Acting
Zach Galifianakis
Biography
Zachary Knight Galifianakis (born October 1, 1969) is an American actor and comedian. He appeared in a Comedy Central Presents special and presented his own talk show, Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, which earned critical acclaim. He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2017. Galifianakis has starred in films including The Hangover trilogy (2009–2013), Due Date (2010), It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), The Campaign (2012), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and Masterminds (2016). He has also voiced characters in animated films such as Puss in Boots (2011), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Missing Link (2019), Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) and The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022).
Also known as
자흐 갈리피아나키스 · Зак Галіфіанакіс · زک گالیفیاناکیس · 查克葛里芬納奇
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
122
Acting credits
0
Directing
9
Writing
10
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 8.4Only Murders in the Building
2021 · tv · as Zach Galifianakis
- 2
★ 8.0The Simpsons
1989 · tv · as Lucas Bortner (voice)
- 3
★ 7.9Ron's Gone Wrong
2021 · movie · as Ron (voice)
- 4
★ 7.8Bob's Burgers
2011 · tv · as Felix Fischoeder (voice)
- 5
★ 7.8Into the Wild
2007 · movie · as Kevin
- 6
★ 7.6Big Mouth
2017 · tv · as Gratitoad (voice)
- 7
★ 7.5Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
2008 · tv · as Self - Host
- 8
★ 7.4Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014 · movie · as Jake
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
- 1
18,273 votesThe Hangover
2009 · movie
- 213,674 votes
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014 · movie
- 3
11,389 votesThe Hangover Part II
2011 · movie
- 410,897 votes
The Simpsons
1989 · tv
- 510,226 votes
Into the Wild
2007 · movie
- 6
9,321 votesThe Hangover Part III
2013 · movie
- 7
5,888 votesDue Date
2010 · movie
- 8
5,489 votesThe Lego Batman Movie
2017 · movie
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
1989 1 title(s)
1998 1 title(s)
1999 1 title(s)
2001 6 title(s)
2002 3 title(s)
2003 4 title(s)
2004 3 title(s)
2005 7 title(s)
American Dad!
tv · as Heavyset Man and Norman (voice), as Juror (voice) · ★ 7.0
Comedians of Comedy
tv · as Self · ★ 8.0
Fiona Apple: Extraordinary Machine
movie · as Himself · ★ 10.0
The Comedians of Comedy
movie · as Self, Writer · ★ 7.0
Too Late with Adam Carolla
tv · Acting · ★ 8.5
Wonder Showzen
tv · Acting · ★ 7.2
Zach Galifianakis: Look Who it Isn't
movie · as Himself, Writer · ★ 6.0
2007 7 title(s)
Into the Wild
movie · as Kevin · ★ 7.8
Super High Me
movie · as Self · ★ 5.8
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour
movie · as Self, Writer · ★ 7.1
The Sarah Silverman Program.
tv · as Fred Blorth · ★ 6.3
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
tv · as Tairy Greene, as Tairy Greene as The Snuggler · ★ 7.2
Tim and Eric Nite Live!
tv · as Richard Dunn · ★ 8.0
Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion
movie · as Himself / Seth Galifianakis, Writer, Executive Producer · ★ 7.0
2008 7 title(s)
A Vodka Movie
movie · as Zach, Writer, Creator, Executive Producer · ★ 6.3
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
tv · as Self - Host · ★ 7.5
David's Situation
movie · as Self
Gigantic
movie · as Homeless Man · ★ 5.6
Largo
movie · as Self · ★ 7.5
Visioneers
movie · as George · ★ 5.7
What Happens in Vegas
movie · as Dave the Bear · ★ 6.1
2009 6 title(s)
2010 9 title(s)
Conan
tv · as Self - Guest · ★ 7.2
Dinner for Schmucks
movie · as Therman · ★ 5.7
Due Date
movie · as Ethan Tremblay · ★ 6.4
Fantasia in Best Show Minor
movie · Acting
Funny or Die Presents
tv · Writer · ★ 4.2
It's Kind of a Funny Story
movie · as Bobby · ★ 6.9
Just 3 Boyz
movie · as Zach
Operation: Endgame
movie · as Hermit · ★ 5.0
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special
movie · as Tairy Greene · ★ 8.1
2011 5 title(s)
2012 9 title(s)
Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!
tv · as Himself, Creator
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
tv · as Self · ★ 7.1
Comedy Bang! Bang!
tv · as Self · ★ 6.3
Inside Comedy
tv · as Self · ★ 6.5
Mansome
movie · as Self · ★ 4.9
Smile
movie · Acting · ★ 5.1
The Bitter Buddha
movie · as Self · ★ 7.6
The Campaign
movie · as Marty Huggins, Producer · ★ 5.8
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
movie · as Jim Joe Kelly · ★ 5.5
2013 6 title(s)
Are You Here
movie · as Ben Baker · ★ 5.1
Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!
tv · as Himself, Creator · ★ 8.5
Here Comes the Night Time
movie · as Captain Zach the Astronaut · ★ 8.0
Justin Bieber's Believe
movie · as Self · ★ 6.9
The Hangover Part III
movie · as Alan Garner · ★ 6.2
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
movie · as Self
2014 6 title(s)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
movie · as Jake · ★ 7.4
Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor
movie · as Self - Coach
Muppets Most Wanted
movie · as Hobo Joe · ★ 6.3
Off Camera with Sam Jones
tv · as Self · ★ 5.0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
tv · as Self · ★ 5.8
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
tv · as Zach · ★ 7.1
2015 2 title(s)
2016 7 title(s)
America Divided
tv · as Self · ★ 6.0
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
tv · as The Bloodhound · ★ 6.0
Baskets
tv · as Chip Baskets / Dale Baskets, Executive Producer, Creator · ★ 6.9
Keeping Up with the Joneses
movie · as Jeff Gaffney · ★ 6.1
Masterminds
movie · as David Ghantt · ★ 5.8
Queen Mimi
movie · as Self · ★ 7.3
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
tv · Acting
2017 6 title(s)
Batman Is Just Not That Into You
movie · as Joker (voice) · ★ 5.8
Big Mouth
tv · as Gratitoad (voice) · ★ 7.6
One Brick at a Time: Making the LEGO Batman Movie
movie · as Self · ★ 7.5
The Gong Show
tv · as Self - Judge · ★ 5.6
The Lego Batman Movie
movie · as Joker (voice) · ★ 7.3
Tulip Fever
movie · as Gerrit · ★ 6.5
