Person

Seth Rogen

Seth Aaron Rogen (born April 15, 1982) 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).

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Mufasa: The Lion King

2024 · Pumbaa (voice)

Stormy

2024 · Self

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024 · Mantis (voice)

Dumb Money

2023 · Gabe Plotkin

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2023 · Bebop (voice)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

2023 · Donkey Kong (voice)

The Fabelmans

2022 · Benny Loewy

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

2022 · Bob the Warrior Viking / Pumbaa / Mantis / B.O.B. (voice)

Pam & Tommy

2022 · Rand Gauthier

An American Pickle

2020 · Herschel Greenbaum / Ben Greenbaum

The Lion King

2019 · Pumbaa (voice)

Long Shot

2019 · Fred Flarsky

The Disaster Artist

2017 · Sandy

Sausage Party

2016 · Frank / Sergeant Pepper / Peanut Butter (voice)

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

2016 · Mac Radner

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016 · Mantis (voice)

The Night Before

2015 · Isaac

The Interview

2014 · Aaron Rapaport

Neighbors

2014 · Mac Radner

This Is the End

2013 · Seth Rogen

50/50

2011 · Kyle Hirons

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011 · Mantis (voice)

Paul

2011 · Paul (voice)

The Green Hornet

2011 · Britt Reid / Green Hornet

Monsters vs Aliens

2009 · B.O.B. (voice)

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

2008 · Zack

Pineapple Express

2008 · Dale Denton

Kung Fu Panda

2008 · Mantis (voice)

Horton Hears a Who!

2008 · Morton (voice)

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008 · Hogsqueal (voice)

Superbad

2007 · Officer Michaels

Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl

2007 · Self

Knocked Up

2007 · Ben Stone

Shrek the Third

2007 · Ship Captain (voice)

The 40 Year Old Virgin

2005 · Cal

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

2004 · Eager Cameraman

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