Seth Rogen
Acting
- Born:
- 1982-04-15
- Place of birth:
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Biography
Seth Aaron Rogen is a Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known primarily for his comedic leading man roles in films, the accolades he has received include nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Independent Spirit Award. Originally a stand-up comedian in Vancouver, Rogen moved to Los Angeles for a part in Judd Apatow's series Freaks and Geeks in 1999 and got a part in Apatow's sitcom Undeclared in 2001, which also hired him as a writer. Rogen landed a job as a staff writer on the final season of Da Ali G Show (2004), for which the writing team was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. Apatow subsequently guided him toward a film career. His first movie appearance was a minor role in Donnie Darko (2001), and he had a supporting part in Apatow's directorial debut, The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), which he co-produced. He had leading roles in Apatow's comedies Knocked Up (2007) and Funny People (2009). Rogen and his writing partner, Evan Goldberg, co-wrote the films Superbad (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), The Green Hornet (2011), and This Is the End (2013) and directed This Is the End and The Interview (2014), all of which starred Rogen. He had further comedic roles in Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Neighbors (2014), its 2016 sequel, The Disaster Artist (2017), and Long Shot (2019). He has played dramatic roles in 50/50 (2011), Take This Waltz (2011), Steve Jobs (2015) and The Fabelmans (2022). He also starred in the FX on Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy (2022), for which he received Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations. Rogen co-developed the AMC television series Preacher (2016–2019), serving as writer, executive producer, and director. He has also executive produced the Amazon Prime Video superhero series The Boys from 2019 and Invincible from 2021. Rogen is also known for his voice roles in the animated films Shrek the Third (2007) and Horton Hears a Who! (2008), the Kung Fu Panda series, The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), Monsters vs Aliens (2009), Sausage Party (2016; which he also co-wrote and produced), The Lion King (2019), The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023; which he also co-wrote and produced) and Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
Known For
Filmography
Babies
Tangles
Mane Six
The Sister Hand and Twilight Sparkle Show
The Wrong Girls
The Invite
Supergirl
Animal Farm
The Muppet Show
Breakdown: 1975
Good Fortune
The Studio
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Mufasa: The Lion King
Taking Care
Nobody Wants This
Peppermint Spiral
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
Stormy
Kung Fu Panda 4
The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down
Hot Ones Versus
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Krapopolis
Dumb Money
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Maximum Truth
Platonic
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
History of the World: Part II
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
The Fabelmans
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Pam & Tommy
Santa Inc.
Snacked
Hacks
INVINCIBLE
The Perfect Weapon
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
An American Pickle
Muppets Now
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered
Dear Class of 2020
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
LA Originals
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Zeroville
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Boys
The Lion King
The Chef Show
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
Long Shot
The Twilight Zone
Desus & Mero
The Shop
Arizona
Like Father
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Cultureshock
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Future Man
Drop the Mic
Big Mouth
Dumpster Diving
Friends from College
The Jim Jefferies Show
Talking with Chris Hardwick
The Disaster Artist
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Geeking Out
Sausage Party
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
The Night Before
The Sound and the Fury
Steve Jobs
Being Canadian
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Hot Ones
The Interview
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Rubberhead
Cops, Cum, Dicks, and Flying
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
22 Jump Street
Neighbors
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Broad City
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Drunk History
This Is the End
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
Circus Halligalli
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
The Guilt Trip
The Mindy Project
For a Good Time, Call...
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Burning Love
The Eric Andre Show
Loiter Squad
Billy on the Street
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Take This Waltz
Night of the Living Carrots
50/50
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
The Jonathan Ross Show
Kung Fu Panda 2
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Paul
The Green Hornet
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Conan
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
The League
B.O.B.'s Big Break
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
Paper Heart
Funny People
Funny People: Live
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Observe and Report
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Monsters vs Aliens
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Eastbound & Down
Fanboys
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
This Is Not Sex
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Pineapple Express
Step Brothers
Kung Fu Panda
Horton Hears a Who!
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Strange Wilderness
Superbad
Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl
Jay and Seth Versus the Apocalypse
Knocked Up
Shrek the Third
The Graham Norton Show
You, Me and Dupree
American Storage
The Colbert Report
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
The Comeback
American Dad!
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Arrested Development
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
Real Time with Bill Maher
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
MythBusters
Undeclared
Donnie Darko
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Early Show
Freaks and Geeks
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Family Guy
Dawson's Creek
The Daily Show
Soccer AM
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Simpsons
Jeopardy!
Entertainment Tonight
Wetten, dass..?
Saturday Night Live
The Oscars
Today
The Emmy Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Being Mortal
Newsflash
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
Darkwing Duck