John Oliver
Acting
1977-04-23 · Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK
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.
Filmography
TheatersInstadocs: The Prediction Games
2026 · Movie
Untold: The Fall of Favre
2025 · Movie
Last Squeak Tonight with John Oliver
2023 · Movie
The Horne Section TV Show
2022 · Series
LuLaRich
2021 · Series
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2021 · Movie
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
2020 · Series
The Lion King
2019 · Movie
Love, Death & Robots
2019 · Series
Wonder Park
2019 · Movie
Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas
2018 · Series
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017 · Movie
Big Mouth
2017 · Series
The Russell Howard Hour
2017 · Series
Oh, Hello: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney as Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland
2017 · Movie
Cross Wars
2017 · Movie
Danger Mouse
2015 · Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
The True Cost
2015 · Movie
Hot Ones
2015 · Series
The Concert for Valor
2014 · Movie
Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn
2014 · Movie
The Men in Blazers Show
2014 · Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Series
Harmontown
2014 · Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
Rick and Morty
2013 · Series
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
2013 · Movie
The Smurfs 2
2013 · Movie
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012 · Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · Series
Gravity Falls
2012 · Series
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012 · Movie
Billy on the Street
2011 · Series
The Smurfs
2011 · Movie
Bob's Burgers
2011 · Series
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
2010 · Movie
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
2010 · Series
Community
2009 · Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Important Things with Demetri Martin
2009 · Series
The Love Guru
2008 · Movie
Water and Power
2008 · Series
John Oliver: Terrifying Times
2008 · Movie
The Colbert Report
2005 · Series
Mock the Week
2005 · Series
Robot Chicken
2005 · Series
Green Wing
2004 · Series
The Soup
2004 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
My Hero
2000 · Series
People Like Us
1999 · Series
Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights
1997 · Movie
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Series
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
60 Minutes
1968 · Series
Days of Our Lives
1965 · Series
General Hospital
1963 · Series