Will Forte
Orville Willis Forte IV (/ˈfɔːrteɪ/ FOR-tay; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He was a cast member and writer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for eight seasons from 2002 to 2010. During his time on the show, he played a recurring character that led to a feature film adaptation, MacGruber (2010), and a streaming limited series in 2021. Forte also created and starred in the sitcom The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018). He received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the series: two for acting and one for writing. After obtaining a history degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and becoming a financial broker like his father, Forte changed his career path to comedy and took classes with the improv group The Groundlings. Before joining Saturday Night Live, he worked as a writer and producer on 3rd Rock from the Sun and That '70s Show. Forte played various roles in comedy before starring in the drama film Nebraska (2013). He has provided voice work for the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs films (2009–2013), My Life as a Courgette, Get Squirrely (2016), Luis & the Aliens (2018), The Willoughbys and Scoob! (2020), also voicing Eddy in Disney XD's Lab Rats, and Abraham Lincoln in Clone High (2002–2003, 2023–2024), The Lego Movie films (2014–2019), Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops (2014), America: The Motion Picture (2021), Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023) and Sausage Party: Foodtopia (2024–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Forte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Coyote vs. Acme
as Kevin Avery
Coyote vs. Acme
as Kevin Avery
The Breadwinner
as Keegan
The Breadwinner
as Keegan
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
Downey Wrote That
as Self
Downey Wrote That
as Self
Kinda Pregnant
as Josh Lewis
Kinda Pregnant
as Josh Lewis
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
as Self (archive footage)
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
as Self (archive footage)
Will & Harper
as Self
Will & Harper
as Self
Thelma the Unicorn
as Otis (voice)
Thelma the Unicorn
as Otis (voice)
Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out
as Cyrus
Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out
as Cyrus
Strays
as Doug
Strays
as Doug
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
as Gordon Lighthouse (voice)
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
as Gordon Lighthouse (voice)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Ben Scotti
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Ben Scotti
Studio 666
as Darren Sandelbaum
Studio 666
as Darren Sandelbaum
America: The Motion Picture
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
America: The Motion Picture
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Drunk Bus
as Fred
Drunk Bus
as Fred
Scoob!
as Shaggy Rogers (voice)
Scoob!
as Shaggy Rogers (voice)
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
as Self
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
as Self
The Willoughbys
as Tim Willoughby (voice)
The Willoughbys
as Tim Willoughby (voice)
Dwell
as Self Help Book Narrator
Dwell
as Self Help Book Narrator
The Laundromat
as Doomed Gringo #1
The Laundromat
as Doomed Gringo #1
Extra Ordinary
as Christian Winter
Extra Ordinary
as Christian Winter
Good Boys
as Max's Dad
Good Boys
as Max's Dad
Booksmart
as Doug
Booksmart
as Doug
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
as Doug Kenney
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
as Doug Kenney
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Awesome 10 Year Anniversary Version, Great Job?
as Will Grello
Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Awesome 10 Year Anniversary Version, Great Job?
as Will Grello
Tour de Pharmacy
as French Gendarme
Tour de Pharmacy
as French Gendarme
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Michael Fulton
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Michael Fulton
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Bagpipe Player
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Bagpipe Player
Keanu
as Hulka
Keanu
as Hulka
The Ridiculous 6
as Will Patch
The Ridiculous 6
as Will Patch
Don Verdean
as Pastor Fontaine
Don Verdean
as Pastor Fontaine
7 Days in Hell
as Sandy Pickard
7 Days in Hell
as Sandy Pickard
Staten Island Summer
as Griffith
Staten Island Summer
as Griffith
She's Funny That Way
as Joshua Fleet
She's Funny That Way
as Joshua Fleet
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
as Cody (voice)
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
as Cody (voice)
Horrible Bosses 2
as Derelict (uncredited)
Horrible Bosses 2
as Derelict (uncredited)
Apartment Troubles
as Simon
Apartment Troubles
as Simon
Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops
as Lincoln (voice)
Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops
as Lincoln (voice)
22 Jump Street
as 'Previously' Narrator / Football Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
22 Jump Street
as 'Previously' Narrator / Football Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Lego Movie
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
The Lego Movie
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Run & Jump
as Ted
Run & Jump
as Ted
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
as Chester V (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
as Chester V (voice)
Nebraska
as David Grant
Nebraska
as David Grant
Life of Crime
as Marshall Taylor
Life of Crime
as Marshall Taylor
Grown Ups 2
as Male Cheerleader (uncredited)
Grown Ups 2
as Male Cheerleader (uncredited)
Wampler's Ascent
as Self
Wampler's Ascent
as Self
Coffin Dodgers
as Voice
Coffin Dodgers
as Voice
The Watch
as Sergeant Bressman
The Watch
as Sergeant Bressman
That's My Boy
as Phil
That's My Boy
as Phil
Rock of Ages
as Mitch Miley
Rock of Ages
as Mitch Miley
The Immigrant
as Will
The Immigrant
as Will
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
as Allan Bishopman
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
as Allan Bishopman
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
as Glenn
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
as Glenn
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
as MacGruber
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
as MacGruber
Audio Tour
Audio Tour
The Women of SNL
as Greg Allman / Various (archive footage)
The Women of SNL
as Greg Allman / Various (archive footage)
MacGruber
as MacGruber
MacGruber
as MacGruber
Skott & Behr
Skott & Behr
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
The Slammin' Salmon
as Horace the Lone Diner
The Slammin' Salmon
as Horace the Lone Diner
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
as Joe Towne (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
as Joe Towne (voice)
Fanboys
as THX Security Guard #4
Fanboys
as THX Security Guard #4
The Brothers Solomon
as Dean Solomon
The Brothers Solomon
as Dean Solomon
Beerfest
as Otto
Beerfest
as Otto
Around the World in 80 Days
as Young Bobby
Around the World in 80 Days
as Young Bobby
Ghost World
as (uncredited)
Ghost World
as (uncredited)
Goblin
Goblin