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 | Albert Brooks: Defending My Life | Self | 2023-10-26 |
Movie | Bleecker | 2023-06-09 | |
Movie | Bros | Ben Stiller (uncredited) | 2022-09-30 |
Movie | Licorice Pizza | 2021-11-26 | |
Movie | Friends: The Reunion | (archive footage) | 2021-05-27 |
Movie | Locked Down | Guy | 2021-02-25 |
Movie | Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics | Self | 2020-05-11 |
Movie | Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | 8008s | 2020-10-27 |
Movie | Celebrity Escape Room | Self | 2020-05-21 |
Movie | Hubie Halloween | Orderly Hal | 2020-10-07 |
Movie | Greed | Self | 2019-09-07 |
Movie | The Truth Is in the Stars | Self | 2017-05-01 |
Movie | Brad's Status | Brad Sloan | 2017-09-14 |
Movie | Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs | Self | 2017-11-18 |
Movie | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) | Matthew Meyerowitz | 2017-10-13 |
Movie | Don't Think Twice | Self | 2016-07-22 |
Movie | Zoolander: Super Model | Derek Zoolander (voice) | 2016-08-01 |
Movie | Zoolander 2 | Derek Zoolander | 2016-02-06 |
Movie | Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder | Self | 2015-07-11 |
Movie | Being Canadian | Self | 2015-09-18 |
Movie | While We're Young | Josh Schrebnick | 2015-04-03 |
Movie | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Larry Daley / Laaa | 2014-12-17 |
Movie | Harmontown | Self | 2014-03-08 |
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 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | 2012-03-04 |
Movie | Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable | Self - Panelist | 2012-09-27 |
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 |
Movie | I'm Still Here | Ben Stiller | 2010-09-10 |
Movie | Megamind | Bernard (voice) | 2010-10-28 |
Movie | Little Fockers | Greg Focker | 2010-12-21 |
Movie | The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story | Himself | 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 |
Series | Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis | Unknown | 2008-01-04 |
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 |
Movie | The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' | Self | 2007-02-27 |
Movie | AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition | Self | 2007-06-20 |
Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown | Stiller the Elf (voice) | 2007-12-23 |
Movie | The Heartbreak Kid | Eddie Cantrow | 2007-10-05 |
Series | Phineas and Ferb | Unknown | 2007-08-17 |
Movie | Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That! | Crowd | 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 | 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 |
Series | Extras | Unknown | 2005-07-21 |
Movie | All Aboard the Crazy Train | Self - Special Appearance | 2005-06-19 |
Movie | Along Came Polly | Reuben Feffer | 2004-01-16 |
Series | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Unknown | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | Starsky & Hutch | David Starsky | 2004-03-05 |
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 | Envy | Tim Dingman | 2004-04-30 |
Movie | Stuck on You: It's Funny - The Farrelly Formula | Self | 2004-04-20 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Series | Arrested Development | Unknown | 2003-11-02 |
Movie | Duplex | Alex Rose | 2003-09-26 |
Movie | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Ben Stiller (uncredited) | 2003-03-11 |
Movie | Orange County | Firefighter (uncredited) | 2002-01-11 |
Movie | Run Ronnie Run | Himself | 2002-01-20 |
Movie | Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire | Robbie the Reindeer (voice) | 2002-12-13 |
Series | Prehistoric Planet | Narrator | 2002-10-05 |
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 |
Movie | America: A Tribute to Heroes | Self | 2001-09-21 |
Series | Undeclared | Unknown | 2001-09-25 |
Movie | Zoolander | Derek Zoolander | 2001-09-28 |
Movie | The Royal Tenenbaums | Chassie Tenenbaum | 2001-10-05 |
Movie | Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored | Self | 2001-05-31 |
Movie | Keeping the Faith | Rabbi Jake Schram | 2000-04-14 |
Movie | Meet the Parents | Greg Focker | 2000-10-06 |
Movie | The Independent | Cop | 2000-11-10 |
Series | Heat Vision and Jack | Strip Club DJ | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Heat Vision and Jack | Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited) | 1999-01-10 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | Mystery Men | Furious | 1999-08-06 |
Series | Freaks and Geeks | Unknown | 1999-09-25 |
Movie | The Suburbans | Jay Rose | 1999-10-29 |
Movie | Black and White | Mark Clear | 1999-09-04 |
Movie | There's Something About Mary | Ted Stroehmann | 1998-07-15 |
Movie | Zero Effect | Steve Arlo | 1998-01-30 |
Series | The King of Queens | Unknown | 1998-09-21 |
Movie | Your Friends & Neighbors | Jerry | 1998-08-19 |
Movie | Permanent Midnight | Jerry Stahl | 1998-09-16 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Derek Zoolander University | Derek Zoolander | 1997-10-31 |
Series | Saturday Night Special | Unknown | 1996-04-13 |
Movie | Happy Gilmore | Hal L. - Orderly in Nursing Home (uncredited) | 1996-02-16 |
Movie | If Lucy Fell | Bwick Elias | 1996-03-08 |
Movie | Flirting with Disaster | Mel Coplin | 1996-03-22 |
Movie | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | 1996-10-06 |
Movie | Derek Zoolander: Male Model | Derek Zoolander | 1996-10-31 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | The Cable Guy | Sam Sweet / Stan Sweet | 1996-06-10 |
Movie | Heavyweights | Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr. | 1995-02-17 |
Series | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Unknown | 1995-05-28 |
Series | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Jimmy | 1995-11-03 |
Movie | Reality Bites | Michael Grates | 1994-02-18 |
Series | Duckman | Unknown | 1994-03-05 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-08-14 |
Series | Friends | Tommy | 1994-09-22 |
Series | Frasier | Unknown | 1993-09-16 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | The Nutt House | Pie thrower (uncredited) | 1992-09-10 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Series | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Unknown | 1992-06-10 |
Series | The Ben Stiller Show | 1992-09-27 | |
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 |
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 | Kate McShane | Unknown | 1975-09-10 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
Series | Today | Unknown | 1952-01-14 |