Patton Oswalt
Biography
Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. Oswalt first began performing standup comedy in the late 1980s. After spending two seasons writing for MADtv and starring in his own 1996 comedy special for HBO, he began performing in films and television shows including his film debut Down Periscope (1996) and The King of Queens (1998 - 2007). A rare starring film role was the voice of Remy in Pixar's Ratatouille (2007). Oswalt has appeared in dozens of other films and television series, primarily comedies, including many voice roles.
Oswalt was married to writer Michelle Eileen McNamara on September 24, 2005 until her death in 2016. Their daughter, Alice Rigney Oswalt, was born on April 15, 2009. He has been married to actress Meredith Salenger since 2017.
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Acting History
2026
GOAT as Dennis (voice)
2025Breakdown: 1975 as Self
2025The Bad Guys: Breaking In as Mr. Wigglesworth (voice)
2025Deathstalker as Doodad (voice)
2025The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween as Self - Contestant
2025Chain Reactions as Self
2025American Comic as Himself
2025Absolute Dominion
2025Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Self - Actor and Comedian
2025Suits LA as Patton Oswalt
2025Hollywood Squares as Self
2024Shadowland as Self (archive footage)
2024Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED as Self
2024Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames as Self
2024The 1% Club as Self - Host
2024John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Self
2024Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt as Self
2024Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Dr. Hubert Wartzki
2024Manhunt as Det. Lafayette Baker
2024After Midnight as Self
2024Grimsburg as Slasher (voice)
2024Grimsburg as (voice)
2023Shatter Belt as Dervey Ryan
2023Heroes of the Golden Mask as Aesop (voice)
2023A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened as Self
202380 for Brady as Brisket
2023Unicorn Boy as King Uniturius (voice)
2022StoryBots: Answer Time as Super Snowy Icy Cone Guy
2022Minions & More Volume 2 as Max (voice)
2022Celebrity Jeopardy! as Self
2022Patton Oswalt: We All Scream as Self
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Heckler
2022Dark Side of Comedy as Self
2022Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters as Self
2022MEAD as MEAD (voice)
2022The Sandman as Matthew the Raven (voice)
2022I Love My Dad as Chuck
2022George Carlin's American Dream as Self
2022Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Max "Tv's Son of Tv's Frank"
2022Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as Doug
2022Gaslit as Chuck Colson
2021The Super Bob Einstein Movie as Self
2021Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon as Ron
2021Eternals as Pip the Troll (voice)
2021The Spine of Night as Pyrantin (voice)
2021Inside Job as TSA Guard (voice)
2021The Ghost and Molly McGee as Mayor Brunson (voice)
2021Teenage Euthanasia
2021The Sparks Brothers as Self
2021Penguin Town as Self
2021Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated as Self
2021Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. as George Tarleton / M.O.D.O.K. (voice)
2021Hacks as Patton Oswalt
202152 - A Tale of Loneliness as 52
2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
2020Best of Stand-up 2020 as Self
2020For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close as Lash LaRue
2020The Postal Service Zoom Auditions as Self
2020A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Moderator / Villager
2020The Priest as Father Shauna
2020In Deep With Ryan Lochte as Narrator
2020We Bare Bears: The Movie as Nom Nom (voice)
2020Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Vizzini
2020I'll Be Gone in the Dark as Self - Michelle's Husband
2020Space Force as Captain Lancaster
2020Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything as Self
2020Reno 911! as Max Logan (voice)
2020Reno 911! as Max Logan
2020Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Phone a Friend
2020Star Trek: Picard as Spot 73 (voice)
2019Bless the Harts as Vohnnie Ray Power
2019You're Not a Monster as Invisible Man
2019A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
2019Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019Dads as Self
2019Super Gidget as Max (voice)
2019Adams as Roger
2019Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
2019The Boys as Patton Oswalt (uncredited)
2019The Secret Life of Pets 2 as Max (voice)
2019What We Do in the Shadows as Patton Oswalt
2019Kim Possible as Professor Dementor
2018Minecraft: Story Mode as Jesse (male voice)
2018The Conners as Don Blansky
2018Monster Challenge as Self
2018Teen Titans Go! To the Movies as Atom (voice)
2018Sorry to Bother You as Mr. _______'s White Voice (voice)
2018Blark and Son as Mr. Beal (voice)
2018Spy Kids: Mission Critical
2018Sex Madness Revealed as Jimmy Morris
2018We Brought Back MST3K as Self
2018Nostalgia as Kathleen's Father
2018A.P. Bio as Principal Ralph Durbin
2018Please Stand By as Officer Frank
2018Somebody Feed Phil as Self
2017HAPPY! as Happy (voice)
2017Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm as Appliance Al (voice)
2017Big Hero 6 The Series as Mr. Sparkle / Dispatch Voice (voice)
2017Big Hero 6 The Series as Mr. Sparkle (voice)
2017Patton Oswalt: Annihilation as Self
2017I Love You, America as Self
2017Will & Grace as Danley Walker
2017Marvel's Spider-Man as Uncle Ben (voice)
2017The Circle as Tom Stenton
2017Gilbert as Self
2017Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Max (TV's Son of TV's Frank)
2017Dimension 404 as Uncle Dusty
2017The History of Comedy as Self
2017Santa Clarita Diet as Dr. Hasmedi
2016Laurie Kilmartin: 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad as Self
2016Justice League Action as Space Cabbie (voice)
2016Nerdland as Elliot (voice)
2016Keeping Up with the Joneses as Bruce Springstein / Scorpion
2016Zoolander: Super Model as Dr. Botoxo (voice)
2016HarmonQuest as Sand Pole
2016Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously as Self
2016To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
2016Lady Dynamite as Patton Cop
2016Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping as Self
2016The Confirmation as Drake
2016Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ as Derek Young
2016Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie as Merv Griffin
2016Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self
2016Space Cop as Space Police Chief
2015Freaks of Nature as Stuart Miller
2015Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as J. Castleman
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
2015Welcome to Bridgetown as Self
2015We Bare Bears as Nom Nom / Additional Voices (voice)
2015We Bare Bears as Nom Nom (voice)
2015The Loneliest Stoplight as Narrator (voice)
2015Call Me Lucky as Self
2015Difficult People as Kenny Jurgens
2015Pig Goat Banana Cricket as Jimmy Ron Cricket (voice)
2015Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope as Self
2015Dude Bro Party Massacre III as Chief
2015Battle Creek as Mayor Hardy
2015Old/New as Narrator
2015The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Francisco (voice)
2014Sex and Broadcasting as Self
2014Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! as Self
2014We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss as Lemonade Stand Dad
2014Lemonade War as Jerry
2014Out of Print as Self
2014BoJack Horseman as Charlie Rose / Pinky Penguin / Doctor (voice)
2014BoJack Horseman as Neal McBeal (voice)
2014BoJack Horseman as Pinky Penguin / Gary / Maggot Funeral Director (voice)
2014BoJack Horseman as Pinky Penguin / Laughing Crew Member (voice)
2014BoJack Horseman as Pinky Penguin (voice)
2014BoJack Horseman as Pinky Penguin / Crab Guy (voice)
2014BoJack Horseman as David / Pig Doctor (voice)
2014BoJack Horseman as Dr. Pepin (Walnut Springs) (voice)
2014BoJack Horseman as Pinky Penguin / Comedian (voice)
2014BoJack Horseman as Pig Doctor (voice)
2014Jason Nash Is Married as Producer
201422 Jump Street as MC State History Professor (uncredited)
2014TripTank as Pegasus (voice)
2014Harmontown as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
2014Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time as Self
2013The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Todd Maher
2013Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical as Self
2013Rick and Morty as Beta 7 (voice)
2013@midnight with Chris Hardwick as Self
2013The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead as Self
2013Mighty Med as Ed / The Extrminator
2013Mighty Med as Ed
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Eric Koenig
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Billy Koenig
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Billy Koenig / Sam Koenig
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Billy Koenig / Sam Koenig / Thurston Koenig
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Ernest Koenig
2013The Goldbergs as Adam Goldberg (voice)
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Fire Marshall Boone
2013Drunk History as Mac Brazel
2013The Jeselnik Offensive as Self
2013Odd Thomas as Ozzie P. Boone
2012Viva Lucha Libre as Self
2012Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
2012Seeking a Friend for the End of the World as Roache
2012Gravity Falls as Franz (voice)
2012The Bitter Buddha as Self
2012Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
2012Veep as Teddy Sykes
2012Nature Calls as Randy Stevens
2012WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. Power
2011Billy on the Street as Self
2011Who the F#ck Is Chip Seinfeld? as Self
2011Young Adult as Matt Freehauf
2011The Heart, She Holler as Hurlan
2011A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Mall Santa
2011Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts as Self
2011Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour as Self
2011Portlandia as Thor83
2011Bob's Burgers as Moody Foodie (voice)
2010Conan as Self
2010Robotomy
2010My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic as Quibble Pants (voice)
2010Raising Hope as Rubin
2010Neighbors from Hell as Pazuzu
2010Beautiful Darling as Andy Warhol (voice) / Truman Capote (voice)
2010Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Dr. Demento
2010Justified as Bob Sweeney
2010Blood Into Wine as Self
2010Caprica as Baxter Sarno
2010Fantasia in Best Show Minor
2009Modern Family as Ducky
2009The Informant! as Ed Herbst
2009Archer as Alan Shapiro (voice)
2009Community as Male Nurse Jackie
2009Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong as Self
2009Funny People: Live as Self
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Al's Brain as Co-Worker
2009Observe and Report as Toast A Bun Manager
2009Parks and Recreation as Garth Blundin
2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
2009Dollhouse as Joel Mynor
2009Big Fan as Paul Aufiero
2009United States of Tara as Neil
2008Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
2008Lewis Black's Root of All Evil as Self
2008History of the Joke as Self
2008Largo as Self
2008All Roads Lead Home as Milo
2007Your Friend the Rat as Remy (voice)
2007Heckler as Self
2007Super High Me as Self
2007Reaper as Leon
2007The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour as Self
2007WordGirl as Tobey McCalister III (voice)
2007Balls of Fury as Hammer
2007Wrong Turn 2: Dead End as Tommy (voice)
2007Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav as Self
2007Patton Oswalt: Werewolves and Lollipops as Self
2007Ratatouille as Remy (voice)
2007Burn Notice as Calvin Schmidt
2007Flight of the Conchords as Elton John Impersonator
2007Sex and Death 101 as Fred
2007The Sophisticated Misfit as Self
2007Human Giant as Let's Go Fan
2007Reno 911!: Miami as Jeff Spoder
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Beaver Boys Doctor
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Joshua Beard
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Joshua Beard (uncredited)
2007The Sarah Silverman Program. as Vincent Van Guy
2006Last Laugh '06 as Self
2006Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner as Self - Roaster
2006The Amazing Screw-On Head as Mr. Groin (voice)
2006Amazing Screw-On Head
2006Live at Gotham as Self
2006Failure to Launch as Techie Guy
2006The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey as Self
2005Last Laugh '05 as Self
2005Comedians of Comedy as Self
2005Squidbillies as Talking Squid (voice)
2005Too Late with Adam Carolla
2005Cake Boy as Cake Pervert
2005The Comedians of Comedy as Self
2005American Dad! as Cinema Ticket Man (voice)
2005American Dad! as Candy Maker (voice)
2005American Dad! as Kiss Cam Operator (voice)
2005American Dad! as Rick Rod (voice)
2005American Dad! as (voice)
2004Blade: Trinity as Hedges
2004Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain as Self
2004Tom Goes to the Mayor as Zynx (voice)
2004Taxi as Clerk at Inpound Office
2004Veronica Mars as Penn Epner
2004The Batman as Cosmo Krank (voice)
2004The Batman as Marty Slack (voice)
2004The Venture Bros. as Wonderboy (voice)
2004DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story as Video Store Clerk on Phone (uncredited)
2004Starsky & Hutch as Disco DJ
2004See This Movie as Felix
2004Best Week Ever
2004Toro and Moro as Jerry
2003Two and a Half Men as Billy Stanhope
2003Calendar Girls as Larry
2003Comedy Central Roasts as Self
2003Reno 911! as Boozehammer of Galen
2003Reno 911! as Dungeon Master
2003Reno 911! as Kenny Rogers Assassin
2003Reno 911! as Jillet-Ben Coe
2003Reno 911! as Car Crash Movie Snob
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002Zig Zag as Shelly
2002Kim Possible as Professor Dementor (voice)
2002Kim Possible as Professor DeMenz (voice)
2002Run Ronnie Run as Dozer - Editor #1
2001Zoolander as Monkey Photographer
2001The Fairly OddParents as Crimson Chin Writer
2000Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Ezekial (voice)
2000Aqua Teen Hunger Force as DP / Skeeter (voice)
2000Desperate But Not Serious as Auteur #1
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm as Harry Baskin
2000Static Shock as Specs (voice)
2000Static Shock as Specs / Spectral (voice)
1999Man on the Moon as Blue Collar Guy
1999Magnolia as Delmer Darion
1999The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller as Self
1999Home Movies
1999Futurama as Unattractive Giant Monster (voice)
1999Family Guy as Tyler (voice)
1999Family Guy as Bear Show Manager (voice)
1999Family Guy as Remy (voice)
1999Family Guy as Curator (voice)
1999Batman Beyond as Eldon Michaels (voice)
1998Comedy Central Presents
1998The King of Queens as Spence Olchin
1998Hollywood Squares
1998HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Patton Oswalt
1997The Weird Al Show as Seymour
1997Emeril Live
1996Full Frontal Comedy as self
1996Pulp Comics as Patton Oswalt
1996The Daily Show as Self
1996Down Periscope as Stingray Radioman
1995MADtv as Crip in Wheelchair
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Patton (voice)
1995NewsRadio as Guy
1994HBO Comedy Half Hour as Self
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1989The Simpsons as Bart's Guilt (voice)
1989The Simpsons as T-Rex (voice) / Bart's guilt (voice)
1989Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Max / TV's Son of TV's Frank
1989Seinfeld as Clerk
—Among Us as White (voice)
—Buddy
—Adventures in Wonder Park as Steve
—The Dink
—The Liquid Psychologist