Person

Taran Killam

Acting · Born 1982-04-01 · Culver City, California, USA

Biography

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.

Known for

Filmography

2026Holdo’s Most WantedGeneral Hux / Poe Dameron
2026The Moof MilkersPoe Dameron/General Hux
2025StumbleBoone E. Potter
2025The ResidenceSt. Pierre
2024High PotentialLudo Radovic
2024After MidnightSelf
2023River WildGray
2023FanaticDirector
2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseWeb-Slinger (voice)
2023Star Wars: Young Jedi AdventuresHap (voice)
2023The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV SpecialSelf
2023A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special HappenedSelf
2022Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't ExistCNN Reporter, SNL Skit (archive footage)
2022The Boss Baby: Back in the CribAce Perfection
2022Lightning Wolves
2022Is It Cake?Self - Judge
2021Star Wars: The Bad BatchDepot Manager / Goatal / Landspeeder Driver (voice)
2021Welcome to GeorgiaJosh
2020John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's DaySelf
2019A Little Late with Lilly SinghSelf
2019Lights Out with David SpadeSelf - Panelist
2019What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2018Busy TonightSelf - Guest
2018Star Wars ResistanceStormtrooper (voice)
2018Night SchoolStewart
2018Single ParentsWill
2018Dallas & RoboBright Eyes
2018A.P. BioMr. Vining
2017Drop the MicSelf
2017Killing GuntherBlake Hammon
2017All NighterGary
2016Brother NatureRoger Fellner
2016The $100,000 PyramidSelf
2016To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist
2016Casual EncountersJustin Davis
2016American Crime StorySteve Jones
2016Angie TribecaPierre Cardin
2015Nature CatFred / Nature Cat (voice)
2015We Bare BearsCharles Willoughby-Wentworth (voice)
2015Documentary Now!Benedict Juniper
2015Ted 2Taran Killam
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest
2014Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesMcNaughton
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
201312 Years a SlaveHamilton
2013The AwesomesFrantic (voice)
2013Grown Ups 2Male Cheerleader
2013Hollywood Game NightSelf
2013Drunk HistoryD.B. Cooper
2013The HeatAdam
2012Comedy Bang! Bang!Smith Calvins
2012The Secret Policeman's BallSelf
2011New GirlFred
2010Anderson's CrossAustin Wilson
2009CommunityCory Radison
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009Scrubs: InternsJimmy
2008Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008My Best Friend's GirlJosh
2007Katt Williams: American HustleExecutive
2007iCarlyAgent Kinsey
2007Epic MoviePirate
2006The ShowdownThe Batter
2006Nobody's WatchingDerrick
2005How I Met Your MotherGary Blauman
2004Stuck in the SuburbsJordan Cahill
2004Drake & JoshTrevor
2003Arrested DevelopmentYoung George Sr.
2003Just MarriedDickie McNerney
2002Still StandingAndy, Varsity Basketball Player #1
2002Do Over
2002Big Fat LiarBret Callaway
2001ScrubsJimmy
2000Boston PublicAlex Buchanan
2000GirlfriendsJordan Gray
1999The Amanda Show
1999RoswellMalamud
1999Judging AmyFreddie Felleman
1999Undressed
1999The JerseyVarsity 1
1995MADtvVarious
1994Touched by an AngelTeenage Robert
1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultBoy of Geriatric Park
1989The SimpsonsGlen Tangier (voice)
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters
—Nobody's WatchingDerrick

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