Taran Killam

Taran Hourie Killam (born April 1, 1982 in Culver City, California) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor and writer. He is best known for his television work on shows such as The Amanda Show, Wild 'n Out, Mad TV, and Saturday Night Live. Killam is also known for his portrayal of a teen pop star in the 2004 Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs.
Killam performed the role of King George III in the Broadway production of Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, ending his run on the evening of April 13, 2017.
Killam performed the role of Professor Buck Awe in the Sesame Street episode "School for Chickens". He also provided the voice of the titular character in the 2015 PBS animated series Nature Cat.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1994	Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult 	Boy of Geriatric Park 	
2002	Big Fat Liar 	Bret Callaway 	
2003	Just Married 	Dickie McNerney 	
2004	Stuck in the Suburbs 	Jordan Cahill 	
2006	The Showdown 	The Batter 	Short film
2006	Dr. Miracles 	Mr. Peterson 	Short film
2007	Epic Movie 	Pirate 	
2008	My Best Friend's Girl 	Josh 	
2009	Three Matthew McConaugheys and a Baby	Matthew McConaughey 	Short film
2010	Anderson's Cross 	Austin Wilson 	
2013	The Heat 	Adam/Simon Larkin 	
2013	Grown Ups 2 	Male Cheerleader 	Cameo
2013	12 Years a Slave 	Abram Hamilton 	
2014	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 	Jim McNaughton 	
2015	Ted 2 	Himself 	
2015	Underdogs 	Captain Skip / Rufus (voice)	
2016	Casual Encounters 	Justin Davis 	
2016	Brother Nature 	Roger Fellner 	Also writer
2017	All Nighter 	Gary 	
2017	Killing Gunther 	Blake 	Also director, producer and writer; directorial debut
2018	Night School 	Stewart 	
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1994–2002 	All That 	Himself 	15 episodes; also writer
2000 	The Jersey 	Varsity 1 	Episode: "Nick's a Chick"
2000 	Judging Amy 	Freddie Felleman 	Episode: "The Wee Hours"
2000 	Touched by an Angel 	Teenage Robert 	Episode: "The Grudge"
2000–2002 	The Amanda Show 	Spaulding prof 	7 episodes
2001 	Undressed 	Blake 	40 episodes
2001 	Roswell 	Malamud 	Episode: "Heart of Mine"
2001–2002 	MADtv 	Various 	13 episodes
2002 	Do Over 	Dave 	Episode: "The Block Party"
2004 	Drake & Josh 	Trevor 	Episode: "Dune Buggy"
2004 	Boston Public 	Alex Buchanan 	Episode: "Chapter Seventy-Eight"
2004 	Still Standing 	Andy, Varsity Basketball Player #1 	Episode: "Still Narcing"
2005 	Jake in Progress 	Todd 	Episode: "Loose Thread"
2006 	Girlfriends 	Jordan Gray 	Episode: "Hustle & Dough"
2006–2014 	How I Met Your Mother 	Gary Blauman 	6 episodes
2006–2007 	Wild 'n Out 	Various 	29 episodes
2007 	Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz 	Various 	8 episodes; also writer
2009 	Scrubs 	Jimmy 	4 episodes
2009 	Scrubs: Interns 	Jimmy 	Episode: "The Late Night with Jimmy Show"
2010–2016 	Saturday Night Live 	Himself, Various 	Main role
2011 	Community 	Cory Radison 	Episode: "Regional Holiday Music"
2012 	iCarly 	Agent Kinsey 	Episode: "iMeet the First Lady"
2012 	Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday	Patient, Steve Doocy, Guy 	2 episodes
2013–2015 	Drunk History 	William Clark, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Bobby Fischer	3 episodes
2013–2015 	The Awesomes 	Zip "Frantic" Danger (voice) 	Main role
2014 	Comedy Bang! Bang! 	Smith Calvins 	Episode: "Jenna Fischer Wears a Floral Blouse & Black Heels"
2014 	Sesame Street 	Professor Buck Awe 	Episode: "School for Chickens"
2015–present	Nature Cat 	Nature Cat 	Voice
2016 	New Girl 	Fred 	Episode: "What About Fred"
2016 	Mating 	Jay 	Pilot
2018 	A.P. Bio 	Mr. Vining 	Episode: "Teacher Jail"
2018 	Robot Chicken 	Various voices 	Episode: "Ext. Forest Day"
2018–2020 	Single Parents 	Will Cooper 	Main role, 45 episodes
2018 	We Bare Bears 	Willoughby-Wentworth (voice) 	Episode: "Adopted"
2018 	Angie Tribeca 	Pierre Cardin 	6 Episodes
2019 	Documentary Now! 	Benedict Juniper 	Episode: "Original Cast Album: Co-Op"
2019 	Arrested Development 	Young George Bluth, Sr. 	
2019 	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee 	Zam Larson 	Episode: "Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner"
2019 	What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage 	Himself 	Episode: "Elevator"
2020 	The Simpsons 	Glen Tangier/Airshot (voice) 	Episode: "Bart the Bad Guy"
2020 	Vampirina 	Ichabod Crane (voice) 	Episode: "A Tale Of Two Hollows"
2020 	The George Lucas Talk Show 	Himself 	Episode: "Revenge of the Sick"
2021 	Star Wars: The Bad Batch 	Depot Manager / Goatal / Landspeeder Driver (voice) 	Episode: "Cornered"
2021 	Impeachment: American Crime Story 	Steve Jones 	
2024-present	The Chucklewood Critters 	Abner 	Main role
===Theatre===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2015	Little Shop of Horrors	Orin Scrivello, DDS, Various	Encores! Off-Center
2017	Hamilton 	King George III 	Broadway debut; replaced Rory O'Malley
Category:Non-Fanon
Category:Voice actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American actors
Category:1980s births
Category:1982 births
Category:People from California
Category:People from Culver City, California
Category:American male comedians