Ben Stiller
Known for Acting · 225 credits
- Born
- 1965-11-30 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller
Biography
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.
Known For
Family Guy
1999
as Ben Stiller (voice) (uncredited)
The Simpsons
1989
as Garth Motherloving (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self / Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
TV Shows (92)
Family Guy
1999
as Ben Stiller (voice) (uncredited)
The Simpsons
1989
as Garth Motherloving (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self / Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
Friends
1994
as Tommy
Frasier
1993
as Barry (voice)
Raw
1993
as Himself
King of the Hill
1997
as Rich (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters / Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Tom Cruise / Vincent Lauria (uncredited) / Wes (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Ben Stiller
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Khaka Peü Peü (voice)
The View
1997
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
American Idol
2002
as Self
Quotidien
2016
as Self - Guest
The King of Queens
1998
as Jerry - Arthur Spooner’s Father
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Severance
2022
as Kier Eagan (voice) (uncredited)
Miami Vice
1984
as Fast Eddie Felcher
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Arrested Development
2003
as Tony Wonder
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
The One Show
2006
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
American Playhouse
1982
as Ronnie Shaughnessy
Desus & Mero
2019
as Self - Illustrious Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Host
Today
1952
as Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Krapopolis
2023
as Prometheus (voice)
Workaholics
2011
as Del Jacobson
Duckman
1994
as Harry Medfly (voice)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self / Self - Presenter
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Ben Stiller
Chicken Shop Date
2014
as Self - Guest / Self - Guest (archive footage)
Kate & Allie
1984
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self - Guest
Freaks and Geeks
1999
as Agent Meara
Ted's Notebook
2012
as Self
NewsRadio
1995
as Vic
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Rove
1999
as Self
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
as Ben (voice)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
Extras
2005
as Ben Stiller
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995
as Jerry
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Self - Actor and Director
Another Period
2015
as Charles Ponzi
Wish Kids
2002
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
as Self
Movies (133)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
as Alex (voice)
Madagascar
2005
as Alex (voice)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013
as Walter Mitty
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
as Hal L
Megamind
2010
as Bernard (voice)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
as Alex (voice)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
as Larry Daley / Laaa
Night at the Museum
2006
as Larry Daley
Tropic Thunder
2008
as Tugg Speedman
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
as Larry Daley
Beastie Boys Story
2020
as Self
There's Something About Mary
1998
as Ted Stroehmann
Happy Gilmore
1996
as Hal L. (uncredited)
Meet the Parents
2000
as Greg Focker
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
as White Goodman
Meet the Fockers
2004
as Greg Focker
Focker-In-Law
2026
as Greg Focker
Zoolander
2001
as Derek Zoolander
Tower Heist
2011
as Josh Kovacs
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001
as Chas Tenenbaum
Empire of the Sun
1987
as Dainty
The Heartbreak Kid
2007
as Eddie Cantrow
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
as Arturo Mendes
Along Came Polly
2004
as Reuben Feffer
Starsky & Hutch
2004
as David Starsky
The Dink
2026
as Dr. Stone
Little Fockers
2010
as Greg Focker
Funny People
2009
as Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Cable Guy
1996
as Sam Sweet
Merry Madagascar
2009
as Alex (voice)
Submarine
2011
as Soap Opera Star (uncredited)
Zoolander 2
2016
as Derek Zoolander
Bros
2022
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
The Watch
2012
as Evan
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
as Guitar Center Guy
Duplex
2003
as Alex Rose
Dear Santa
2024
as Lucifer (uncredited)
Madly Madagascar
2013
as Alex (voice)
Hubie Halloween
2020
as Orderly Hal
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
as Matthew Meyerowitz
Brad's Status
2017
as Brad Sloan
Orange County
2002
as Firefighter (uncredited)
Harmontown
2014
as Self
School for Scoundrels
2006
as Lonnie Ratcliff
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
as Self
While We're Young
2015
as Josh Schrebnick
Your Friends & Neighbors
1998
as Jerry
I'm Still Here
2010
as Ben Stiller
Mystery Men
1999
as Mr. Furious / Roy
Zoolander: Super Model
2016
as Derek Zoolander (voice)
Rain of Madness
2008
as Tugg Speedman
Reality Bites
1994
as Michael Grates
Next of Kin
1989
as Lawrence Isabella
Heavyweights
1995
as Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr.
Shoeshine
1987
as Son
Envy
2004
as Tim Dingman
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
as Peach Expert (uncredited)
Keeping the Faith
2000
as Rabbi Jake Schram
Flirting with Disaster
1996
as Mel Coplin
Danny Roane: First Time Director
2006
as Self
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
as Self
Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007
as Stiller the Elf (voice)
Highway to Hell
1991
as Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun
Romanekian
2005
as Self
Greenberg
2010
as Roger Greenberg
The Truth Is in the Stars
2017
as Self
Locked Down
2021
as Guy
Belly of the Beast
as Norman Mailer
Black and White
1999
as Mark Clear
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001
as Self
Don't Think Twice
2016
as Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self
Greed
2019
as Self
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
2025
as Self
Permanent Midnight
1998
as Jerry Stahl
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
Hot Pursuit
1987
as Chris Honeywell
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
as Commander
Being Canadian
2015
as Self
The Suburbans
1999
as Jay Rose
The Marc Pease Experience
2009
as Jon Gribble
Fresh Horses
1988
as Tipton
The Independent
2000
as Cop
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
as Self
Monkey Mischief
2009
as Larry Daley
The Trip
2011
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
The Nutt House
1992
as Pie Thrower (uncredited)
Run Ronnie Run
2002
as Self
Zero Effect
1998
as Steve Arlo
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
2012
as Alex (voice)
Heat Vision and Jack
1999
as Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited)
Le Débarquement
2013
as Self - host
Mission: Improbable
2001
as Tom Crooze
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Self
Derek Zoolander University
1997
as Derek Zoolander
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
If Lucy Fell
1996
as Bwick Elias
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self
Nutcrackers
2024
as Mike Maxwell
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
as Ben Stiller
The Hustler of Money
1987
as Wince
Earth to America
2005
as Self
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020
as 8008s
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
1996
as Derek Zoolander
Here Comes the Night Time
2013
as Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
as Self
Stella
1990
as Jim Uptegrove
The House of Blue Leaves
1987
as Ronnie Shaughnessy
Working Tra$h
1990
as Freddy Novak
Elvis Stories
1989
as Bruce
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
2006
as Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Self
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
2007
as Self
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
2015
as Self
That's Adequate
1989
as Chip Lane
A Matter of Time
Sweet Micky for President
2015
as Self
About 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 a… With 225 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Ben Stiller has appeared in 133 films and 92 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ben Stiller Movies
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) — as Alex (voice)
- Madagascar (2005) — as Alex (voice)
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) — as Walter Mitty
- Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) — as Hal L
- Megamind (2010) — as Bernard (voice)
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