Jordan Peele

Known for ActingBorn 1979-02-21 (age 47)New York City, New York, USA

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).Read more

Movies & web series

Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special

Mexican Standoff (ft. Key & Peele)

Rick and Morty

Fargo

Talking with Chris Hardwick

Modern Family

Bob's Burgers

Key & Peele

Get Out

Big Mouth

Hair Love

The Shivering Truth

'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Robot Chicken

BlacKkKlansman

Brain Games

Toy Story 4

MTV Video Music Awards

Workaholics

Pixar Popcorn

Epic Rap Battles of History

Hunters

Lovecraft Country

Conan

Life in Pieces

Reno 911!

Hot Ones

The Bob's Burgers Movie

The Muppets

Us

Moshari

Monkey Man

Childrens Hospital

American Dad!

Nope

MADtv

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Drunk History

The Twilight Zone

Storks

Wendell & Wild

Lorena

Longlegs

Inside Comedy

Eli Roth's History of Horror

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

The Oscars