Seth MacFarlane

Born 1973 · American writer, actor, and producer

Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series Family Guy and The Orville, and co-creator of the television series American Dad! and The Cleveland Show. He co-wrote, co-produced, directed and starred in the films Ted, its sequel Ted 2 and A Million Ways to Die in the West.

Seth MacFarlane, in order

1. 1975 Saturday Night Live (TV series): acted · directed by A. D. Miles and Adam McKay · audiences 63% · streaming on Peacock, Prime Video, fuboTV
2. 1995 The Life of Larry: directed
3. 1997 Johnny Bravo (TV series): wrote · directed by Butch Hartman and John McIntyre
4. 1997 Larry & Steve: directed
5. 1998 Zoomates (short film): wrote · directed by Butch Hartman
6. 1999–2011 Family Guy (TV series): wrote, created
7. 2000 Gilmore Girls (TV series): acted · audiences 87% · streaming on Prime Video, Hulu
8. 2004–05 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series): acted · critics 56%, audiences 80% · streaming on Paramount+
9. 2005 American Dad! (TV series): wrote, created
10. 2005 Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story: wrote · directed by Pete Michels and Peter Shin
11. 2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army: acted · directed by Guillermo del Toro · critics 86%, audiences 71% · streaming on Starz
12. 2008 Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (TV series): created
13. 2009 FlashForward (TV series): acted · directed by David S. Goyer
14. 2009 The Cleveland Show (TV series): wrote, created
15. 2010 Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy: produced, acted · directed by Dominic Polcino and Peter Shin
16. 2010 Tooth Fairy: acted · directed by Michael Lembeck
17. 2011 Trek Nation (TV movie): acted
18. 2012 Ted: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 68%, audiences 73%
19. 2013 Dads (TV series): produced
20. 2013 Movie 43: acted · directed by Bob Odenkirk and Bobby Farrelly
21. 2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West: directed, wrote, acted · critics 33%, audiences 41%
22. 2014 Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (TV series): produced · directed by Ann Druyan and Bill Pope
23. 2015 Ted 2: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 44%, audiences 50%
24. 2016 Bordertown (TV series): directed, produced
25. 2017 Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!: acted · directed by Barbra Streisand and Jim Gable
26. 2017 Logan Lucky: acted · directed by Steven Soderbergh · critics 92%, audiences 76% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
27. 2017–19 The Orville (TV series): directed, wrote, created, acted · critics 77%, audiences 90% · streaming on Hulu
28. 2017 The Truth Is in the Stars (TV movie): acted · directed by J. Craig Thompson
29. 2019 The Loudest Voice (TV series): acted
30. 2024 Ted (TV series): directed, wrote, created, produced, acted