Jason Sudeikis
Birth nameDaniel Jason Sudeikis
Birth dateSeptember 18, 1975 (age 51)
Birth placeFairfax, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationActor · comedian · writer · producer
Years active1997–present
SpouseKay Cannon (m. 2004; div. 2010)
PartnerOlivia Wilde (2011–2020)
RelativesTom Howard (great-grandfather)
George Wendt (uncle)

Daniel Jason Sudeikis (/sᵿˈdeɪkɪs/ suu-DAY-kiss; born September 18, 1975)[1] is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. In 2003, Sudeikis was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, and later spent nine seasons as a cast member from 2005 to 2013, playing Joe Biden and Mitt Romney, among others.

Starting in 2020, he co-created and played the title role in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series Ted Lasso, which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He was also one of the leading cast members in The Cleveland Show (2009–2013). Sudeikis has also acted in recurring roles in the comedy series 30 Rock (2007–2010), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2010–2011), Eastbound and Down (2012), Portlandia (2011–2014), The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018), and Detroiters (2017–2018).

He had leading film roles in the comedies Hall Pass, Horrible Bosses (both 2011) and its sequel, Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and We're the Millers (2013), as well as the acclaimed independent films Drinking Buddies (2013), Sleeping with Other People (2015), and Colossal (2016), and supporting roles in Going the Distance (2010), The Campaign (2012), Alexander Payne's Downsizing (2017) and Olivia Wilde's Booksmart (2019). He has also acted in voice roles for Epic (2013), The Angry Birds Movie (2016) and The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), Next Gen (2018), and Hitpig! (2024).

Early life and education

Daniel Jason Sudeikis was born to Kathryn Sudeikis (née Wendt), a travel agent at Brennco and president of the American Society of Travel Agents,[2] and Daniel Joseph Sudeikis.[3] His father is of Irish and Lithuanian descent, while his mother has German and Irish ancestry.[4][5] Through Kathryn, he is a nephew of actor George Wendt[3][6] and a great-grandson of photographer Tom Howard.[7][8][9]

Sudeikis was born with anosmia, leaving him with no sense of smell.[10][11]

Sudeikis moved with his family to Overland Park within Johnson County, Kansas, which he has described as his hometown.[12][13] He graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland Park[14] and attended Fort Scott Community College[15] on a basketball scholarship, but left before finishing.[16]

Career

Career beginnings

In the 1990s, Sudeikis began his career in improv comedy. He began performing at ComedySportz (now called Comedy City) in Kansas City, Missouri. He moved to Chicago, where he studied at the Annoyance Theatre in the North Side of Chicago and IO Theater (formerly known as ImprovOlympic) in the Near North Side and was one of the founding members of the long form team, J.T.S. Brown. He performed with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Sudeikis was later cast in The Second City Touring Company. In the early 2000s, he became a founding member of The Second City Las Vegas, where he performed at the Flamingo.[17]

Saturday Night Live

In 2003, while a regular performer at The Second City Las Vegas, Sudeikis was hired as a sketch writer for Saturday Night Live (SNL) after being recommended by his uncle George Wendt to Marci Klein.[18][19] In May 2005, he became a featured player on the show, and was upgraded to repertory status at the beginning of the show's 32nd season on September 30, 2006.[18] In July 2013, Sudeikis announced that he was leaving SNL.[20] In 2015, 2016, and 2019 he made occasional appearances on the show. On October 23, 2021, Sudeikis made his hosting debut with musical guest Brandi Carlile.

Recurring characters

  • George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States.
  • Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States and 46th president of the United States.
  • Mitt Romney, 70th governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican Party nominee for president of the United States
  • Male A-hole of the Two A-Holes with actress Kristen Wiig
  • Ocean Billy, a parody of the 1980s singer Billy Ocean and his hit "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"[21]
  • One half of the Bon Jovi "opposite band" Jon Bovi, appearing on Weekend Update (with Will Forte)
  • Gil, a news anchor who treats his field correspondent Michelle Dison's (Kristen Wiig) misfortunes as amusement
  • One of the guys from the "Song Memories" sketches who is the first to tell strange stories about where he was when he first heard a song
  • Ed Mahoney, a brash man who often makes a fool of himself in public
  • Officer Sikorsky, a police officer who brings in convict Lorenzo McIntosh (Kenan Thompson) in an attempt to "scare straight" the three delinquent teens (Bill Hader, Bobby Moynihan, Andy Samberg, and occasionally the week's guest host) that he often arrests
  • Vance on "What Up with That?", an overzealous background dancer often dressed in an Adidas tracksuit with a 1980s perm
  • DJ Supersoak, spoof on DJ Clay
  • Pete Twinkle, ESPN Classic host of obscure women's sports with dim-witted Greg Stink (Will Forte) as his co-host
  • Jeff, a disgruntled film and theatre technician who starts unprovoked arguments with the star of the piece
  • The Devil, who often comes on Weekend Update to point out religious and moral hypocrisy on Earth
  • Jack Rizzoli, an anchor at WXPD News who always tells veteran reporter Herb Welch (Bill Hader) to do his job
  • Tommy, a strip club emcee for Bongo's Clown Room
  • Sensei Mark Hoffman, the faculty adviser and Japanese Studies teacher to Jonathan Cavanaugh-san and Rebecca Stern-Markowitz-san (Taran Killam and Vanessa Bayer, respectively), hosts of "J-Pop America Fun Time Now"
  • Marshall T. Boudreaux, host of the courtroom reality show Maine Justice

Film, television and other work

Early work

Sudeikis had a recurring role on the series 30 Rock (2007–2010), appearing in a total of 12 episodes. He played Floyd DeBarber, a love interest of Tina Fey's character Liz Lemon. Sudeikis last appeared in four episodes towards the end of the show's fourth season in 2010.

Sudeikis began his film career with supporting roles in Watching the Detectives (2007), The Ten (2007), Meet Bill (2007), What Happens in Vegas (2008) and The Rocker (2008). He did voice work for the videogame Grand Theft Auto IV (2008), playing the role of right-wing radio host Richard Bastion. In July 2008, he co-starred with Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio in the web series The Line on Crackle.[22] He had supporting roles in the movies The Bounty Hunter (2010) and Going the Distance (2010). On August 16, 2010, Sudeikis co-hosted WWE Raw with Going the Distance co-stars Charlie Day and Justin Long at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.[23]

Sudeikis was a voice actor on the animated-comedy series The Cleveland Show (2009–2013). He provided the voices for Holt Richter, Cleveland's wannabe hipster neighbor, and Terry Kimple, Cleveland's hard-partying high school buddy, who now works with Cleveland at the cable company. After being credited as a recurring guest in season one, Sudeikis was bumped up to a series regular beginning in season two.

Film breakthrough

In 2011, Sudeikis appeared in the Seth Gordon comedy Horrible Bosses.[24] He had previously worked with co-star Charlie Day when he played the role of Schmitty on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and reprised the role on that show's seventh season finale. Sudeikis played his first lead film role in the Farrelly brothers comedy Hall Pass (2011).

Sudeikis hosted the 2011 MTV Movie Awards on June 5, 2011, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.[25][26][27] He was the voice for a line of advertisements of Applebee's which began running in 2012.[28] He made appearances in six episodes on the series Eastbound & Down (2012–2013).[29] He starred as David Clark, a drug dealer, in We're the Millers (2013), alongside Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts and Will Poulter. He reprised his role of Kurt Buckman in Horrible Bosses 2 (2014).

2015–present

Sudeikis starred as Jake in the romantic-comedy film Sleeping with Other People (2015). He starred alongside Rebecca Hall in the romantic-drama film Tumbledown (2015). He voices the character of Red in the animated-comedy film The Angry Birds Movie (2016), based on the video game series of the same name. He starred alongside Anne Hathaway in Colossal (2016).[30] He starred in Masterminds (2016). He portrayed Larry Snyder in Race (2016), Henry in The Book of Love (2016), and Bradley in Mother's Day (2016).

From November to December 2016, Sudeikis played the lead role of John Keating in the Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway production of Dead Poets Society.[31] In 2017, he executive produced the comedy series Detroiters, and appeared in two episodes.

Sudeikis starred in Kodachrome (2017), alongside Ed Harris and Elizabeth Olsen. He made appearances as Glenn in Permission (2017) and as Dave Johnson in Downsizing (2017). He starred as a side-role/reference in the Derren Brown shows Derren Brown: Secret and Derren Brown Underground, where he performed on a screen during the credits, and his name was used as a reference during the show in 2017 and 2018.

Sudeikis starred in the thriller Driven.[32] Sudeikis voices the character of Justin Pin in the animated action comedy film Next Gen. He played Red again in the 2019 animated-comedy The Angry Birds Movie 2. In 2019, he appeared on the Star Wars series The Mandalorian as a Speeder Bike trooper.[33]

Sudeikis had portrayed Ted Lasso, a hapless American football coach brought to England to coach Tottenham Hotspur F.C. as part of two promotional videos for NBC Sports in 2013 and 2014.[34] In late 2019, Sudeikis co-wrote and starred in Ted Lasso about an American football coach who is hired to coach a fictional English football club, AFC Richmond. The series was released in August 2020 on Apple TV+ to a positive reception.[35][36] It has earned him a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.[37] At the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, he was nominated for and won Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.[38] In 2021, he appeared on the Time 100 (Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world) and Bloomberg's 50 Most Influential list.[39][40] In 2023, Sudeikis said in an interview with The Guardian that the personality of the original main character was revised to be kinder because of the culture surrounding Donald Trump's presidency.[41] After Ted Lasso was initially planned to end after its third season, a fourth season was announced by Sudeikis in March 2025.[42][43]

Charity work

Sudeikis played on basketball teams at the 2011 and 2016 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.[citation needed]

He and other Kansas City celebrities have hosted the Big Slick for many years. The event raises money for the Cancer Center at Children's Mercy Hospital.[44] As of 2023, the event had raised more than $21 million for the cause.[45]

Sudeikis hosted the benefit concert Thundergong! at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City on November 3, 2018, for the charity foundation Steps of Faith which helps provide prosthetic legs and arms.[46]

Personal life

In June 2004, Sudeikis married American screenwriter Kay Cannon after five years together. The two were on The Second City Las Vegas cast together.[47] They separated in 2008 and divorced in February 2010.[48]

Sudeikis dated actress January Jones in 2010 and People reported in January 2011 that they had split.[49] He was in a relationship with American actress and filmmaker Olivia Wilde from 2011 to 2020, and became engaged in January 2013 but never married.[50] They have a son, born in April 2014[51] and a daughter, born in October 2016.[52] After their breakup, Wilde was publicly served with court documents regarding child custody while she was on stage presenting her film Don't Worry Darling at CinemaCon 2022.[53][54][55] Additionally, Sudeikis and Wilde were both sued by their former nanny for wrongful termination.[56]

Sudeikis is a WNBA fan and New York Liberty season ticket holder, as well as a Brooklyn Nets fan as he lives near the arena where both teams play.[57] He is a supporter of Indiana Fever player Caitlin Clark. He has attended many of her college and professional games, even canceling a scheduled speaking appearance to attend a game.[58]

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007The TenTony Contiella
Watching the DetectivesJonathan
Meet BillJim Whittman
2008The RockerDavid Marshall
Semi-ProNacho FanCameo
What Happens in VegasMason
2010The Bounty HunterStewart
Going the DistanceBox Saunders
2011Hall PassFred Searing
A Good Old Fashioned OrgyEric Keppler
Horrible BossesKurt Buckman
2012The CampaignMitch Wilson
2013Movie 43Fake Batman
Drinking BuddiesGene Dentler
EpicProfessor BombaVoice[59]
We're the MillersDavid Clark / David Miller
2014Horrible Bosses 2Kurt Buckman
2015Sleeping with Other PeopleJake Harper
TumbledownAndrew McCabe
2016RaceLarry Snyder
Mother's DayBradley Barton
The Angry Birds MovieRedVoice[59]
MastermindsMichael McKinney
The Book of LoveHenryAlso executive producer
ColossalOscar
2017PermissionGlenn
DownsizingDave Johnson
KodachromeMatt Ryder
2018DrivenJim Hoffman
Next GenJustin Pin/AresVoice[60][59]
2019BooksmartPrincipal Jordan Brown[61]
The Angry Birds Movie 2RedVoice[59]
2021South of HeavenJimmy Ray[62]
2023Fool's ParadiseLex Tanner[63]
2024Hitpig!HitpigVoice[64]
2026The Angry Birds Movie 3RedVoice[65]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Alien Avengers IIChesterTelevision film
2003–2013Saturday Night LiveVarious174 episodes; also writer
2007Wainy DaysHandsome DavidEpisode: "Plugged"
2007–201030 RockFloyd DeBarber12 episodes
2008Childrens HospitalDr. Robert "Bobby" Fiscus2 episodes
2008–2012Saturday Night Live Weekend Update ThursdayVarious6 episodes
2009–2013The Cleveland ShowHolt Ritcher, Terry Kimple (voices)Main role
2010, 2011It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaPeter "Schmitty" Schmidt2 episodes
2011, 2014PortlandiaAliki, Kim
20112011 MTV Movie AwardsHimself (host)Television special
2012–2013Eastbound & DownShane Gerald, Cole Gerald6 episodes
2013Robot ChickenBadtz-Maru, Farmer Smurf (voices)Episode: "Papercut to Aorta"
2014Garfunkel and OatesWriter only; episode: "Third Member"
2015–2018The Last Man on EarthMike MillerRecurring role
2016Great Minds with Dan HarmonThomas EdisonEpisode: "Thomas Edison"
2016–2017Son of ZornZorn (voice)Main role
2017, 2018DetroitersCarter Grant2 episodes; also executive producer
2018SideswipedDr. David BennettEpisode: "Matching Up"
2019Double DareHimself2 episodes
SpongeBob SquarePantsEpisode: "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout"
Ask the StoryBotsRoger the PlumberEpisode: "What Happens When You Flush the Toilet?"
The MandalorianBiker Scout Trooper #1Episode: "Chapter 8: Redemption"
2020Tournament of LaughsHimselfHost
At Home with Amy SedarisHimselfEpisode: "Travel"
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?Himself (voice)Episode: "Lost Soles of Jungle River!"
2020–presentTed LassoTed LassoAlso co-creator, writer and executive producer[66]
2021–2024Hit MonkeyBryce Fowler (né McHenry) (voice)Main role[67]
2021Saturday Night LiveHimself (host)Episode: "Jason Sudeikis/Brandi Carlile"

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenues
2016Dead Poets SocietyJohn KeatingClassic Stage Company

Video games

YearTitleVoice role
2008Grand Theft Auto IVRichard Bastion
2022FIFA 23Ted Lasso

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRef.
2013"Hopeless Wanderer"Mumford & Sons[68]
2021"Love Dies Young"Foo Fighters

Awards and nominations

OrganizationsYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
Critics' Choice Television Awardsstyle="text-align:center;", rowspan="1" | 2021Best Actor in a Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (season one) [69]
2022Best Actor in a Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (season two)
Golden Globe Awardsstyle="text-align:center;", rowspan="1" | 2021Best Actor – Television Series Musical or ComedyTed Lasso (season one) [70]
2022Best Actor – Television Series Musical or ComedyTed Lasso (season two)
2024Best Actor – Television Series Musical or ComedyTed Lasso (season three)
Golden Raspberry Awardsstyle="text-align:center;", rowspan="1" | 2014Worst Screen Combo (shared with the entire cast)Movie 43
HCA TV Awardsstyle="text-align:center;", rowspan="1" | 2021Best Actor in a Streaming Series, ComedyTed Lasso (season one) [71]
MTV Movie & TV Awardsstyle="text-align:center;", rowspan="1" | 2014Best Comedic PerformanceWe're the Millers[72]
2015#WTF Moment (with Charlie Day)Horrible Bosses 2[73]
2021Best Comedic PerformanceTed Lasso[74]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awardsstyle="text-align:center;", rowspan="1" | 2017Most Wanted PetThe Angry Birds Movie[75]
People's Choice Awardsstyle="text-align:center;", rowspan="1" | 2014Favorite Movie Duo (with Jennifer Aniston)We're the Millers[76]
Primetime Emmy Awardsstyle="text-align:center;", rowspan="4" | 2021Outstanding Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (season one) [77]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (episode: "Pilot")
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (episode: "Pilot")
Ted Lasso (episode: "Make Rebecca Great Again")
rowspan="2", align=center| 2022Outstanding Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (season two) [78]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (episode: "No Weddings and a Funeral")
rowspan="3", align=center| 2023Outstanding Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (season three) style="text-align: center;", rowspan=3| [79]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (episode: "So Long, Farewell")
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (episode: "So Long, Farewell")
Satellite Awardsstyle="text-align:center;", rowspan="1" | 2021Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy SeriesTed Lasso[80]
Screen Actors Guild Awardsstyle="text-align:center;", rowspan="2" | 2021Outstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (season one) [81]
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series
rowspan="2", align=center| 2022Outstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (season two) [82]
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series
rowspan="2", align=center| 2023Outstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (season three) [83]
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Teen Choice Awardsstyle="text-align:center;", rowspan="1" | 2014Choice Hissy FitWe're the Millers[84]
2016Choice Movie: Hissy FitThe Angry Birds Movie[85]
Writers Guild of America Awardsstyle="text-align:center;", rowspan="3" | 2021Television: Comedy SeriesTed Lasso (season one) [86]
Television: New Series
Television: Episodic ComedyTed Lasso (episode: "Pilot")

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