---
name: "T.J. Miller"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/t-j-miller"
fi1m_id: "t-j-miller"
imdb_id: "nm2554352"
tmdb_id: 51990
wikidata_id: "Q1148822"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 June 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-05T14:28:06.150308+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."
---

# T.J. Miller

## Identity

T.J. Miller

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/t-j-miller
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** t-j-miller
- **IMDb ID:** nm2554352
- **TMDB ID:** 51990
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1148822
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.J._Miller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1148822, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2554352/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51990

Actor. Born 4 June 1981 in Denver, Colorado, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 June 1981, Denver, Colorado, USA
- **Active:** 2010–2018
- **Also known as:** TJ Miller , Todd Miller , Todd Joseph Miller
- **Frequently works with:** [Morena Baccarin](https://film.one/person/morena-baccarin.md), [Paul Wernick](https://film.one/person/paul-wernick.md), [Rhett Reese](https://film.one/person/rhett-reese.md), [Ryan Reynolds](https://film.one/person/ryan-reynolds.md), [Simon Kinberg](https://film.one/person/simon-kinberg.md), [America Ferrera](https://film.one/person/america-ferrera.md), [Bonnie Arnold](https://film.one/person/bonnie-arnold.md), [Craig Ferguson](https://film.one/person/craig-ferguson.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 63, as actor, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 61 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 9 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 8, Action 7, Comedy 6, Animation 4, Family 4, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5,325m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.J._Miller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1148822, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2554352/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51990

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Deadpool*](https://film.one/film/deadpool.md) (74), [*Deadpool 2*](https://film.one/film/deadpool-2.md) (72), [*Big Hero 6*](https://film.one/film/big-hero-6.md) (72)
- **HBO Max:** [*Silicon Valley*](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md) (82), [*Ready Player One*](https://film.one/film/ready-player-one.md) (60)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*How to Train Your Dragon 2*](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Emoji Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-emoji-movie.md) (27)

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

## Fi1m on T.J. Miller

> T.J. Miller makes overconfident supporting characters worth listening to, using quick timing and a little vulnerability to soften the bluster. We rate him when the film leaves room for him, though another wisecracker is not always what a comedy needs.

T.J. Miller often plays the man who assumes everyone wants to hear from him. Erlich Bachman in *Silicon Valley* (2014–2017) is a good example: arrogant and exaggerated, but with enough vulnerability to make his company bearable. The timing helps us stay with a character we might otherwise dismiss. Miller is a useful supporting comic, provided the surrounding film does not ask him to keep being funny without a pause.

His film debut, *Cloverfield* (2008), put him in an unusual supporting position: Hud is the cameraman whose viewpoint drives the found-footage story. The voice parts broadened the work, with Tuffnut in *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010) followed by Fred in *Big Hero 6* (2014). By *Deadpool* (2016), Weasel offered a familiar use for his quick, sarcastic delivery. He has continued to mix live-action supporting parts with animation.

In *Deadpool*, his fast, sarcastic exchanges as Weasel fit a film that rarely stops talking. Ryan Reynolds does most of the comic work, with Miller effective in support. We laughed at the wisecracking, then grew tired of it as the jokes began to repeat themselves. Director Tim Miller and editor Julian Clarke keep the origin story moving by breaking up the chronology, but changes of pace cannot make every joke fresh. Reynolds and Morena Baccarin are the stronger reasons to spend the evening here.

*How to Train Your Dragon* gives his voice work a warmer setting. Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders put the boy and his dragon's friendship first, while the human supporting characters, including Miller's Tuffnut, are less carefully drawn. The adventure is exciting and the affection persuasive enough to make the familiar lessons worth hearing. It is the film we recommend more warmly, though Miller has less to do with that preference than the central pair.

Repeated casting in brash supporting parts risks making him too predictable. More parts that allow some vulnerability would give us a reason to expect something different. Start with *Silicon Valley* if his timing appeals; *Deadpool* keeps him in support.

## Biography

T.J. Miller is an American actor and stand-up comedian. After studying at George Washington University, he moved to Chicago and began performing improv and stand-up. He toured with The Second City for two years and was named one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" in 2008.

Miller voiced Tuffnut in *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010) and *How to Train Your Dragon 2* (2014). He played Weasel in *Deadpool* (2016) and *Deadpool 2* (2018). His other film roles include *Cloverfield* (2008), *Unstoppable* (2010), *Transformers: Age of Extinction* (2014), *Big Hero 6* (2014) and *Ready Player One* (2018). He starred as Erlich Bachman in the HBO series *Silicon Valley* (2014–2017).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Deadpool 2* (2018), Fi1m 72, as Weasel — [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool-2.md)
- *Once Upon a Deadpool* (2018), Fi1m 50, as Weasel — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-deadpool.md)
- *Ready Player One* (2018), Fi1m 60, as I-R0k (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/ready-player-one.md)
- *The Emoji Movie* (2017), Fi1m 27, as Gene (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-emoji-movie.md)
- *Deadpool* (2016), Fi1m 74, as Weasel — [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool.md)
- *Big Hero 6* (2014), Fi1m 72, as Fred (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/big-hero-6.md)
- *How to Train Your Dragon 2* (2014), Fi1m 74, as Tuffnut (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2.md)
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Erlich Bachman — [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *Transformers: Age of Extinction* (2014), Fi1m 38, as Lucas Flannery — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-age-of-extinction.md)
- *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010), Fi1m 82, as Tuffnut (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2010.md)

## Complete filmography (68)

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

- *T.J. Miller 420 Special* (2024), Writer
- *T.J. Miller: The Blue Room: A Crowd Work Special* (2023), Actor
- *T.J. Miller at The Stanley Hotel: A Halloween Special* (2023), Actor
- *T.J. Miller- The Spokane Special* (2023), Actor
- *T.J. Miller Dear Jonah* (2022), Writer
- *The Stand In* (2020), as Louis
- *Facade* (2020), as Uncle Renny
- *Underwater* (2020), as Paul Abel
- *Once Upon a Deadpool* (2018), as Weasel — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-deadpool.md)
- *Deadpool 2* (2018), as Weasel — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool-2.md)
- *Ready Player One* (2018), as I-R0k (voice) — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/ready-player-one.md)
- *Walden: Life in The Woods* (2017), as Charlie
- *The Emoji Movie* (2017), as Gene (voice) — Fi1m 27, [page](https://film.one/film/the-emoji-movie.md)
- *T.J. Miller: Meticulously Ridiculous* (2017), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Goon: Last of the Enforcers* (2017), as Sportscaster
- *Crashing* (2017), series, as T.J. Miller
- *Office Christmas Party* (2016), as Clay Vanstone
- *Party Legends* (2016), series, Actor
- *Deadpool* (2016), as Weasel — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool.md)
- *Gravity Falls: Between the Pines* (2016), as Robbie (Voice)
- *F is for Family* (2015), series, as Randy (voice)
- *Hell and Back* (2015), as Augie (voice)
- *Dragons: Race to the Edge* (2015), series, as Tuffnut / Gruffnut (voice), Tuffnut (voice)
- *Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers* (2014), as Tuffnut (voice)
- *Search Party* (2014), as Jason
- *Big Hero 6* (2014), as Fred (voice) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/big-hero-6.md)
- *Garfunkel and Oates* (2014), series, as Matthew
- *Transformers: Age of Extinction* (2014), as Lucas Flannery — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-age-of-extinction.md)
- *Jason Nash Is Married* (2014), as Tidal
- *How to Train Your Dragon 2* (2014), as Tuffnut (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2.md)
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), series, as Erlich Bachman — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *High School USA!* (2013), series, as Brad (voice)
- *The Goodwin Games* (2013), series, as Jimmy Goodwin
- *Mash Up* (2012), series, Writer
- *The Gorburger Show* (2012), series, as Gorburger (voice) · Creator
- *DreamWorks Dragons* (2012), series, as Tuffnut (voice)
- *Garfunkel and Oates* (2012), series, Actor
- *Seeking a Friend for the End of the World* (2012), as Chipper Host / Darcy
- *Gravity Falls* (2012), series, as Robbie Valentino (voice), Robbie Valentino / Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/gravity-falls.md)
- *Rock of Ages* (2012), as Rolling Stone Receptionist
- *Love and Germophobia* (2012), as David
- *Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas* (2011), as Prancer (voice)
- *Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury* (2011), as Tuffnut (voice)
- *T.J. Miller: No Real Reason* (2011), Writer
- *Our Idiot Brother* (2011), as Billy
- *Happy Endings* (2011), series, as Jason Shershow
- *Traffic Light* (2011), series, as Jason
- *I'm Having a Difficult Time Killing My Parents* (2011), Writer
- *Gulliver's Travels* (2010), as Dan
- *Yogi Bear* (2010), as Ranger Jones
- *Unstoppable* (2010), as Gilleece
- *Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon* (2010), as Tuffnut Thorston (voice)
- *Get Him to the Greek* (2010), as Brian
- *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010), as Tuffnut (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2010.md)
- *She's Out of My League* (2010), as Stainer
- *Successful Alcoholics* (2010), as Drake · Writer, Producer
- *Night Home* (2010), as Andrew
- *The League* (2009), series, as Gabriel
- *Extract* (2009), as Rory
- *The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard* (2009), as Cessna Jim
- *Charlie on Parole* (2009), as Charlie
- *Cloverfield* (2008), as Hud
- *Carpoolers* (2007), series, as Marmaduke Brooker
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Benji (voice), Cowboy (voice)
- *Standard Deviants: Rings, Kings & Things* (2001), as Various Characters
- *Standard Deviants - Dinosaurs: Lifestyles of the Big and Carnivorous* (2001), as Detective
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Volcano (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *A.I. Heart U*, as Marco

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