Acting credits
20
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Adam McKay
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.8
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Movies: 75Series: 23Crew credits: 87
TMDB ID: 55710
IMDb ID: nm0570912
Known for: Directing
Born: April 17, 1968
Age: 57
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.37
Wikidata: Q350405
Also known as
آدام مککی
Other jobs
Executive Producer (38)Producer (32)Director (8)Screenplay (3)Writer (3)Creator (1)Story (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. McKay began his career as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 1995 to 2001. After leaving SNL, McKay collaborated with comedian Will Ferrell on his comedy films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and The Other Guys (2010). Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced numerous television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website, Funny or Die, through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions. Aside from working with Ferrell, McKay wrote and directed the satirical films The Big Short (2015), Vice (2018), and Don't Look Up (2021). McKay won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Critics' Choice Award for adapting the screenplay of The Big Short. In 2019, McKay founded Hyperobject Industries, a production company.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Adam McKay.
Trade Secret
Producer
2025 Movie
7.1
All the Empty Rooms
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Asog
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
You Need This
Producer
2025 Movie
7.5
Union
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
5.9
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Men of War
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Pistachio Wars
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
6.8
Wild Wild Space
Producer
2024 Movie
5.5
Daniel
Producer
2023 Movie
6.6
BS High
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.6
Wild Summon
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
7.4
A Lien
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
7.2
The Menu
Producer
2022 Movie
6.0
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
7.0
Fresh
Producer
2022 Movie
7.1
Don't Look Up
Story
2021 Movie
6.0
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Producer
2021 Movie
7.0
The Oxy Kingpins
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
7.1
537 Votes
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
6.7
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
as Self
2020 Movie
6.4
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
6.1
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Adam McKay.
7.1
The Chair Company
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2025 Series
Cobell Energy
Executive Producer • 17 eps
2023 Series
6.3
The Invisible Pilot
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2022 Series
4.7
Game Theory with Bomani Jones
Executive Producer • 16 eps
2022 Series
7.6
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Director • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.0
Q: Into the Storm
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2021 Series
Directors on Directors
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.6
Painting With John
Executive Producer • 18 eps
2021 Series
10.0
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.9
Motherland: Fort Salem
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2020 Series
7.3
Dead to Me
Executive Producer • 30 eps
2019 Series
8.3
Succession
Executive Producer • 39 eps
2018 Series
6.7
LA to Vegas
Producer • 15 eps
2018 Series
6.7
No Activity
Executive Producer • 32 eps
2017 Series
6.6
The History of Comedy
as Self • 14 eps
2017 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.0
The Spoils Before Dying
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Bad Judge
Executive Producer • 13 eps
2014 Series
Big Lake
Creator
2010 Series
4.3
Funny or Die Presents
Producer • 22 eps
2010 Series
7.4
Eastbound & Down
Producer • 29 eps
2009 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series