Kenan Thompson

Biography

Kenan Thompson (born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. He is also known for his roles in the films Good Burger and Fat Albert as well as on Kenan & Kel and All That.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Saturday Night Live

Psych

All Movies (81)

• Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk2026 · as Sniff (voice)
• Scary Movie2026 · as Jermaine Jackson
• The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy2026 · as Self
• Lorne2026 · as Self
• Being Eddie2025 · as Self
• Downey Wrote That2025 · as Self
• SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025 · as Self
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · as Self - SNL Cast Member 2003 - Present
• 2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson2024 · as Self - Host
• An SNL Thanksgiving2024
• Atrocity Inc.2024 · as Self
• Child Star2024 · as Self
• Will & Harper2024 · as Self (uncredited)
• 2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson2023 · as Self - Host
• Trolls: It Takes Three2023 · as Tiny Diamond (voice)
• Good Burger 22023 · as Dexter Reed
• Trolls Band Together2023 · as Tiny Diamond (voice)
• 2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson2022 · as Self - Host
• Bros2022 · as James Baldwin
• Trolls Holiday in Harmony2021 · as Tiny Diamond (voice)
• Jonas Brothers Family Roast2021 · as Self
• Home Sweet Home Alone2021 · as Gavin Washington
• Clifford the Big Red Dog2021 · as Vet
• The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 22021 · as Police Officer
• In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover2020 · as Mr. P. Nut Jones
• Hubie Halloween2020 · as Sgt. Blake
• Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School2020 · as Tiny Diamond (voice)
• Celebrity Escape Room2020 · as Self
• Feeding America Comedy Festival2020 · as Self
• Trolls World Tour2020 · as Tiny Diamond (voice)
• Dads2019 · as Self
• Master Maggie2019
• Playmobil: The Movie2019 · as Bloodbones (voice)
• Wonder Park2019 · as Gus (voice)
• A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy2018 · as Self
• The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story2018 · as Self
• The Grinch2018 · as Bricklebaum (voice)
• Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs2017 · as Self
• Going in Style2017 · as Manager Keith Schonfeld
• Brother Nature2016 · as Miesha
• Rock Dog2016 · as Riff (voice)
• Live from New York!2015 · as Self
• The Opposite Sex2015 · as Mitch
• They Came Together2014 · as Teddy
• The Smurfs 22013 · as Greedy Smurf (voice)
• The Magic of Belle Isle2012 · as Henry
• The Smurfs2011 · as Greedy Smurf (voice)
• iParty with Victorious2011 · as Kenan Thompson
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'102011 · as Deandre Cole
• The Women of SNL2010 · as Various (archive footage)
• Saturday Night2010 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again2010 · as Self
• Stan Helsing2009 · as Teddy
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler2009 · as Various (archive footage)
• Space Chimps2008 · as Ringmaster (voice)
• Wieners2008 · as Wyatt
• Snakes on a Blog2007 · as Self
• Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles2007 · as Self
• Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes2007 · as Self
• The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'2007 · as Self
• Snakes on a Plane2006 · as Troy
• Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane2006 · as Self
• Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie2005 · as Flutter (voice)
• Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Snow White2005 · as Mirror (voice)
• Candy Paint2005 · as Tyrell
• Fat Albert2004 · as Fat Albert
• Barbershop 2: Back in Business2004 · as Kenard
• Love Don't Co$t a Thing2003 · as Walter Colley
• My Boss's Daughter2003 · as Hans
• The Master of Disguise2002 · as Kenan
• Big Fat Liar2002 · as Party Goer
• Two Heads Are Better Than None2000 · as Kenan Rockmore
• The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle2000 · as Lewis
• Good Burger1997 · as Dexter Reed
• D3: The Mighty Ducks1996 · as Russ Tyler
• Heavyweights1995 · as Roy
• D2: The Mighty Ducks1994 · as Russ Tyler
• Good Burger 3— · as Dexter Reed
• Untitled Lani Pixels Project— · as Mike (voice)
• Kenan & Kel Meet Frankenstein— · as Kenan
• Unwanted—

All TV Shows (73)

• The Pete Davidson Show2026 · as Self - Guest
• Good Sports with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson2025 · as Self
• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night2025
• Celebrity Substitute2024 · as Self
• Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson2024 · as Self - Host
• Bupkis2023 · as Referee
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God2022 · as Self
• The Boys Presents: Diabolical2022 · as Mo-SLO’s Dad (voice)
• Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock2022 · as Jack Hammer (voice)
• That's My Jam2021 · as Self - Guest
• Chucky2021 · as Cab Driver
• That Damn Michael Che2021
• Kenan2021 · as Kenan
• Trolls: TrollsTopia2020 · as Tiny Diamond (voice)
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire2020 · as Self - Contestant
• Bless the Harts2019 · as Travis (voice)
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh2019 · as Self
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Bring the Funny2019 · as Self - Judge
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?2019 · as Kenan Thompson (voice)
• All That2019
• Desus & Mero2019 · as Self
• The Masked Singer2019 · as Self - Guest Panelist
• Double Dare2018 · as Self - Contestant
• Match Game2016 · as Self - Panelist
• Maya & Marty2016 · as Self
• Nature Cat2015 · as Ronald (voice)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015 · as Roland
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Awesomes2013 · as Impresario (voice)
• Hollywood Game Night2013 · as Self
• Studio C2012 · as Self - Special Guest
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Archer2009 · as The Broker (voice)
• Make My Day2009
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Sit Down Shut Up2009 · as Sue Sezno
• Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday2008
• iCarly2007 · as Kenan Thompson
• Rachael Ray2006
• Psych2006 · as Joon
• America's Got Talent2006 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out2005
• The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Off Centre2001
• The Parkers1999
• Mark Twain Prize1999 · as Self
• Felicity1998 · as DeForrest Ingram
• Oh Yeah! Cartoons1998 · as Host
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• The View1997 · as Self
• Figure It Out1997 · as Self
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996 · as Kenan Thompson
• The Steve Harvey Show1996 · as Junior
• Kenan & Kel1996 · as Kenan Rockmore
• All That1994
• All That1994 · as Various
• Sister, Sister1994 · as Trevor
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Kids' Choice Awards1987 · as Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters
• People's Choice Awards1975 · as Self - Host
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self - Host