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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1982-04-01 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Culver City, California, USA

Taran Killam

Biography:

Taran Killam is an American actor born on April 1, 1982 in Culver City, California. He is known for his television work on The Amanda Show, How I Met Your Mother, MADtv, New Girl, Saturday Night Live, and Single Parents. Killam is also known for his portrayal of a teen pop star in the 2004 Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs. He voices the title character on the PBS children's cartoon series Nature Cat. Killam performed the role of King George III in the Broadway production of Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, ending his run on the evening of April 13, 2017. He has been married to Cobie Smulders since September 8, 2012. They have two children.

Known For

Acting

2025

The Residence as St. Pierre

2024

High Potential as Ludo Radovic

2023

River Wild as Gray
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot (voice)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Hap / Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot / Janitor (voice)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot / Hap / Shop Owner (voice)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Jooro "Speed" Jarrot / Random Scoundrel (voice)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Jooro "Speed" Jarrot / Gangul Crew Member (voice)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot / Hap / Gangul Crew Member (voice)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Jooro "Speeds" Jarrot / F-4RO (voice)

2022

2021

Star Wars: The Bad Batch as Depot Manager / Goatal / Landspeeder Driver (voice)
Mr. Mayor as Taryn Digiacomo

2020

2019

Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist

2018

Night School as Stewart
A.P. Bio as Mr. Vining
Busy Tonight as Self - Guest
Dallas & Robo as Bright Eyes
Star Wars Resistance as Stormtrooper (voice)

2017

All Nighter as Gary
Drop the Mic as Self

2016

Brother Nature as Roger Fellner
Casual Encounters as Justin Davis
American Crime Story as Steve Jones
Angie Tribeca as Pierre Cardin
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist

2015

Ted 2 as Taran Killam
We Bare Bears as Charles Willoughby-Wentworth (voice)
Nature Cat as Fred / Nature Cat (voice)
Documentary Now! as Benedict Juniper

2014

2013

12 Years a Slave as Hamilton
The Heat as Adam
Grown Ups 2 as Male Cheerleader
The Awesomes as Frantic (voice)
Drunk History as D.B. Cooper
Drunk History as William Clark
Drunk History as Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

2012

Comedy Bang! Bang! as Smith Calvins

2011

New Girl as Fred

2010

Anderson's Cross as Austin Wilson

2009

Community as Cory Radison

2008

2007

Epic Movie as Pirate
iCarly as Agent Kinsey

2006

The Showdown as The Batter

2005

How I Met Your Mother as Gary Blauman

2004

Stuck in the Suburbs as Jordan Cahill
Drake & Josh as Trevor

2003

Just Married as Dickie McNerney
Arrested Development as Young George Sr.

2002

Big Fat Liar as Bret Callaway
Still Standing as Andy, Varsity Basketball Player #1

2001

Scrubs as Jimmy

2000

Boston Public as Alex Buchanan

1999

Judging Amy as Freddie Felleman
Roswell as Malamud
The Jersey as Varsity 1

1994

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Boy of Geriatric Park
Touched by an Angel as Teenage Robert

1989

The Simpsons as Glen Tangier (voice)

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters

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Writing

2017

Killing Gunther as Writer

2016

Brother Nature as Writer

2005

1975

Directing

2023

Fanatic as Director

2017

Killing Gunther as Director

Production

2017

Killing Gunther as Producer