Taran Killam

Known for: Acting

Born: 1982-04-01 (age 44)

From: Culver City, California, USA

Taran Killam (born on April 1, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his television work on The Amanda Show and Saturday Night Live, as well as his roles in the films Stuck in the Suburbs, 12 Years a Slave, and The Heat. He voices the title character on the PBS children's cartoon series Nature Cat. Killam performed the role of King George III in the Broadway production of Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, from January through April 2017. He has been married to Cobie Smulders since September 8, 2012, and they have two children.

Filmography (85)

MOVIE
Holdo’s Most Wanted
2026
as General Hux / Poe Dameron
MOVIE
The Moof Milkers
2026
as Poe Dameron/General Hux
TV★ 7.3
Stumble
2025
as Boone E. Potter
TV★ 7.5
The Residence
2025
as St. Pierre
TV★ 8.2
High Potential
2024
as Ludo Radovic
TV★ 5.5
After Midnight
2024
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
River Wild
2023
as Gray
MOVIE★ 8.3
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
as Web-Slinger (voice)
TV★ 4.6
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023
as Hap (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
2023
as Self
TV★ 7.4
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
2022
as CNN Reporter, SNL Skit (archive footage)
TV★ 7.4
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022
as Ace Perfection
TV★ 2.3
Lightning Wolves
2022
TV★ 6.9
Is It Cake?
2022
as Self - Judge
TV★ 8.2
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021
as Depot Manager / Goatal / Landspeeder Driver (voice)
MOVIE
Welcome to Georgia
2021
as Josh
MOVIE
John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day
2020
as Self
TV★ 3.4
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
TV★ 5.6
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
as Self - Panelist
TV★ 5.0
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2019
TV★ 5.5
Busy Tonight
2018
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.2
Star Wars Resistance
2018
as Stormtrooper (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Night School
2018
as Stewart
TV★ 6.8
Single Parents
2018
as Will
TV★ 6.0
Dallas & Robo
2018
as Bright Eyes
TV★ 6.9
A.P. Bio
2018
as Mr. Vining
TV★ 6.5
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.8
Killing Gunther
2017
as Blake Hammon
MOVIE★ 5.7
All Nighter
2017
as Gary
MOVIE★ 5.1
Brother Nature
2016
as Roger Fellner
TV★ 7.0
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
TV★ 5.7
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
MOVIE★ 3.8
Casual Encounters
2016
as Justin Davis
TV★ 7.6
American Crime Story
2016
as Steve Jones
TV★ 6.4
Angie Tribeca
2016
as Pierre Cardin
TV★ 5.3
Nature Cat
2015
as Fred / Nature Cat (voice)
TV★ 7.7
We Bare Bears
2015
as Charles Willoughby-Wentworth (voice)
TV★ 7.1
Documentary Now!
2015
as Benedict Juniper
MOVIE★ 6.3
Ted 2
2015
as Taran Killam
TV★ 5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.9
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014
as McNaughton
TV★ 5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.9
12 Years a Slave
2013
as Hamilton
TV★ 7.1
The Awesomes
2013
as Frantic (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Grown Ups 2
2013
as Male Cheerleader
TV★ 6.5
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
TV★ 6.8
Drunk History
2013
as D.B. Cooper
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Heat
2013
as Adam
TV★ 6.3
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Smith Calvins
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
as Self
TV★ 7.4
New Girl
2011
as Fred
MOVIE★ 4.4
Anderson's Cross
2010
as Austin Wilson
TV★ 8.0
Community
2009
as Cory Radison
TV★ 5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TV★ 5.1
Scrubs: Interns
2009
as Jimmy
TV★ 6.6
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
MOVIE★ 5.6
My Best Friend's Girl
2008
as Josh
MOVIE★ 6.9
Katt Williams: American Hustle
2007
as Executive
TV★ 8.0
iCarly
2007
as Agent Kinsey
MOVIE★ 3.9
Epic Movie
2007
as Pirate
MOVIE
The Showdown
2006
as The Batter
MOVIE
Nobody's Watching
2006
as Derrick
TV★ 8.1
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Gary Blauman
MOVIE★ 6.0
Stuck in the Suburbs
2004
as Jordan Cahill
TV★ 8.4
Drake & Josh
2004
as Trevor
TV★ 7.9
Arrested Development
2003
as Young George Sr.
MOVIE★ 5.8
Just Married
2003
as Dickie McNerney
TV★ 6.8
Still Standing
2002
as Andy, Varsity Basketball Player #1
TV★ 6.8
Do Over
2002
MOVIE★ 5.9
Big Fat Liar
2002
as Bret Callaway
TV★ 8.1
Scrubs
2001
as Jimmy
TV★ 7.6
Boston Public
2000
as Alex Buchanan
TV★ 7.3
Girlfriends
2000
as Jordan Gray
TV★ 7.1
The Amanda Show
1999
TV★ 7.7
Roswell
1999
as Malamud
TV★ 7.5
Judging Amy
1999
as Freddie Felleman
TV★ 7.0
Undressed
1999
TV★ 9.0
The Jersey
1999
as Varsity 1
TV★ 7.1
MADtv
1995
as Various
TV★ 7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Teenage Robert
MOVIE★ 6.5
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Boy of Geriatric Park
TV★ 8.0
The Simpsons
1989
as Glen Tangier (voice)
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters
TV★ 5.0
Nobody's Watching
—
as Derrick