
(Producer)
The Campaign
(Story)
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
(Executive 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 Freshening
(Producer)
Vice
(Writer)
Flesh of the Gods
(Producer)
Vice
(Director)
Monsanto
(Producer)
The House
(Producer)
Good Cop, Baby Cop
(Writer)
Good Cop, Baby Cop
(Director)
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
(Director)
Vice
(Producer)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(Writer)
Wild Wild Space
(Producer)
First Ladies
(Producer)
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
(Producer)
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
(Writer)
Men of War
(Executive Producer)
BS High
(Executive Producer)
Beneath the Storm
(Producer)
The Procedure
(Writer)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(Producer)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
(Writer)
Booksmart
(Executive Producer)
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
(Producer)
Welcome to Me
(Producer)
Green Team
(Director)
Green Team
(Writer)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
(Executive Producer)
Will
(Producer)
Holmes & Watson
(Producer)
Don't Look Up
(Director)
Don't Look Up
(Producer)
The Virginity Hit
(Producer)
Hustlers
(Producer)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
(Executive Producer)
Bad Blood
(Director)
Bad Blood
(Producer)
Ibiza
(Producer)
Casa de Mi Padre
(Producer)
American Huckster
(Producer)
537 Votes
(Executive Producer)
Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
(Executive Producer)
Fresh
(Producer)
Union
(Executive Producer)
Five
(Producer)
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery
(Executive Producer)
Eastbound & Down
(Director)
Eastbound & Down
(Producer)
Bad Judge
(Executive Producer)
Funny or Die Presents
(Producer)
LA to Vegas
(Producer)
Succession
(Executive Producer)
No Activity
(Executive Producer)
Succession
(Director)
Dead to Me
(Executive Producer)
Motherland: Fort Salem
(Executive Producer)
Parasite
(Executive Producer)
Painting With John
(Executive Producer)
Q: Into the Storm
(Executive Producer)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
(Director)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
(Executive Producer)
The Spoils Before Dying
(Executive Producer)
The Invisible Pilot
(Executive Producer)
Kings of America
(Executive Producer)
Kings of America
(Director)
Big Swiss
(Executive Producer)
Game Theory with Bomani Jones
(Executive Producer)
The Chair Company
(Executive Producer)
Funny or Die Presents
(Creator)
Big Lake
(Creator)
Big Swiss
(Creator)