Acting credits
146
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Keegan-Michael Key
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.2
Moderate attention
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Movies: 65Series: 81Crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 298410
IMDb ID: nm1221047
Known for: Acting
Born: March 22, 1971
Age: 54
Place of birth: Southfield, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2026
Years active: 83
Average TMDB rating: 6.79
Wikidata: Q6382703
Also known as
Keegan Michael Key • Key & Peele • 키건 마이클 키 • 科甘-迈克尔·凯 • 基根麥可·基 • کیگان-مایکل کی
Other jobs
Writer (2)Creator (1)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)
Biography
Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor and comedian, best known for starring in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele and for his six seasons as a cast member on MADtv. He has also appeared in the films Wonka, Toy Story 4, and Pitch Perfect 2. Key was born in Southfield, Michigan and raised in Detroit. His father is African-American and his mother is European-American. He was adopted as a child. In 1989 he graduated from Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. Key attended the University of Detroit as an undergraduate and earned his Master of Fine Arts at the Pennsylvania State University School of Theatre. While at The University of Detroit Mercy, he was a brother of Phi Kappa Theta.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Keegan-Michael Key.
Apr 1
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
as Toad (voice)
2026 Movie
Buddy
as Buddy the Unicorn (voice)
2026 Movie
6.6
Play Dirty
as Ed Mackey
2025 Movie
King Hamlet
as Self
2025 Movie
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.3
Dear Santa
as Dr. Finkleman
2024 Movie
8.0
Transformers One
as B-127 (voice)
2024 Movie
7.0
IF
as Slime (voice)
2024 Movie
7.0
Wonka
as Chief of Police
2023 Movie
7.4
Migration
as Delroy (voice)
2023 Movie
7.6
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
as Toad (voice)
2023 Movie
6.6
Wendell & Wild
as Wendell (voice)
2022 Movie
6.3
Pinocchio
as 'Honest' John (voice)
2022 Movie
7.0
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Frog Co-Worker / Bjornson the Cheesemonger (voice)
2022 Movie
4.6
The Bubble
as Sean Knox
2022 Movie
7.0
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Murray (voice)
2022 Movie
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration
as Self
2020 Movie
6.1
The Prom
as Principal Hawkins
2020 Movie
6.6
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
as Gustafson
2020 Movie
5.8
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
2020 Movie
7.6
All the Bright Places
as Embry
2020 Movie
6.6
Playing with Fire
as Mark
2019 Movie
Somewhere in the Middle
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
7.0
Dolemite Is My Name
as Jerry Jones
2019 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Keegan-Michael Key.
6.9
Elsbeth
as Ashton Hayes • 1 eps
2024 Series
6.6
Reboot
as Reed Sterling • 8 eps
2022 Series
5.8
The Pentaverate
as Dr. Hobart Clark • 6 eps
2022 Series
7.4
Abbott Elementary
as Superintendent Reynolds • 3 eps
2021 Series
8.5
Only Murders in the Building
as Mayor Tillman • 4 eps
2021 Series
6.9
Schmigadoon!
as Josh Skinner • 12 eps
2021 Series
7.2
Pixar Popcorn
as Ducky (voice) • 2 eps
2021 Series
7.5
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Inigo Montoya • 1 eps
2020 Series
9.0
Game On!
as Self - Host • 8 eps
2020 Series
8.0
Green Eggs and Ham
as Narrator (voice) • 23 eps
2019 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.8
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
as skekZok (The Ritual Master) (voice) • 9 eps
2019 Series
4.9
The Shop
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
Impulse
as Michael Pearce • 2 eps
2018 Series
5.0
What the Fit
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
5.5
2 Dope Queens
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.7
No Activity
as Officer Charles Brock • 2 eps
2017 Series
6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.2
Friends from College
as Ethan Turner • 16 eps
2017 Series
6.6
The History of Comedy
as Self • 14 eps
2017 Series
6.4
Angie Tribeca
as Helmut FröntBüt • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.7
SuperMansion
as American Ranger • 44 eps
2015 Series
7.0
The Muppets
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 5 eps
2015 Series