Keegan-Michael Key

Career timeline

1. 1969 · Screen debut

   Sesame Street (TV)

2. 1971 · Born

   Born in Southfield, Michigan, USA

3. 1989 · Breakthrough

   The Simpsons (TV)

4. 2016 · First production

   Keanu (Movie)

5. 2026 · Latest release

   Buddy (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1960s

1 1980s

1 1990s

12 2000s

35 2010s

15 2020s

• Comedy53
• Animation21
• Family20
• Adventure14
• Drama12
• Fantasy10

Highest-rated title Rick and Morty 2013 8.7 Most popular title The Simpsons 1989 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Keegan-Michael Key in our catalogue.

Tom Hanks

2 titles together

Awkwafina

2 titles together

Chris Parnell

2 titles together

Eric Bauza

2 titles together

Judy Greer

2 titles together

Craig Thomas

2 titles together

Greg Daniels

2 titles together

Ty Burrell

2 titles together

Cristin Milioti

2 titles together

1. 2026 Buddy as Buddy / Dark Buddy (voice) 6.8 Movie
2. 2026 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Toad (voice) 8.2 Movie
3. 2025 Play Dirty as Ed Mackey 6.6 Movie
4. 2024 Transformers One as B-127 (voice) 8.0 Movie
5. 2024 IF as Slime (voice) 6.9 Movie
6. 2024 Elsbeth as Ashton Hayes 6.7 TV
7. 2023 Wonka as Chief of Police 7.0 Movie
8. 2023 Migration as Delroy (voice) 7.3 Movie
9. 2023 The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Toad (voice) 7.6 Movie
10. 2022 Pinocchio as 'Honest' John (voice) 6.2 Movie
11. 2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Frog Co-Worker / Bjornson the Cheesemonger (voice) 7.0 Movie
12. 2022 Hotel Transylvania: Transformania as Murray (voice) 7.0 Movie
13. 2021 Abbott Elementary as Superintendent Reynolds 7.5 TV
14. 2021 Only Murders in the Building as Mayor Tillman 8.4 TV
15. 2020 All the Bright Places as Embry 7.6 Movie
16. 2019 Green Eggs and Ham as Narrator (voice) 8.0 TV
17. 2019 Playing with Fire as Mark 6.6 Movie
18. 2019 Dolemite Is My Name as Jerry Jones 7.0 Movie
19. 2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as skekZok (The Ritual Master) (voice) 7.8 TV
20. 2019 The Lion King as Kamari (voice) 7.1 Movie
21. 2019 Toy Story 4 as Ducky (voice) 7.5 Movie
22. 2018 The Predator as Coyle 5.6 Movie
23. 2018 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation as Murray (voice) 6.8 Movie
24. 2017 The Disaster Artist as Keegan-Michael Key 7.1 Movie
25. 2017 Get Out as NCAA Prospect (uncredited) 7.6 Movie
26. 2016 Why Him? as Gustav 6.4 Movie
27. 2016 Storks as Alpha Wolf (voice) 6.7 Movie
28. 2016 The Angry Birds Movie as Judge Peckinpah (voice) 6.3 Movie
29. 2016 Keanu as Clarence Goobril / Smoke Dresden 6.0 Movie
30. 2016 Angie Tribeca as Helmut FröntBüt 6.4 TV
31. 2015 Hotel Transylvania 2 as Murray (voice) 6.8 Movie
32. 2015 Vacation as Jack Peterson 6.3 Movie
33. 2015 Tomorrowland as Hugo 6.3 Movie
34. 2015 Pitch Perfect 2 as Beca's Boss 6.8 Movie
35. 2014 Horrible Bosses 2 as Mike 6.2 Movie
36. 2014 BoJack Horseman as Sebastian St. Clair (voice) 8.5 TV
37. 2014 Let's Be Cops as Pupa 6.5 Movie
38. 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Responsible Guy 7.8 TV
39. 2014 Fargo as Bill Budge 8.3 TV
40. 2014 The Lego Movie as Foreman Jim (voice) 7.4 Movie
41. 2013 Rick and Morty as Fourth-Dimensional Being (voice) 8.7 TV
42. 2012 Veep as Jordan Thomas Jr. 7.5 TV
43. 2012 Wanderlust as Marcy’s Flunkie 5.5 Movie
44. 2012 Key & Peele as Various Characters 7.7 TV
45. 2012 House of Lies as Devin 6.6 TV
46. 2011 Wilfred as Dick Barbian 7.5 TV
47. 2011 Just Go with It as Ernesto 6.7 Movie
48. 2011 Bob's Burgers as Beefersutherland (voice) 7.8 TV
49. 2010 Due Date as New Father 6.4 Movie
50. 2010 Epic Rap Battles of History as Gandhi 7.2 TV
51. 2009 The League as Carmenjello 7.4 TV
52. 2009 The Middle as Reverend Erik Devow 7.6 TV
53. 2009 Modern Family as Tom Delaney 7.9 TV
54. 2009 Archer as Floyd (voice) 7.9 TV
55. 2009 Parks and Recreation as Craig 8.0 TV
56. 2008 Childrens Hospital as Cop 7.0 TV
57. 2008 Role Models as Duane 6.5 Movie
58. 2005 How I Met Your Mother as Calvin 8.1 TV
59. 2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Grant Anderson 8.3 TV
60. 2005 American Dad! as Dennis (voice) 7.0 TV
61. 2003 Reno 911! as Theoretical Criminal 7.3 TV
62. 2001 Samurai Jack as Da' Samurai (voice) 8.4 TV
63. 1994 ER as Witkowski 7.8 TV
64. 1989 The Simpsons as Jazzy James (voice) 8.0 TV
65. 1969 Sesame Street 7.1 TV

1. 2012 Key & Peele 7.7 TV

1. 2012 Key & Peele 7.7 TV

1. 2016 Keanu 6.0 Movie

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