Ben Stiller
Acting
🎂 1965-11-30
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humour 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 honours 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Stiller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Cast credits(217)
2015
Self
2015
Self
1996
Self
2014
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2014
Self - Guest
2009
Self
2007
Rich (voice)
1997
Garth Motherloving (voice)
1989
Ben Stiller (voice) (uncredited)
1999
Self
1997
1988
Ben Stiller
2000
Self - Guest
1993
Tommy
1994
Self
2015
Self
2002
Himself
1993
Self
2015
Self
1961
Khaka Peü Peü (voice)
2007
Barry (voice)
1993
1984
Agent Meara
1999
1992
Kier Eagan (voice) (uncredited)
2022
Self
2003
Self
2003
Self
2014
Jerry - Arthur Spooner’s Father
1998
Tony Wonder
2003
2006
Vic
1995
1984
Self
2015
Host
1987
Self - Guest
2011
Self - Host
1984
1992
Ben Stiller
2005
Self
2012
Self - Various Characters
1975
Self - Host
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Self
2004
Self
2003
Self
1982
Prometheus (voice)
2023
Self - Guest
2014
Self
1953
Self - Presenter
1953
2001
Self (archive footage)
2023
Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
Self
2012
1995
Self - Actor and Director
2025
Self
1999
Charles Ponzi
2015
1994
Self
2006
Ben (voice)
1995
2002
Self
1952
Self - Guest
2016
Silly Sammy
2011
Himself
2016
Self
2008
Self
1981
2013
Alex (voice)
2005
Self
2007
Ben Stiller
2010
Narrator (voice)
2002
Rex
2001
Self
1999
1994
Tugg Speedman
2008
Alex (voice)
2008
Self
2020
Bernard (voice)
2010
1996
Hal L. - Orderly in Nursing Home (uncredited)
1996
Alex (voice)
2012
Larry Daley
2006
Self
2001
Larry Daley / Laaa
2014
Ted Stroehmann
1998
Walter Mitty
2013
Jimmy Staats
2015
Larry Daley
2009
Hal L.
2025
Greg Focker
2000
White Goodman
2004
Greg Focker
2004
Self
1994
Derek Zoolander
2001
Chas Tenenbaum
2001
Ben Stiller (uncredited)
2022
Self - Guest (video link)
2025
Arturo Mendes
2004
Josh Kovacs
2011
Greg Focker
2010
Various Characters
1992
David Starsky
2004
Self
1999
Evan
2012
Dainty
1987
Reuben Feffer
2004
Derek Zoolander
2016
2013
Sam Sweet
1996
Guitar Center Guy
2006
Eddie Cantrow
2007
Orderly Hal
2020
Lucifer (uncredited)
2024
Michael Grates
1994
Alex (voice)
2013
Nickie
1975
Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr.
1995
Alex Rose
2003
Self
2019
Lawrence Isabella
1989
Self
2020
Mr. Furious / Roy
1999
Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
Firefighter (uncredited)
2002
Tim Dingman
2004
Josh Schrebnick
2015
Self
2023
Ben Stiller
2010
Roger Greenberg
2010
Jerry
1998
Alex (voice)
2009
Soap Opera Star (uncredited)
2011
Guy
2021
Lonnie Ratcliff
2006
Matthew Meyerowitz
2017
Self
2015
Mark Clear
1999
1996
Rabbi Jake Schram
2000
Brad Sloan
2017
Mike Maxwell
2024
Mel Coplin
1996
Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun
1991
Peach Expert (uncredited)
2004
Chris Honeywell
1987
Self
2016
Jerry Stahl
1998
Self
2017
Self
2017
Jay Rose
1999
Self
2002
8008s
2020
Commander
2005
Greg Focker
2026
Jon Gribble
2009
Ben Stiller (uncredited)
2003
Self
2009
Self
2014
Tipton
1988
Self
2005
Self
2020
Ben Stiller
2011
Bwick Elias
1996
Self - Filmed Roaster
2006
Tugg Speedman
2008
Jim Uptegrove
1990
Cop
2000
Self
2001
Steve Arlo
1998
Self
2007
Self
2003
Derek Zoolander (voice)
2016
Self - Nominee
1999
Ben Stiller
2013
Self (archive footage)
2004
Pie Thrower (uncredited)
1992
Chip Lane
1989
Self
1996
Self
2020
Self
2001
Self
2012
Self
2012
Self
2006
Self
1999
Dr. Pots
2023
Stiller the Elf (voice)
2007
Son
1987
Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited)
1999
Self
2006
Wince
1987
Freddy Novak
1990
Norman Mailer
Self
2015
Self - host
2013
Tom Crooze
2001
2016
Bruce
1989
2017
Self
2015
Derek Zoolander
1997
Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
2013
Self - Panelist
2012
Self
2007
Self
2011
Drew Larson
Himself
2005
Ronnie Shaughnessy
1987
Self - Special Appearance
2005
Derek Zoolander
1996
Self
2013
Self
2007
Directing (17)
Production (39)
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2010
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2004
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2021
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2001
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2004
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2016
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2006
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2007
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2011
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2019
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2003
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2020
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2018
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2011
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2011
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2018
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2020
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2026
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