Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 21, 1979
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
98 titles
Jordan Peele
Biography
Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres. Peele started his career in sketch comedy before transitioning his career as a writer and director of psychological horror and satirical films. In 2017, Peele was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Peele's breakout role came in 2003, when he was hired as a cast member on the Fox sketch comedy series Mad TV, where he spent five seasons, leaving the show in 2008. In the following years, he and his frequent Mad TV collaborator, Keegan-Michael Key, created and starred in their own Comedy Central sketch comedy series Key & Peele (2012–2015). The series was critically acclaimed, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. The two wrote, produced, and starred in the comedy film Keanu (2016) and appeared in various projects since. His 2017 directorial debut, the horror film Get Out, was a critical and box office success, for which he received numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, along with nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. Critics have frequently named Get Out as one of the best films of the 21st century. He received another Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for producing Spike Lee's drama BlacKkKlansman (2018). He directed, wrote, and produced the acclaimed films Us (2019) and Nope (2022). He founded the film and television production company Monkeypaw Productions in 2012. He wrote and produced Candyman (2021), and Wendell and Wild (2022). Peele has also voice acted in the animated films Storks (2016), Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) and Toy Story 4 (2019), as well as in the adult animated sitcom Big Mouth (2017–present). He co-created the TBS comedy series The Last O.G. (2018–2022) and the YouTube Premium comedy series Weird City (2019). He also served as the host and producer of the CBS All Access revival of the anthology series The Twilight Zone (2019–2020).
Known For
Filmography
I Love Boosters
Thanks
High Horse: The Black Cowboy
Executive Producer
HIM
Producer
Imago
Executive Producer
Spilled Milk
Executive Producer
The Pigs Underneath
Executive Producer
Morty
Executive Producer
Thick Skin
Executive Producer
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Self
Scare Tactics
Executive Producer
Abruptio
Danny
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
Longlegs
Thanks
Monkey Man
Producer
First Time Female Director
Mystery Coach
Wendell & Wild
Wild (voice)
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
Executive Producer
Nope
Writer
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Fanny (voice)
Moshari
Executive Producer
Candyman
Screenplay
Pixar Popcorn
Bunny (voice)
Lovecraft Country
Executive Producer
Hunters
Executive Producer
Crossing Over: Living in the Twilight Zone
Self
Hair Love
Co-Executive Producer
Toy Story 4
Bunny (voice)
The Twilight Zone
Self - Host
Us
Dying Rabbit / Fun House Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
Lorena
Executive Producer
Weird City
Executive Producer
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
The Shivering Truth
(voice)
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
BlacKkKlansman
Producer
The Last O.G.
Executive Producer
Big Mouth
Ghost of Duke Ellington (voice)
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Melvin (voice)
Unveiling the Horror of Get Out
Self
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Self
Get Out
Dying Deer / UNCF PSA Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby
Beta Wolf (voice)
Storks
Beta Wolf (voice)
Keanu
Rell Williams / Oil Dresden
#15SecondScare
Executive Producer
The Muppets
Self
Life in Pieces
Chad
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self