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Quick facts for kids Patton Oswalt
Oswalt at San Diego Comic-Con in 2017
Birth name	Patton Peter Oswalt
Born	(1969-01-27) January 27, 1969 (age 56) Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up television film
Alma mater	College of William & Mary (BA)
Genres	Observational comedy black comedy insult comedy sarcasm satire deadpan
Subject(s)	American culture American politics human behavior pop culture current events religion
Spouse	Michelle McNamara ​ ​ (m. 2005; died 2016)​ Meredith Salenger ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1

Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His acting roles include Spence Olchin in the sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007) and narrating the sitcom The Goldbergs (2013–2023) as adult Adam F. Goldberg. After making his acting debut in the Seinfeld episode "The Couch", he has appeared in a variety of television series, such as Parks and Recreation, Community, Two and a Half Men, Reno 911!, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Archer, Veep, Justified, Kim Possible, Modern Family, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and We Bare Bears. He portrayed Principal Ralph Durbin in A.P. Bio (2018–2021) and Matthew the Raven in the TV series The Sandman (2022–present).

Oswalt has voiced Remy in the animated film Ratatouille (2007), various characters in the animated series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020), Max in the animated film The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) where he replaced Louis C.K., Jesse (male) in the game Minecraft: Story Mode, and M.O.D.O.K in the 2021 animated series of the same name. Other film credits include Man on the Moon (1999), Zoolander (2001), Blade: Trinity (2004), All Roads Lead Home (2008), Big Fan (2009), A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011), 22 Jump Street (2014), and The Circle (2017). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) multimedia franchise, Oswalt guest starred as the Koenigs on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2020) and voiced Pip the Troll in Eternals (2021). He was also in the web series Best of the Worst in 2019. As a stand-up comedian, Oswalt has appeared in six stand-up specials and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for the album of his Netflix special Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016).

Early life

Oswalt was born on January 27, 1969 in Portsmouth, Virginia, the son of Carla and Larry J. Oswalt, a career United States Marine Corps officer. He was named after General George S. Patton. Oswalt is of Italian, Irish, German, English, and Scottish descent. He has one younger brother, Matt Oswalt, a comedy writer best known for writing and starring in the YouTube web series Puddin'. While he was a military brat, his family lived in Ohio and in Tustin, California, before settling in Sterling, Virginia. He is a 1987 graduate of Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Virginia. He later graduated from The College of William & Mary where he majored in English and was initiated into the Alpha Theta chapter of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.

Career

Oswalt in 2006

Oswalt's influences include Jonathan Winters, Richard Pryor, Emo Philips, Blaine Capatch, Jim Goad, Bill Hicks, Bobcat Goldthwait, Sam Kinison, Steve Martin, and Louis C.K.

Oswalt began performing stand-up comedy on July 18, 1988. After writing for MADtv and starring in his own 1996 comedy special for HBO, he went on to garner notable roles in films and television shows with his film debut coming in the 1996 military comedy film Down Periscope alongside Kelsey Grammer. His television debut was on the Seinfeld episode "The Couch". His most prominent and longest running role was as Spence Olchin on The King of Queens. His first starring film role was as the voice of Remy, the lead character in the 2007 Academy Award-winning Pixar film Ratatouille. He has also appeared in smaller roles in such films as Magnolia and 22 Jump Street.

Oswalt is a longtime reader of comics, in particular DC Comics, having discussed his love of the medium in his stand-up, and having written comics stories, He is also a cinephile, having watched 4,000 films, including 720 films from 1995 to 1999 at the New Beverly Cinema. such as "JLA: Welcome to the Working Week", a backup story in Batman #600; a story for Dwight T. Albatross's The Goon Noir #01 and a story for Masks: Too Hot for TV. Expanding his voice artist repertoire, he began voicing the villainous character Tobey on PBS Kids GO! series WordGirl in 2007.

He work in roast comedy includes appearances in the Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner in 2006 and the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav in August 2007. That same year, he appeared on an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, "The Original Fry Cook", as Jim. Oswalt moderated a reunion panel of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 cast at San Diego Comic-Con in 2008.

Oswalt played Paul Aufiero, the leading role in Robert D. Siegel's 2009 directorial debut, Big Fan. He was set to star in a 2010 Broadway revival of Lips Together, Teeth Apart. The show was postponed, then eventually canceled, when Megan Mullally left the production after the director denied her request to replace Oswalt due to his lack of stage experience.

He starred in the Showtime drama United States of Tara as Neil, an employee of Four Winds Landscaping. He also provided the voice of Thrasher, a robot protagonist from the Cartoon Network show Robotomy.

Oswalt emceed the 2010 BookExpo America, promoting his then-upcoming book Zombie Spaceship Wasteland and introducing the evening's panelists: Christopher Hitchens, William Gibson, and Sara Gruen. Oswalt released Zombie Spaceship Wasteland in 2011.

Oswalt played the role of Hurlan Heartshe in the 2011 surrealist comedy miniseries The Heart, She Holler on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. Oswalt appeared in the 2011 film A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. Oswalt played Matt Freehauf in Jason Reitman's 2011 black comedy Young Adult. He played Billy Stanhope, ex-best friend of Ashton Kutcher's Walden Schmidt on Two and a Half Men in 2012.

From September 2013 to May 2023, Oswalt narrated all 10 seasons of the TV series The Goldbergs. He also had a recurring role as Constable Bob Sweeney in the fourth season of the FX series Justified.

Patton played the role of Agent Koenig on the TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He later appeared in separate episodes as brothers Eric and Billy Koenig. He continued to appear in the second season as Billy and a third brother named Sam. In season four, he also played a fourth brother, Thurston.

Oswalt's memoir was published by Simon & Schuster in 2015. He also voiced the male version of Jesse in Minecraft: Story Mode, which was released in October 2015.

Oswalt played Max in the reboot of Mystery Science Theater 3000, as the son of Frank Conniff's character TV's Frank. The program premiered on Netflix in 2017. That same year, he provided the voice of horror icon Boris Karloff in several episodes of film critic Karina Longworth's podcast You Must Remember This, for the season entitled "Bela and Boris".

Oswalt had a voice-over role in science fiction comedy film Sorry to Bother You, which was released in theaters on July 6, 2018.

Oswalt replaced Louis C.K. in the 2019 animated film The Secret Life of Pets 2, as the voice of main character Max. In addition, he reprised his role as Professor Dementor in the Disney Channel Original Movie Kim Possible, a live-action adaptation of the 2002-2007 animated series.

On April 15, 2019, Oswalt joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging.

Oswalt at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con

Oswalt's stand-up comedy covers topics ranging from pop culture frivolity, such as comic book supervillains and 1980s glam metal, to deeper social issues like American excess, materialism, foreign policy, and religion. He also discusses his atheism in his stand-up. He recorded his third comedy album at the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on February 28, 2009. It premiered on Comedy Central as Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong on August 23, 2009, and was released on DVD August 25, 2009.

An animated video of Patton's take on New Song's Christmas Shoes was posted on YouTube in November 2009. The track does not appear on any albums. The audio is claimed to be recorded at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C..

Oswalt's album Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour was released on September 19, 2011. The extended and uncensored DVD of this special was released in April 2012, a few days after its television premiere on Comedy Central.

Oswalt's comedy special Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time was to be released on January 16, 2014, via online streaming website Epix, but was pushed back by the company for unknown reasons. However, it did premiere on Comedy Central on April 6, 2014, and became available for purchase on April 8, 2014, in both DVD and CD format.

Oswalt's comedy special Talking for Clapping was released on Netflix on April 22, 2016. For the album, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.

Oswalt's comedy special Annihilation was released on Netflix on October 17, 2017.

In an episode of Hiking with Kevin Nealon on YouTube, posted November 14, 2019, Oswalt confirmed a new special, I Love Everything, recorded three weeks prior to the recording of the hike. It is currently airing on Netflix and was nominated for another Primetime Emmy Award.

He was featured in an ad campaign for Caesars Sportsbook in 2021, playing a character named Carl.

He was featured on the first season of the primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! from January 12 to February 2, 2023.

On March 24, 2023, it was confirmed that Oswalt had joined the cast of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

In May 2024, Oswalt began hosting the FOX game show The 1% Club.

In July 2024, it was announced that Netflix was in early development on a television series based on Minor Threats, the comic series created by Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn and published by Dark Horse Comics. Oswalt and Blum are set to serve as writers, showrunners and executive producers, with Hepburn also executive producing.

In November 2024, Deadline announced that Oswalt was boarding the Oscar-contending short Sardinia as Executive Producer alongside his wife, actress Meredith Salenger. Oswalt called the film, which stars Philip Ettinger, Emmy-winner Martha Plimpton, Olek Krupa and Breeda Wool, "an effortlessly original piece of work" and "beyond timely”.

Personal life

Oswalt married true crime writer and journalist Michelle McNamara on September 24, 2005. In April 2009 McNamara gave birth to their daughter, Alice, who at age nine, made her voiceover debut on the TV series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, as Wind Sprint, which saw her working alongside her father, who voices the character of Quibble Pants, and Alice's stepmother, Meredith Salenger, who plays Clear Sky.

McNamara died in her sleep in the family's Los Angeles home on April 21, 2016. Her death was attributed to a combination of a previously undiagnosed heart condition and complications from ingested medications, including Adderall, Xanax, and fentanyl. The season-three finale of The Goldbergs was dedicated to her memory.

On August 1, 2016, Oswalt announced that he had been working to complete McNamara's unfinished nonfiction book about the Golden State Killer. In September 2017, Oswalt announced that the book, titled I'll Be Gone in the Dark, was scheduled for release on February 27, 2018, and was subsequently available for preorders. Less than two months after the book's release, on April 25, 2018, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department announced they had made an arrest in the Golden State Killer case. Oswalt posted a brief video to Instagram, saying: "I think you got him, Michelle." He also posted on Twitter that same day, saying that he hoped to visit the suspect if he was indeed the Golden State Killer, "not to gloat or gawk – to ask him the questions that [McNamara] wanted answered in her 'Letter to an Old Man'" at the end of her book.

Oswalt has been diagnosed with clinical depression, which he has dealt with throughout his adult life. He has incorporated these experiences into his comedy routines.

In July 2017, he and actress Meredith Salenger confirmed their engagement. They were married in November 2017.

In 2013, he teamed up with PETA, spoke out against chaining pet dogs, and sent a letter to the mayor and members of the city council of Newport News, Virginia, urging them to ban the practice.

Oswalt is an outspoken atheist and has referred to his atheism in his comedy specials: No Reason to Complain, Feelin' Kinda Patton, My Weakness Is Strong, and Finest Hour.

Oswalt is a progressive and a supporter of the Democratic Party, having endorsed Barack Obama for re-election as president in 2012 and Joe Biden in 2020. Oswalt was an outspoken critic of President-elect Donald Trump. In January 2019, following an intense Twitter feud with a Trump supporter, he donated $2,000 to the man's GoFundMe fund created to help cover his medical expenses.

Discography

Comedy albums

Stand-up comedy specials

EPs

• Patton vs. ... vs. Zach vs. Patton (2005) with Zach Galifianakis
• Melvins/Patton Oswalt split 7 (2006) with Melvins
• Comedians of Comedy Tour (2006)
• The Pennsylvania Macaroni Company (2006) with Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, and Eugene Mirman
• Frankensteins and Gumdrops (2008) - available during the WFMU pledge drive

Compilation album appearances

• Beth Lapides's Un-Cabaret – The Un & Only (2002)
• Beth Lapides's Un-Cabaret – The Good, The Bad, and the Drugly (2006)
• Comedy Death-Ray (2007)

Filmography (selected)

Film

Key

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Student Loans and You	A Comedian	Industrial film (paid $300)
1996	Down Periscope	Stingray Radioman (Film Debut)
1999	Man on the Moon	Blue Collar Guy
	Magnolia	Delmer Darion
2000	Desperate But Not Serious	Auteur No. 1
2001	Zoolander	Monkey Photographer
2002	Zig Zag	Shelly
2003	Run Ronnie Run	Dozer
	Calendar Girls	Larry
2004	Taxi	Clerk at Impound Office
	Blade: Trinity	Hedges
	Starsky and Hutch	Disco DJ
	Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story	Video Store Clerk	Uncredited
	Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2	Himself	Direct-to-video
	See This Movie	Felix
2005	The Comedians of Comedy	Himself	Documentary; also executive producer
	Cake Boy
2006	Failure to Launch	Techie Guy
2007	Reno 911!: Miami	Jeff Spoder
	Ratatouille	Remy	Voice
	Wrong Turn 2: Dead End	Tommy	Voice
	Balls of Fury	The Hammer
	Your Friend the Rat	Remy	Voice, short film
2008	Super High Me	Himself	Documentary
	All Roads Lead Home	Milo
2009	Observe and Report	Roger
	Big Fan	Paul Aufiero
	Informant!, TheThe Informant!	Ed Herbst
	Al's Brain	Co-Worker	Short film
2010	Blood into Wine	Himself	Documentary
	Beautiful Darling	Andy Warhol, Truman Capote	Voice, documentary
2011	Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, AA Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas	Larry Juston
	Young Adult	Matt Freehauf
2012	Seeking a Friend for the End of the World	Roache
	Nature Calls	Randy
2013	Odd Thomas	Ozzie P. Boone
	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Todd Maher
2014	Jason Nash Is Married	Producer
	22 Jump Street	MC State History Professor	Uncredited cameo
	Mune: Guardian of the Moon	Mox	Voice, English dub
2015	Dude Bro Party Massacre III	Chief	Also co-producer
	Old/New	Narrator	Voice, short film
	Freaks of Nature	Stuart Miller
	The Loneliest Stoplight	Narrator	Voice, short film
2016	Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie	Merv Griffin
	Space Cop	Space Police Chief
	Nerdland	Elliot	Voice
	The Confirmation	Drake
	Keeping Up with the Joneses	Scorpion
2017	The Circle	Tom Stenton
	Please Stand By	Officer Frank
	Gilbert	Himself	Documentary film
2018	Nostalgia	Peter
	Sorry to Bother You	Mr. Blank's White Voice	Voice
	Unlovable	N/A	Associate producer
	Teen Titans Go! To the Movies	Atom	Voice
2019	The Secret Life of Pets 2	Max	Voice, replacing Louis C.K.
	Super Gidget
	Dads	Himself	Documentary
2020	We Bare Bears: The Movie	Nom Nom	Voice
	For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close	Lash LaRue
2021	The Spine of Night	Lord Pyrantin	Voice
	Eternals	Pip the Troll	Voice, mid-credits scene
	Reno 911! The Hunt for QAnon	Ron Mackelberg	Direct-to-streaming
2022	I Love My Dad	Chuck
	MEAD	M.E.A.D.	Voice
	Weird: The Al Yankovic Story	Biker Bar Heckler
2023	80 for Brady	"Brisket"
	Heroes of the Golden Masks	Aesop	Voice
	Unicorn Boy	King Uniturius
2024	Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire	Dr. Hubert Wartzki
	Sardinia		Short film; executive producer
	Chain Reactions	Himself	Documentary film
TBA	Absolute Dominion		Post-production
	The Dink		Filming

Television

Key

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Seinfeld	Video Store Clerk	Episode: "The Couch"
1995–1997	MADtv	Crip in Wheelchair	1 episode; also writer
1996	NewsRadio	Gym Member	Episode: "The Trainer"
1996, 1998	Mr. Show with Bob and David	Famous Mortimer, Man in Restaurant, Blind Man on Balcony	2 episodes
1997	The Weird Al Show	Seymour	Episode: "Bad Influence"
1998	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Patton	Voice, 2 episodes
	Pulp Comics: Margaret Cho	Various	Television special
1998–2007	King of Queens, TheThe King of Queens	Spence Olchin	122 episodes
2000	Batman Beyond	Eldon Michaels	Voice, episode: "Sentries of the Last Cosmos"
	Super Nerds	Leslie	Pilot
2000–2004	Static Shock	Specs	Voice, 3 episodes
2002	The Man Show	Weepum Buzzkillus	Uncredited; episode: "Juggy Car Wash"
	Home Movies	Helmet	Voice, episode: "Renaissance"
2002–2003	Crank Yankers	Boomer	Voice, 4 episodes
2003–2006	Aqua Teen Hunger Force	DP, Skeeter, Ezekial	Voice, 3 episodes
2003–2007	Kim Possible	Professor Dementor	Voice, 10 episodes
2004	The Fairly OddParents	Crimson Chin Writer	Episode: "The Big Superhero Wish"
	Tom Goes to the Mayor	Zynx	Voice, episode: "Pioneer Island"
2004–2020	Reno 911!	Various	12 episodes
2005	Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker	Carter Bogie	Episode: "Kids Putt-Putt/Double Dutch"
2006	Clark and Michael	Realtor	1 episode
	Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner	Roaster	Television special
	Squidbillies	Shecky Chucklestein	Episode: "Survival of the Dumbest"
	Amazing Screw-On Head, TheThe Amazing Screw-On Head		Voice, pilot
2006–2007	Batman, TheThe Batman	Toymaker, Marty Slack	Voice, 2 episodes
2007	Human Giant	Various	3 episodes; also consultant writer
	SpongeBob SquarePants	Jim	Voice, episode: "The Original Fry Cook" Mistakenly credited as "Patton Oswald"
	Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav	Roaster	Television special
	Reaper	Leon	Episode: "Leon"
2007–2008	Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!	Joshua Beard, Beaver Boys Doctor	3 episodes
2007–2021	American Dad!	Various voices	5 episodes
2007–2015	WordGirl	Tobey McCallister III	Voice, recurring role
2008	Lewis Black's Root of All Evil	Himself	6 episodes
2009	Flight of the Conchords	Elton John Impersonator	Episode: "Prime Minister"
	The Venture Bros.	Wonderboy	Voice, episode: "Self-Medication"
	Dollhouse	Joel Mynor	2 episodes
2009–2010	Community	Nurse Jackie	2 episodes
2009–2011	United States of Tara	Neil	21 episodes
	Bored to Death	Howard Baker	4 episodes
2010	The Sarah Silverman Program	Vincent Van Guy	Episode: "A Good Van is Hard to Find"
	Neighbors from Hell	Pazuzu	Voice, 10 episodes
	Caprica	Baxter Sarno	6 episodes
	Glenn Martin, DDS	Volunteer Center Guy	Voice, episode: "Volunteers"
2010–2011	Robotomy	Thrasher	Voice, 10 episodes
2011	Futurama	Unattractive Giant Monster	Voice, episode: "Benderama"
	Jon Benjamin Has a Van	Steven Drears	Episode: "House on the Lake"
	Little Mosque on the Prairie	Florist with Tourette's Syndrome	Deleted scenes Episode: "An Arranged Marriage"
	Raising Hope	Rubin	Episode: "Bro-gurt"
2011–2014	The Heart, She Holler	Hurlan	28 episodes
2012	The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange	Clyde the Pac Man Ghost	Voice, episode: "Generic Holiday Special"
	Bob's Burgers	Moody Foodie	Voice, episode: "Moody Foodie"
	Metalocalypse	Dr. Bartholomew Grahsrihajul, Klokateer	Voice, 2 episodes
	Burn Notice	Calvin Schmidt	3 episodes
2012–2013	Two and a Half Men	Billy Stanhope	5 episodes
2012, 2014	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Himself	2 episodes
2012, 2017	The Simpsons	T-Rex, Bart's Guilt	Voice, 2 episodes
2013	Portlandia	Thor83	2 episodes
	Parks and Recreation	Garth Blundin	Episode: "Article Two"
	Yo Gabba Gabba!	Croackey	Voice, episode: "Dinosaur"
	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fire Marshall Boone	2 episodes
2013–2015	Axe Cop	Sockarang	Voice, 12 episodes
	Justified	Constable Bob Sweeney	6 episodes
2013–2023	The Goldbergs	Adult Adam F. Goldberg	Voice, 121 episodes
2014	29th Independent Spirit Awards	Himself (host)	Television special
	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Himself	Episode: "How Would You Kill Superman?"
2014–2017	Doc McStuffins	Count Clarence	Voice, 4 episodes
2014	Mighty Med	Ed, The Exterminator	2 episodes
	Modern Family	Ducky	Episode: "Las Vegas"
	Gravity Falls	Franz	Voice, episode: "The Golf War"
2014–2016	... History	Various Roles	3 episodes
2014–2020	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	The Koenigs	9 episodes
	BoJack Horseman	Pinky Penguin, Various Voices	Voice, 14 episodes
2015	Battle Creek	Mayor Hardy	1 episode
	Maron	Himself	Episode: "Anti-Depressed"
	Rick and Morty	Beta Seven	Voice, 1 episode
	The Adventures of Puss in Boots	Francisco	Voice, episode: "Luck"
2015–2018	Pickle and Peanut	Papa	4 episodes
2015–2019	Veep	Teddy Sykes	11 episodes
	We Bare Bears	Nom Nom	Voice, recurring role
2016	Archer	Alan Shapiro	Voice, 6 episodes
	Inside Amy Schumer	AMZ Host	Episode: "Madame President"
	Lady Dynamite	Himself	3 episodes
	TripTank	Pegasus	Voice, episode: "Crime Scene Investigation"
	The Tom and Jerry Show	Carver	Voice, episode: "Return to Sender"
	Bajillion Dollar Propertie$	Derek Young	Episode: "Baxter's Confession"
	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee	Himself	Television special
2016, 2019	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic	Quibble Pants	Voice, 2 episodes
2016–2019	Those Who Can't	Gil Nash	4 episodes
2016–2017	Miles from Tomorrowland	Hubie	Voice, 2 episodes
2017	Zoolander: Super Model	Dr. Botoxo	Voice, television film
	Santa Clarita Diet	Dr. Charles Hasmedi	Episode: "We Can't Kill People!"
	69th Writers Guild of America Awards	Himself (host)	Television special
	Dimension 404	Uncle Dusty	Episode: "Cinethrax"
	Difficult People	Kenny Jurgens	Episode: "Fuzz Buddies"
	HarmonQuest	Sandpole	Episode: "Back to Sandman Desert"
	Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm	Appliance Al	Voice
2017–2018	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	J. Castleman	2 episodes
	Justice League Action	Space Cabbie	Voice, recurring role (8 episodes)
2017–present	Mystery Science Theater 3000	Max (TV's Son of TV's Frank) / Friar Nolte	33 episodes
2017–2019	Happy!	Happy	Voice, main role
2017–2020	Mickey and the Roadster Racers	Maynard McSnorter	Voice, 9 episodes
	Spider-Man	Uncle Ben, Chameleon	Voice, recurring role
2018	Robot Chicken	Brock, Doug Funnie, Flamingo	Voice, episode: "Strummy Strummy Sad Sad"
	Another Period	Interviewer	1 episode
	Spy Kids: Mission Critical	Mint Condition	Voice, episode: "The Vinyl Countdown"
	Pig Goat Banana Cricket	Jimmy Ron Cricket	Voice, episode: "Jimmy Ron Cricket"
	Niko and the Sword of Light	The Prince of Whale	Voice, episode: "Sky Whale City"
2018–2021	Big Hero 6: The Series	Mr. Frank Sparkles	Voice, recurring role
	A.P. Bio	Principal Ralph Durbin	Main role
2019	Schooled	Adult Adam	Voice, episode: "Be Like Mike"
	Kim Possible	Professor Dementor	Television film
	An Emmy for Megan	Himself	6 episodes
	Veronica Mars	Penn Epner	8 episodes
	Teen Titans Go!	Atom	Voice, episode: "Strength of a Grown Man"
2019–2020	Will & Grace	Danley Walker	3 episodes
2020	DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders	Oscar	Voice, episode: "King Burple"
	Home Movie: The Princess Bride	Vizzini	Episode: "Chapter Four: Battle of the Wits"
	Mapleworth Murders	Jerry Sprinks	5 episodes
	The Boys	Deep's Gills	Voice, episode: "Proper Preparation and Planning"
2021	Bless the Harts	Vohnnie Ray Power	Voice, episode: "Crappy Death Day"
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Harry Baskin	Episode: "The Mini Bar"
	Santa Inc.	Peter Rabbit	Voice, episode: "Spring Awakening"
	M.O.D.O.K.	George Tarleton / M.O.D.O.K.	Voice, main role; also writer
2021–2022	The Conners	Don Blansky	3 episodes
2021–2024	The Ghost and Molly McGee	Mayor Brunson	Voice, 9 episodes
2021, 2024	Family Guy	Tyler / Bear Show Manager	Voice, episodes: "Brief Encounter", "Cabin Pressure"
2022	Space Force	Captain Lancaster	2 episodes
	Star Trek: Picard	Spot 73	Voice, episode: "Penance"
	Gaslit	Charles Colson	3 episodes
	The Boys	Himself	Episode: "Herogasm"; cameo
	Big City Greens	Mr. Fluffenfold	Voice, episode: "DependaBill/The Delivernator"
	The Sandman	Matthew the Raven	Voice, 7 episodes
	Inside Job	TSA Guard	Voice, episode: "We Found Love in a Popeless Place"
	Storybots: Answer Time	Mr. Super Snowy Icy Cone Guy	Episode: "Ice"
2023	Celebrity Jeopardy!	Himself	3 episodes
	What We Do in the Shadows	Himself	Episode: "Exit Interview"; cameo
	Shatter Belt	Dervey Ryan	Episode: "The Specimen"
2024	Grimsburg	Stinky	Voice, 2 episodes
	Manhunt	Lafayette Baker	Main role
	Adventures in Wonder Park	Steve	Voice, main role; 11 episodes
	Hacks	Himself	Episode: "The Roast of Deborah Vance"
	The 1% Club	Host	United States version
	John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA	Himself	Episode: "Helicopters"
TBA	Among Us	White	Voice
	The Abandons		Recurring role
	The Forever House	TBA

Video games

Music videos

Web series

Theme park attractions

Podcast

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards

Grammy Awards

Miscellaneous awards

Writing

Nonfiction

• The Overrated Book (co-author with Henry H. Owings, Last Gasp (publisher), San Francisco, 2006) ISBN: 0867196572
• Justice League of America: The Lightning Saga (foreword, DC Comics, 2008)
• The Rock Bible: Unholy Scripture for Fans & Bands (co-author with Henry H. Owings, Quirk Books, Philadelphia, 2008) ISBN: 1594742693
• Zombie Spaceship Wasteland (Scribner, 2011)
• Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an ... to Film (Simon & Schuster, 2015)

Comics

• JLA: Welcome to the Working Week (DC Comics, 2003)
• The Goon: Noir (co-author with Thomas Lennon, Steve Niles, and Eric Powell, Dark Horse Comics, 2007)
• Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror 13 (contributor to anthology comic) (Bongo Comics, 2007)
• Serenity: Float Out (Dark Horse Comics, 2010)
• Better Days and Other Stories (co-author with Will Conrad, Dark Horse Comics, 2011)
• Sky Cake! (co-author with Kona Morris, Jon Olsen, Chris Henry. Godless Comics, 2012)
• M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games (co-writer with Jordan Blum. Marvel Comics, Dec 2020)
• Black Hammer: Visions #1 (Dark Horse Comics, February 2021)
• Minor Threats (co-writer with Jordan Blum. Dark Horse Comics, 2022)
• From the World of Minor Threats: The Alternates (co-writer with Jordan Blum and Tim Seeley. Dark Horse Comics, 2023)

See also

In Spanish: Patton Oswalt para niños