Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, writer, film director, and producer. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. After beginning his acting career with a play, Stiller wrote several mockumentaries, and was offered two of his own shows, both entitled The Ben Stiller Show. He began acting in films, and had his directorial debut with Reality Bites. Throughout his career he has since written, starred in, directed, and/or produced over 50 films including Heavyweights, There's Something About Mary, Meet the Parents, Zoolander, Dodgeball, and Tropic Thunder. In addition, he has had multiple cameos in music videos, television shows, and films. Stiller is a member of the comedic acting brotherhood colloquially known as the Frat Pack. His films have grossed more than $2.1 billion domestically (United States and Canada), with an average of $73 million per film. Throughout his career, he has received several awards and honors including an Emmy Award, several MTV Movie Awards, and a Teen Choice Award.
Movie | M | 2025 | |
Movie | The Semplica Girl Diaries | 2025 | |
Movie | Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story | 2025 | |
Series | #LoveArmy : Où es-tu Jérôme ? | Lui-même (Archive) | 2024-03-20 |
Movie | Nutcrackers | Mike Maxwell | 2024-09-05 |
Movie | Bleecker | 2023-06-09 | |
Movie | Bros | Ben Stiller (uncredited) | 2022-09-30 |
Movie | Friends: The Reunion | (archive footage) | 2021-05-27 |
Movie | Locked Down | Guy | 2021-02-25 |
Movie | Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | 8008s | 2020-10-27 |
Movie | Hubie Halloween | Orderly Hal | 2020-10-07 |
Movie | Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics | Self | 2020-05-11 |
Movie | Beastie Boys Story | Self | 2020-04-24 |
Movie | Greed | Self | 2019-09-07 |
Movie | Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs | Self | 2017-11-18 |
Movie | The Truth Is in the Stars | Self | 2017-05-01 |
Movie | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) | Matthew Meyerowitz | 2017-05-21 |
Movie | Brad's Status | Brad Sloan | 2017-09-14 |
Movie | Zoolander 2 | Derek Zoolander | 2016-02-06 |
Movie | Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander | 2016-05-24 | |
Movie | Zoolander: Super Model | Derek Zoolander (voice) | 2016-08-01 |
Movie | Don't Think Twice | Self | 2016-07-22 |
Series | Haters Back Off | Himself | 2016-10-14 |
Movie | While We're Young | Josh Schrebnick | 2015-04-03 |
Movie | Being Canadian | Self | 2015-09-18 |
Series | Big Time in Hollywood, Fl | Jimmy Staats | 2015-03-25 |
Series | Another Period | Unknown | 2015-06-23 |
Movie | Harmontown | Self | 2014-03-08 |
Movie | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Larry Daley / Laaa | 2014-12-17 |
Movie | Le Débarquement | Self - host | 2013-01-18 |
Movie | Madly Madagascar | Alex (voice) | 2013-01-29 |
Movie | He's Way More Famous Than You | Ben Stiller | 2013-05-10 |
Movie | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Walter Mitty | 2013-12-18 |
Movie | Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable | Self | 2013-10-25 |
Series | The Birthday Boys | Unknown | 2013-10-18 |
Movie | Here Comes the Night Time | Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember | 2013-09-29 |
Movie | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | 2012-03-04 |
Movie | Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable | Self - Panelist | 2012-09-27 |
Movie | 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief | Self | 2012-12-12 |
Movie | The Watch | Evan | 2012-07-26 |
Movie | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Alex (voice) | 2012-06-06 |
Movie | Submarine | Soap Opera Star (uncredited) | 2011-03-18 |
Movie | Tower Heist | Josh Kovacs | 2011-11-02 |
Movie | The Trip | Ben Stiller | 2011-04-24 |
Movie | Greenberg | Roger Greenberg | 2010-03-26 |
Series | The Trip | Ben Stiller | 2010-11-01 |
Movie | Little Fockers | Greg Focker | 2010-12-21 |
Movie | Megamind | Bernard (voice) | 2010-10-28 |
Movie | I'm Still Here | Ben Stiller | 2010-09-10 |
Movie | The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story | Self | 2009-04-24 |
Movie | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Larry Daley | 2009-05-20 |
Movie | The Marc Pease Experience | Jon Gribble | 2009-08-21 |
Movie | Funny People | Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2009-07-30 |
Movie | Merry Madagascar | Alex (voice) | 2009-11-16 |
Movie | Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness | Tugg Speedman | 2008-08-26 |
Movie | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Alex (voice) | 2008-10-30 |
Movie | Tropic Thunder | Tugg Speedman | 2008-08-09 |
Series | Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis | Unknown | 2008-01-04 |
Movie | The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' | Self | 2007-02-27 |
Movie | The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition | Self | 2007-12-26 |
Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown | Stiller the Elf (voice) | 2007-12-23 |
Movie | AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition | Self | 2007-06-20 |
Movie | The Heartbreak Kid | Eddie Cantrow | 2007-10-05 |
Series | Phineas and Ferb | Unknown | 2007-08-17 |
Movie | Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That! | Self | 2006-03-31 |
Series | The Henry Rollins Show | Unknown | 2006-04-01 |
Movie | Night at the Museum | Larry Daley | 2006-12-20 |
Movie | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Guitar Center Guy | 2006-11-22 |
Movie | Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner | Self - Filmed Roaster | 2006-08-20 |
Movie | School for Scoundrels | Lonnie Ratcliff | 2006-09-29 |
Movie | Confessions of an Action Star | Commander | 2005-01-23 |
Movie | Madagascar | Alex (voice) | 2005-05-25 |
Movie | Earth to America | Self | 2005-11-20 |
Movie | Romanekian | Himself | 2005-09-13 |
Series | Extras | Unknown | 2005-07-21 |
Movie | All Aboard the Crazy Train | Self - Special Appearance | 2005-06-19 |
Series | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Unknown | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | Along Came Polly | Reuben Feffer | 2004-01-16 |
Movie | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Arturo Mendes | 2004-06-28 |
Movie | Meet the Fockers | Greg Focker | 2004-12-22 |
Movie | Nobody Knows Anything! | Peach Expert (uncredited) | 2004-08-24 |
Movie | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | White Goodman | 2004-06-18 |
Movie | Starsky & Hutch | David Starsky | 2004-03-05 |
Movie | Envy | Tim Dingman | 2004-04-30 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Duplex | Alex Rose | 2003-09-26 |
Series | Arrested Development | Tony Wonder | 2003-11-02 |
Movie | Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special | Self | 2003-09-14 |
Movie | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Ben Stiller (uncredited) | 2003-03-11 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Orange County | Firefighter (uncredited) | 2002-01-11 |
Movie | Run Ronnie Run | Self | 2002-01-20 |
Movie | Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire | Robbie the Reindeer (voice) | 2002-12-13 |
Series | American Idol | Unknown | 2002-06-11 |
Series | Wish Kids | 2002-03-02 | |
Series | The Andy Dick Show | 2001-02-27 | |
Series | The Fairly OddParents | Unknown | 2001-03-30 |
Series | Undeclared | Unknown | 2001-09-25 |
Movie | Zoolander | Derek Zoolander | 2001-09-28 |
Movie | The Royal Tenenbaums | Chas Tenenbaum | 2001-10-05 |
Movie | Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored | Self | 2001-05-31 |
Movie | America | A Tribute to Heroes | Self | 2001-09-21 |
Movie | Keeping the Faith | Rabbi Jake Schram | 2000-04-14 |
Movie | The Independent | Cop | 2000-11-10 |
Series | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Unknown | 2000-10-15 |
Movie | Meet the Parents | Greg Focker | 2000-10-06 |
Series | Family Guy | Unknown | 1999-01-31 |
Movie | Heat Vision and Jack | Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited) | 1999-01-10 |
Movie | Mystery Men | Furious | 1999-08-06 |
Movie | The Suburbans | Jay Rose | 1999-10-29 |
Series | Freaks and Geeks | Agent Meara | 1999-09-25 |
Movie | The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller | Self | 1999-10-27 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Series | Rove | Himself | 1999-09-22 |
Movie | Black and White | Mark Clear | 1999-09-04 |
Movie | Zero Effect | Steve Arlo | 1998-01-30 |
Movie | Permanent Midnight | Jerry Stahl | 1998-09-16 |
Series | The King of Queens | Unknown | 1998-09-21 |
Movie | There's Something About Mary | Ted Stroehmann | 1998-07-15 |
Movie | Your Friends & Neighbors | Jerry | 1998-08-19 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Derek Zoolander University | Derek Zoolander | 1997-10-31 |
Movie | If Lucy Fell | Bwick Elias | 1996-03-08 |
Movie | Happy Gilmore | Hal L. - Orderly in Nursing Home (uncredited) | 1996-02-16 |
Movie | Flirting with Disaster | Mel Coplin | 1996-03-22 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
Series | Saturday Night Special | Unknown | 1996-04-13 |
Movie | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | 1996-10-06 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | The Cable Guy | Sam Sweet / Stan Sweet | 1996-06-10 |
Movie | Derek Zoolander: Male Model | Derek Zoolander | 1996-10-31 |
Series | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Unknown | 1995-05-28 |
Series | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Jimmy | 1995-11-03 |
Movie | Heavyweights | Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr. | 1995-02-17 |
Series | Friends | Tommy | 1994-09-22 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-08-14 |
Series | Duckman | Unknown | 1994-03-05 |
Movie | Reality Bites | Michael Grates | 1994-02-18 |
Series | Frasier | Guest Caller - Barry | 1993-09-16 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Unknown | 1992-06-10 |
Series | The Ben Stiller Show | Various Characters | 1992-09-27 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | The Nutt House | Pie Thrower (uncredited) | 1992-09-10 |
Movie | Highway to Hell | Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun | 1991-11-21 |
Movie | Working Tra$h | Freddy | 1990-11-26 |
Movie | Stella | Jim Uptegrove | 1990-02-02 |
Movie | Next of Kin | Lawrence Isabella | 1989-10-20 |
Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
Movie | Elvis Stories | Bruce | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | That's Adequate | Chip Lane | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | Fresh Horses | Tipton | 1988-11-18 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | Shoeshine | Son | 1987-01-01 |
Movie | Hot Pursuit | Chris Honeywell | 1987-05-08 |
Movie | Empire of the Sun | Dainty | 1987-12-09 |
Movie | The House of Blue Leaves | Ronnie Shaughnessy | 1987-05-25 |
Movie | The Hustler of Money | Wince | 1987-03-28 |
Series | MTV Video Music Awards | Host - Himself | 1984-09-14 |
Series | Kate & Allie | Unknown | 1984-03-19 |
Series | Miami Vice | Unknown | 1984-09-16 |
Series | Late Night with David Letterman | Unknown | 1982-02-01 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Series | Kate McShane | Unknown | 1975-09-10 |
Series | The Oscars | Ben Stiller | 1953-03-19 |
Series | Today | Unknown | 1952-01-14 |