# Seth MacFarlane filmography

Seth MacFarlane is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer. MacFarlane began his career as an animator and writer for Hanna-Barbera for several television series, including Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, Dexter's Laboratory, and created a sequel to his college thesis film Larry & Steve.
Since 1999, MacFarlane has served as creator, writer, executive producer, and lead voice actor in the adult animated sitcom Family Guy on FOX. He voices the characters of Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin among other characters. The series has garnered critical acclaim with critics and audiences and has won numerous awards. Since then MacFarlane has co-created, co-writes, executive produces, and lead voices in FOX's American Dad! and wrote, co-created, executive produced, and had a supporting voice role in The Cleveland Show, which was a spin-off of Family Guy. In 2012, MacFarlane made his feature film directorial debut for Universal Pictures with Ted, a fantasy comedy which was well received by critics and audiences. He went on to act, write, produce, and direct two more features for Universal—the western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) and a sequel to his first film Ted 2 (2015). In 2017, MacFarlane created his fourth show, The Orville. He has also appeared in the films Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010), Tooth Fairy (2010), Movie 43 (2013), Sing (2016), and Logan Lucky (2017).
MacFarlane has received numerous awards and nominations for his work on film, television, music, and video games. He has also received twenty-three Emmy Award nominations, winning five for Family Guy. His directorial film debut in Ted earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. In addition, he has received five Grammy Award nominations and two British Academy of Film and Television Arts among others.
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## Film

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 1995 | The Life of Larry | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Larry, Steve, Lois (voice), Himself | Student film | |
| 2005 | Inside the CIA | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Stan Smith, Roger (voice) | Short film | |
| 2005 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | No | No | Executive | Yes | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Various voices | Direct-to-video | |
| 2006 | Life is Short | No | No | No | Yes | Dr. Ned | Short film | |
| 2008 | The Negotiating Table | No | Yes | No | Yes | Alan Richdale (voice) | Short film | |
| 2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | No | No | No | Yes | Johann Kraus (voice) | | |
| 2009 | Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder | No | No | No | Yes | Mars Vegas Singer (voice) | Direct-to-video | |
| 2010 | The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! | No | No | No | Yes | I.S.R.A.E.L. (voice) | Direct-to-video | |
| 2010 | Tooth Fairy | No | No | No | Yes | Ziggy | | |
| 2012 | Ted | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ted (voice and motion capture) | | |
| 2013 | Movie 43 | No | No | No | Yes | Himself | Cameo | |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Albert Stark | | |
| 2015 | Ted 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ted (voice and motion capture) | | |
| 2016 | Sing | No | No | No | Yes | Mike (voice) | | |
| 2017 | Logan Lucky | No | No | No | Yes | Max Chilblain | | |
| 2024 | May the 12th Be with You | No | No | No | Yes | Stewie Griffin (voice) | Short film | |
| 2025 | The Naked Gun † | No | Story | Yes | No | — | Post-production | |

### As executive producer only

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2015 | This Changes Everything | Documentary |
| 2020 | aTypical Wednesdays | |
| 2020 | Books of Blood | |

## Television

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| Year | Title | Creator | Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 1996 | Jungle Cubs | No | No | Yes | No | No | | 2 episodes | |
| 1996–1999 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | No | No | Yes | No | No | | 4 episodes | |
| 1997 | What a Cartoon! | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Larry, Steve (voice) | Episode: "Larry & Steve" | |
| 1997–2004 | Johnny Bravo | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Scott, Bird Forema, Mr. Magician (voice) | 10 episodes Also storyboard artist for 3 episodes Voice episode: "Traffic Troubles/My Funny Looking Friend" | |
| 1997–1998 | Dexter's Laboratory | No | No | Yes | No | No | | 4 episodes Also storyboard artist for 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | Cow and Chicken | No | No | Yes | No | No | | 3 episodes Also storyboard artist for 2 episodes | |
| 1998 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | No | No | Yes | No | No | | Episode: "Zoomates" | |
| 1999–present | Family Guy | Yes | No | Yes | Executive | Yes | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Various voices | | |
| 2002–2003 | Gilmore Girls | No | No | No | No | Yes | Zach Bob Merriam, Folk singer (voice) | 3 episodes | |
| 2003 | Will & Grace | No | No | No | No | Yes | Pencil Sharpener (voice) | Episode: "Fagmalion Part II: Attack of the Clones" | |
| 2003 | 3 South | No | No | No | No | Yes | Max (voice) | Episode: "Cock Tale" | |
| 2003 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | No | No | No | No | Yes | Wayne the Brain McClain (voice) | Episode: "Super Trivia" | |
| 2003 | The Pitts | No | No | No | Consulting | Yes | Radio Announcer, Movie Dad and Son (voice) | 7 episodes Voice episode: 2 episodes | |
| 2003–2005 | Crank Yankers | No | No | No | No | Yes | Dick Rogers, Arthur Johnson (voice) | 4 episodes | |
| 2004–2005 | Star Trek: Enterprise | No | No | No | No | Yes | Ensign Rivers | 2 episodes | |
| 2005–present | American Dad! | Yes | No | Yes | Executive | Yes | Stan Smith, Roger, Various voices | | |
| 2005–2021 | Robot Chicken | No | No | No | No | Yes | Various voices | 28 episodes | |
| 2006–2009 | Late Show with David Letterman | No | No | No | No | Yes | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | The War at Home | No | No | No | No | Yes | Hillary's Date | Episode: "I Wash My Hands of You" | |
| 2006 | Help Me Help You | No | No | No | No | Yes | Seth | Episode: "Moving On" | |
| 2006 | MADtv | No | No | No | No | Yes | Himself | Episode: "12.5" | |
| 2007 | 59th Primetime Emmy Awards | No | No | No | No | Yes | Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin (voice) | TV special | |
| 2008 | Yin Yang Yo! | No | No | No | No | Yes | The Manotaur (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | Bones | No | No | No | No | Yes | Stewie Griffin (voice) | Episode: "The Critic in the Cabernet" | |
| 2009–2010 | FlashForward | No | No | No | No | Yes | Agent Jake Curdy | 2 episodes | |
| 2009–2013 | The Cleveland Show | Yes | No | Yes | Executive | Yes | Tim the Bear, Various voices | 88 episodes | |
| 2009 | Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show | No | No | Yes | Executive | Yes | Himself | TV special | |
| 2010 | Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff | No | No | No | No | Yes | Himself (host) | TV special | |
| 2010 | Phineas and Ferb | No | No | No | No | Yes | Jeff McGarland (voice) | Episode: "Nerds of a Feather" | |
| 2011 | Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump | No | No | No | No | Yes | Himself (host) | TV special | |
| 2011 | Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen | No | No | No | No | Yes | Himself (host) | TV special | |
| 2011 | Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert | No | No | Yes | Executive | Yes | Himself | TV special | |
| 2012 | Saturday Night Live | No | No | No | No | Yes | Himself (host) | Episode: "Seth MacFarlane/Frank Ocean" | |
| 2012–2018 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | No | No | No | No | Yes | Ted, Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin (voice) | 2 episodes | [51] [52] |
| 2013 | 85th Academy Awards | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Himself (host) Ted (voice) | TV special | |
| 2013 | The Simpsons | No | No | No | No | Yes | Ben (voice) | Episode: "Dangers on a Train" | |
| 2013 | Futurama | No | No | No | No | Yes | Seymour (voice) | Episode: "Game of Tones" | |
| 2014 | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | No | No | No | Executive | Yes | Giordano Bruno (voice) | 13 episodes Voice episode: "Standing Up in the Milky Way" | |
| 2014 | 2015 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Himself (host) | TV special | |
| 2015 | 2016 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Himself (host) | TV special | |
| 2016 | Bordertown | No | No | No | Executive | Yes | Peter Griffin (voice) | 13 episodes Voice episode: "American Doll" | |
| 2017–2022 | The Orville | Yes | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Ed Mercer | 36 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Loudest Voice | No | No | No | No | Yes | Brian Lewis | 5 episodes | |
| 2020 | Cosmos: Possible Worlds | No | No | No | Executive | Yes | Harry S. Truman (voice) | 13 episodes Voice episode: 3 episodes | |
| 2022 | The End is Nye | Yes | No | No | Executive | Yes | Various roles | 6 episodes | |
| 2024–present | Ted | Yes | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Ted (voice and motion capture) | | |

### As executive producer only

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | The Winner | Executive producer | 6 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Dads | Executive producer | 18 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Blunt Talk | Executive producer | 20 episodes |
| 2024 | Good Times: Black Again | Executive producer | 10 episodes |

## Video games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2006 | Family Guy Video Game! | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Various voices |
| 2012 | Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Various voices |
| 2014 | Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Various voices |
| 2023 | Fortnite Battle Royale | Peter Griffin (voice) |

## Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008–2009 | Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy | Various voices | 50 episodes; also creator, writer, and director |
| 2020 | The At-Home Variety Show | Himself (host) | 15 episodes; also writer, and executive producer |
| 2024 | Hot Ones | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin | Episode: "Peter Griffin Bares It All While Eating Spicy Wings" |