John Oliver

Actor

Born: April 23, 1977 (48 years old)

Place of birth: Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK

Biography

​John 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.

Filmography (34)

• The Concert for Valor (2014, ★ 8.6)
• Community (2009, ★ 8)
• Rick and Morty (2013, ★ 8.7)
• Gravity Falls (2012, ★ 8.6)
• People Like Us (1999, ★ 8)
• Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012, ★ 8.4)
• The Simpsons (1989, ★ 8)
• Love, Death & Robots (2019, ★ 8.2)
• John Oliver: Terrifying Times (2008, ★ 7)
• The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013, ★ 6.8)
• The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012, ★ 7.6)
• The Lion King (2019, ★ 7.1)
• Green Wing (2004, ★ 7.9)
• Bob's Burgers (2011, ★ 7.8)
• Robot Chicken (2005, ★ 7.7)
• Big Mouth (2017, ★ 7.6)
• The Smurfs (2011, ★ 5.8)
• The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear (2010, ★ 5.9)
• The Smurfs 2 (2013, ★ 5.8)
• Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017, ★ 6.4)
• Harmontown (2014, ★ 6.6)
• The True Cost (2015, ★ 7.5)
• Wonder Park (2019, ★ 6.5)
• Untold: The Fall of Favre (2025, ★ 5.7)
• Important Things with Demetri Martin (2009, ★ 6.4)
• LuLaRich (2021, ★ 6.5)
• Danger Mouse (2015, ★ 6.2)
• My Hero (2000, ★ 6.5)
• Mock the Week (2005, ★ 7)
• The Horne Section TV Show (2022, ★ 6.8)