Patton Oswalt

Born 1969 · American actor and comedian

Patton Peter Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His acting roles include Spence Olchin in the sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007) and narrating the sitcom The Goldbergs (2013–2023) as adult Adam F. Goldberg. After making his acting debut in the Seinfeld episode "The Couch", he has appeared in a variety of television series, such as Parks and Recreation, Community, Two and a Half Men, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Drunk History, Reno 911!, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Archer, Veep, Justified, Kim Possible, WordGirl, Modern Family, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and We Bare Bears. He portrayed Principal Ralph Durbin in A.P. Bio (2018–2021) and voiced Matthew the Raven in the TV series The Sandman (2022–2025)

Patton Oswalt, in order

1. 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series): acted
2. 1996 Down Periscope: acted · directed by David S. Ward
3. 1999 Desperate But Not Serious: acted · directed by Bill Fishman
4. 1999 Magnolia: acted · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · critics 82%, audiences 89% · streaming on Fawesome
5. 1999 Man on the Moon: acted · directed by Miloš Forman · critics 63%, audiences 79%
6. 2001 Zoolander: acted · directed by Ben Stiller
7. 2003 Calendar Girls: acted · directed by Nigel Cole
8. 2003 Two and a Half Men (TV series): acted · critics 65%, audiences 67% · streaming on Peacock, Philo
9. 2004 Blade: Trinity: acted · directed by David S. Goyer
10. 2004 Starsky & Hutch: acted · directed by Todd Phillips · critics 62%, audiences 49%
11. 2004 Taxi: acted · directed by Tim Story
12. 2005 The King of Queens (TV series): acted
13. 2006 Failure to Launch: acted · directed by Tom Dey · critics 22%, audiences 52% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo
14. 2006 No Reason to Complain (TV movie): acted
15. 2007 Balls of Fury: acted · directed by Ben Garant
16. 2007 Reno 911!: Miami: acted · directed by Ben Garant
17. 2007 Sex and Death 101: acted · directed by Daniel Waters
18. 2009 Al's Brain: acted · directed by "Weird Al" Yankovic
19. 2009 Big Fan: acted · directed by Robert Siegel
20. 2009 Community (TV series): acted
21. 2009–10 Dollhouse (TV series): acted · critics 72%, audiences 84%
22. 2009 Observe and Report: acted · directed by Jody Hill · critics 51%, audiences 37%
23. 2009 The Informant!: acted · directed by Steven Soderbergh · critics 79%, audiences 44% · streaming on Plex, Tubi
24. 2011 A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas: acted · directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson
25. 2011 The Heart, She Holler (TV series): acted
26. 2011 Young Adult: acted · directed by Jason Reitman
27. 2012 Nature Calls: acted · directed by Todd Rohal
28. 2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World: acted · directed by Lorene Scafaria
29. 2013 Marvel's ABC television series (TV series): acted
30. 2013 Mighty Med (TV series): acted
31. 2013 Odd Thomas: acted · directed by Stephen Sommers
32. 2013 The Goldbergs (TV series): acted
33. 2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: acted · directed by Ben Stiller
34. 2014 22 Jump Street: acted · directed by Christopher Miller and Phil Lord · critics 84%, audiences 77% · streaming on Netflix, Paramount+, Starz
35. 2014 Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time: acted · directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
36. 2015 Call Me Lucky: acted · directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
37. 2015 Dude Bro Party Massacre III: acted · directed by Jon Salmon and Michael Rousselet
38. 2015 Freaks of Nature: acted · directed by Robbie Pickering
39. 2016 Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie: acted · directed by Jeremy Konner · audiences 51%
40. 2016 Keeping Up with the Joneses: acted · directed by Greg Mottola · critics 19%, audiences 37% · streaming on Prime Video
41. 2016 Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously: acted · directed by Patrick Meaney
42. 2016 Nerdland: acted · directed by Chris Prynoski
43. 2016 The Confirmation: acted · directed by Bob Nelson
44. 2017 The Circle: acted · directed by James Ponsoldt
45. 2018 A.P. Bio (TV series): acted
46. 2018 Nostalgia: acted · directed by Mark Pellington
47. 2018 Sorry to Bother You: acted · directed by Boots Riley · critics 93%, audiences 70% · streaming on Kanopy
48. 2019 Kim Possible (TV movie): acted · directed by Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky
49. 2019 The Secret Life of Pets 2: acted · directed by Chris Renaud · critics 60%, audiences 90% · streaming on fuboTV, Peacock
50. 2021 Eternals: acted · directed by Chloé Zhao
51. 2021 M.O.D.O.K. (TV series): created
52. 2022 I Love My Dad: acted · directed by James Morosini
53. 2022 Star Trek: Picard (TV series): acted · directed by Hanelle Culpepper and Jonathan Frakes · critics 89%, audiences 57% · streaming on Paramount+
54. 2022 The Sandman (TV series): acted · directed by Andrés Baiz and Jamie Childs
55. 2023 80 for Brady: acted · directed by Kyle Marvin · critics 59%, audiences 89% · streaming on Netflix, Paramount+
56. 2023–26 Celebrity Jeopardy! (TV series): acted
57. 2024 Chain Reactions: acted · directed by Alexandre O. Philippe
58. 2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire: acted · directed by Gil Kenan
59. 2024 Sardinia (short film): produced · directed by Paul Kowalski
60. 2025 Absolute Dominion: acted · directed by Lexi Alexander
61. 2025 Deathstalker: acted · directed by Steven Kostanski
62. 2025 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV series): acted · directed by Akiva Goldsman and Maja Vrvilo · critics 93%, audiences 61% · streaming on Paramount+
63. 2026 Buddy: acted · directed by Casper Kelly
64. 2026 The Dink: acted · directed by Josh Greenbaum