Orville Willis Forte IV (/ˈfɔːrteɪ/ FOR-tay; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He was a cast member and writer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for eight seasons from 2002 to 2010. During his time on the show, he played a recurring character that led to a feature film adaptation, MacGruber (2010), and a streaming limited series in 2021. Forte also created and starred in the sitcom The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018). He received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the series: two for acting and one for writing.
Orville Willis Forte IV (/ˈfɔːrteɪ/ FOR-tay; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He was a cast member and writer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for eight seasons from 2002 to 2010. During his time on the show, he played a recurring character that led to a feature film adaptation, MacGruber (2010), and a streaming limited series in 2021. Forte also created and starred in the sitcom The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018). He received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the series: two for acting and one for writing.
After obtaining a history degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and becoming a financial broker like his father, Forte changed his career path to comedy and took classes with the improv group The Groundlings. Before joining Saturday Night Live, he worked as a writer and producer on 3rd Rock from the Sun and That '70s Show. Forte played various roles in comedy before starring in the drama film Nebraska (2013). He has provided voice work for the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs films (2009–2013), My Life as a Courgette, Get Squirrely (2016), Luis & the Aliens (2018), The Willoughbys and Scoob! (2020), also voicing Eddy in Disney XD's Lab Rats, and Abraham Lincoln in Clone High (2002–2003, 2023–2024), The Lego Movie films (2014–2019), Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops (2014), America: The Motion Picture (2021), Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023) and Sausage Party: Foodtopia (2024–present).
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Filmography (Movies)
Coyote vs. Acme
Character:Kevin Avery
Release Date:26/08/2026
The Breadwinner
Character:Keegan
Release Date:12/03/2026
Downey Wrote That
Character:Self
Release Date:16/10/2025
Kinda Pregnant
Character:Josh Lewis
Release Date:04/02/2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/01/2025
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/2024
Will & Harper
Character:Self
Release Date:12/09/2024
Thelma the Unicorn
Character:Otis (voice)
Release Date:17/05/2024
Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out
Character:Cyrus
Release Date:18/08/2023
Strays
Character:Doug
Release Date:17/08/2023
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Character:Gordon Lighthouse (voice)
Release Date:28/06/2023
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Character:Ben Scotti
Release Date:08/09/2022
Studio 666
Character:Darren Sandelbaum
Release Date:24/02/2022
America: The Motion Picture
Character:Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Release Date:30/06/2021
Drunk Bus
Character:Fred
Release Date:21/05/2021
Scoob!
Character:Shaggy Rogers (voice)
Release Date:08/07/2020
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Character:Self
Release Date:11/05/2020
The Willoughbys
Character:Tim Willoughby (voice)
Release Date:22/04/2020
Dwell
Character:Self Help Book Narrator
Release Date:10/04/2020
The Laundromat
Character:Doomed Gringo #1
Release Date:27/09/2019
Extra Ordinary
Character:Christian Winter
Release Date:13/09/2019
Good Boys
Character:Max's Dad
Release Date:14/08/2019
Booksmart
Character:Doug
Release Date:24/05/2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Character:Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Release Date:06/02/2019
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Character:Doug Kenney
Release Date:24/01/2018
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2017
Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Awesome 10 Year Anniversary Version, Great Job?
Character:Will Grello
Release Date:27/08/2017
Tour de Pharmacy
Character:French Gendarme
Release Date:08/07/2017
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Character:Michael Fulton
Release Date:07/02/2017
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Character:Bagpipe Player
Release Date:03/06/2016
Keanu
Character:Hulka
Release Date:29/04/2016
The Ridiculous 6
Character:Will Patch
Release Date:11/12/2015
Don Verdean
Character:Pastor Fontaine
Release Date:01/12/2015
7 Days in Hell
Character:Sandy Pickard
Release Date:08/07/2015
Staten Island Summer
Character:Griffith
Release Date:30/06/2015
She's Funny That Way
Character:Joshua Fleet
Release Date:22/04/2015
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
Character:Cody (voice)
Release Date:01/03/2015
Horrible Bosses 2
Character:Derelict (uncredited)
Release Date:12/11/2014
Apartment Troubles
Character:
Release Date:15/06/2014
Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops
Character:Lincoln (voice)
Release Date:12/06/2014
22 Jump Street
Character:'Previously' Narrator / Football Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:05/06/2014
The Lego Movie
Character:Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Release Date:06/02/2014
Run & Jump
Character:Ted
Release Date:24/01/2014
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Character:Chester V (voice)
Release Date:26/09/2013
Nebraska
Character:David Grant
Release Date:21/09/2013
Life of Crime
Character:Marshall Taylor
Release Date:14/09/2013
Grown Ups 2
Character:Male Cheerleader (uncredited)
Release Date:11/07/2013
Coffin Dodgers
Character:Voice
Release Date:01/01/2013
The Watch
Character:Sergeant Bressman
Release Date:26/07/2012
That's My Boy
Character:Phil
Release Date:14/06/2012
Rock of Ages
Character:Mitch Miley
Release Date:13/06/2012
The Immigrant
Character:Will
Release Date:26/05/2012
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Character:Allan Bishopman
Release Date:02/03/2012
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Character:Glenn
Release Date:02/09/2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Character:MacGruber
Release Date:13/03/2011
Audio Tour
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2011
The Women of SNL
Character:Greg Allman / Various (archive footage)
Release Date:01/11/2010
MacGruber
Character:MacGruber
Release Date:21/05/2010
Skott & Behr
Character:
Release Date:14/05/2010
Saturday Night
Character:Self
Release Date:02/05/2010
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Character:Self
Release Date:15/04/2010
The Slammin' Salmon
Character:Horace the Lone Diner
Release Date:11/12/2009
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Character:Subject #72
Release Date:25/09/2009
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Character:Joe Towne (voice)
Release Date:17/09/2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Character:Various (archive footage)
Release Date:18/04/2009
Fanboys
Character:THX Security Guard #4
Release Date:06/02/2009
Baby Mama
Character:Scott
Release Date:25/04/2008
The Brothers Solomon
Character:Dean Solomon
Release Date:07/09/2007
Demetri Martin: These Are Jokes
Character:Self
Release Date:26/09/2006
Beerfest
Character:Otto
Release Date:25/08/2006
Around the World in 80 Days
Character:Young Bobby
Release Date:16/06/2004
Ghost World
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:20/07/2001
Television Appearances
Sunny Nights
Character:Martin
Haunted Hotel
Character:Nathan (voice)
The Four Seasons
Character:Jack
Win or Lose
Character:Coach Dan (voice)
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
Character:Jack (voice)
Bodkin
Character:Gilbert Power
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Character:Older Scott Pilgrim (voice)
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Character:Even Older Scott Pilgrim (voice)
Krapopolis
Character:Campos (voice)
Clone High
Character:Abe Lincoln (voice)
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Character:Warden (voice)
That '90s Show
Character:Kiefer
The Afterparty
Character:Self
MacGruber
Character:MacGruber
Sweet Tooth
Character:Richard Fox / Pubba
HouseBroken
Character:Shel (voice)
The Great North
Character:Wolf Tobin (voice)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Character:Self - Contestant
Flipped
Character:Jann Melfi
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Character:
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Character:Old Man on Plane
Alien News Desk
Character:Drexx Drudlarr (voice)
The Shivering Truth
Character:(voice)
Craig of the Creek
Character:Barry (voice)
Somebody Feed Phil
Character:Self
Future Man
Character:CASSIN-E
No Activity
Character:Dirk (voice)
The Gong Show
Character:Self - Judge
Moonbeam City
Character:Red Cunningham (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Hot Ones
Character:Self
The Last Man on Earth
Character:Phil Tandy Miller
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Character:Tyler / Hunter / Chet / Blue Helmet Kid (voice)
Car Matchmaker with Spike Feresten
Character:Self
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Character:Will
Sock or Hat?
Character:Self - Contestant
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Rick and Morty
Character:Eugene Michael Piss / Pissmaster (voice)
Drunk History
Character:Edwin Booth
Studio C
Character:Self - Special Guest
Gravity Falls
Character:Tyler Cutebiker (voice)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Character:Chet Barnsider
Lab Rats
Character:Eddy
Lab Rats
Character:Eddy/Teddy
Lab Rats
Character:Eddy / Cheddy
Allen Gregory
Character:Stewart Rossmyre
Up All Night
Character:Reed
Bob's Burgers
Character:Mr. Grant (voice)
Bob's Burgers
Character:Kurt (voice)
Conan
Character:Self
The League
Character:Chuck
The Cleveland Show
Character:
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Sit Down Shut Up
Character:
Parks and Recreation
Character:Kelly
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Young Person's Guide to History
Character:Monsieur Bouffant (The Frenchman)
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Character:
The Life & Times of Tim
Character:Chipper (voice)
Flight of the Conchords
Character:Ben
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Character:Pall Willeaux
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Character:Will Grello
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Character:Dr. Reid Tamaranda
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Character:J.J. Pepper
30 Rock
Character:Paul L'astnamé
30 Rock
Character:Tomas
Campus Ladies
Character:
How I Met Your Mother
Character:Randy
American Dad!
Character:Jesus Christ (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Butt Insurance Salesman (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Charlie Greenfield (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Mayor Woodside (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Security Guard (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Convention Attendee (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Firefighter Henry Watkins (voice)
Drawn Together
Character:Kirk Cameron (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Clone High
Character:Abe Lincoln / Narrator (voice)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Character:Alien (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Raw
Character:MacGruber
The Simpsons
Character:King Toot (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self
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