Cast
Ben Stiller
Acting
Cast
Ben Stiller
Known for
Acting
Born
1965-11-30
From
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller
Biography
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humor and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame through comedies such as There's Something About Mary (1998), Zoolander (2001), and Tropic Thunder (2008). Stiller is also known for his work in franchises such as the Meet the Parents films (2000–2010), the Madagascar franchise (2005–2012), and the Night at the Museum films (2006–2014). His films have grossed over $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film. His awards and honors include an Emmy Award, a Directors Guild of America Award, a Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Award. Stiller is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. He began his career writing mockumentaries and was offered a variety sketch series, The Ben Stiller Show, which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run. The series ran on MTV in 1990 and Fox in 1992 and 1993, earning him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Program. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as the Frat Pack. Transitioning to acting in films, Stiller made his directorial debut with Reality Bites (1994) and went on to direct and star in films such as The Cable Guy (1996) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). He also starred in a string of successful studio comedies, including Along Came Polly (2004), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Starsky & Hutch (2004), and Tower Heist (2011). His performances in independent films include Flirting with Disaster (1996), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and the Noah Baumbach films Greenberg (2010), While We're Young (2014), and The Meyerowitz Stories (2017). Since the mid-2010s, Stiller has primarily worked as a television director and showrunner. In 2018, he directed the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora, earning a Directors Guild of America Award and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series. In 2022, he was a director and executive producer on the Apple TV+ series Severance, earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series.
★6.6
MOVIE2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Alex (voice)
★6.9
MOVIE2005
Madagascar
as Alex (voice)
★7.2
MOVIE2013
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Walter Mitty
★6.5
MOVIE2025
Happy Gilmore 2
as Hal L
★7.0
MOVIE2010
Megamind
as Bernard (voice)
★6.5
MOVIE2008
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Alex (voice)
★6.2
MOVIE2014
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Larry Daley / Laaa
★6.6
MOVIE2006
Night at the Museum
as Larry Daley
★6.7
MOVIE2008
Tropic Thunder
as Tugg Speedman
★6.2
MOVIE2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Larry Daley
★7.5
MOVIE2020
Beastie Boys Story
as Self
★6.6
MOVIE1998
There's Something About Mary
as Ted Stroehmann
★6.7
MOVIE1996
Happy Gilmore
as Hal L. (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE2000
Meet the Parents
as Greg Focker
★6.4
MOVIE2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as White Goodman
★6.3
MOVIE2004
Meet the Fockers
as Greg Focker
MOVIE2026
Focker-In-Law
as Greg Focker
★6.2
MOVIE2001
Zoolander
as Derek Zoolander
★6.1
MOVIE2011
Tower Heist
as Josh Kovacs
★7.5
MOVIE2001
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Chas Tenenbaum
★7.5
MOVIE1987
Empire of the Sun
as Dainty
★5.8
MOVIE2007
The Heartbreak Kid
as Eddie Cantrow
★6.7
MOVIE2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Arturo Mendes
★6.0
MOVIE2004
Along Came Polly
as Reuben Feffer
★5.8
MOVIE2004
Starsky & Hutch
as David Starsky
MOVIE2026
The Dink
as Dr. Stone
★5.7
MOVIE2010
Little Fockers
as Greg Focker
★5.9
MOVIE2009
Funny People
as Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1996
The Cable Guy
as Sam Sweet
★6.5
MOVIE2009
Merry Madagascar
as Alex (voice)
★7.4
MOVIE2011
Submarine
as Soap Opera Star (uncredited)
★4.9
MOVIE2016
Zoolander 2
as Derek Zoolander
★6.6
MOVIE2022
Bros
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
★5.6
MOVIE2012
The Watch
as Evan
★6.8
MOVIE2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Guitar Center Guy
★6.1
MOVIE2003
Duplex
as Alex Rose
★6.2
MOVIE2024
Dear Santa
as Lucifer (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE2013
Madly Madagascar
as Alex (voice)
★5.9
MOVIE2020
Hubie Halloween
as Orderly Hal
★6.5
MOVIE2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Matthew Meyerowitz
★6.3
MOVIE2017
Brad's Status
as Brad Sloan
★6.0
MOVIE2002
Orange County
as Firefighter (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE2014
Harmontown
as Self
★5.5
MOVIE2006
School for Scoundrels
as Lonnie Ratcliff
★6.1
MOVIE2020
Celebrity Escape Room
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2015
While We're Young
as Josh Schrebnick
★5.8
MOVIE1998
Your Friends & Neighbors
as Jerry
★6.0
MOVIE2010
I'm Still Here
as Ben Stiller
★5.9
MOVIE1999
Mystery Men
as Mr. Furious / Roy
★4.6
MOVIE2016
Zoolander: Super Model
as Derek Zoolander (voice)
★6.8
MOVIE2008
Rain of Madness
as Tugg Speedman
★6.5
MOVIE1994
Reality Bites
as Michael Grates
★5.9
MOVIE1989
Next of Kin
as Lawrence Isabella
★6.2
MOVIE1995
Heavyweights
as Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr.
★6.0
MOVIE1987
Shoeshine
as Son
★4.9
MOVIE2004
Envy
as Tim Dingman
★3.7
MOVIE2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Peach Expert (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE2000
Keeping the Faith
as Rabbi Jake Schram
★6.2
MOVIE1996
Flirting with Disaster
as Mel Coplin
★4.6
MOVIE2006
Danny Roane: First Time Director
as Self
★6.6
MOVIE2020
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
as Self
MOVIE2025
Downey Wrote That
as Self
★6.2
MOVIE2007
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Stiller the Elf (voice)
★5.9
MOVIE1991
Highway to Hell
as Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun
★10.0
MOVIE2005
Romanekian
as Self
★5.9
MOVIE2010
Greenberg
as Roger Greenberg
★6.8
MOVIE2017
The Truth Is in the Stars
as Self
★5.2
MOVIE2021
Locked Down
as Guy
MOVIETBA
Belly of the Beast
as Norman Mailer
★4.6
MOVIE1999
Black and White
as Mark Clear
★6.1
MOVIE2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as Self
★6.4
MOVIE2016
Don't Think Twice
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self
★5.6
MOVIE2019
Greed
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE2025
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
as Self
★5.9
MOVIE1998
Permanent Midnight
as Jerry Stahl
★4.4
MOVIE2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
★5.7
MOVIE1987
Hot Pursuit
as Chris Honeywell
★4.3
MOVIE2005
Confessions of an Action Star
as Commander
★5.6
MOVIE2015
Being Canadian
as Self
★3.9
MOVIE1999
The Suburbans
as Jay Rose
★4.4
MOVIE2009
The Marc Pease Experience
as Jon Gribble
★5.3
MOVIE1988
Fresh Horses
as Tipton
★5.5
MOVIE2000
The Independent
as Cop
★6.8
MOVIE2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
MOVIE2009
Monkey Mischief
as Larry Daley
★6.7
MOVIE2011
The Trip
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
★3.1
MOVIE1992
The Nutt House
as Pie Thrower (uncredited)
★5.9
MOVIE2002
Run Ronnie Run
as Self
★6.3
MOVIE1998
Zero Effect
as Steve Arlo
★7.7
MOVIE2012
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
as Alex (voice)
★5.8
MOVIE1999
Heat Vision and Jack
as Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited)
★5.1
MOVIE2013
Le Débarquement
as Self - host
★7.5
MOVIE2001
Mission: Improbable
as Tom Crooze
★6.4
MOVIE2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
★5.9
MOVIE1997
Derek Zoolander University
as Derek Zoolander
MOVIE2025
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
★5.4
MOVIE1996
If Lucy Fell
as Bwick Elias
★7.0
MOVIE2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self
★5.9
MOVIE2024
Nutcrackers
as Mike Maxwell
★4.2
MOVIE2013
He's Way More Famous Than You
as Ben Stiller
★8.3
MOVIE1987
The Hustler of Money
as Wince
★7.7
MOVIE2005
Earth to America
as Self
★5.4
MOVIE2020
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
as 8008s
★6.5
MOVIE2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self
★5.9
MOVIE1996
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
as Derek Zoolander
★8.0
MOVIE2013
Here Comes the Night Time
as Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
★7.2
MOVIE2023
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
as Self
★7.6
MOVIE2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
★5.8
MOVIE1990
Stella
as Jim Uptegrove
★8.0
MOVIE1987
The House of Blue Leaves
as Ronnie Shaughnessy
★4.0
MOVIE1990
Working Tra$h
as Freddy Novak
★6.5
MOVIE1989
Elvis Stories
as Bruce
★7.2
MOVIE2006
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
as Self
★5.6
MOVIE1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2007
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
as Self
★2.5
MOVIE2015
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
as Self
★4.1
MOVIE1989
That's Adequate
as Chip Lane
MOVIETBA
A Matter of Time
★6.8
MOVIE2015
Sweet Micky for President
as Self
MOVIE2016
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
MOVIE2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2017
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
as Self
MOVIETBA
The Semplica Girl Diaries
★6.5
MOVIE2006
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
as Self - Filmed Roaster
MOVIE2007
The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition
as Self
MOVIETBA
The Champions
★1.0
MOVIE2023
Bleecker
as Dr. Pots
★6.7
MOVIE2007
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
as Self
MOVIE2005
All Aboard the Crazy Train
as Self - Special Appearance
★7.0
MOVIE2012
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
as Self - Panelist
★5.7
MOVIE1999
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
as Self
MOVIE2013
Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable
as Self