---
name: "Jerrod Carmichael"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jerrod-carmichael"
fi1m_id: "jerrod-carmichael"
imdb_id: "nm4273797"
tmdb_id: 1400880
wikidata_id: "Q20973967"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 June 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-13T21:56:22.802536+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."
---

# Jerrod Carmichael

## Identity

Jerrod Carmichael

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jerrod-carmichael
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jerrod-carmichael
- **IMDb ID:** nm4273797
- **TMDB ID:** 1400880
- **Wikidata ID:** Q20973967
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerrod_Carmichael, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20973967, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4273797/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1400880

Actor. Born 22 June 1987 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 June 1987, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
- **Active:** 2014–present
- **Also known as:** Rothaniel Jerrod Carmichael
- **Frequently works with:** [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), [Evan Goldberg](https://film.one/person/evan-goldberg.md), [James Weaver](https://film.one/person/james-weaver.md), [Nicholas Stoller](https://film.one/person/nicholas-stoller.md), [Rose Byrne](https://film.one/person/rose-byrne.md), [Seth Rogen](https://film.one/person/seth-rogen.md)
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 59 (4), 2020s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 65 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Science Fiction 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Drama 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,132m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerrod_Carmichael, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20973967, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4273797/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1400880

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Neighbors*](https://film.one/film/neighbors.md) (70), [*Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising*](https://film.one/film/neighbors-2-sorority-rising.md) (58)
- **Hulu:** [*Poor Things*](https://film.one/film/poor-things.md) (76)
- **Apple TV:** [*Transformers: The Last Knight*](https://film.one/film/transformers-the-last-knight.md) (34)

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## Biography

Jerrod Carmichael is an American comedian, actor, writer and filmmaker. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 20 to pursue stand-up comedy, performing for the first time at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood.

His breakthrough film role came in *Neighbors* (2014). He created and starred in the NBC sitcom *The Carmichael Show* (2015–2017). Carmichael has released three HBO stand-up specials: *Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store* (2014), directed by Spike Lee; *Jerrod Carmichael: 8* (2017), directed by Bo Burnham; and *Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel* (2022), also directed by Burnham. He made his feature directorial debut with *On the Count of Three* (2022), in which he also starred.

Carmichael appeared as Harry Astley in the film *Poor Things* (2023).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Poor Things* (2023), Fi1m 76, as Harry Astley — [page](https://film.one/film/poor-things.md)
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Actor Friend — [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *Transformers: The Last Knight* (2017), Fi1m 34, as Jimmy — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-the-last-knight.md)
- *Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising* (2016), Fi1m 58, as Garf — [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors-2-sorority-rising.md)
- *Neighbors* (2014), Fi1m 70, as Garf — [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

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

- *The Napa Boys* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Eddington* (2025), Thanks — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/eddington.md)
- *Jerrod Carmichael: Don't Be Gay* (2025), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Poor Things* (2023), as Harry Astley — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/poor-things.md)
- *Kate Berlant: Cinnamon in the Wind* (2022), Executive Producer
- *On the Count of Three* (2022), as Val · Producer, Director
- *Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel* (2022), Executive Producer, Writer
- *drew michael: red blue green* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Dan Soder: Son of a Gary* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Lil Rel Howery: Live in Crenshaw* (2019), Executive Producer, Director
- *Sermon on the Mount* (2019), Creator, Director, Executive Producer
- *Home Videos* (2019), Creator, Writer, Director, Executive Producer
- *Ramy* (2019), series, Executive Producer
- *mid90s* (2018), as Security Guard (uncredited)
- *Rel* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *Drew Michael* (2018), Director, Executive Producer
- *Ferdinand* (2017), as Paco (voice)
- *Moonlight* (2017), as Ross
- *Transformers: The Last Knight* (2017), as Jimmy — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-the-last-knight.md)
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), as Actor Friend — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *Jerrod Carmichael: 8* (2017), Executive Producer, Writer
- *Sausage Party* (2016), Thanks
- *Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising* (2016), as Garf — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors-2-sorority-rising.md)
- *The Meddler* (2016), as Freddy / Fredo
- *The Carmichael Show* (2015), series, as Jerrod Carmichael · Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store* (2014), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity* (2014), Actor
- *Neighbors* (2014), as Garf — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors.md)
- *Lucas Bros. Moving Co.* (2013), series, as Jerrod
- *The Goodwin Games* (2013), series, as Elijah
- *Loiter Squad* (2012), series, Writers' Assistant
- *I'm Glad My Mom Died*, series, Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Jerrod Carmichael](https://film.one/media/person/12163/gallery-4d3348fbfb5f.jpg) Jerrod Carmichael — CleftClips, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Jerrod_Carmichael_at_the_Del_Monte_Speakeasy_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jerrod Carmichael at Weekly Comedy Show in Los Angeles (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/12163/gallery-4bba9b1e534e.jpg) Jerrod Carmichael at Weekly Comedy Show in Los Angeles (2012) — Kyle Mizono at CleftClips, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Jerrod_Carmichael_June_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Not Safe For Work www.notsafeforworkcomedy.tumblr.com Presented by Comedy Central Produced by CleftClips Photography by Mandee Johnson / www.mandeejohnson.com A (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/12163/gallery-0beba6397a11.jpg) Not Safe For Work www.notsafeforworkcomedy.tumblr.com Presented by Comedy Central Produced by CleftClips Photography by Mandee Johnson / www.mandeejohnson.com A (2013) — CleftClips, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Jerrod_Carmichael_at_the_Del_Monte_Speakeasy.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jerrod Carmichael](https://film.one/media/person/12163/gallery-b13102afa950.jpg) Jerrod Carmichael — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2022: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special (won)

### Other awards — 3 won

- Dorian Awards 2022: Dorian Awards (won)
- Out100 2022: Out100 (won)
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Best Comedy/Variety – Specials 2022: Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Best Comedy/Variety – Specials (won)

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

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