8.7
TV
Acting
John Oliver
- Born
- (age 49)
- Birthplace
- Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK
- Credits
- 60 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.7
TV
8.0
TV
The Simpsons
7.1
Movie
The Lion King
8.2
TV
Love, Death & Robots
5.8
Movie
The Smurfs
8.6
TV
Gravity Falls
5.7
Movie
The Smurfs 2
8.0
TV
Community
7.6
TV
Big Mouth
7.8
TV
Bob's Burgers
7.8
TV
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
4.1
Movie
The Love Guru
6.6
Movie
Wonder Park
6.4
TV
The Daily Show
7.6
TV
Robot Chicken
5.8
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
6.1
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
5.3
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Acting credits 58
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Instadocs: The Prediction Games Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2025 | Untold: The Fall of Favre Film | Self - Host, Last Week Tonight (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Last Squeak Tonight with John Oliver Film | Self |
| 2022 | The Horne Section TV Show TV | John Oliver (12 ep) |
| 2021 | LuLaRich TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days Film | Self |
| 2020 | The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The Lion King Film | Zazu (voice) |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots TV | Thumb Bringer (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Wonder Park Film | Steve (voice) |
| 2017 | Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs Film | Self |
| 2017 | Big Mouth TV | Harry (voice) (3 ep) |
| 2017 | The Russell Howard Hour TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2017 | Oh, Hello: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney as Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland Film | Self |
| 2017 | Cross Wars Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Danger Mouse TV | Augustus P. Crumhorn IV (voice) (4 ep) |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self - Guest, Paul McCartney (22 ep) |
| 2015 | The True Cost Film | Self |
| 2015 | Hot Ones TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2014 | The Concert for Valor Film | Self |
| 2014 | The Men in Blazers Show TV | Self (10 ep) |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver TV | Self - Host (380 ep) |
| 2014 | Harmontown Film | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self - Guest, Alex (15 ep) |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self - Guest (6 ep) |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty TV | Dr. Xenon Bloom (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2013 | The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow Film | Vanity Smurf (voice) |
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 Film | Vanity Smurf (voice) |
| 2012 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja TV | Coach Green (voice) (4 ep) |
| 2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls TV | Wax Sherlock Holmes (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2012 | The Secret Policeman's Ball Film | Self |
| 2011 | Billy on the Street TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2011 | The Smurfs Film | Vanity Smurf (voice) |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers TV | Ian (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2010 | The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear Film | Self - Correspondent |
| 2010 | John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show TV | Self - Host (26 ep) |
| 2009 | Community TV | Professor Ian Duncan, Xim-Xam / Mix-Max (voice) (17 ep) |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV | Self - Guest (9 ep) |
| 2009 | Important Things with Demetri Martin TV | The King / The Prince / William Shakespeare (17 ep) |
| 2008 | The Love Guru Film | Dick Pants |
| 2008 | Water and Power TV | The Daily Show's John Oliver (1 ep) |
| 2008 | John Oliver: Terrifying Times Film | Self |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Mock the Week TV | Self (7 ep) |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken TV | Serpentor/British gentleman (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Green Wing TV | Car Salesman (1 ep) |
| 2004 | The Soup TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV | Self - Guest (4 ep) |
| 2000 | My Hero TV | Man from the BBC (1 ep) |
| 1999 | People Like Us TV | (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights Film | Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show TV | Self, Self - Senior Policy Analyst, Self - Correspondent, Self - Host, Self - Corrrespondent (5 ep) |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons TV | Booth Wilkes-John (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1965 | Days of Our Lives TV | Devlin St. John (3 ep) |
| 1963 | General Hospital TV | Z (3 ep) |
Crew credits 6
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas TV | Executive Producer (20 ep) |
| 2014 | Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn Film | Thanks |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver TV | Executive Producer, Writer, Creator (380 ep) |
| 2010 | John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show TV | Executive Producer (26 ep) |
| 2008 | John Oliver: Terrifying Times Film | Writer, Executive Producer |
| 1996 | The Daily Show TV | Writer (2559 ep) |