
Taran Killam
Department: Acting
Biography
Taran Killam (born on April 1, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his television work on The Amanda Show and Saturday Night Live, as well as his roles in the films Stuck in the Suburbs, 12 Years a Slave, and The Heat. He voices the title character on the PBS children's cartoon series Nature Cat. Killam performed the role of King George III in the Broadway production of Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, from January through April 2017. He has been married to Cobie Smulders since September 8, 2012, and they have two children.
Known For

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
2023

My Best Friend's Girl
2008

The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special
2023

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023

12 Years a Slave
2013

Katt Williams: American Hustle
2007

Nobody's Watching
2006

The Heat
2013

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994

River Wild
2023

The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012

Stuck in the Suburbs
2004

Brother Nature
2016

All Nighter
2017

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014

Ted 2
2015

Casual Encounters
2016

Killing Gunther
2017

Night School
2018

Grown Ups 2
2013

Anderson's Cross
2010

Just Married
2003

Big Fat Liar
2002

Epic Movie
2007

John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day
2020

The Showdown
2006

Welcome to Georgia
2021

The Moof Milkers
2026

Boston Public
2000

How I Met Your Mother
2005

The Amanda Show
1999

Judging Amy
1999

Drake & Josh
2004

Girlfriends
2000

How I Met Your Mother
2005

A.P. Bio
2018

Roswell
1999

Undressed
1999

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008

The Awesomes
2013

We Bare Bears
2015

Do Over
2002

Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021

A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019

The Jersey
1999

The Simpsons
1989

Community
2009

American Crime Story
2016

Saturday Night Live
1975

Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

iCarly
2007

Nobody's Watching
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015

Busy Tonight
2018

Arrested Development
2003

Drop the Mic
2017

New Girl
2011

Lightning Wolves
2022

Drunk History
2013

Single Parents
2018

Hollywood Game Night
2013

Nature Cat
2015

Dallas & Robo
2018

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023

Angie Tribeca
2016

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Documentary Now!
2015

What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2019

Lights Out with David Spade
2019

Star Wars Resistance
2018

Drunk History
2013

Drunk History
2013

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023

Touched by an Angel
1994

To Tell the Truth
2016

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023

After Midnight
2024

High Potential
2024

Still Standing
2002

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023

The Residence
2025

The $100,000 Pyramid
2016

MADtv
1995

Stumble
2025

Drunk History
2013

Is It Cake?
2022

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
2022

Scrubs
2001

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022