John Oliver Filmography

John Oliver is an actor, producer and writer. He was born on 23 April 1977 in Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK. He made his film debut with The Lion King in 2019. He has appeared in 7 films and 18 series. His best-known films include The Lion King (2019), The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013).

John Oliver’s Best Works

The Lion King

2019 Rated 7.1 out of 10

The Smurfs

2011 Rated 5.8 out of 10

The Smurfs 2

2013 Rated 5.7 out of 10

Wonder Park

2019 Rated 6.6 out of 10

The Love Guru

2008 Rated 4.1 out of 10

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

2017

Harmontown

2014 Rated 6.6 out of 10

The True Cost

2015 Rated 7.5 out of 10

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

2013 Rated 6.9 out of 10

Untold: The Fall of Favre

2025

Acting credits

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2020s

2025

Love, Death & Robots

1 episode · as Thumb Bringer · voice

Rated 8.2 out of 10

2025

Untold: The Fall of Favre

as Self - Host, Last Week Tonight · archive footage

2024

Hot Ones

1 episode · as Self - Guest

Rated 7.1 out of 10

2023

Last Squeak Tonight with John Oliver

as Self

2022

The Horne Section TV Show

12 episodes · as John Oliver

2021

LuLaRich

1 episode · as Self

2021

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

as Self

2020

The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo

1 episode · as Self

2010s

2019

The Lion King

as Zazu · voice

Rated 7.1 out of 10

2019

Wonder Park

as Steve · voice

Rated 6.6 out of 10

2017

Big Mouth

3 episodes · as Harry · voice

Rated 7.6 out of 10

2017

Billy on the Street

1 episode · as Self

2017

Cross Wars

as Narrator · voice

2017

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

as Self

2017

Oh, Hello: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney as Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland

as Self

2017

The Russell Howard Hour

2 episodes · as Self

2016

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

1 episode · as Self

Rated 7.1 out of 10

2015

Danger Mouse

4 episodes · as Augustus P. Crumhorn IV · voice

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

26 episodes · as Self - Guest, Paul McCartney

Rated 6.1 out of 10

2015

The True Cost

as Self

Rated 7.5 out of 10

2014

Harmontown

as Self

Rated 6.6 out of 10

2014

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

377 episodes · as Self - Host

Rated 7.8 out of 10

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

15 episodes · as Self - Guest, Alex

Rated 5.1 out of 10

2014

Late Show with David Letterman

1 episode · as Self - Guest

Rated 6.4 out of 10

2014

Robot Chicken

1 episode · as Serpentor/British gentleman

Rated 7.6 out of 10

2014

The Concert for Valor

as Self

2014

The Men in Blazers Show

10 episodes · as Self

2014

The Simpsons

1 episode · as Booth Wilkes-John · voice

Rated 8.0 out of 10

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

6 episodes · as Self - Guest

Rated 5.8 out of 10

2013

Rick and Morty

1 episode · as Dr. Xenon Bloom · voice

Rated 8.7 out of 10

2013

The Smurfs 2

as Vanity Smurf · voice

Rated 5.7 out of 10

2013

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

as Vanity Smurf · voice

Rated 6.9 out of 10

2012

Gravity Falls

1 episode · as Wax Sherlock Holmes · voice

Rated 8.6 out of 10

2012

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

4 episodes · as Coach Green · voice

Rated 8.2 out of 10

2012

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self

2011

Bob's Burgers

2 episodes · as Ian · voice

Rated 7.8 out of 10

2011

The Smurfs

as Vanity Smurf · voice

Rated 5.8 out of 10

2010

John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show

26 episodes · as Self - Host

2010

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

as Self - Correspondent

2000s

2009

Community

18 episodes · as Professor Ian Duncan, Xim-Xam / Mix-Max · voice

Rated 8.0 out of 10

2009

Important Things with Demetri Martin

17 episodes · as The King / The Prince / William Shakespeare

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

9 episodes · as Self - Guest

Rated 4.9 out of 10

2009

Water and Power

1 episode · as The Daily Show's John Oliver

2008

John Oliver: Terrifying Times

as Self

2008

The Colbert Report

1 episode · as Self

Rated 7.0 out of 10

2008

The Love Guru

as Dick Pants

Rated 4.1 out of 10

2005

Mock the Week

7 episodes · as Self

Rated 7.1 out of 10

2004

Green Wing

1 episode · as Car Salesman

Rated 7.9 out of 10

2004

The Soup

2 episodes · as Self

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

3 episodes · as Self - Guest

Rated 5.3 out of 10

2001

My Hero

1 episode · as Man from the BBC

2001

People Like Us

1 episode

1990s

1997

Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights

as Self

1996

The Daily Show

25 episodes · as Self - Senior Policy Analyst, Correspondent, Host, Corrrespondent

Rated 6.4 out of 10

54 credits shown · 1996–2025.

Behind the camera

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2010s

2018

Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas

Executive Producer

2014

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Executive Producer · Writer · Creator

2010

John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show

Executive Producer

2000s

2008

John Oliver: Terrifying Times

Writer · Executive Producer

1990s

1996

The Daily Show

Writer

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