Fred Armisen

Born Dec 3, 1966 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA

Fereydun Robert "Fred" Armisen is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He is best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2002 until 2013. With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, Armisen was the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch comedy series Portlandia.

Filmography

Shows & movies

Deli Boys

2 seasons • 2025 • Continuing

Comedy | 23m

Ladies and Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies and Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Fred Armisen

2025

Documentary | 2h 30m

Fixed

2025

Animation, Comedy | 1h 27m

Universal Basic Guys

Universal Basic Guys as David

2 seasons • 2024 • Continuing

Comedy, Animation | 22m

Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story

Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story as Mike Puntz

2024

Comedy | 1h 21m

Thelma the Unicorn

Thelma the Unicorn as Danny Stallion

2024

Animation, Comedy, Musical | 1h 33m

Grojband: The Movie

Grojband: The Movie as Cranky Kong

2023

Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family | 1h 32m

Unstable

Unstable as Leslie

2 seasons • 2023 • Ended

Family, Comedy | 25m

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Cranky Kong

2023

Adventure, Animation, Comedy | 1h 32m

Toast of Tinseltown

Toast of Tinseltown as Russ Nightlife

1 season • 2022 • Ended

Comedy | 28m

Wednesday

Wednesday as Fester Addams

3 seasons • 2022 • Continuing

Horror, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Mystery | 54m

Clerks III

2022

Comedy | 1h 55m

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

1 season • 2022 • Ended

Documentary, Comedy, History | 48m

Our Flag Means Death

Our Flag Means Death as Geraldo

2 seasons • 2022 • Ended

Comedy, Adventure, Romance, History | 29m

The Bubble

The Bubble as Darren Eigen

2022

Comedy | 2h 6m

Centaurworld

Centaurworld as Splendib

2 seasons • 2021 • Ended

Fantasy, Family, Comedy, Children, Animation | 30m

Batman: The Audio Adventures

Batman: The Audio Adventures as King Scimitar (voice)

2 seasons • 2021 • Ended

Fantasy, Drama, Crime, Comedy, Podcast | 39m

How It Ends

How It Ends as Manny

2021

Adventure, Comedy | 1h 22m

The Mitchells vs. The Machines

The Mitchells vs. The Machines as Deborahbot 5000 (voice)

2021

Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family | 1h 50m

Schmigadoon!

Schmigadoon! as Reverend Howard Layton

2 seasons • 2021 • Ended

Comedy, Musical | 29m

Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Self

2020

Documentary | 1h 39m

Moonbase 8

Moonbase 8 as Skip

1 season • 2020 • Ended

Science Fiction, Comedy | 26m

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine as Scooter

2020

Comedy | 49m

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend as Robert Durst

2020

Comedy | 1h 20m

All Together Now

All Together Now as Mr. Franks

2020

Comedy, Drama | 1h 32m

Mapleworth Murders

Mapleworth Murders as Brody Bcbillan / Belk

1 season • 2020 • Ended

Comedy, Mystery | 8m

Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero

Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero as Fred Armisen

2019

Documentary | 1h 48m

Los Espookys

Los Espookys as Tico

2 seasons • 2019 • Ended

Horror, Fantasy, Comedy | 28m

The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show as Fred Armisen

2019

Comedy, Musical | 45m

Final Space

Final Space as KVN

3 seasons • 2018 • Ended

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Animation | 21m

Forever (2018)

Forever (2018) as Oscar

1 season • 2018 • Ended

Fantasy, Drama, Comedy | 30m

You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys

You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys

2018

Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers

Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers as The Drummer

2018

Comedy | 1h 5m

Game Over, Man!

Game Over, Man! as Himself

2018

Action, Comedy | 1h 40m

Man in the Camo Jacket

Man in the Camo Jacket as Fred Armisen

2017

Documentary, Drama, Musical | 1h 20m

Big Mouth

Big Mouth as Elliot Birch

8 seasons • 2017 • Ended

Comedy, Animation, Romance | 27m

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Himself

2017

Comedy | 2h 11m

Cabiria, Charity, Chastity

Cabiria, Charity, Chastity as Aldo the Instructor

2017

Comedy | 13m

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special as Peter Salanz

2017

Comedy | 54m

Take the 10

Take the 10 as The Driver

2017

Comedy | 1h 20m

The House of Tomorrow

The House of Tomorrow as Tour Video Narrator (voice)

2017

Drama | 1h 25m

Band Aid

Band Aid as Dave

2017

Comedy, Drama | 1h 31m

The Little Hours

The Little Hours as Bishop Bartolomeo

2017

Comedy, History | 1h 29m

Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the Sexes as Rheo Blair

2017

Comedy, Drama, History, Sport | 2h 1m

The Lego Ninjago Movie

The Lego Ninjago Movie as Cole (voice)

2017

Action, Adventure, Animation | 1h 41m

Animals.

Animals. as Alabaster (voice)

3 seasons • 2016 • Ended

Comedy, Animation | 26m

My Depression

2016

Animation, Documentary, Musical | 31m

Ordinary World

Ordinary World as Gary

2016

Comedy, Drama | 1h 26m

Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2 as VIP

2016

Comedy | 1h 42m

Documentary Now!

Documentary Now! as Various Characters

4 seasons • 2015 • Ended

Documentary, Comedy | 28m

The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead

The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead as Himself

2015

Documentary | 1h 47m

Salad Days

Salad Days as Himself

2015

Documentary | 1h 30m

Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run

Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run as Speedy Gonzales

2015

Animation, Comedy | 1h 13m

Addicted to Fresno

Addicted to Fresno as Gerald

2015

Comedy | 1h 25m

7 Days in Hell

7 Days in Hell as Edward Pudding

2015

Comedy | 43m

Staten Island Summer

Staten Island Summer as Victor

2015

Comedy | 1h 48m

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

13 seasons • 2014 • Continuing

News, Comedy, Talk Show | 45m

The 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards

The 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards as Self - Presenter

2014

Awards Show

SNL Sports Spectacular

SNL Sports Spectacular as Giuseppe

2014

Comedy | 1h

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas as Chadwick (voice)

2014

Animation, Family, Fantasy | 43m

Out There (2013)

Out There (2013) as Terry Rosachristas

1 season • 2013 • Ended

Drama, Comedy, Animation | 30m

Revenge of the Mekons

Revenge of the Mekons as Himself

2013

Documentary | 1h 35m

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow as Brainy Smurf (voice)

2013

Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | 22m

The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2 as Brainy Smurf (voice)

2013

Animation, Comedy, Family | 1h 45m

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball as Himself

2012

Comedy | 1h 35m

The Dictator

The Dictator as Death to Aladeen Restaurant waiter

2012

Comedy | 1h 22m

Inside Portlandia

Inside Portlandia as Fred Armisen

2011

Documentary, Comedy | 24m

Portlandia

Portlandia as Various Characters

8 seasons • 2011 • Ended

Comedy | 25m

The Looney Tunes Show

The Looney Tunes Show as Speedy Gonzales

2 seasons • 2011 • Ended

Family, Comedy, Children, Animation, Adventure | 25m

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol as Brainy (Voice)

2011

Comedy, Family, Animation, Fantasy | 22m

The Smurfs

The Smurfs as Brainy Smurf (voice)

2011

Animation, Comedy, Family | 1h 43m

Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again

Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again as Fred Armisen

2010

Comedy, Documentary | 1h 25m

The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL as Lawrence Welk

2010

Comedy | 1h 36m

Saturday Night

Saturday Night as Himself

2010

Comedy, Documentary | 1h 30m

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Freidrich

2010

Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | 1h 22m

Cop Out

Cop Out as Russian Lawyer

2010

Action, Comedy, Crime | 1h 47m

Easy A

Easy A as Pastor Bryant

2011

Comedy | 1h 33m

Post Grad

Post Grad as Guacanator Pitchman

2009

Comedy, Drama | 1h 29m

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Confessions of a Shopaholic as Ryan Koenig

2009

Comedy, Romance | 1h 44m

Largo

Largo as Himself

2008

Comedy, Documentary | 1h 52m

Christmas on Mars

Christmas on Mars as Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut

2008

Science Fiction | 1h 22m

Baby Mama

Baby Mama as Stroller Salesman

2008

Comedy | 1h 39m

The Rocker

The Rocker as Kerr

2008

Comedy | 1h 42m

The Promotion

The Promotion as Scott Fargas

2008

Comedy | 1h 26m

The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'

The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' as Fred Armisen

2007

Documentary | 23m

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters as Time Lincoln (voice)

2007

Animation, Comedy | 1h 26m

Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again as Professor Szabo

2006

Comedy, Drama | 1h 43m

Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls as Gustave

2006

Comedy, Family | 1h 33m

The Ex

The Ex as Manny

2006

Comedy | 1h 30m

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny as Security Guard

2006

Comedy | 1h 33m

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Tino

2004

Comedy | 1h 33m

EuroTrip

EuroTrip as Creepy Italian Guy

2004

Comedy | 1h 33m

Melvin Goes to Dinner

Melvin Goes to Dinner as Vesa

2003

Comedy | 1h 23m

Next!

Next! as Various

1 season • 2002 • Ended

Comedy | 25m

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco as Himself

2002

Documentary | 1h 32m

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live as Fred Armisen

51 seasons • 1975 • Continuing

Comedy | 1h 5m