---
name: "Ike Barinholtz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ike-barinholtz"
fi1m_id: "ike-barinholtz"
imdb_id: "nm0054697"
tmdb_id: 198150
wikidata_id: "Q739062"
roles: ["Actor","Writer","Director"]
born: "18 February 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-15T04:03:19.961302+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."
---

# Ike Barinholtz

## Identity

Ike Barinholtz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ike-barinholtz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ike-barinholtz
- **IMDb ID:** nm0054697
- **TMDB ID:** 198150
- **Wikidata ID:** Q739062
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Barinholtz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739062, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0054697/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/198150

Actor and writer. Born 18 February 1977 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Writer, Director
- **Born:** 18 February 1977, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Also known as:** Isaac Barinholtz
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 9 acting, 1 directing
- **Frequently works with:** [Evan Goldberg](https://film.one/person/evan-goldberg.md), [Seth Rogen](https://film.one/person/seth-rogen.md), [Andrew J. Cohen](https://film.one/person/andrew-j-cohen.md), [Brendan O'Brien](https://film.one/person/brendan-obrien.md), [Dave Franco](https://film.one/person/dave-franco.md), [David Stassen](https://film.one/person/david-stassen.md), [James Weaver](https://film.one/person/james-weaver.md), [Michael Weaver](https://film.one/person/michael-weaver.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (1), 2010s 63 (6), 2020s 66 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 65 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Drama 4, Action 2, Adventure 2, Animation 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,357m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Barinholtz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739062, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0054697/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/198150

## Coming up

- *Artificial* (2026-12-25), as Elon Musk
- *CoComelon: The Movie* (2027-02-04), as Chicken Peels (voice)

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Eastbound & Down*](https://film.one/tv/eastbound-and-down.md) (78), [*Suicide Squad*](https://film.one/film/suicide-squad.md) (41)
- **Netflix:** [*Neighbors*](https://film.one/film/neighbors.md) (70), [*Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising*](https://film.one/film/neighbors-2-sorority-rising.md) (58)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Studio*](https://film.one/tv/the-studio.md) (84)
- **Disney+:** [*The Mindy Project*](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md) (72)

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

## Fi1m on Ike Barinholtz

> Ike Barinholtz is a sharp ensemble comedian whose impulsive men can be more human than their behaviour suggests. His broad playing works; the risk is a part that gives him nothing beyond the caricature.

In *The Studio* (2025), Ike Barinholtz's Sal Saperstein stays sharp even when a joke has started to wear out. His studio executive is one reason Seth Rogen's anxious Matt does not have to carry every embarrassment himself. Barinholtz drew on his experience of pitching to executives for the part, and the pragmatism helps keep Sal from being merely another source of noise. We rate him most in an ensemble, where his characters can be impulsive and self-important without the performance having to overwhelm everyone else's.

He developed his broad comedy as a performer and writer on *MADtv* (2002–2007), then became a sitcom regular as Morgan Tookers in *The Mindy Project* (2012–2017), where he also wrote. His improvisation is built around developing whole scenes, a useful skill when a character has to last beyond a sketch. Film parts included Jimmy Blevins alongside Rogen in *Neighbors* (2014). *The Oath* (2018) took him into writing and directing a feature as well as starring in it.

*Blockers* (2018), in which he plays Hunter Lockwood, is a useful example of how physical, broad comedy need not rule out humanity. There is a person to play as well as behaviour to exaggerate. The limitation is casting that asks him to keep supplying the same chaos, with too little else to make the character worth following. Some of the studio comedy work, including *Neighbors*, brings him close to caricature; commitment alone cannot make those parts more substantial.

*The Studio* makes better use of him because the supporting cast share the comic work, with Chase Sui Wonders helping to keep the professional chaos moving. We were relieved by Barinholtz's sharpness when the programme began to labour its jokes; he remained funny even when the writing was making the embarrassment last too long. Catherine O'Hara and Kathryn Hahn are valuable for much the same reason. The caveat is the programme's fondness for its own industry, which sometimes makes its mockery less forceful than it promises. Start there for Barinholtz, provided an evening of other people's workplace anxiety sounds like entertainment.

## Biography

Ike Barinholtz is an American actor and comedian. Born on 18 February 1977 in Chicago, Illinois, he began his career in the local improv scene after dropping out of Boston University. He performed with troupes including Boom Chicago in Amsterdam and Second City before joining the cast of the sketch series MADtv from 2002 to 2007.

He is known for recurring roles in Eastbound & Down (2012), The Mindy Project (2012–2017) and The Afterparty (2022), as well as film appearances in Neighbors (2014), Suicide Squad (2016) and The Disaster Artist (2017). Barinholtz co-wrote the screenplay for Central Intelligence (2016). Since 2025 he has starred as Sal Saperstein in the Apple TV+ series The Studio, a role that earned him a Critics' Choice Award.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, editorial.rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

### Performed in (9) — the average rests on these

- *Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America* (2026), Fi1m 55, as Henry Ford — [page](https://film.one/tv/life-larry-and-the-pursuit-of-unhappiness-an-almost-history-of-america.md)
- *The Studio* (2025), Fi1m 84, as Sal Saperstein — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-studio.md)
- *White House Plumbers* (2023), Fi1m 58, as Jeb Magruder — [page](https://film.one/tv/white-house-plumbers.md)
- *The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part* (2019), Fi1m 63, as Lex Luthor (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie-2-the-second-part.md)
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Ike Barinholtz — [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising* (2016), Fi1m 58, as Jimmy — [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors-2-sorority-rising.md)
- *Suicide Squad* (2016), Fi1m 41, as Griggs — [page](https://film.one/film/suicide-squad.md)
- *Neighbors* (2014), Fi1m 70, as Jimmy Blevins — [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors.md)
- *Eastbound & Down* (2009), Fi1m 78, as Ivan Dochenko — [page](https://film.one/tv/eastbound-and-down.md)

### Directed (1)

- *The Mindy Project* (2012), Fi1m 72, as Morgan Tookers — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

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

- *CoComelon: The Movie* (2027), as Chicken Peels (voice)
- *Artificial* (2026), as Elon Musk
- *Chunks* (2026), as The Narrator
- *Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America* (2026), series, as Henry Ford — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/life-larry-and-the-pursuit-of-unhappiness-an-almost-history-of-america.md)
- *The Studio* (2025), series, as Sal Saperstein — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-studio.md)
- *Running Point* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Story, Teleplay, Writer, Creator
- *Orion and the Dark* (2024), as Light (voice)
- *Maximum Truth* (2023), as Rick Klingman · Writer
- *White House Plumbers* (2023), series, as Jeb Magruder — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/white-house-plumbers.md)
- *History of the World: Part II* (2023), series, Various Characters, Executive Producer, Writer
- *The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent* (2022), as Martin
- *The Afterparty* (2022), series, as Brett
- *American Auto* (2021), series, as Landon Payne
- *Chicago Party Aunt* (2021), series, as Mark (voice) · Executive Producer
- *Moxie* (2021), as Mr. Davies
- *Mapleworth Murders* (2020), series, as Richard Belt
- *The Hunt* (2020), as Staten Island
- *Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"* (2019), as Mike 'Meathead' Stivic
- *Bless the Harts* (2019), series, as Wayne Edwards (voice)
- *What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage* (2019), series, Actor
- *Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"* (2019), as Mike "Meathead" Stivic
- *The Twilight Zone* (2019), series, as Mike
- *The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part* (2019), as Lex Luthor (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie-2-the-second-part.md)
- *Late Night* (2019), as Daniel Tennant
- *The Oath* (2018), as Chris · Director, Writer, Producer
- *Blockers* (2018), as Hunter
- *Bright* (2017), as Pollard
- *Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House* (2017), as Angelo Lano
- *Friends from College* (2017), series, as Degrasso
- *Snatched* (2017), as Jeffrey Middleton
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), as Ike Barinholtz — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *Storks* (2016), as Miscellaneous Storks (voice)
- *Suicide Squad* (2016), as Griggs — Fi1m 41, [page](https://film.one/film/suicide-squad.md)
- *Central Intelligence* (2016), Screenplay, Story
- *The Angry Birds Movie* (2016), as Tiny (voice)
- *Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising* (2016), as Jimmy — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors-2-sorority-rising.md)
- *Sisters* (2015), as James
- *Garfunkel and Oates* (2014), series, as Director
- *Neighbors* (2014), as Jimmy Blevins — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors.md)
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), series, as Gintars Irbe — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *The Awesomes* (2013), series, as Muscleman (voice)
- *The Sidekick* (2013), as Lightning Mike
- *Inventing Adam* (2013), as Telly
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), series, as Morgan Tookers · Writer, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *Vampires Suck* (2010), as Bobby White (uncredited)
- *How to Make Love to a Woman* (2010), as David
- *The League* (2009), series, as Frank 'The Body' Gibiatti
- *Lock and Roll Forever* (2009), as Lomax
- *Eastbound & Down* (2009), series, as Ivan Dochenko — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastbound-and-down.md)
- *Childrens Hospital* (2008), series, as Peter Principato
- *Disaster Movie* (2008), as Wolf / Javier Bardem Look-A-Like / Police Officer / Hellboy / Batman / Beowulf / Prince Caspian
- *Meet the Spartans* (2008), as Dane Cook Look-a-Like / Bond Villain / Prophet
- *Twisted Fortune* (2007), as Dave Armstrong
- *Bunny Whipped* (2007), as Joe
- *The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend* (2005), as Bar Jerk
- *Weeds* (2005), series, as Daryl — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as (voice)
- *Down* (2001), as Niles Benson
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Shimon — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Dane Cook (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *MADtv* (1995), series, as Various
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Wayne the Grip (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Toad*, as Officer Krebbs
- *Happy Life*, Producer
- *The Bell Jar*, as Lenny

## Gallery

- ![Ike Barinholtz](https://film.one/media/person/46893/gallery-0b35738d03ac.jpg) Ike Barinholtz — greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Ike_Barinholtz_%282018_crop%29.jpg/1280px-Ike_Barinholtz_%282018_crop%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Pictured from Left - Chase Sui Wonders, Ike Barinholtz, James Weaver, Evan Goldberg, Frida Perez, Alex Gregory, Pete Huyck, Seth Rogan (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/46893/gallery-9728ccabd209.jpg) Pictured from Left - Chase Sui Wonders, Ike Barinholtz, James Weaver, Evan Goldberg, Frida Perez, Alex Gregory, Pete Huyck, Seth Rogan (2026) — JaceMerlyn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Cast_%26_Crew_of_The_Studio_at_BAFTA_2026.jpg/1280px-Cast_%26_Crew_of_The_Studio_at_BAFTA_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cast of The Studio winning International at BAFTA TV Awards May 26 (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/46893/gallery-8a1f2864b534.jpg) Cast of The Studio winning International at BAFTA TV Awards May 26 (2026) — JaceMerlyn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Cast_of_The_Studio_at_BAFTA_2026.jpg/1280px-Cast_of_The_Studio_at_BAFTA_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chase Sui Wonders, Ike Barinholtz & Seth Rogen at the TV BAFTA red carpet 2026](https://film.one/media/person/46893/gallery-12039d8868cb.jpg) Chase Sui Wonders, Ike Barinholtz & Seth Rogen at the TV BAFTA red carpet 2026 — JaceMerlyn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Chase_Sui_Wonders%2C_Ike_Barinholtz_%26_Seth_Rogen_at_BAFTAs_2026_01.jpg/1280px-Chase_Sui_Wonders%2C_Ike_Barinholtz_%26_Seth_Rogen_at_BAFTAs_2026_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ike Barinholtz](https://film.one/media/person/46893/gallery-3cbb5f7bf3cb.jpg) Ike Barinholtz — Image via TMDB
- ![Ike Barinholtz](https://film.one/media/person/46893/gallery-acf1c4d860e9.jpg) Ike Barinholtz — Image via TMDB
- ![Ike Barinholtz](https://film.one/media/person/46893/gallery-7e6aa794a0c2.jpg) Ike Barinholtz — Image via TMDB
- ![Chase Sui Wonders, Ike Barinholtz & Seth Rogen at the TV BAFTA red carpet 2026](https://film.one/media/person/46893/gallery-333d3b5af806.jpg) Chase Sui Wonders, Ike Barinholtz & Seth Rogen at the TV BAFTA red carpet 2026 — JaceMerlyn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Chase_Sui_Wonders%2C_Ike_Barinholtz_%26_Seth_Rogen_at_BAFTAs_2026_02.jpg/1280px-Chase_Sui_Wonders%2C_Ike_Barinholtz_%26_Seth_Rogen_at_BAFTAs_2026_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Star of MadTV, Neighbors, Snatched. NYC Oct. '18. (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/46893/gallery-3416dcbfe320.jpg) Star of MadTV, Neighbors, Snatched. NYC Oct. '18. (2018) — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Ike_Barinholtz_%282018%29.jpg/1280px-Ike_Barinholtz_%282018%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ike Barinholtz](https://film.one/media/person/46893/gallery-2ba122957f99.jpg) Ike Barinholtz — Image via TMDB

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