Taran Killam

Biography

Taran Killam (born on April 1, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his television work on The Amanda Show and Saturday Night Live, as well as his roles in the films Stuck in the Suburbs, 12 Years a Slave, and The Heat. He voices the title character on the PBS children's cartoon series Nature Cat. Killam performed the role of King George III in the Broadway production of Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, from January through April 2017. He has been married to Cobie Smulders since September 8, 2012, and they have two children.

Known For

The Simpsons

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

High Potential

Scrubs

Saturday Night Live

How I Met Your Mother

All Movies (29)

• Holdo’s Most Wanted2026 · as General Hux / Poe Dameron
• The Moof Milkers2026 · as Poe Dameron/General Hux
• River Wild2023 · as Gray
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023 · as Web-Slinger (voice)
• The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special2023 · as Self
• A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened2023 · as Self
• Welcome to Georgia2021 · as Josh
• John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day2020 · as Self
• Night School2018 · as Stewart
• Killing Gunther2017 · as Blake Hammon
• All Nighter2017 · as Gary
• Brother Nature2016 · as Roger Fellner
• Casual Encounters2016 · as Justin Davis
• Ted 22015 · as Taran Killam
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2014 · as McNaughton
• 12 Years a Slave2013 · as Hamilton
• Grown Ups 22013 · as Male Cheerleader
• The Heat2013 · as Adam
• The Secret Policeman's Ball2012 · as Self
• Anderson's Cross2010 · as Austin Wilson
• My Best Friend's Girl2008 · as Josh
• Katt Williams: American Hustle2007 · as Executive
• Epic Movie2007 · as Pirate
• The Showdown2006 · as The Batter
• Nobody's Watching2006 · as Derrick
• Stuck in the Suburbs2004 · as Jordan Cahill
• Just Married2003 · as Dickie McNerney
• Big Fat Liar2002 · as Bret Callaway
• Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult1994 · as Boy of Geriatric Park

All TV Shows (69)

• Stumble2025 · as Boone E. Potter
• The Residence2025 · as St. Pierre
• High Potential2024 · as Ludo Radovic
• After Midnight2024 · as Self
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures2023 · as Hap (voice)
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures2023 · as Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot (voice)
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures2023 · as Jooro "Speed" Jarrot / Gangul Crew Member (voice)
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures2023 · as Hap / Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot / Janitor (voice)
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures2023 · as Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot / Hap / Shop Owner (voice)
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures2023 · as Jooro "Speed" Jarrot / Random Scoundrel (voice)
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures2023 · as Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot / Hap / Gangul Crew Member (voice)
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures2023 · as Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot / F-4RO (voice)
• Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist2022 · as CNN Reporter, SNL Skit (archive footage)
• The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib2022 · as Ace Perfection
• Lightning Wolves2022
• Is It Cake?2022 · as Self - Judge
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch2021 · as Depot Manager / Goatal / Landspeeder Driver (voice)
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh2019 · as Self
• Lights Out with David Spade2019 · as Self - Panelist
• What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage2019
• Busy Tonight2018 · as Self - Guest
• Star Wars Resistance2018 · as Stormtrooper (voice)
• Single Parents2018 · as Will
• Dallas & Robo2018 · as Bright Eyes
• A.P. Bio2018 · as Mr. Vining
• Drop the Mic2017 · as Self
• Drop the Mic2017
• The $100,000 Pyramid2016 · as Self
• To Tell the Truth2016 · as Self - Panelist
• American Crime Story2016 · as Steve Jones
• Angie Tribeca2016 · as Pierre Cardin
• Nature Cat2015 · as Fred / Nature Cat (voice)
• We Bare Bears2015 · as Charles Willoughby-Wentworth (voice)
• Documentary Now!2015 · as Benedict Juniper
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Awesomes2013 · as Frantic (voice)
• Hollywood Game Night2013 · as Self
• Drunk History2013 · as D.B. Cooper
• Drunk History2013 · as William Clark
• Drunk History2013 · as Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
• Drunk History2013 · as Various
• Comedy Bang! Bang!2012 · as Smith Calvins
• New Girl2011 · as Fred
• Community2009 · as Cory Radison
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Scrubs: Interns2009 · as Jimmy
• Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday2008
• iCarly2007 · as Agent Kinsey
• How I Met Your Mother2005 · as Gary Blauman
• How I Met Your Mother2005 · as Blauman
• Drake & Josh2004 · as Trevor
• Arrested Development2003 · as Young George Sr.
• Still Standing2002 · as Andy, Varsity Basketball Player #1
• Do Over2002
• Scrubs2001 · as Jimmy
• Boston Public2000 · as Alex Buchanan
• Girlfriends2000 · as Jordan Gray
• The Amanda Show1999
• Roswell1999 · as Malamud
• Judging Amy1999 · as Freddie Felleman
• Undressed1999
• The Jersey1999 · as Varsity 1
• MADtv1995 · as Various
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Teenage Robert
• The Simpsons1989 · as Glen Tangier (voice)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters
• Nobody's Watching— · as Derrick