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Seth Rogen
Known for: ActingSeth Aaron Rogen is a Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known primarily for his comedic leading man roles in films, the accolades he has received include nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Independent Spirit Award. Originally a stand-up comedian in Vancouver, Rogen moved to Los Angeles for a part in Judd Apatow's series Freaks and Geeks in 1999 and got a part in Apatow's sitcom Undeclared in 2001, which also hired him as a writer. Rogen landed a job as a staff writer on the final season of Da Ali G Show (2004), for which the writing team was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. Apatow subsequently guided him toward a film career. His first movie appearance was a minor role in Donnie Darko (2001), and he had a supporting part in Apatow's directorial debut, The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), which he co-produced. He had leading roles in Apatow's comedies Knocked Up (2007) and Funny People (2009). Rogen and his writing partner, Evan Goldberg, co-wrote the films Superbad (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), The Green Hornet (2011), and This Is the End (2013) and directed This Is the End and The Interview (2014), all of which starred Rogen. He had further comedic roles in Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Neighbors (2014), its 2016 sequel, The Disaster Artist (2017), and Long Shot (2019). He has played dramatic roles in 50/50 (2011), Take This Waltz (2011), Steve Jobs (2015) and The Fabelmans (2022). He also starred in the FX on Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy (2022), for which he received Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations. Rogen co-developed the AMC television series Preacher (2016–2019), serving as writer, executive producer, and director. He has also executive produced the Amazon Prime Video superhero series The Boys from 2019 and Invincible from 2021. Rogen is also known for his voice roles in the animated films Shrek the Third (2007) and Horton Hears a Who! (2008), the Kung Fu Panda series, The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), Monsters vs Aliens (2009), Sausage Party (2016; which he also co-wrote and produced), The Lion King (2019), The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023; which he also co-wrote and produced) and Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
Filmography 82
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
+4
as Donkey Kong (voice) 
Shrek the Third
+7
as Ship Captain (voice) 
The Studio
as Matt Remick 
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
as Frank (voice) 
The Lion King
+2
as Pumbaa (voice) 
Kung Fu Panda
+4
as Mantis (voice) 
Preacher
Creator 
Kung Fu Panda 3
+3
as Mantis (voice) 
The Invite
+5
as Joe 
Platonic
as Will 
Kung Fu Panda 4
+4
as Mantis (voice) 
Kung Fu Panda 2
+3
as Mantis (voice) 
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
+1
as Cal 
Mufasa: The Lion King
+3
as Pumbaa (voice) 
Monsters vs Aliens
+7
as B.O.B. (voice) 
Freaks and Geeks
as Ken Miller 
Paul
+3
as Paul (voice) 
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Bob the Warrior Viking / Pumbaa / Mantis / B.O.B. (voice) 
Good Fortune
+5
as Jeff 
Horton Hears a Who!
+4
as Morton (voice) 
The Interview
+2
as Aaron Rapaport 
Dumb Money
+3
as Gabe Plotkin 
Pam & Tommy
as Rand Gauthier 
This Is the End
+5
as Seth Rogen 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
+8
as Bebop (voice) 
Sausage Party
+3
as Frank / Sergeant Pepper / Peanut Butter (voice) 
Superbad
+7
as Officer Michaels 
The Night Before
+6
as Isaac 
The Fabelmans
+3
as Benny Loewy 
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
+5
as Eager Cameraman 
The Watch
+4
Writer 
Drillbit Taylor
+1
Screenplay 
The Spiderwick Chronicles
+1
as Hogsqueal (voice) 
Long Shot
+5
as Fred Flarsky 
Knocked Up
+3
as Ben Stone 
Pineapple Express
+6
as Dale Denton 
The Green Hornet
+3
as Britt Reid / Green Hornet 
Blockers
+1
Producer 
Miller's Girl
+5
Producer 
Animal Farm
as Napoleon (voice) 
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
+4
as Zack 
Steve Jobs
+2
as Steve Wozniak 
The Guilt Trip
+2
as Andy Brewster 
Good Boys
+1
Producer 
50/50
+5
as Kyle Hirons 
You, Me and Dupree
as Neil 
Santa Inc.
as Santa Claus (voice) 
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
+1
as Mac Radner 
Neighbors
+2
as Mac Radner 
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
as Mantis (voice) 
Funny People
+2
as Ira Wright 
The Disaster Artist
+7
as Sandy 
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
as Mantis (voice) 
An American Pickle
+5
as Herschel Greenbaum / Ben Greenbaum 
The Muppet Show
as Seth Rogen 
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
as Mantis (voice) 
Breakdown: 1975
as Self 
Cobweb
+3
Producer 
Observe and Report
+1
as Ronnie Barnhardt 
For a Good Time, Call...
as Jerry 
The Wrong Girls
+1
as Dio (voice) 
Fanboys
+3
as Admiral Seasholtz / Alien / Roach 
Take This Waltz
+2
as Lou 
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
as B.O.B. (voice) 
Zeroville
as Viking Man 
Like Father
as Jeff 
B.O.B.'s Big Break
as B.O.B. (voice) 
Strange Wilderness
+1
as Helicopter Ranger (Voice) 
Maximum Truth
+1
as Self 
Paper Heart
as Seth Rogen 
Night of the Living Carrots
as B.O.B. (voice) 
Console Wars
Producer 
The Sound and the Fury
as Telegraph Operator 
Arizona
+3
as Gary 
Being Canadian
+6
as Self 
Stormy
as Self 
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
as Self - Actor & Co-writer 
The Perfect Weapon
+2
as Self