Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres. Peele started his career in sketch comedy before transitioning his career as a writer and director of psychological horror and sa ... tirical films. In 2017, Peele was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Peele's breakout role came in 2003, when he was hired as a cast member on the Fox sketch comedy series Mad TV, where he spent five seasons, leaving the show in 2008. In the following years, he and his frequent Mad TV collaborator, Keegan-Michael Key, created and starred in their own Comedy Central sketch comedy series Key & Peele (2012–2015). The series was critically acclaimed, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. The two wrote, produced, and starred in the comedy film Keanu (2016) and appeared in various projects since. His 2017 directorial debut, the horror film Get Out, was a critical and box office success, for which he received numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, along with nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. Critics have frequently named Get Out as one of the best films of the 21st century. He received another Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for producing Spike Lee's drama BlacKkKlansman (2018). He directed, wrote, and produced the acclaimed films Us (2019) and Nope (2022). He founded the film and television production company Monkeypaw Productions in 2012. He wrote and produced Candyman (2021), and Wendell and Wild (2022). Peele has also voice acted in the animated films Storks (2016), Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) and Toy Story 4 (2019), as well as in the adult animated sitcom Big Mouth (2017–present). He co-created the TBS comedy series The Last O.G. (2018–2022) and the YouTube Premium comedy series Weird City (2019). He also served as the host and producer of the CBS All Access revival of the anthology series The Twilight Zone (2019–2020).
MADtv
as Various
Episodes: 83
First Aired: Oct 14, 1995
Key & Peele
as Various Characters
Episodes: 53
First Aired: Jan 31, 2012
Childrens Hospital
as Dr. Brian
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Dec 08, 2008
Fargo
as Webb Pepper
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Apr 15, 2014
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
as Alan
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 31, 2015
Life in Pieces
as Chad
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 21, 2015
Pixar Popcorn
as Bunny (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 22, 2021
Bob's Burgers
as Fanny (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
Epic Rap Battles of History
as Martin Luther King, Jr.
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 26, 2010
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Tan Fu
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 08, 2012
The Mindy Project
as Nick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 2012
Bob's Burgers
as Horace (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
Bob's Burgers
as Sandy (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
Bob's Burgers
as Max (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
Bob's Burgers
as Hotel Security Guard (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
Bob's Burgers
as Salesman (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
Rick and Morty
as Second Fourth-Dimensional Being (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 02, 2013
Bob's Burgers
as Don (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
The Shivering Truth
as (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 09, 2018
Modern Family
as Derrick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2009
American Dad!
as Street thug (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
Drunk History
as Percy Julian
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 09, 2013
Epic Rap Battles of History
as Muhammad Ali
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 2010
Robot Chicken
as Sebastian / Gwaihir / Eugene (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 2005
Big Mouth
as Ghost of Duke Ellington (voice)
Episodes: 71
First Aired: Sep 29, 2017
The Twilight Zone
as Self - Host
Episodes: 20
First Aired: Apr 01, 2019
Chocolate News
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Oct 15, 2008
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jan 16, 2025
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 02, 2015
Reno 911!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 23, 2003
Inside Comedy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2012
Finding Your Roots
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 24, 2012
Brain Games
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 09, 2011
Talking with Chris Hardwick
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 09, 2017
The Muppets
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2015
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1984
Hot Ones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 2015
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 21, 2019
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 2018
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
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