John Oliver
Acting
Biography
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.
As actor 58
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Simpsons
1989
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Daily Show
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Rick and Morty
2013
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Colbert Report
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Bob's Burgers
2011
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Robot Chicken
2005
Gravity Falls
2012
Community
2009
60 Minutes
1968
Hot Ones
2015
Love, Death & Robots
2019
Big Mouth
2017
The Soup
2004
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012
General Hospital
1963
The Lion King
2019
Mock the Week
2005
Days of Our Lives
1965
The Smurfs
2011
The Men in Blazers Show
2014
Danger Mouse
2015
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
The Smurfs 2
2013
My Hero
2000
The Russell Howard Hour
2017
Wonder Park
2019
Billy on the Street
2011
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
2020
The Love Guru
2008
Green Wing
2004
People Like Us
1999
Water and Power
2008
Important Things with Demetri Martin
2009
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
2010
Instadocs: The Prediction Games
2026
Harmontown
2014
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
2013
The Horne Section TV Show
2022
LuLaRich
2021
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
2010
Cross Wars
2017
Untold: The Fall of Favre
2025
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2021
John Oliver: Terrifying Times
2008
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
The True Cost
2015
The Concert for Valor
2014
Oh, Hello: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney as Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland
2017
Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights
1997
Last Squeak Tonight with John Oliver
2023
