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Acting

Will Ferrell

Career: Active from 1997 to 2026, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 60
top three billing

Average score: 56/100

Highest rated: The Lego Movie
84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 141 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Will Ferrell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Tension
4.0, average 6.0
Melancholy
2.9, average 4.7
Mystery
2.1, average 4.0
Violence
2.4, average 4.1

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Slapstick Humor 8
Absurdist Comedy 7
Cringe Comedy 6
Pop Culture References 6
Meta-Narrative 5
Absurdist Humor 5
Underdog Story 4
Crude Humor 4
Witty Dialogue 4
Social Commentary 4
Feel-Good Escapism 3
Showbiz Satire 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

167

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

13 titles

Untitled Inspector Gadget Reboot

as Inspector Gadget

The Fifth Wheel

Producer

Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake

Producer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Here for the Weekend

Executive Producer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Producer

2020s

27 titles · average score 67

The Hawk

49

TV show · as Lonnie 'The Hawk' Hawkins

You're Cordially Invited

49

as Jim

Despicable Me 4

59

as Maxime (voice)

Strays

57

as Reggie (voice)

Quiz Lady

69

as Terry McTeer

May December

78

Producer

Spirited

64

as Present

The Menu

75

Producer

The Shrink Next Door

64

TV show · as Martin 'Marty' Markowitz

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

62

as Lars Erickssong

Downhill

41

as Pete Stanton

David

72

as Therapist

2010s

56 titles · average score 57

Holmes & Watson

25

as Sherlock Holmes

Daddy's Home 2

41

as Brad

The House

37

as Scott Johansen/The Butcher

Zoolander 2

34

as Jacobim Mugatu

Daddy's Home

47

as Brad Whitaker

Get Hard

42

as James King

The Lego Movie

84

as Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

63

as Ron Burgundy

The Campaign

57

as Cam Brady

Casa de Mi Padre

48

as Armando Alvarez

Megamind

70

as Megamind (voice)

The Other Guys

68

as Detective Allen Gamble

2000s

48 titles · average score 59

Land of the Lost

39

as Dr. Rick Marshall

Step Brothers

60

as Brennan Huff

Semi-Pro

43

as Jackie Moon

Blades of Glory

65

as Chazz Michael Michaels

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

68

as Ricky Bobby

Curious George

66

as Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice)

Stranger Than Fiction

73

as Harold Crick

Bewitched

37

as Jack Wyatt

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

68

as Ron Burgundy

Elf

67

as Buddy

Old School

63

as Frank Ricard

The Oblongs

61

TV show · as Bob Oblong (voice)

1990s

22 titles · average score 58

Superstar

48

as Sky Corrigan / Jesus

Family Guy

64

TV show · as Fat Greek Guy / Miles 'Chatterbox' Musket (voice) / The Black Knight (voice)

Dick

65

as Bob Woodward

The Suburbans

23

as Gil

SpongeBob SquarePants

78

TV show · as Will Ferrell

A Night at the Roxbury

40

as Steve Butabi

Hercules

67

TV show · as Geryon (voice)

Men Seeking Women

32

as Al

King of the Hill

78

TV show · as Coach Lucas (voice)

Cow and Chicken

67

TV show · as Farmer / Astronaut #2 (voice)

Raw

72

TV show

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

79

TV show · as George W. Bush / Self - Guest

1970s

1 title · average score 69

Saturday Night Live

69

TV show · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host