Cast
Fred Armisen
Acting
Cast
Fred Armisen
Known for
Acting
Born
1966-12-04
From
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
Also known as Fereydun Robert Armisen, M. Fred Armisen, 프레드 아미센
Biography
Fereydun Robert Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, musician, and television writer. With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, he co-created and co-starred in the IFC sketch comedy series Portlandia. He also co-created and starred in the mockumentary IFC series Documentary Now! and the Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8. Armisen was the bandleader and frequent drummer for the Late Night with Seth Meyers house band, the 8G Band from 2014 to 2024. He was a cast member on the late-night sketch comedy and variety series Saturday Night Live from 2002 to 2013. He voiced Speedy Gonzales on The Looney Tunes Show. He also works as a voice actor in films, such as The Smurfs (2011), The Smurfs 2 (2013), The House of Tomorrow, The Lego Ninjago Movie (both 2017), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Contestant (both 2023), Thelma the Unicorn (2024) and Fixed (2025). Armisen has acted in comedy films, including EuroTrip, Melvin Goes to Dinner, The Ex, and The Dictator. He is also notable for his guest-star appearances in television shows such as 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, New Girl, Broad City, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Difficult People, The Last Man on Earth, Toast of Tinseltown, Our Flag Means Death, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family, and Barry. Armisen received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Comedy Album for Standup for Drummers in 2019. He has also won two Peabody Awards, one in 2008 as part of the Saturday Night Live political satire cast and one in 2011 for Portlandia. From 2019 to 2022, he co-starred and served as writer and executive producer on the Spanish-language series Los Espookys, which he co-created. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Armisen, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
as Cranky Kong (voice)
The Dictator
as Waiter / Minister
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as Deborahbot 5000 (voice)
The Smurfs
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
EuroTrip
as Creepy Italian Guy
The Lego Ninjago Movie
as Cole (voice)
Easy A
as Pastor
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Freidrich
The Smurfs 2
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Tino
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Zoolander 2
as VIP
Confessions of a Shopaholic
as Ryan Koenig
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Security Guard
Battle of the Sexes
as Rheo Blair
Like Mike
as New Age Dad
Thelma the Unicorn
as Danny Stallion (voice)
The Little Hours
as Bishop Bartolomeo
Deck the Halls
as Gustave
Kiss Me Again
as Professor Szabo
Clerks III
as Auditioner
Cop Out
as Russian Lawyer
The Bubble
as Darren Eigen
Fixed
as Fetch (voice)
Lorne
as Self
The Rocker
as Kerr
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Merkin
Game Over, Man!
as Fred Armisen
Unfrosted
as Mike Puntz
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Tino
Baby Mama
as Stroller Salesman
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Various (archive footage)
The Ex
as Manny
The Promotion
as Scott Fargas
How It Ends
as Manny
The House of Tomorrow
as Tour Video Narrator (voice)
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
as Brainy (voice)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Robert Durst / Robertina Durst
Magnum Dopus
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2013
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
The Sparks Brothers
as Self
Post Grad
as Guacanator Pitchman
Too Late
as Fredo Muñoz
Spin Me Round
as Ricky
Band Aid
as Dave
Ordinary World
as Gary
Will & Harper
as Self
Staten Island Summer
as Victor
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
as Time Lincoln (voice)
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
as Self
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
as Chadwick (voice)
Netflix Tudum 2025
as Self
Nimrods
Goodbye Baby
as Comic
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run
as Speedy Gonzales
All Together Now
as Mr. Franks
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
as Scooter
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Peter Salanz
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
Griffin & Phoenix
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
A Christmas Story Live!
as Elf
Saturday Night
as Self
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
as Pill Bottle (voice)
7 Days in Hell
as Edward Pudding
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
as Aldo the Instructor
Take the 10
as The Driver
Inside Portlandia
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
as Barack Obama
The Celery Incident
as Various characters
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self
The Contestant
as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
as Self (archive footage)
Adams
as Adams
Melvin Goes to Dinner
as Vesa
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
as Self
Addicted to Fresno
as Gerald
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
as Self
Largo
as Self
Presidential Reunion
as Barack Obama
Age of Audio
as Self
Final Transmission
as Lee Smith
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco
as Self
Laser Cats!
as The Bad Guy
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief
My View: Clem Burke
as Self
The Maya Rudolph Show
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade
Downey Wrote That
as Self
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend
as Ian Rubbish
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
as Self
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers
as The Drummer
Sandy Passage
as Vivienne 'Big Vivvy' Van Kimpton
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys
DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk
as Self
The Frank International Film Festival
as Frank
Blackout
as Various Characters
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister
as Cop #2
Globesman
as Tom O'Halloran
Never Mind
as Manager Cat
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
as Self
Melomaniac
as Self
Man in the Camo Jacket
as Self
Christmas on Mars
as Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
Mr.Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid
as Enzo Entolini
Resynator
as Self
Revenge of the Mekons
as Self
Book Club
as Self
The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson
as Dr. Greengrass
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
as Terry Dudley
Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee
as Gene Allen
Come and Save Me
as Hugo
Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero
as Self
Untitled Donkey Kong Film
as Cranky Kong (voice)
Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann
as Jens Hannemann
George and the Vacuum
as George
Dear Shop Girl
as Landlord
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
as Self
Resurgence
as Record shopper 2
Bob Mould & Fred Armisen: Come What May - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One
Brunch Village
as Various Characters