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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0001774
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47100
Facebook: https://facebook.com/BenStiller
Instagram: https://instagram.com/benstiller
Filmography (Movies)
Focker-In-Law
Character:Greg Focker
Release Date:25/11/2026
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
Character:
Release Date:23/10/2025
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Character:Self
Release Date:17/10/2025
Downey Wrote That
Character:Self
Release Date:16/10/2025
Happy Gilmore 2
Character:Hal L
Release Date:25/07/2025
Dear Santa
Character:Lucifer (uncredited)
Release Date:24/11/2024
Nutcrackers
Character:Mike Maxwell
Release Date:05/09/2024
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/2023
Bleecker
Character:Dr. Pots
Release Date:09/06/2023
Bros
Character:Ben Stiller (uncredited)
Release Date:30/09/2022
Locked Down
Character:Guy
Release Date:25/02/2021
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Character:8008s
Release Date:27/10/2020
Hubie Halloween
Character:Orderly Hal
Release Date:07/10/2020
Celebrity Escape Room
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/2020
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Character:Self
Release Date:11/05/2020
Beastie Boys Story
Character:Self
Release Date:24/04/2020
Greed
Character:Self
Release Date:07/09/2019
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Character:Matthew Meyerowitz
Release Date:13/10/2017
Brad's Status
Character:Brad Sloan
Release Date:14/09/2017
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
Character:
Release Date:13/05/2017
The Truth Is in the Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2017
Zoolander: Super Model
Character:Derek Zoolander (voice)
Release Date:01/08/2016
Don't Think Twice
Character:Self
Release Date:22/07/2016
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
Character:
Release Date:24/05/2016
Zoolander 2
Character:Derek Zoolander
Release Date:06/02/2016
Being Canadian
Character:Self
Release Date:18/09/2015
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
Character:Self
Release Date:11/07/2015
While We're Young
Character:Josh Schrebnick
Release Date:27/03/2015
Sweet Micky for President
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Character:Larry Daley / Laaa
Release Date:17/12/2014
Harmontown
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/2014
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Character:Walter Mitty
Release Date:18/12/2013
Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable
Character:Self
Release Date:25/10/2013
Here Comes the Night Time
Character:Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
Release Date:29/09/2013
He's Way More Famous Than You
Character:Ben Stiller
Release Date:10/05/2013
Madly Madagascar
Character:Alex (voice)
Release Date:29/01/2013
Le Débarquement
Character:Self - host
Release Date:18/01/2013
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/2012
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
Character:Self - Panelist
Release Date:27/09/2012
The Watch
Character:Evan
Release Date:26/07/2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Character:Alex (voice)
Release Date:06/06/2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Character:Self
Release Date:04/03/2012
Tower Heist
Character:Josh Kovacs
Release Date:02/11/2011
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2011
The Trip
Character:Ben Stiller (uncredited)
Release Date:24/04/2011
Submarine
Character:Soap Opera Star (uncredited)
Release Date:18/03/2011
Little Fockers
Character:Greg Focker
Release Date:21/12/2010
Megamind
Character:Bernard (voice)
Release Date:28/10/2010
I'm Still Here
Character:Ben Stiller
Release Date:10/09/2010
Greenberg
Character:Roger Greenberg
Release Date:26/03/2010
Monkey Mischief
Character:Larry Daley
Release Date:01/12/2009
Merry Madagascar
Character:Alex (voice)
Release Date:16/11/2009
The Marc Pease Experience
Character:Jon Gribble
Release Date:21/08/2009
Funny People
Character:Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:30/07/2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Character:Larry Daley
Release Date:20/05/2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Character:Self
Release Date:24/04/2009
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Character:Alex (voice)
Release Date:30/10/2008
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Character:Tugg Speedman
Release Date:26/08/2008
Tropic Thunder
Character:Tugg Speedman
Release Date:09/08/2008
The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition
Character:Self
Release Date:26/12/2007
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Character:Stiller the Elf (voice)
Release Date:23/12/2007
The Heartbreak Kid
Character:Eddie Cantrow
Release Date:05/10/2007
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Character:Self
Release Date:20/06/2007
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Character:Self
Release Date:27/02/2007
Night at the Museum
Character:Larry Daley
Release Date:20/12/2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Character:Guitar Center Guy
Release Date:22/11/2006
School for Scoundrels
Character:Lonnie Ratcliff
Release Date:29/09/2006
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Character:Self - Filmed Roaster
Release Date:20/08/2006
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/2006
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
Character:Self
Release Date:31/03/2006
Earth to America
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2005
Romanekian
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/2005
All Aboard the Crazy Train
Character:Self - Special Appearance
Release Date:19/06/2005
Madagascar
Character:Alex (voice)
Release Date:25/05/2005
Confessions of an Action Star
Character:Commander
Release Date:23/01/2005
Meet the Fockers
Character:Greg Focker
Release Date:22/12/2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
Character:Peach Expert (uncredited)
Release Date:24/08/2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Character:Arturo Mendes
Release Date:28/06/2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Character:White Goodman
Release Date:18/06/2004
Envy
Character:Tim Dingman
Release Date:30/04/2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/03/2004
Starsky & Hutch
Character:David Starsky
Release Date:05/03/2004
Along Came Polly
Character:Reuben Feffer
Release Date:16/01/2004
Duplex
Character:Alex Rose
Release Date:26/09/2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:14/09/2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Character:Ben Stiller (uncredited)
Release Date:11/03/2003
Run Ronnie Run
Character:Self
Release Date:20/01/2002
Orange County
Character:Firefighter (uncredited)
Release Date:11/01/2002
The Royal Tenenbaums
Character:Chas Tenenbaum
Release Date:05/10/2001
Zoolander
Character:Derek Zoolander
Release Date:28/09/2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Character:Self
Release Date:21/09/2001
Mission: Improbable
Character:Tom Crooze
Release Date:02/06/2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Character:Self
Release Date:31/05/2001
The Independent
Character:Cop
Release Date:10/11/2000
Meet the Parents
Character:Greg Focker
Release Date:06/10/2000
Keeping the Faith
Character:Rabbi Jake Schram
Release Date:14/04/2000
The Suburbans
Character:Jay Rose
Release Date:29/10/1999
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Character:Self
Release Date:27/10/1999
Black and White
Character:Mark Clear
Release Date:04/09/1999
Mystery Men
Character:Mr. Furious / Roy
Release Date:06/08/1999
Heat Vision and Jack
Character:Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited)
Release Date:10/01/1999
Permanent Midnight
Character:Jerry Stahl
Release Date:16/09/1998
Your Friends & Neighbors
Character:Jerry
Release Date:19/08/1998
There's Something About Mary
Character:Ted Stroehmann
Release Date:15/07/1998
Zero Effect
Character:Steve Arlo
Release Date:30/01/1998
Derek Zoolander University
Character:Derek Zoolander
Release Date:31/10/1997
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
Character:Derek Zoolander
Release Date:31/10/1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Character:Self
Release Date:06/10/1996
The Cable Guy
Character:Sam Sweet
Release Date:10/06/1996
Flirting with Disaster
Character:Mel Coplin
Release Date:22/03/1996
If Lucy Fell
Character:Bwick Elias
Release Date:08/03/1996
Happy Gilmore
Character:Hal L. (uncredited)
Release Date:16/02/1996
Heavyweights
Character:Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr.
Release Date:17/02/1995
Reality Bites
Character:Michael Grates
Release Date:18/02/1994
The Nutt House
Character:Pie Thrower (uncredited)
Release Date:10/09/1992
Highway to Hell
Character:Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun
Release Date:21/11/1991
Working Tra$h
Character:Freddy Novak
Release Date:26/11/1990
Stella
Character:Jim Uptegrove
Release Date:02/02/1990
Next of Kin
Character:Lawrence Isabella
Release Date:20/10/1989
That's Adequate
Character:Chip Lane
Release Date:20/01/1989
Elvis Stories
Character:Bruce
Release Date:01/01/1989
Fresh Horses
Character:Tipton
Release Date:18/11/1988
Empire of the Sun
Character:Dainty
Release Date:09/12/1987
The House of Blue Leaves
Character:Ronnie Shaughnessy
Release Date:25/05/1987
Hot Pursuit
Character:Chris Honeywell
Release Date:08/05/1987
The Hustler of Money
Character:Wince
Release Date:28/03/1987
Shoeshine
Character:Son
Release Date:01/01/1987
Television Appearances
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Character:Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Character:Self - Actor and Director
Bianca by Night
Character:Self - Guest (video link)
Krapopolis
Character:Prometheus (voice)
The Playboy Murders
Character:Self (archive footage)
Severance
Character:Kier Eagan (voice) (uncredited)
Gone Mental with Lior
Character:Self
Desus & Mero
Character:Self - Illustrious Guest
Haters Back Off
Character:Himself
Quotidien
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Another Period
Character:Charles Ponzi
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Character:Self
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
Character:Jimmy Staats
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Chicken Shop Date
Character:Self - Guest
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
The Birthday Boys
Character:
Le Débarquement
Character:
Ted's Notebook
Character:Self
Inside Comedy
Character:Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
Character:Self - Guest
Workaholics
Character:Del Jacobson
Eagleheart
Character:Silly Sammy
The Trip
Character:Ben Stiller
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Character:Self
Phineas and Ferb
Character:Khaka Peü Peü (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Character:Self
The One Show
Character:Self
The Henry Rollins Show
Character:
Extras
Character:Ben Stiller
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Character:Self
Arrested Development
Character:Tony Wonder
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Comedy Central Roasts
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Prehistoric Planet
Character:Narrator (voice)
American Idol
Character:Self
Wish Kids
Character:
Undeclared
Character:Rex
Primetime Glick
Character:
The Andy Dick Show
Character:Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Ben Stiller
The Early Show
Character:Self
Freaks and Geeks
Character:Agent Meara
Rove
Character:Self
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self
TV total
Character:Self
Family Guy
Character:Ben Stiller (voice) (uncredited)
The King of Queens
Character:Jerry - Arthur Spooner’s Father
The View
Character:Self
King of the Hill
Character:Rich (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Saturday Night Special
Character:
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Character:
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Character:Ben (voice)
NewsRadio
Character:Vic
Friends
Character:Tommy
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Character:
Duckman
Character:Harry Medfly (voice)
Frasier
Character:Barry (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Raw
Character:Himself
The Ben Stiller Show
Character:Various Characters
The Larry Sanders Show
Character:Ben Stiller
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Garth Motherloving (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
Kids' Choice Awards
Character:Host
Miami Vice
Character:Fast Eddie Felcher
MTV Video Music Awards
Character:Self - Host
Kate & Allie
Character:
Late Night with David Letterman
Character:Self
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Tom Cruise / Vincent Lauria (uncredited)
Kate McShane
Character:Nickie
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self - Presenter
Today
Character:Self
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
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