---
name: "Will Forte"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/will-forte"
fi1m_id: "will-forte"
imdb_id: "nm0287182"
tmdb_id: 62831
wikidata_id: "Q1319744"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 June 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 17
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 16
updated: "2026-10-05T03:37:28.768631+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."
---

# Will Forte

## Identity

Will Forte

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/will-forte
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** will-forte
- **IMDb ID:** nm0287182
- **TMDB ID:** 62831
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1319744
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Forte, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1319744, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287182/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/62831

Actor. Born 17 June 1970 in Alameda, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 June 1970, Alameda, California, USA
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** Orville Forte, Orville Willis Forte IV, 威尔·福尔特, ويل فورت, ویل فورته
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 17: 16 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Josh Greenbaum](https://film.one/person/josh-greenbaum.md), [Will Ferrell](https://film.one/person/will-ferrell.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 16 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (5), 2010s 74 (6), 2020s 65 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 66 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 9 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 15, Adventure 6, Family 6, Animation 4, Action 2, Drama 2
- **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,155m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Forte, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1319744, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287182/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/62831

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Will & Harper*](https://film.one/film/will-and-harper.md) (78), [*The Four Seasons*](https://film.one/tv/the-four-seasons.md) (64), [*The Laundromat*](https://film.one/film/the-laundromat.md) (48)
- **Disney+:** [*Gravity Falls*](https://film.one/tv/gravity-falls.md) (84)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Booksmart*](https://film.one/film/booksmart.md) (81)
- **Peacock:** [*Strays*](https://film.one/film/strays.md) (60)

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

## Fi1m on Will Forte

> Will Forte can play a selfish fool without losing sight of his vulnerability, and he knows when to hold back. We rate the patience as much as the absurdity; too often, the writing settles for repeating itself.

In *Strays* (2023), Will Forte’s Doug keeps driving his trusting terrier further from home, hoping the dog will stop coming back. Reggie thinks they are playing a game, which makes Doug’s cruelty a fairly severe test of how much of this man we want to see. We laughed more than we wanted to at the gap between Reggie’s trust and Doug’s determination to get rid of him. Josh Greenbaum’s film gets laughs from that ugliness, but repetition wears them out. Forte can make an unpleasant character worth watching; he cannot supply the missing jokes.

His work on *Saturday Night Live* (2002–2010) established a more absurd version of that selfishness. The sketches about MacGruber, a bomb-defuser distracted by his own problems, led to *MacGruber* (2010). The quieter turn in *Nebraska* (2013), playing the patient son opposite Bruce Dern, matters because it lets Forte be the person putting up with somebody else. We rate that restraint: he can hold our attention while leaving somebody else to cause the trouble.

Creating and starring in *The Last Man on Earth* (2015–2018) gave him space to sustain that difficult company beyond a sketch. His combination of vulnerability and absurd behaviour can carry a series, though the early stretches sometimes went too far. We do not need his characters to become nicer, but we do need their faults to keep producing different jokes.

*The Four Seasons* (2025) gives him a more familiar set of troubles as Jack, alongside Tina Fey’s Kate in a relationship comedy. There is warmth in the ensemble, but the writing, by a team including Fey, Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, too often mistakes a recognisable marital complaint for a fresh joke. Forte is among the capable actors left waiting for sharper material, and the ordinary setting does not by itself make the writing more observant. The series is decent company rather than a strong reason to seek him out. For a different use of his abilities, try *Nebraska*, where he is allowed to be patient.

## Biography

Will Forte is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. He was a cast member and writer on the NBC sketch comedy series *Saturday Night Live* for eight seasons from 2002 to 2010. A recurring character from the show led to the feature film *MacGruber* (2010) and a limited series adaptation in 2021.

Forte created and starred in the sitcom *The Last Man on Earth* (2015–2018). He has appeared in films including *Nebraska* (2013), *The Laundromat* (2019) as Doomed Gringo #1, *Strays* (2023) as Doug, and the series *The Four Seasons* (2025) as Jack. He has also provided voice work for animated films and series such as *The Lego Movie* (2014) and *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs* (2009).

Born Orville Willis Forte IV on 17 June 1970 in Alameda, California, he studied history at the University of California, Los Angeles before working as a financial broker. He later trained with the improv group The Groundlings and wrote for series including *3rd Rock from the Sun* and *That '70s Show* before joining *Saturday Night Live*.

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

## On Fi1m (17)

### Performed in (16) — the average rests on these

- *Coyote vs. Acme* (2026), Fi1m 78, as Kevin Avery — [page](https://film.one/film/coyote-vs-acme.md)
- *The Breadwinner* (2026), Fi1m 35, as Keegan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-breadwinner.md)
- *The Four Seasons* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Jack — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-four-seasons.md)
- *Strays* (2023), Fi1m 60, as Doug — [page](https://film.one/film/strays.md)
- *Weird: The Al Yankovic Story* (2022), Fi1m 77, as Ben Scotti — [page](https://film.one/film/weird-the-al-yankovic-story.md)
- *Booksmart* (2019), Fi1m 81, as Doug — [page](https://film.one/film/booksmart.md)
- *The Laundromat* (2019), Fi1m 48, as Doomed Gringo #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/the-laundromat.md)
- *The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part* (2019), Fi1m 63, as Abraham Lincoln (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie-2-the-second-part.md)
- *The Lego Movie* (2014), Fi1m 83, as Abraham Lincoln (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie.md)
- *Nebraska* (2013), Fi1m 82, as David Grant — [page](https://film.one/film/nebraska.md)
- *Gravity Falls* (2012), Fi1m 84, as Tyler Cutebiker (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/gravity-falls.md)
- *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs* (2009), Fi1m 75, as Joe Towne (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs.md)
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Fi1m 83, as Kelly — [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *Flight of the Conchords* (2007), Fi1m 84, as Ben — [page](https://film.one/tv/flight-of-the-conchords.md)
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), Fi1m 74, as Randy — [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (2004), Fi1m 56, as Young Bobby — [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004.md)

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

- *Will & Harper* (2024), Fi1m 78, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/will-and-harper.md)

## Complete filmography (120)

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

- *Coyote vs. Acme* (2026), as Kevin Avery — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/coyote-vs-acme.md)
- *The Breadwinner* (2026), as Keegan — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/the-breadwinner.md)
- *Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern* (2026), Actor
- *Sunny Nights* (2025), series, as Martin · Executive Producer
- *Haunted Hotel* (2025), series, as Nathan (voice)
- *The Four Seasons* (2025), series, as Jack — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-four-seasons.md)
- *Win or Lose* (2025), series, as Coach Dan (voice)
- *Kinda Pregnant* (2025), as Josh Lewis
- *An SNL Thanksgiving* (2024), as (archive footage)
- *Sausage Party: Foodtopia* (2024), series, as Jack (voice)
- *Thelma the Unicorn* (2024), as Otis (voice)
- *Bodkin* (2024), series, as Gilbert Power
- *Scott Pilgrim Takes Off* (2023), series, as Older Scott Pilgrim (voice), Even Older Scott Pilgrim (voice)
- *Krapopolis* (2023), series, as Campos (voice)
- *Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out* (2023), as Cyrus
- *Strays* (2023), as Doug — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/strays.md)
- *Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken* (2023), as Gordon Lighthouse (voice)
- *Clone High* (2023), series, as Abe Lincoln (voice)
- *Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai* (2023), series, as Warden (voice)
- *That '90s Show* (2023), series, as Kiefer
- *Weird: The Al Yankovic Story* (2022), as Ben Scotti — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/weird-the-al-yankovic-story.md)
- *Studio 666* (2022), as Darren Sandelbaum
- *MacGruber* (2021), series, as MacGruber · Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *America: The Motion Picture* (2021), as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
- *Sweet Tooth* (2021), series, as Richard Fox / Pubba
- *HouseBroken* (2021), series, as Shel (voice)
- *Drunk Bus* (2021), as Fred
- *The Great North* (2021), series, as Wolf Tobin (voice)
- *Scoob!* (2020), as Shaggy Rogers (voice)
- *The Willoughbys* (2020), as Tim Willoughby (voice)
- *Flipped* (2020), series, as Jann Melfi
- *The Laundromat* (2019), as Doomed Gringo #1 — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-laundromat.md)
- *Extra Ordinary* (2019), as Christian Winter
- *Good Boys* (2019), as Max's Dad
- *The Boys* (2019), series, as Will Forte (uncredited) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md)
- *Booksmart* (2019), as Doug — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/booksmart.md)
- *I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson* (2019), series, as Old Man on Plane
- *Alien News Desk* (2019), series, as Drexx Drudlarr (voice)
- *The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part* (2019), as Abraham Lincoln (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie-2-the-second-part.md)
- *The Shivering Truth* (2018), series, as (voice)
- *Craig of the Creek* (2018), series, as Barry (voice)
- *A Futile and Stupid Gesture* (2018), as Doug Kenney
- *Future Man* (2017), series, as CASSIN-E
- *No Activity* (2017), series, as Dirk (voice)
- *Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Awesome 10 Year Anniversary Version, Great Job?* (2017), as Will Grello
- *Tour de Pharmacy* (2017), as French Gendarme
- *Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special* (2017), as Michael Fulton
- *Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping* (2016), as Bagpipe Player
- *Keanu* (2016), as Hulka
- *The Ridiculous 6* (2015), as Will Patch
- *Don Verdean* (2015), as Pastor Fontaine
- *Moonbeam City* (2015), series, as Red Cunningham (voice)
- *7 Days in Hell* (2015), as Sandy Pickard
- *Staten Island Summer* (2015), as Griffith
- *She's Funny That Way* (2015), as Joshua Fleet
- *The Last Man on Earth* (2015), series, as Phil Tandy Miller · Writer, Creator
- *A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown* (2015), as Cody (voice)
- *An SNL Valentine* (2015), as (archive footage)
- *Star vs. the Forces of Evil* (2015), series, as Tyler / Hunter / Chet / Blue Helmet Kid (voice)
- *Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories* (2014), series, as Will
- *Apartment Troubles* (2014), as Simon
- *Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops* (2014), as Lincoln (voice)
- *22 Jump Street* (2014), as 'Previously' Narrator / Football Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- *The Lego Movie* (2014), as Abraham Lincoln (voice) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie.md)
- *Run & Jump* (2014), as Ted
- *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Eugene Michael Piss / Pissmaster (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)
- *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2* (2013), as Chester V (voice)
- *Nebraska* (2013), as David Grant — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/nebraska.md)
- *Life of Crime* (2013), as Marshall Taylor
- *Grown Ups 2* (2013), as Male Cheerleader (uncredited) — Fi1m 24, [page](https://film.one/film/grown-ups-2.md)
- *Coffin Dodgers* (2013), as Voice
- *The Watch* (2012), as Sergeant Bressman
- *Gravity Falls* (2012), series, as Tyler Cutebiker (voice) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/gravity-falls.md)
- *That's My Boy* (2012), as Phil
- *Rock of Ages* (2012), as Mitch Miley
- *The Immigrant* (2012), as Will
- *Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie* (2012), as Allan Bishopman
- *Lab Rats* (2012), series, as Eddy, Eddy/Teddy, Eddy / Cheddy
- *Allen Gregory* (2011), series, as Stewart Rossmyre
- *Up All Night* (2011), series, as Reed
- *A Good Old Fashioned Orgy* (2011), as Glenn
- *Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10* (2011), as MacGruber
- *Bob's Burgers* (2011), series, as Mr. Grant (voice), Kurt (voice)
- *Audio Tour* (2011), Actor
- *The Women of SNL* (2010), as Greg Allman / Various (archive footage)
- *MacGruber* (2010), as MacGruber · Writer
- *Skott & Behr* (2010), Actor
- *The Slammin' Salmon* (2009), as Horace the Lone Diner
- *The League* (2009), series, as Chuck
- *The Cleveland Show* (2009), series, Actor
- *Brief Interviews with Hideous Men* (2009), as Subject #72
- *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs* (2009), as Joe Towne (voice) — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs.md)
- *Sit Down Shut Up* (2009), series, Actor
- *Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler* (2009), as Various (archive footage)
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), series, as Kelly — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *Fanboys* (2009), as THX Security Guard #4
- *Extreme Movie* (2008), Writer
- *Young Person's Guide to History* (2008), series, as Monsieur Bouffant (The Frenchman)
- *The Life & Times of Tim* (2008), series, as Chipper (voice)
- *Baby Mama* (2008), as Scott
- *The Brothers Solomon* (2007), as Dean Solomon · Writer
- *Flight of the Conchords* (2007), series, as Ben — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/flight-of-the-conchords.md)
- *Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!* (2007), series, as Pall Willeaux, Will Grello, Dr. Reid Tamaranda, J.J. Pepper
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, as Paul L'astnamé, Tomas — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Beerfest* (2006), as Otto
- *Laser Cats!* (2006), as RobotTron
- *Campus Ladies* (2006), series, Actor
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), series, as Randy — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Jesus Christ (voice), Butt Insurance Salesman (voice), Charlie Greenfield (voice), Security Guard (voice), Mayor Woodside (voice), Convention Attendee (voice), Firefighter Henry Watkins (voice)
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (2004), as Young Bobby — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004.md)
- *Clone High* (2002), series, as Abe Lincoln / Narrator (voice)
- *Ghost World* (2001), as (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-world.md)
- *Aqua Teen Hunger Force* (2000), series, as Alien (voice)
- *Action* (1999), series, Story Editor, Writer
- *The Army Show* (1998), series, Writer
- *That '70s Show* (1998), series, Writer
- *3rd Rock from the Sun* (1996), series, Writer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as King Toot (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Goblin*, Actor
- *Synergy Systems*, as Narcissus

## Gallery

- ![Will Forte as Kevin Avery in Coyote vs. Acme (2026)](https://film.one/media/title/4946/still-25e1485de9b5.jpg) Will Forte as Kevin Avery in *Coyote vs. Acme* (2026) — Image via TMDB
- ![Will Forte](https://film.one/media/person/9298/gallery-9bdb407d9bab.jpg) Will Forte — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Will_Forte_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/1280px-Will_Forte_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![South by Southwest 2019](https://film.one/media/person/9298/gallery-e738d305e3a5.jpg) South by Southwest 2019 — DannyB Photos, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Cast_of_Booksmart_at_SXSW_-_32404721317.jpg/1280px-Cast_of_Booksmart_at_SXSW_-_32404721317.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![South by Southwest 2019](https://film.one/media/person/9298/gallery-717822e3dcc9.jpg) South by Southwest 2019 — DannyB Photos, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Cast_of_Booksmart_at_SXSW_-_32404721467.jpg/1280px-Cast_of_Booksmart_at_SXSW_-_32404721467.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![South by Southwest 2019](https://film.one/media/person/9298/gallery-1c8d648c7542.jpg) South by Southwest 2019 — DannyB Photos, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Cast_of_Booksmart_at_SXSW_-_47346789431.jpg/1280px-Cast_of_Booksmart_at_SXSW_-_47346789431.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Will Forte](https://film.one/media/person/9298/gallery-c3a465b53296.jpg) Will Forte — Image via TMDB
- ![Will Forte](https://film.one/media/person/9298/gallery-5017b5d23d2c.jpg) Will Forte — Image via TMDB
- ![Will Forte](https://film.one/media/person/9298/gallery-0b416fa37ca6.jpg) Will Forte — Image via TMDB
- ![South by Southwest 2019](https://film.one/media/person/9298/gallery-9b1aeb1c7929.jpg) South by Southwest 2019 — DannyB Photos, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Cast_of_Booksmart_at_SXSW_-_47346790151.jpg/1280px-Cast_of_Booksmart_at_SXSW_-_47346790151.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photographer Anthony Quintano (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/9298/gallery-4dea0ea26031.jpg) Photographer Anthony Quintano (2015) — Anthony Quintano from Mount Laurel, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/DSC02270_%2852631203457%29.jpg/1280px-DSC02270_%2852631203457%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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