John Oliver
Actor
- Born
- April 23, 1977 (age 49) · Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK
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.
Known for
The Lion King
July 12, 2019
The Smurfs
July 29, 2011
The Smurfs 2
July 30, 2013
The Love Guru
June 20, 2008
Wonder Park
March 13, 2019
The True Cost
May 29, 2015
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
September 12, 2013
Harmontown
March 8, 2014
Cross Wars
February 11, 2017
Untold: The Fall of Favre
May 19, 2025
John Oliver: Terrifying Times
April 20, 2008
The Secret Policeman's Ball
March 4, 2012
Acting20
- 2026Instadocs: The Prediction Games as Self (archive footage)
- 2025Untold: The Fall of Favre as Self - Host, Last Week Tonight (archive footage)
- 2023Last Squeak Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- 2021Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days as Self
- 2019The Lion King as Zazu (voice)
- 2019Wonder Park as Steve (voice)
- 2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
- 2017Oh, Hello: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney as Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland as Self
- 2017Cross Wars as Narrator (voice)