Acting credits
92
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Don Lake
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 42Series: 51Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 27530
IMDb ID: nm0482141
Known for: Acting
Born: November 26, 1956
Age: 69
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2026
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q5292954
Also known as
Donald Lake
Other jobs
Story (2)Producer (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Donald Lake (born November 26, 1956) is a Canadian actor, writer, and television producer. He is frequently cast by director Christopher Guest, and is also a close friend and frequent collaborator of Bonnie Hunt. He had a role in The Bonnie Hunt Show, for which he received comedic praise. He also had roles in the comedy films Police Academy, Hot Shots!, Dumb & Dumber To, and Corner Gas: The Movie. He played more serious roles in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Super Mario Bros., along with a voice role as Stu Hopps in Zootopia. He is also known as Dr. Carl Whitehorn on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. After graduating from the California Institute of the Arts, he returned to Toronto to join the Second City Touring Company, and later was promoted to The Second City. He also appeared in the Netflix comedy series Space Force.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Don Lake.
The Dink
as Gary
2026 Movie
Zootopia 2
as Stu Hopps (voice)
2025 Movie
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Tour Guide
2025 Movie
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor, Wagons East
2025 Movie
Downsizing
as Leisureland Guide Matt
2017 Movie
Mascots
as Buddy Campbell
2016 Movie
Zootopia
as Stu Hopps (voice)
2016 Movie
Corner Gas: The Movie
as Jerome
2014 Movie
Dumb and Dumber To
as Dr. Meldman
2014 Movie
Grudge Match
as Video Game Producer
2013 Movie
Avalon High
as Allie's Father
2011 Movie
Smother
as Minister
2008 Movie
For Your Consideration
as Love It Film Critic
2006 Movie
Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk
as Tom Thumb / Gingerbread Man (voice)
2006 Movie
A Mighty Wind
as Elliott Steinbloom
2003 Movie
Best in Show
as Graham Chissolm
2000 Movie
Return to Me
as Transplant Man
2000 Movie
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
as Don
2000 Movie
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
as HBO Director
1999 Movie
Almost Heroes
as Elias
1998 Movie
RocketMan
as Le Chirurgien du Vol
1997 Movie
Waiting for Guffman
as Phil Burgess - Blaine Historian
1997 Movie
Wagons East!
as Lt. Bailey
1994 Movie
Sodbusters
as Roy Poulet
1994 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Don Lake.
ted
as Bert • 2 eps
2024 Series
Frasier
as Dean Melvin • 1 eps
2023 Series
Not Dead Yet
as Rand • 1 eps
2023 Series
Zootopia+
as Stu Hopps (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
Ghosts
as Tom • 1 eps
2021 Series
Space Force
as Brig. Gen. Brad Gregory • 16 eps
2020 Series
Pup Academy
as Charlie • 26 eps
2019 Series
Summer Camp Island
as Additional Voices (voice) • 1 eps
2018 Series
The Resident
as Jerry Tolman • 1 eps
2018 Series
Marlon
as Hank Hoffstetter • 1 eps
2017 Series
Teachers
as Bob • 1 eps
2016 Series
The Odd Couple
as Kent • 1 eps
2015 Series
Family Tree
as Harvey Krupp • 1 eps
2013 Series
Anger Management
as James • 1 eps
2012 Series
The Soul Man
as Dr. Zagelman • 2 eps
2012 Series
Last Man Standing
as Professor • 1 eps
2011 Series
$#*! My Dad Says
as Marvin • 1 eps
2010 Series
Modern Family
as Dr. Sendroff • 1 eps
2009 Series
The Bonnie Hunt Show
Producer • 179 eps
2008 Series
Psych
as C. Lee Banting • 1 eps
2006 Series
The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Carl • 1 eps
2006 Series
How I Met Your Mother
as Albert Donovan • 1 eps
2005 Series
American Dad!
as Bad Larry / Spy (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
American Dragon: Jake Long
as Stan the Sewer Troll (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series