Acting credits
56
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Oliver
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 19Series: 39Crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 84292
IMDb ID: nm1056659
Known for: Acting
Born: April 23, 1977
Age: 49
Place of birth: Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1963 - 2026
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.7
Wikidata: Q1701254
Other jobs
Executive Producer (3)Writer (2)Thanks (1)
Biography
John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is a British-born stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for which he won an Emmy in 2009, as well as for playing recurring character Professor Ian Duncan on the show Community. He has worked extensively with Andy Zaltzman. In addition to several collaborative stand-up acts, their body of work together includes hundreds of hours worth of satirical podcasts and radio broadcasts, including series such as Political Animal, The Department and The Bugle. He is a permanent resident of the United States and lives in New York City.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Oliver.
Instadocs: The Prediction Games
as Self (archive footage)
2026 Movie
Untold: The Fall of Favre
as Self - Host, Last Week Tonight (archive footage)
2025 Movie
Last Squeak Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
2023 Movie
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
as Self
2021 Movie
The Lion King
as Zazu (voice)
2019 Movie
Wonder Park
as Steve (voice)
2019 Movie
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
2017 Movie
Cross Wars
as Narrator (voice)
2017 Movie
The True Cost
as Self
2015 Movie
The Concert for Valor
as Self
2014 Movie
Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn
Thanks
2014 Movie
Harmontown
as Self
2014 Movie
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
as Vanity Smurf (voice)
2013 Movie
The Smurfs 2
as Vanity Smurf (voice)
2013 Movie
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
2012 Movie
The Smurfs
as Vanity Smurf (voice)
2011 Movie
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
as Self - Correspondent
2010 Movie
The Love Guru
as Dick Pants
2008 Movie
John Oliver: Terrifying Times
as Self
2008 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Oliver.
The Horne Section TV Show
as John Oliver • 12 eps
2022 Series
LuLaRich
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
Love, Death & Robots
as Thumb Bringer (voice) • 1 eps
2019 Series
Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas
Executive Producer • 20 eps
2018 Series
Big Mouth
as Harry (voice) • 3 eps
2017 Series
The Russell Howard Hour
as Self • 2 eps
2017 Series
Danger Mouse
as Augustus P. Crumhorn IV (voice) • 4 eps
2015 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 22 eps
2015 Series
Hot Ones
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
The Men in Blazers Show
as Self • 10 eps
2014 Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self - Host • 377 eps
2014 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 11 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 6 eps
2014 Series
Rick and Morty
as Dr. Xenon Bloom (voice) • 1 eps
2013 Series
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
as Coach Green (voice) • 4 eps
2012 Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
Gravity Falls
as Wax Sherlock Holmes (voice) • 1 eps
2012 Series
Billy on the Street
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
Bob's Burgers
as Ian (voice) • 2 eps
2011 Series
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
as Self - Host • 26 eps
2010 Series
Community
as Professor Ian Duncan • 17 eps
2009 Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 9 eps
2009 Series
Important Things with Demetri Martin
as The King / The Prince / William Shakespeare • 17 eps
2009 Series