Fred Armisen
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.
Filmography
Nimrods
as Jim
Nimrods
as Jim
Lorne
as Self
Lorne
as Self
Dear Shop Girl
as Landlord
Dear Shop Girl
as Landlord
Downey Wrote That
as Self
Downey Wrote That
as Self
Fixed
as Fetch (voice)
Fixed
as Fetch (voice)
Netflix Tudum 2025
as Self
Netflix Tudum 2025
as Self
DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk
as Self
DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2013
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2013
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
as Self
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
as Self
Age of Audio
as Self
Age of Audio
as Self
Will & Harper
as Self
Will & Harper
as Self
Never Mind
as Manager Cat
Never Mind
as Manager Cat
Thelma the Unicorn
as Danny Stallion (voice)
Thelma the Unicorn
as Danny Stallion (voice)
Unfrosted
as Mike Puntz
Unfrosted
as Mike Puntz
Come and Save Me
as Hugo
Come and Save Me
as Hugo
Resynator
as Self
Resynator
as Self
Melomaniac
as Self
Melomaniac
as Self
The Contestant
as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
The Contestant
as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
as Cranky Kong (voice)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
as Cranky Kong (voice)
Resurgence
as Record shopper 2
Resurgence
as Record shopper 2
Clerks III
as Auditioner
Clerks III
as Auditioner
Spin Me Round
as Ricky
Spin Me Round
as Ricky
The Bubble
as Darren Eigen
The Bubble
as Darren Eigen
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
as Self
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
as Self
Bob Mould & Fred Armisen: Come What May - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Bob Mould & Fred Armisen: Come What May - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
How It Ends
as Manny
How It Ends
as Manny
The Sparks Brothers
as Self
The Sparks Brothers
as Self
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as Deborahbot 5000 (voice)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as Deborahbot 5000 (voice)
Too Late
as Fredo Muñoz
Too Late
as Fredo Muñoz
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
as Scooter
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
as Scooter
All Together Now
as Mr. Franks
All Together Now
as Mr. Franks
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Robert Durst / Robertina Durst
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Robert Durst / Robertina Durst
Magnum Dopus
as Self
Magnum Dopus
as Self
The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson
as Dr. Greengrass
The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson
as Dr. Greengrass
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
as Self
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
as Self
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Merkin
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Merkin
Adams
as Adams
Adams
as Adams
The House of Tomorrow
as Tour Video Narrator (voice)
The House of Tomorrow
as Tour Video Narrator (voice)
Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero
as Self
Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero
as Self
My View: Clem Burke
as Self
My View: Clem Burke
as Self
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys
Game Over, Man!
as Fred Armisen
Game Over, Man!
as Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers
as The Drummer
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers
as The Drummer
A Christmas Story Live!
as Elf
A Christmas Story Live!
as Elf
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
Battle of the Sexes
as Rheo Blair
Battle of the Sexes
as Rheo Blair
The Lego Ninjago Movie
as Cole (voice)
The Lego Ninjago Movie
as Cole (voice)
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
as Aldo the Instructor
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
as Aldo the Instructor
The Little Hours
as Bishop Bartolomeo
The Little Hours
as Bishop Bartolomeo
Band Aid
as Dave
Band Aid
as Dave
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Peter Salanz
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Peter Salanz
Take the 10
as The Driver
Take the 10
as The Driver
Man in the Camo Jacket
as Self
Man in the Camo Jacket
as Self
Ordinary World
as Gary
Ordinary World
as Gary
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
as Terry Dudley
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
as Terry Dudley
Zoolander 2
as VIP
Zoolander 2
as VIP
Addicted to Fresno
as Gerald
Addicted to Fresno
as Gerald
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run
as Speedy Gonzales (voice)
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run
as Speedy Gonzales (voice)
7 Days in Hell
as Edward Pudding
7 Days in Hell
as Edward Pudding
Staten Island Summer
as Victor
Staten Island Summer
as Victor
George and the Vacuum
as George
George and the Vacuum
as George
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
as Self
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
as Self
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
as Self
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
as Self
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
as Chadwick (voice)
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
as Chadwick (voice)
The Maya Rudolph Show
as Self
The Maya Rudolph Show
as Self
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
as Pill Bottle (voice)
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
as Pill Bottle (voice)
Revenge of the Mekons
as Self
Revenge of the Mekons
as Self
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 2
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 2
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend
as Ian Rubbish
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend
as Ian Rubbish
Brunch Village
as Various Characters
Brunch Village
as Various Characters
The Dictator
as Waiter / Minister
The Dictator
as Waiter / Minister
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
as Brainy (voice)
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
as Brainy (voice)
Inside Portlandia
as Self
Inside Portlandia
as Self
The Smurfs
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
as Barack Obama
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
as Barack Obama
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
Easy A
as Pastor
Easy A
as Pastor
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Freidrich
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Freidrich
Saturday Night
as Self
Saturday Night
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self
Presidential Reunion
as Barack Obama
Presidential Reunion
as Barack Obama
Cop Out
as Russian Lawyer
Cop Out
as Russian Lawyer
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
as Self (archive footage)
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
as Self (archive footage)
Post Grad
as Guacanator Pitchman
Post Grad
as Guacanator Pitchman
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Various (archive footage)
Papa Nogood
as Wisher (voice)
Papa Nogood
as Wisher (voice)
Confessions of a Shopaholic
as Ryan Koenig
Confessions of a Shopaholic
as Ryan Koenig
Christmas on Mars
as Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
Christmas on Mars
as Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
The Rocker
as Kerr
The Rocker
as Kerr
The Promotion
as Scott Fargas
The Promotion
as Scott Fargas
Baby Mama
as Stroller Salesman
Baby Mama
as Stroller Salesman
Largo
as Self
Largo
as Self
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister
as Cop #2
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister
as Cop #2
Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann
as Jens Hannemann
Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann
as Jens Hannemann
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
as Time Lincoln (voice)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
as Time Lincoln (voice)
Goodbye Baby
as Comic
Goodbye Baby
as Comic
The Ex
as Manny
The Ex
as Manny
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Security Guard
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Security Guard
Deck the Halls
as Gustave
Deck the Halls
as Gustave
Griffin & Phoenix
Griffin & Phoenix
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
as Self
Kiss Me Again
as Professor Szabo
Kiss Me Again
as Professor Szabo
Laser Cats!
as The Bad Guy
Laser Cats!
as The Bad Guy
Book Club
as Self
Book Club
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
as Self
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
as Self
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Tino
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Tino
The Frank International Film Festival
as Frank
The Frank International Film Festival
as Frank
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Tino
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Tino
EuroTrip
as Creepy Italian Guy
EuroTrip
as Creepy Italian Guy
Melvin Goes to Dinner
as Vesa
Melvin Goes to Dinner
as Vesa
Like Mike
as New Age Dad
Like Mike
as New Age Dad
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco
as Self
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco
as Self
Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW
Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW