Actor

John Oliver

Contemporaryb. 1977ComedyDocumentaryFamilyAnimation

Comic Visionary

Also wrote 1 screenplay ↗

Similar Actors

Matthew Broderick

The Lion King

Aaron Pierre

Mufasa: The Lion King

Max Charles

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

Haley Joel Osment

The Jungle Book 2

Ben Affleck

Joseph: King of Dreams

Thomas Dekker

The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire

The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock

Similar Actors

Known For

19 acting credits

as Zazu (voice)

The Lion King

as Zazu (voice)

2019

The Lion King

as Vanity Smurf (voice)

The Smurfs

as Vanity Smurf (voice)

2011

The Smurfs

Filmography

2025Untold: The Fall of FavreSelf - Host, Last Week Tonight (archive footage)5.7 2023Last Squeak Tonight with John OliverSelf 2021Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny DaysSelf6.5 2019Wonder ParkSteve (voice)6.6 2019The Lion KingZazu (voice)7.1 2017Oh, Hello: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney as Gil Faizon and George St. GeeglandSelf

About

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.

As Screenwriter

Full writer page ↗

2008John Oliver: Terrifying Times

Data provided by The Movie Database (TMDB)