Ben Stiller
Born 1965 · American actor and comedian
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humor and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame in the late 1990s with a group of comedic actors colloquially known as the Frat Pack. His films have grossed more than $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States. His accolades include an Emmy Award, a Directors Guild of America Award, a Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Award.
Ben Stiller, in order
- 1969 Sesame Street (TV series): acted · directed by John R. Dilworth and Stan Lathan · streaming on Tubi, HBO Max, Roku Channel
- 1975 Saturday Night Live (TV series): directed, acted · audiences 63% · streaming on Peacock, Prime Video, fuboTV
- 1987 Empire of the Sun: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 75%, audiences 90%
- 1987 Hot Pursuit: acted · directed by Steven Lisberger · critics 0%, audiences 44% · streaming on Hoopla
- 1988 Fresh Horses: acted · directed by David Anspaugh
- 1989 Next of Kin: acted · directed by John Irvin · critics 50%, audiences 46%
- 1989 That's Adequate: acted · directed by Harry Hurwitz
- 1990 Stella: acted · directed by John Erman
- 1990 Working Tra$h (TV movie): acted · directed by Alan Metter
- 1991 Highway to Hell: acted · directed by Ate de Jong
- 1992 The Ben Stiller Show (TV series): created, acted
- 1992 The Nutt House: acted · directed by Adam Rifkin and Scott Spiegel
- 1994–2004 Friends (TV series): acted · critics 78%, audiences 93% · streaming on HBO Max
- 1994 Reality Bites: directed, acted
- 1995 Heavyweights: acted · directed by Steven Brill · critics 50%, audiences 77% · streaming on Disney+
- 1996 Flirting with Disaster: acted · directed by David O. Russell
- 1996 Happy Gilmore: acted · directed by Dennis Dugan · critics 66%, audiences 85% · streaming on YouTube (free)
- 1996 If Lucy Fell: acted · directed by Eric Schaeffer
- 1996 The Cable Guy: directed, wrote, acted · critics 56%, audiences 51% · streaming on Paramount+, YouTube (free)
- 1998 Permanent Midnight: acted · directed by David Veloz
- 1998 There's Something About Mary: acted · directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly · critics 84%, audiences 61% · streaming on fuboTV, Pluto TV
- 1998 Your Friends & Neighbors: acted · directed by Neil LaBute
- 1998 Zero Effect: acted · directed by Jake Kasdan · critics 71%, audiences 76%
- 1999 Black and White: acted · directed by James Toback
- 1999 Mystery Men: acted · directed by Kinka Usher · critics 58%, audiences 57% · streaming on Prime Video
- 1999 The Suburbans: acted · directed by Donal Lardner Ward · critics 0%, audiences 24%
- 2000 Keeping the Faith: acted · directed by Edward Norton · critics 68%, audiences 59% · streaming on Prime Video
- 2000 Meet the Parents: acted · directed by Jay Roach · critics 85%, audiences 79% · streaming on Peacock, Tubi
- 2000 The Independent: acted · directed by Stephen Kessler · critics 61%, audiences 50%
- 2001 The Royal Tenenbaums: acted · directed by Wes Anderson · critics 81%, audiences 89% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2001 Zoolander: directed, wrote, produced, acted
- 2002 Orange County: acted · directed by Jake Kasdan · critics 47%, audiences 61% · streaming on Hoopla
- 2002 Run Ronnie Run: acted · directed by Troy Miller
- 2003 Duplex: produced, acted · directed by Danny DeVito
- 2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead: acted · directed by Pauly Shore
- 2003 The Complete Master Works: acted · directed by Liam Lynch and Spike Jonze
- 2004 Along Came Polly: acted · directed by John Hamburg
- 2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy: acted · directed by Adam McKay · critics 66%, audiences 86% · streaming on Apple TV, Paramount+, Kanopy
- 2004 DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story: produced, acted · directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber · critics 71%, audiences 76%
- 2004 Envy: acted · directed by Barry Levinson · critics 6%, audiences 27% · streaming on Hoopla
- 2004 Meet the Fockers: acted · directed by Jay Roach · critics 39%, audiences 58% · streaming on Peacock, Tubi
- 2004 Starsky & Hutch: produced, acted · directed by Todd Phillips · critics 62%, audiences 49%
- 2005 Confessions of an Action Star: acted · directed by Brad Martin
- 2006 Danny Roane: First Time Director: acted · directed by Andy Dick
- 2006 Night at the Museum: acted · directed by Shawn Levy · critics 42%, audiences 67% · streaming on Hulu
- 2006 School for Scoundrels: acted · directed by Todd Phillips
- 2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny: acted · directed by Liam Lynch · critics 53%, audiences 67% · streaming on Roku Channel, Plex, Tubi
- 2007 Blades of Glory: produced · directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck
- 2007 The Heartbreak Kid: acted · directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly
- 2008 The Ruins: produced · directed by Carter Smith
- 2008 Tropic Thunder: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 82%, audiences 71% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy
- 2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: acted · directed by Shawn Levy
- 2009 The Marc Pease Experience: acted · directed by Todd Louiso
- 2010 Greenberg: acted · directed by Noah Baumbach · critics 76%, audiences 42%
- 2010 I'm Still Here: acted · directed by Casey Affleck
- 2010 Little Fockers: acted · directed by Paul Weitz · critics 10%, audiences 34% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2010 Megamind: produced · directed by Tom McGrath
- 2010 Submarine: acted · directed by Richard Ayoade
- 2010 The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story: produced · directed by Gregory V. Sherman and Jeff C. Sherman
- 2011 30 Minutes or Less: produced · directed by Ruben Fleischer
- 2011 The Big Year: produced · directed by David Frankel
- 2011 Tower Heist: acted · directed by Brett Ratner
- 2012 The Watch: acted · directed by Akiva Schaffer
- 2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: directed, acted
- 2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb: acted · directed by Shawn Levy
- 2014 While We're Young: acted · directed by Noah Baumbach · critics 84%, audiences 51% · streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Roku Channel
- 2015 Sweet Micky for President: acted · directed by Ben Patterson
- 2016 Why Him?: produced · directed by John Hamburg
- 2016 Zoolander 2: directed, wrote, acted
- 2016 Zoolander: Super Model: wrote, acted · directed by Aaron Augenblick
- 2017 Brad's Status: acted · directed by Mike White
- 2017 The Meyerowitz Stories: acted · directed by Noah Baumbach · critics 92%, audiences 72% · streaming on Netflix
- 2017 The Truth Is in the Stars (TV movie): acted · directed by J. Craig Thompson
- 2018 Alex Strangelove: produced · directed by Craig Johnson
- 2018 Escape at Dannemora (TV series): directed
- 2018 The Package: produced · directed by Jake Szymanski
- 2020 Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics: acted · directed by Donick Cary
- 2020 La Flamme (TV series): produced · directed by Jonathan Cohen
- 2021 Locked Down: acted · directed by Doug Liman · critics 41%, audiences 27%
- 2022–25 Severance (TV series): directed
- 2024 Dear Santa: acted · directed by Bobby Farrelly
- 2024 Nutcrackers: acted · directed by David Gordon Green
- 2025 Happy Gilmore 2: acted · directed by Kyle Newacheck · critics 61%, audiences 64% · streaming on Netflix
- 2025 Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost: directed
- 2026 Focker-in-Law: acted · directed by John Hamburg
- 2026 The Dink: produced, acted · directed by Josh Greenbaum
- A Matter of Time: acted · directed by Harry Bradbeer
- Celebrity Escape Room: acted
- Heat Vision and Jack (TV series): directed