Actor profile

Keegan-Michael Key

22nd March 1971 Southfield, Michigan, USA Acting

Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor and comedian, best known for starring in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele and for his six seasons as a cast member on MADtv. He has also appeared in the films Wonka, Toy Story 4, and Pitch Perfect 2. Key was born in Southfield, Michigan and raised in Detroit. His father is African-American and his mother is European-American. He was adopted as a child. In 1989 he graduated from Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. Key attended the University of Detroit as an undergraduate and earned his Master of Fine Arts at the Pennsylvania State University School of Theatre. While at The University of Detroit Mercy, he was a brother of Phi Kappa Theta.

71 Movies 84 TV Shows 1 In Production 156 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie poster

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie 1st April 2026 as Toad (voice)

Play Dirty poster

Play Dirty 30th September 2025 as Ed Mackey

King Hamlet poster

King Hamlet 29th August 2025 as Self

Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special poster

Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special 22nd August 2025 as Self (archive footage)

Dear Santa poster

Dear Santa 24th November 2024 as Dr. Finkleman

Transformers One poster

Transformers One 11th September 2024 as B-127 (voice)

IF poster

IF 8th May 2024 as Slime (voice)

Migration poster

Migration 6th December 2023 as Delroy (voice)

Wonka poster

Wonka 6th December 2023 as Chief of Police

The Super Mario Bros. Movie poster

The Super Mario Bros. Movie 5th April 2023 as Toad (voice)

Wendell & Wild poster

Wendell & Wild 21st October 2022 as Wendell (voice)

Pinocchio poster

Pinocchio 7th September 2022 as 'Honest' John (voice)

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers poster

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 20th May 2022 as Frog Co-Worker / Bjornson the Cheesemonger (voice)

The Bubble poster

The Bubble 25th March 2022 as Sean Knox

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania poster

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 31st January 2022 as Murray (voice)

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration poster

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration 25th December 2020 as Self

The Prom poster

The Prom 2nd December 2020 as Principal Hawkins

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey poster

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey 6th November 2020 as Gustafson

Feeding America Comedy Festival poster

Feeding America Comedy Festival 10th May 2020 as Self

All the Bright Places poster

All the Bright Places 28th February 2020 as Embry

Playing with Fire poster

Playing with Fire 8th November 2019 as Mark

Somewhere in the Middle poster

Somewhere in the Middle 15th October 2019 as Self (archive footage)

Dolemite Is My Name poster

Dolemite Is My Name 4th October 2019 as Jerry Jones

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits poster

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits 29th September 2019 as Self

The Lion King poster

The Lion King 12th July 2019 as Kamari (voice)

Toy Story 4 poster

Toy Story 4 19th June 2019 as Ducky (voice)

The Predator poster

The Predator 5th September 2018 as Coyle

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation poster

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 28th June 2018 as Murray (voice)

The Star poster

The Star 15th November 2017 as Dave (voice)

The Disaster Artist poster

The Disaster Artist 12th March 2017 as Keegan-Michael Key

Win It All poster

Win It All 11th March 2017 as Gene

Get Out poster

Get Out 24th February 2017 as NCAA Prospect (uncredited)

Why Him? poster

Why Him? 22nd December 2016 as Gustav

Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby poster

Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby 20th December 2016 as Alpha Wolf (voice)

Bad Guys 4th December 2016 as Mantis Commander (voice)

Storks poster

Storks 22nd September 2016 as Alpha Wolf (voice)

Don't Think Twice poster

Don't Think Twice 22nd July 2016 as Jack

Welcome to Happiness poster

Welcome to Happiness 20th May 2016 as Proctor

The Angry Birds Movie poster

The Angry Birds Movie 11th May 2016 as Judge Peckinpah (voice)

Keanu poster

Keanu 29th April 2016 as Clarence Goobril / Smoke Dresden

Freaks of Nature poster

Freaks of Nature 30th October 2015 as Mr. Keller

Hotel Transylvania 2 poster

Hotel Transylvania 2 21st September 2015 as Murray (voice)

Vacation poster

Vacation 28th July 2015 as Jack Peterson

Teacher of the Year poster

Teacher of the Year 19th May 2015 as Ronald Douche

Tomorrowland poster

Tomorrowland 19th May 2015 as Hugo

Pitch Perfect 2 poster

Pitch Perfect 2 7th May 2015 as Beca's Boss

Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special poster

Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special 30th January 2015 as Various Characters

Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special poster

Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special 27th November 2014 as Self

Rubberhead poster

Rubberhead 18th November 2014 as Self (segment "Absorption")

Horrible Bosses 2 poster

Horrible Bosses 2 12th November 2014 as Mike

Let's Be Cops poster

Let's Be Cops 13th August 2014 as Pupa

The Lego Movie poster

The Lego Movie 6th February 2014 as Foreman Jim (voice)

Mexican Standoff (ft. Key & Peele) 25th October 2013 as Agent

Hell Baby poster

Hell Baby 6th September 2013 as F'resnel

Afternoon Delight poster

Afternoon Delight 30th August 2013 as Bo

CC:Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo Experience 23rd June 2012 as Self - Host

Wanderlust poster

Wanderlust 23rd February 2012 as Marcy’s Flunkie

'Weird Al' Yankovic: Alpocalypse poster

'Weird Al' Yankovic: Alpocalypse 8th November 2011 as Gangsta #2

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star poster

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star 9th September 2011 as Guinness Man

Just Go with It poster

Just Go with It 10th February 2011 as Ernesto

Due Date poster

Due Date 3rd November 2010 as New Father

Welcome to the Jungle Gym 23rd October 2010 as Mike McKenzie

Role Models poster

Role Models 7th November 2008 as Duane

Yoga Matt 8th October 2008 as Matt

'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy poster

'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy 22nd June 2006 as Gangster

Mr. 3000 poster

Mr. 3000 15th June 2004 as Reporter

Uncle Nino poster

Uncle Nino 5th December 2003 as Stranger in Airport

Lunatics: A Love Story poster

Lunatics: A Love Story 8th February 1991 as Passerby (uncredited)

Hotel Transylvania 5 as Murray (voice)

Playing POTUS as Self

Untitled Third Super Mario Bros. Film as Toad (voice)

Funny AF with Kevin Hart poster

Funny AF with Kevin Hart 20th April 2026 as Self - Judge

Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast poster

Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast 9th September 2025 as Self

Elsbeth poster

Elsbeth 29th February 2024 as Ashton Hayes

Reboot poster

Reboot 20th September 2022 as Reed Sterling

The Pentaverate poster

The Pentaverate 5th May 2022 as Dr. Hobart Clark

Abbott Elementary poster

Abbott Elementary 7th December 2021 as Superintendent Reynolds

Only Murders in the Building poster

Only Murders in the Building 31st August 2021 as Mayor Tillman

Schmigadoon! poster

Schmigadoon! 16th July 2021 as Josh Skinner

Pixar Popcorn poster

Pixar Popcorn 22nd January 2021 as Ducky (voice)

Home Movie: The Princess Bride poster

Home Movie: The Princess Bride 29th June 2020 as Inigo Montoya

Game On! poster

Game On! 27th May 2020 as Self - Host

Green Eggs and Ham poster

Green Eggs and Ham 8th November 2019 as Narrator (voice)

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance poster

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance 30th August 2019 as skekZok (The Ritual Master) (voice)

The Shop poster

The Shop 28th August 2018 as Self

Impulse poster

Impulse 6th June 2018 as Michael Pearce

What the Fit poster

What the Fit 15th March 2018 as Self

2 Dope Queens poster

2 Dope Queens 2nd February 2018 as Self

No Activity poster

No Activity 11th November 2017 as Officer Charles Brock

Carpool Karaoke: The Series poster

Carpool Karaoke: The Series 8th August 2017 as Self

Friends from College poster

Friends from College 14th July 2017 as Ethan Turner

The History of Comedy poster

The History of Comedy 9th February 2017 as Self

Detroiters poster

Detroiters 7th February 2017 as Smilin' Jack

Angie Tribeca poster

Angie Tribeca 17th January 2016 as Helmut FröntBüt

SuperMansion poster

SuperMansion 8th October 2015 as American Ranger

The Muppets poster

The Muppets 22nd September 2015 as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 8th September 2015 as Self - Guest

The Hotwives of Las Vegas poster

The Hotwives of Las Vegas 18th August 2015 as Ace

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2nd August 2015 as Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden 23rd March 2015 as Self - Guest

Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones 12th March 2015 as Self

BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman 22nd August 2014 as Sebastian St. Clair (voice)

Running Wild with Bear Grylls poster

Running Wild with Bear Grylls 28th July 2014 as Self

Playing House poster

Playing House 29th April 2014 as Mark Rodriguez

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 27th April 2014 as Responsible Guy

Fargo poster

Fargo 15th April 2014 as Bill Budge

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones 6th February 2014 as Self

Rick and Morty poster

Rick and Morty 2nd December 2013 as Fourth-Dimensional Being (voice)

Super Fun Night poster

Super Fun Night 2nd October 2013 as Slade

Whose Line Is It Anyway? poster

Whose Line Is It Anyway? 16th July 2013 as Self

The Amazing Race Canada poster

The Amazing Race Canada 15th July 2013 as Self

Dish Nation poster

Dish Nation 10th August 2012 as Self

Veep poster

Veep 22nd April 2012 as Jordan Thomas Jr.

NFL Honors poster

NFL Honors 4th February 2012 as Himself

Key & Peele poster

Key & Peele 31st January 2012 as Various Characters

Inside Comedy poster

Inside Comedy 26th January 2012 as Self

Billy on the Street poster

Billy on the Street 18th December 2011 as Self

Talking Dead poster

Talking Dead 16th October 2011 as Himself

Brain Games poster

Brain Games 9th October 2011 as Himself - Host

Wilfred poster

Wilfred 23rd June 2011 as Dick Barbian

Love Bites poster

Love Bites 2nd June 2011 as Drew

Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers 9th January 2011 as Darnell (voice)

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self

Epic Rap Battles of History poster

Epic Rap Battles of History 26th September 2010 as Michael Jordan

Sons of Tucson poster

Sons of Tucson 14th March 2010 as Eric

The League poster

The League 29th October 2009 as Carmenjello

The Middle poster

The Middle 30th September 2009 as Reverend Erik Devow

Modern Family poster

Modern Family 23rd September 2009 as Tom Delaney

Archer poster

Archer 17th September 2009 as Detective Rimshot (voice)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

Parks and Recreation poster

Parks and Recreation 9th April 2009 as Joe

Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital 8th December 2008 as Captain Tripper

Chocolate News poster

Chocolate News 15th October 2008

Gary Unmarried poster

Gary Unmarried 24th September 2008 as Curtis

How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother 19th September 2005 as Calvin

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 4th August 2005 as Grant Anderson

Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen 30th May 2005 as Self - Restaurant Patron

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as E-Money (voice)

I'm with Her poster

I'm with Her 23rd September 2003

Reno 911! poster

Reno 911! 23rd July 2003 as Blu-Ray Thief

Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher 21st February 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

Samurai Jack poster

Samurai Jack 10th August 2001 as Da' Samurai (voice)

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self - Guest

MADtv poster

MADtv 14th October 1995 as Various

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Witkowski

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Jazzy James (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards 14th September 1984 as Self

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Host

Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street 10th November 1969

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self - Presenter

Buddy poster

Coming soon

Buddy 4th September 2026 as Buddy the Unicorn (voice)