Jason Sudeikis

Biography

Daniel Jason Sudeikis (/sʊˈdeɪkɪs/ suu-DAY-kiss; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy. He performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. In 2003, Sudeikis was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live and later spent nine seasons as a cast member from 2005 to 2013, playing Joe Biden and Mitt Romney, among others. From 2020 to 2023, he co-created and played the title role in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series Ted Lasso, which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He was also one of the leading cast members in The Cleveland Show (2009-2013). Sudeikis has also acted in recurring roles in the comedy series 30 Rock (2007–2010), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2010–2011), Portlandia (2011–2014), and The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018). He had leading film roles in the comedies Horrible Bosses (2011) and its sequel, Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and We're the Millers (2013), as well as the acclaimed independent films Drinking Buddies (2013), Sleeping with Other People (2015), and Colossal (2016), and supporting roles in Alexander Payne's Downsizing (2017) and Olivia Wilde's Booksmart (2019). He has also acted in voice roles for Epic (2013), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), and Next Gen (2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Sudeikis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Daily Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Raw

Saturday Night Live

All Movies (62)

• The Angry Birds Movie 32026 · as Red (voice)
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · as Self
• Hitpig!2024 · as Hitpig (voice)
• Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas2023 · as Self
• Fool's Paradise2023 · as Lex Tanner
• Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert2022 · as Self
• South of Heaven2021 · as Jimmy Ray
• For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close2020 · as Self
• David Blaine: Ascension2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Angry Birds: Live Stream2019 · as Red
• Driven2019 · as Jim Hoffman
• The Angry Birds Movie 22019 · as Red (voice)
• Booksmart2019 · as Principal Brown
• Next Gen2018 · as Justin Pin / Ares (voice)
• Unbanned: The Legend of AJ12018 · as Self
• Lady Liberty2018 · as Tommy Danes
• Permission2018 · as Glenn
• Downsizing2017 · as Dave Johnson
• Saturdays2017
• Kodachrome2017 · as Matt Ryder
• Colossal2017 · as Oscar
• The Book of Love2017 · as Henry Herschel
• Masterminds2016 · as Mike McKinney
• The Angry Birds Movie2016 · as Red (voice)
• Mother's Day2016 · as Bradley
• Race2016 · as Larry Snyder
• Tumbledown2016 · as Andrew McCabe
• Sleeping with Other People2015 · as Jake Harper
• Horrible Bosses 22014 · as Kurt Buckman
• Harmontown2014 · as Self
• David Blaine: Real or Magic2013 · as Self
• Millers Unleashed: Outtakes Overload2013 · as Self
• Drinking Buddies2013 · as Gene Dentler
• We're the Millers2013 · as David Clark
• Epic2013 · as Bomba (voice)
• Movie 432013 · as Fake Batman (segment "Super Hero Speed Dating")
• 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief2012 · as Self
• The Campaign2012 · as Mitch Wilson
• The Secret Policeman's Ball2012 · as Self
• Inside Portlandia2011 · as Self
• A Good Old Fashioned Orgy2011 · as Eric Keppler
• Horrible Bosses2011 · as Kurt Buckman
• Hall Pass2011 · as Fred Searing
• Going the Distance: A Guide to Long Distance Dating2010 · as Self
• Going the Distance: How to Have a Perfect Date2010 · as Self
• The Cast of Going the Distance: Off the Cuff2010 · as Self
• The Women of SNL2010 · as Various (archive footage)
• Going the Distance2010 · as Box Saunders
• Saturday Night2010 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again2010 · as Self
• The Bounty Hunter2010 · as Stewart
• SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas2009 · as Two A-Holes (archive footage)
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler2009 · as Various (archive footage)
• The Rocker2008 · as David Marshall
• What Happens in Vegas2008 · as Mason
• Semi-Pro2008 · as Nacho Fan
• The Shooting AKA Dear Sister2007 · as Cop #1
• Meet Bill2007 · as Jim Whittman
• The Ten2007 · as Tony Contiella
• Watching the Detectives2007 · as Jonathan
• Velocity1999 · as Felcher
• Alien Avengers II1997 · as Chester

All TV Shows (62)

• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night2025
• Welcome to Wrexham2022 · as Self
• Marvel's Hit-Monkey2021 · as Bryce (voice)
• Ted Lasso2020 · as Ted Lasso
• Tournament of Laughs2020 · as Self - Host
• The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo2020 · as Self
• The Mandalorian2019 · as Bike Scout Trooper #1
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?2019 · as Jason Sudeikis (voice)
• The Shop2018 · as Self
• Double Dare2018 · as Self - Contestant
• What the Fit2018 · as Self
• aka Wyatt Cenac2017 · as Everrett
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017 · as Self
• The Gong Show2017 · as Self - Judge
• Detroiters2017 · as Carter Grant
• Son of Zorn2016 · as Zorn (voice)
• Ask the Storybots2016
• Great Minds with Dan Harmon2016 · as Thomas Edison
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• The Last Man on Earth2015 · as Mike Miller
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• The Men in Blazers Show2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
• The Fashion Fund2014 · as Self
• Hollywood Game Night2013 · as Self
• Billy on the Street2011 · as Self
• Portlandia2011 · as Kim
• Portlandia2011 · as Aliki
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Who Do You Think You Are?2010 · as Self
• The Cleveland Show2009 · as Holt Richter (voice)
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Eastbound & Down2009 · as Shane Gerald
• Eastbound & Down2009 · as Shane Gerald / Cole Gerald
• Eastbound & Down2009 · as Cole Gerald
• Childrens Hospital2008 · as Dr. Robert 'Bobby' Fiscus
• Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday2008 · as Various
• The Line2008 · as Manager
• 30 Rock2006 · as Floyd DeBarber
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2005 · as Schmitty
• Robot Chicken2005 · as Farmer Smurf / Badtz-Maru (voice)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• SpongeBob SquarePants1999 · as Himself
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Raw1993 · as Self
• MTV Movie & TV Awards1992 · as Self / Host
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Eskimo Audience Member (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Police Officer (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Chris (uncredited)
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee