Ben Stiller
Acting
🎂 1965-11-30
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller 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.
Cast credits(220)
Garth Motherloving (voice)
1989
Ben Stiller (voice) (uncredited)
1999
Hal L
2025
Tommy
1994
Self
1996
Himself
1993
Self
2014
Rich (voice)
1997
Self
2007
Barry (voice)
1993
Kier Eagan (voice) (uncredited)
2022
Ben Stiller
2000
Khaka Peü Peü (voice)
2007
Self
2014
Self - Various Characters
1975
Self - Host
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Self
2006
Self - Guest
2009
Self
1961
1984
2015
Self
2015
Jerry - Arthur Spooner’s Father
1998
Self
2015
Tony Wonder
2003
Hal L. (uncredited)
1996
Self
1997
Self
2002
Self - Host
1984
Self
2015
Self
2003
1992
Self
1988
Bernard (voice)
2010
Alex (voice)
2005
1994
Self
2003
Vic
1995
Harry Medfly (voice)
1994
Self - Guest
1993
Del Jacobson
2011
Self - Guest
2011
Self
2007
Self
2004
Larry Daley
2006
Self
1953
Self - Presenter
1953
Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
Alex (voice)
2008
Alex (voice)
2012
Larry Daley / Laaa
2014
Walter Mitty
2013
Self
1982
Tugg Speedman
2008
Ben (voice)
1995
White Goodman
2004
Self - Guest
2016
Agent Meara
1999
Ben Stiller
2005
Prometheus (voice)
2023
Larry Daley
2009
Ted Stroehmann
1998
1992
Chas Tenenbaum
2001
1984
Host
1987
Derek Zoolander
2001
Greg Focker
2000
Self - Guest
2014
Greg Focker
2004
1995
Charles Ponzi
2015
Self (archive footage)
2004
Eddie Cantrow
2007
Self
2014
Arturo Mendes
2004
Josh Kovacs
2011
Evan
2012
Derek Zoolander
2016
Greg Focker
2026
Self - Actor and Director
2025
David Starsky
2004
Sam Sweet
1996
Greg Focker
2010
Self
1999
Self (archive footage)
2023
Self
2012
2006
Dainty
1987
Orderly Hal
2020
Rex
2001
Self
1981
Self
2003
Guitar Center Guy
2006
Self
2015
Self
2012
Self
2008
Lucifer (uncredited)
2024
Reuben Feffer
2004
Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
2013
Silly Sammy
2011
Mr. Furious / Roy
1999
Self
2022
Ben Stiller (uncredited)
2022
Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
Michael Grates
1994
2001
Ben Stiller
2011
Roger Greenberg
2010
Self
2006
Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr.
1995
Ben Stiller
2010
2002
Self
2023
Himself
2016
Firefighter (uncredited)
2002
Alex (voice)
2009
Tim Dingman
2004
Self
2015
Ben Stiller
2010
Self
2019
Alex (voice)
2013
Nickie
1975
Ben Stiller (uncredited)
2003
Matthew Meyerowitz
2017
Soap Opera Star (uncredited)
2011
Brad Sloan
2017
Alex Rose
2003
Mark Clear
1999
Self
2017
Self
2020
Various Characters
1992
Jerry Stahl
1998
Mike Maxwell
2024
Self
2015
Stiller the Elf (voice)
2007
Lonnie Ratcliff
2006
8008s
2020
Self
2012
Self
2020
Self
2003
Self
2025
Rabbi Jake Schram
2000
Self
2007
Guy
2021
Jon Gribble
2009
Self
2017
2013
Jim Uptegrove
1990
Mel Coplin
1996
Self
2002
Tugg Speedman
2008
Self
2012
Self
2020
Peach Expert (uncredited)
2004
Self
2013
Bruce
1989
Self
2005
Self
2007
Self
2001
Self
2014
Bwick Elias
1996
Self
2016
Self
1952
Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun
1991
Commander
2005
Cop
2000
2017
Lawrence Isabella
1989
Derek Zoolander (voice)
2016
Jay Rose
1999
Self
1999
Jerry
1998
Self - Filmed Roaster
2006
Tom Crooze
2001
Chip Lane
1989
Jimmy Staats
2015
Self
2001
Dr. Pots
2023
Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited)
1999
Self
2015
2013
Self
2011
Chris Honeywell
1987
Josh Schrebnick
2015
Self
2020
Steve Arlo
1998
Self
2001
Narrator (voice)
2002
Ronnie Shaughnessy
1987
1996
Tipton
1988
1996
Self
1996
Freddy Novak
1990
Self - host
2013
Self
1994
Pie Thrower (uncredited)
1992
Self
1999
Self - Special Appearance
2005
Self - Guest (video link)
2025
Norman Mailer
Self - Panelist
2012
Ben Stiller
2013
Self
2006
Self
2009
2016
Derek Zoolander
1996
Derek Zoolander
1997
Self
2005
Self - Nominee
1999
Self
1999
Wince
1987
Self
2007
Son
1987
Drew Larson
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Production (42)
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2010
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2013
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2008
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2012
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2016
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2026
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2007
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2016
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2006
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2018
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2021
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2011
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2023
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2011
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2018
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2011
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2003
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2020
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2020
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2025
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2007
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