---
name: "Andy Samberg"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andy-samberg"
fi1m_id: "andy-samberg"
imdb_id: "nm1676221"
tmdb_id: 62861
wikidata_id: "Q314640"
roles: ["Actor","Producer"]
born: "18 August 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 17
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 15
updated: "2026-10-05T14:40:08.765132+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Andy Samberg

## Identity

Andy Samberg

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/andy-samberg
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** andy-samberg
- **IMDb ID:** nm1676221
- **TMDB ID:** 62861
- **Wikidata ID:** Q314640
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Samberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314640, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1676221/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/62861

Actor and producer. Born 18 August 1978 in Mill Valley, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer
- **Born:** 18 August 1978, Mill Valley, California, USA
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Also known as:** Andrew Samberg, Andrew David Samberg, The Lonely Island, David A. J. Samberg
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 17: 15 acting, 1 producing, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Sandler](https://film.one/person/adam-sandler.md), [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://film.one/person/genndy-tartakovsky.md), [Selena Gomez](https://film.one/person/selena-gomez.md), [Michelle Murdocca](https://film.one/person/michelle-murdocca.md), [Christopher Miller](https://film.one/person/christopher-miller.md), [Jorma Taccone](https://film.one/person/jorma-taccone.md), [Kevin James](https://film.one/person/kevin-james.md), [Phil Lord](https://film.one/person/phil-lord.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 15 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 79 (2), 2010s 64 (9), 2020s 68 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 66 across 15 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 9 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 9 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 12, Animation 6, Family 6, Fantasy 3, Adventure 2, Drama 2
- **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,757m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Samberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314640, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1676221/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/62861

## Coming up

- *Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse* (2027-06-17), as Ben Reilly (voice)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Palm Springs*](https://film.one/film/palm-springs.md) (78), [*Zootopia 2*](https://film.one/film/zootopia-2.md) (70), [*The Roses*](https://film.one/film/the-roses.md) (61), [*Lee*](https://film.one/film/lee.md) (61)
- **Netflix:** [*Brooklyn Nine-Nine*](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md) (78), [*Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation*](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania-3-summer-vacation.md) (64), [*Hotel Transylvania 2*](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania-2.md) (52)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Hotel Transylvania*](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Andy Samberg

> Samberg's trade is the boy who will not grow up and is right anyway, and for six seasons of *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* that was enough. The surprise is how much better he is when he stops joking, as *Lee* shows.

Watch Andy Samberg in the pilot of *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013). Captain Holt asks why he is not wearing a tie and then waits, and Samberg's Jake Peralta fills the silence. That is his habit. He talks, gets most of it wrong on the way, and turns out to have the right answer underneath. Andre Braugher does nothing with his face, and the laugh belongs to the man standing still. Samberg has always known this. He needs a wall, and he is good at finding one.

He came up on Saturday Night Live, from 2005 to 2012, making digital shorts and parody songs with Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer as The Lonely Island. *Hot Rod* (2007), with Samberg as Rod Kimble, was the group's first film. That work was juvenile on purpose, and some found it merely juvenile, which was not always unfair. Then came Peralta, 152 episodes and eight seasons from 17 September 2013 to 2021, with Melissa Fumero beside him for the whole run, and a steady sideline in family animation, usually as the enthusiastic supporting creature, in the *Hotel Transylvania* and *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs* films. *Palm Springs* (2020), as Nyles, is where others first noticed something quieter in him. We have not reviewed it. *Lee* (2024) is where we did.

The sitcom is the bulk of the work and we recommend it, with a caveat that is about him. Samberg plays Jake as a man-child who is forgiven at the end of every episode, and somewhere around the fourth season we grew tired of watching him be forgiven. The timing never slips; the ensemble is quick and warm; but the part does not move, and by the later runs the show is thinner and he is the same. When the joking is only a job, as with Pawbert Lynxley in *Zootopia 2* (2025), he is given a great deal to say and not much to be, and he says it well enough and leaves no mark.

Then there is *Lee*. His David E. Scherman is watchful and dry, tells no jokes, and simply keeps Kate Winslet's Miller company, and the two of them arguing in a ruined hotel room about whether to go on is the best written stretch of the film. In the camps the music stops and the talking nearly stops, and he and Winslet walk through what they find with their cameras up. We sat very still through it, because he had finally stopped filling the silence, and what was left was a man looking. It is the best thing he has done, and it is the least.

He has spent twenty years talking, and the two performances of his we will keep are the one where he waits for Braugher and the one where he says nothing at all. More of that, and fewer Lynxleys.

## Biography

Andy Samberg is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and musician. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012 as part of the comedy group The Lonely Island, which popularised the SNL Digital Shorts.

Samberg starred as Jake Peralta in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2013. His film roles include Hot Rod (2007), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Palm Springs (2020) and Lee (2024), in which he played photographer David E. Scherman. He has also provided voice work in the Hotel Transylvania and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs series, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Zootopia 2 (2025).

*Sources: imdb.com, screenrant.com, digitalspy.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (17)

### Performed in (15) — the average rests on these

- *The Roses* (2025), Fi1m 61, as Barry — [page](https://film.one/film/the-roses.md)
- *Zootopia 2* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Pawbert Lynxley (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia-2.md)
- *Lee* (2024), Fi1m 61, as David E. Scherman — [page](https://film.one/film/lee.md)
- *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* (2023), Fi1m 82, as Ben Reilly (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse.md)
- *Palm Springs* (2020), Fi1m 78, as Nyles — [page](https://film.one/film/palm-springs.md)
- *The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance* (2019), Fi1m 76, as skekGra (The Heretic) (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance.md)
- *Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation* (2018), Fi1m 64, as Johnny Loughran (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania-3-summer-vacation.md)
- *Hotel Transylvania 2* (2015), Fi1m 52, as Johnny Loughran (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania-2.md)
- *Neighbors* (2014), Fi1m 70, as Toga #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors.md)
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), Fi1m 78, as Jake Peralta — [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *Grown Ups 2* (2013), Fi1m 24, as Male Cheerleader — [page](https://film.one/film/grown-ups-2.md)
- *Hotel Transylvania* (2012), Fi1m 54, as Jonathan Loughran (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania.md)
- *New Girl* (2011), Fi1m 80, as Jake Peralta — [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs* (2009), Fi1m 75, as "Baby" Brent (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs.md)
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Fi1m 83, as Carl — [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)

### Produced (1)

- *PEN15* (2019), Fi1m 80, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/pen15.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Lorne* (2026), Fi1m 58, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/lorne.md)

## Complete filmography (94)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse* (2027), as Ben Reilly (voice)
- *Zootopia 2* (2025), as Pawbert Lynxley (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia-2.md)
- *The Roses* (2025), as Barry — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/the-roses.md)
- *The Naked Gun* (2025), as Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun.md)
- *Lee* (2024), as David E. Scherman — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/lee.md)
- *Late Night with Seth Meyers at PaleyFest LA 2024* (2024), Writer
- *Dear Sister (The Shooting)* (2024), Writer
- *Self Reliance* (2024), as Andy Samberg · Executive Producer
- *Good Burger 2* (2023), as Andy Samberg
- *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* (2023), as Ben Reilly (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse.md)
- *Mulligan* (2023), series, as (voice)
- *Digman!* (2023), series, as Rip Digman (voice) · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers* (2022), as Dale (voice)
- *The Boys Presents: Diabolical* (2022), series, as Gary (voice) · Writer
- *Hotel Transylvania: Transformania* (2022), as Johnny (voice)
- *America: The Motion Picture* (2021), as Benedict Arnold (voice)
- *I Used to Go Here* (2020), Producer
- *30 Rock: A One-Time Special* (2020), as Andy Samberg
- *Palm Springs* (2020), as Nyles · Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/palm-springs.md)
- *Never Have I Ever* (2020), series, as Andy Samberg (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/never-have-i-ever-2020.md)
- *The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance* (2019), series, as skekGra (The Heretic) (voice) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance.md)
- *The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience* (2019), as Jose Canseco · Executive Producer, Writer
- *I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson* (2019), series, as Paul · Executive Producer
- *PEN15* (2019), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/pen15.md)
- *Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation* (2018), as Johnny Loughran (voice) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania-3-summer-vacation.md)
- *Alone Together* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *Saturdays* (2017), Actor
- *Puppy!* (2017), as Jonny (voice)
- *Brigsby Bear* (2017), as Eric · Producer
- *Tour de Pharmacy* (2017), as Marty Hass · Executive Producer
- *Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special* (2017), as Kenny G
- *Take the 10* (2017), as Johnny
- *Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby* (2016), as Junior (voice)
- *Storks* (2016), as Junior (voice)
- *Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping* (2016), as Conner Friel · Writer, Producer
- *Party Over Here* (2016), series, Executive Producer
- *Master of None* (2015), series, as Nicolas Cage (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/master-of-none.md)
- *Hotel Transylvania 2* (2015), as Johnny Loughran (voice) — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania-2.md)
- *7 Days in Hell* (2015), as Aaron Williams · Executive Producer
- *Major Lazer* (2015), series, as DJ Nerd (voice), Dr. Nerd (voice)
- *An SNL Valentine* (2015), as (archive footage)
- *Neighbors* (2014), as Toga #1 — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors.md)
- *The Lego Movie* (2014), as Songs — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie.md)
- *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2* (2013), as Brent McHale (voice)
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), series, as Jake Peralta · Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *The To Do List* (2013), as Van
- *Grown Ups 2* (2013), as Male Cheerleader — Fi1m 24, [page](https://film.one/film/grown-ups-2.md)
- *Cuckoo* (2012), series, as Dale 'Cuckoo' Ashbrick
- *Hotel Transylvania* (2012), as Jonathan Loughran (voice) — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania.md)
- *Celeste & Jesse Forever* (2012), as Jesse Abrams
- *The Watch* (2012), as Casual Wanker #1
- *That's My Boy* (2012), as Todd Peterson
- *What's Your Number?* (2011), as Gerry Perry
- *New Girl* (2011), series, as Jake Peralta — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Friends with Benefits* (2011), as Quincy
- *Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10* (2011), Actor
- *Portlandia* (2011), series, as Andy
- *Bob's Burgers* (2011), series, as Brett (voice)
- *The Women of SNL* (2010), as Various (archive footage)
- *Adventure Time* (2010), series, as Party Pat (voice), Party Pat / Rap Bear (voice), Party Splat (voice)
- *Freaknik: The Musical* (2010), as Chad (voice)
- *SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas* (2009), as Mark Wahlberg (archive footage)
- *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs* (2009), as "Baby" Brent (voice) — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs.md)
- *Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler* (2009), as Various (archive footage)
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), series, as Carl — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *I Love You, Man* (2009), as Robbie Klaven
- *Extreme Movie* (2008), Writer
- *Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist* (2008), as Homeless Man
- *Space Chimps* (2008), as Ham III (voice)
- *Water and Power* (2008), series, as Andy
- *The Shooting AKA Dear Sister* (2007), as Dave
- *Yo Gabba Gabba!* (2007), series, Actor
- *Hot Rod* (2007), as Rod Kimble
- *Human Giant* (2007), series, as Jonathan
- *The Sarah Silverman Program* (2007), series, as Troy Bulletinboard
- *Nature of the Beast* (2007), as Leo
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, as Andy Samberg — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Laser Cats!* (2006), as Admiral Spaceship / Self · Writer
- *Awesometown* (2006), Director, Writer
- *Awesometown* (2006), series, Actor
- *Football Town* (2005), as Johnny Rice · Writer
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Ricky the Raptor / Antichrist (voice)
- *House of Cosbys* (2005), series, as Cosby Team TriOsby (voice)
- *The Backseatsman* (2004), as The Backseatsman · Director, Writer, Producer
- *Arrested Development* (2003), series, as Stage Manager — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)
- *The 'Bu* (2003), series, as Aaron · Creator
- *Regarding Ardy* (2003), as Ardy · Producer, Director, Writer
- *White Power* (2001), as Ardy · Producer, Writer, Director
- *SpongeBob SquarePants* (1999), series, as Colonel Carper (voice)
- *DNA*, Producer
- *The Robots Go Crazy*, as Producer
- *Protecting Jared*, as Producer
- *42.6 Years*, as Ben · Story, Producer
- *Spy Guys*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Photo of comedian/actor Andy Samberg. Photo by David Shankbone. May only be used if the author is properly attributed. (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/7622/gallery-f083d32fb0d2.jpg) Photo of comedian/actor Andy Samberg. Photo by David Shankbone. May only be used if the author is properly attributed. (2010) — David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Andy-Samberg-David-Shankbone-2010-NYC-791x1024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![David Andrew "Andy" Samberg[1] (born August 18, 1978) is an American comedian, singer, rapper, actor, and writer best known for being a cast member on Saturday  (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/7622/gallery-28402bf91342.jpg) David Andrew "Andy" Samberg[1] (born August 18, 1978) is an American comedian, singer, rapper, actor, and writer best known for being a cast member on Saturday  (2009) — PandamicPhoto.com from Lindenhurst, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Andy_Samberg_%283517064311%29.jpg/1280px-Andy_Samberg_%283517064311%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andy Samberg at Time 100 Gala 2010 The Finest Man](https://film.one/media/person/7622/gallery-611829736ab8.jpg) Andy Samberg at Time 100 Gala 2010 The Finest Man — David Shankbone, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Andy_Samberg_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/1280px-Andy_Samberg_by_David_Shankbone.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andy Samberg](https://film.one/media/person/7622/gallery-c4cf659237fd.jpg) Andy Samberg — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Andy_Samberg_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Andy_Samberg_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andy Samberg](https://film.one/media/person/7622/gallery-bf830565fe49.jpg) Andy Samberg — Image via TMDB
- ![Andy Samberg](https://film.one/media/person/7622/gallery-8ac36c311f9b.jpg) Andy Samberg — Image via TMDB
- ![Andy Samberg](https://film.one/media/person/7622/gallery-39b3a7371361.jpg) Andy Samberg — Image via TMDB
- ![Joel Moss Levinson receives a giant promotional check from the members of the Lonely Island during a trip won to New York as part of a contest hosted by Klondik (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/7622/gallery-85146d779780.jpg) Joel Moss Levinson receives a giant promotional check from the members of the Lonely Island during a trip won to New York as part of a contest hosted by Klondik (2008) — Happyjoel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Joel_Moss_Levinson_receives_a_check_from_the_Lonely_Island.jpg/1280px-Joel_Moss_Levinson_receives_a_check_from_the_Lonely_Island.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andy Samberg](https://film.one/media/person/7622/gallery-1de731923a9f.jpg) Andy Samberg — Image via TMDB
- ![Andy Samberg](https://film.one/media/person/7622/gallery-1b0fa5f567ff.jpg) Andy Samberg — Image via TMDB
- ![Andy Samberg](https://film.one/media/person/7622/gallery-1ff42ac06b90.jpg) Andy Samberg — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2014: Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (won), for *Brooklyn Nine-Nine*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2007: Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (won), for *Dick in a Box*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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