Acting
John Oliver
Born April 23, 1977 · Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK
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.
Known for
9.0
Rick and Morty
Dr. Xenon Bloom (voice)
8.6
The Simpsons
Booth Wilkes-John (voice)
6.8
The Lion King
Zazu (voice)
8.4
Love, Death & Robots
Thumb Bringer (voice)
5.4
The Smurfs
Vanity Smurf (voice)
8.9
Gravity Falls
Wax Sherlock Holmes (voice)
5.3
The Smurfs 2
Vanity Smurf (voice)
8.5
Community
Professor Ian Duncan, Xim-Xam / Mix-Max (voice)
7.8
Big Mouth
Harry (voice)
8.2
Bob's Burgers
Ian (voice)
8.8
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self - Host, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
3.8
The Love Guru
Dick Pants
5.9
Wonder Park
Steve (voice)
8.3
The Daily Show
Self, Self - Senior Policy Analyst, Self - Correspondent, Self - Host, Self - Corrrespondent, Writer
7.7
Robot Chicken
Serpentor/British gentleman
7.0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
7.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest, Paul McCartney
8.4
The Colbert Report
Self
7.7
The True Cost
Self
6.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Filmography
- 2026Instadocs: The Prediction GamesSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2025Untold: The Fall of FavreSelf - Host, Last Week Tonight (archive footage)Movie
- 2023Last Squeak Tonight with John OliverSelfMovie
- 2022The Horne Section TV ShowJohn OliverSeries
- 2021LuLaRichSelfSeries
- 2021Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny DaysSelfMovie
- 2020The Not-Too-Late Show with ElmoSelfSeries
- 2019The Lion KingZazu (voice)Movie
- 2019Love, Death & RobotsThumb Bringer (voice)Series
- 2019Wonder ParkSteve (voice)Movie
- 2018Wyatt Cenac's Problem AreasExecutive ProducerSeries
- 2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism ProgramsSelfMovie
- 2017Big MouthHarry (voice)Series
- 2017The Russell Howard HourSelfSeries
- 2017Oh, Hello: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney as Gil Faizon and George St. GeeglandSelfMovie
- 2017Cross WarsNarrator (voice)Movie
- 2015Danger MouseAugustus P. Crumhorn IV (voice)Series
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest, Paul McCartneySeries
- 2015The True CostSelfMovie
- 2015Hot OnesSelf - GuestSeries
- 2014The Concert for ValorSelfMovie
- 2014Wyatt Cenac: BrooklynThanksMovie
- 2014The Men in Blazers ShowSelfSeries
- 2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverSelf - Host, Executive Producer, Writer, CreatorSeries
- 2014HarmontownSelfMovie
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest, AlexSeries
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - GuestSeries
- 2013Rick and MortyDr. Xenon Bloom (voice)Series
- 2013The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy HollowVanity Smurf (voice)Movie
- 2013The Smurfs 2Vanity Smurf (voice)Movie
- 2012Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade NinjaCoach Green (voice)Series
- 2012Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeSelfSeries
- 2012Gravity FallsWax Sherlock Holmes (voice)Series
- 2012The Secret Policeman's BallSelfMovie
- 2011Billy on the StreetSelfSeries
- 2011The SmurfsVanity Smurf (voice)Movie
- 2011Bob's BurgersIan (voice)Series
- 2010The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or FearSelf - CorrespondentMovie
- 2010John Oliver's New York Stand-Up ShowSelf - Host, Executive ProducerSeries
- 2009CommunityProfessor Ian Duncan, Xim-Xam / Mix-Max (voice)Series
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - GuestSeries
- 2009Important Things with Demetri MartinThe King / The Prince / William ShakespeareSeries
- 2008The Love GuruDick PantsMovie
- 2008Water and PowerThe Daily Show's John OliverSeries
- 2008John Oliver: Terrifying TimesSelf, Writer, Executive ProducerMovie
- 2005The Colbert ReportSelfSeries
- 2005Mock the WeekSelfSeries
- 2005Robot ChickenSerpentor/British gentlemanSeries
- 2004Green WingCar SalesmanSeries
- 2004The SoupSelfSeries
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - GuestSeries
- 2000My HeroMan from the BBCSeries
- 1999People Like UsSeries
- 1997Backstage... at the Cambridge FootlightsSelfMovie
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf, Self - Senior Policy Analyst, Self - Correspondent, Self - Host, Self - Corrrespondent, WriterSeries
- 1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - GuestSeries
- 1989The SimpsonsBooth Wilkes-John (voice)Series
- 196860 MinutesSelfSeries
- 1965Days of Our LivesDevlin St. JohnSeries
- 1963General HospitalZSeries