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Will Arnett

Actor and producer, also writer and director · Born May 4, 1970 (56) · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

William Emerson Arnett (/ɑːrˈnɛt/; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and the titular character in the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020). He has received nominations for seven Primetime Emmy Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Arnett was Emmy-nominated for his recurring role as Devon Banks in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2007–2013). He starred in the NBC sitcom Up All Night (2011–2012), the CBS sitcom The Millers (2013–2014), and the Netflix mystery series Murderville. He has also starred, co-created, and executive produced the Fox sitcom Running Wilde (2010–2011) and the Netflix comedy-drama series Flaked (2016–2017). Arnett has acted in films such as Let's Go to Prison (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Semi-Pro (2008), G-Force (2009), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014). Known for his deep baritone voice, Arnett also took roles in Danny Phantom (2004–2007), Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Ratatouille (2007), Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), Despicable Me (2010), The Nut Job film franchise (2014–2017), The Lego Movie franchise (2014–2019), Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018), Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022), and Twisted Metal (2023–).  Arnett has been Primetime Emmy Award-nominated for Arrested Development, 30 Rock, and BoJack Horseman. Since 2020, he has hosted the Fox reality series Lego Masters. Arnett began co-hosting the comedy podcast SmartLess (2020–) alongside Sean Hayes and Jason Bateman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Arnett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
May 4, 1970 (56)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer and director
Titles
88 on Motif · 115 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Will Arnett's films like?

Across their 62 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 43 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 38 · Serious 5 · Dark 0

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 18

Gentle 20 · Charged 20 · Intense 3

Steady 29 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 29

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 7

Casual 37 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved 40 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

37 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 11 of 37 analyzed roles.

Ally
11 of 37
Hero
10 of 37
Shadow
7 of 37
Trickster
5 of 37
Mentor
3 of 37
Herald
1 of 37
Show the 37 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
40
Absurd
27
Warm
27
Thrilling
15
Tense
12
Other
46

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy35
  • Bittersweet15
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Will Arnett's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 67 of their 88 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (15).

Subscription and free streaming for Will Arnett's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

115 credits, 88 with a Motif page; 37 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Behemoth!(2026)

    as Andy Serian

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • The Madison(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · as Phil Yorn

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • Is This Thing On?(2025)

    Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Alex Novak

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Super Team Canada(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · as Breakaway (voice)

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
  • The Sexiest Man in Winnipeg (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer · as Narrator

  • Insider (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • Next Goal Wins(2023)

    as Alex Magnussen

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Snake Oil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor

  • Twisted Metal(2023)

    Show 22 episodes · Executive Producer · as Sweet Tooth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
  • SmartLess: On the Road(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Mulligan(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
  • Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Detective Terry Seattle

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • G'day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Louie (voice)

  • Cursed Friends(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Shamrock

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Minions: The Rise of Gru(2022)

    as Mr. Perkins (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers(2022)

    as Sweet Pete (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Our Flag Means Death(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Calico Jack

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
  • Murderville(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Detective Terry Seattle

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Muppets Haunted Mansion(2021)

    as The Host

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
  • Rumble(2021)

    as Rayburn Junior (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • The First Team(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mark Crane

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
  • Memory Hole (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Dolittle(2020)

    as Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • The Morning Show(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Doug Klassen

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part(2019)

    as Batman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Teen Titans GO! To the Movies(2018)

    Producer · as Slade (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Show Dogs(2018)

    as Agent Frank Nicholas

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Hot Date(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • Unikitty!(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Batman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
  • The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature(2017)

    as Surly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • The Guest Book(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Rob

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
  • The Gong Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 17 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Judge

  • Riviera(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jeff Carter

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
  • Cooking with Alfred (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)

  • Batman Is Just Not That Into You(2017)

    as Batman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Dark Hoser (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Batman (Voice)

  • The Lego Batman Movie(2017)

    as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • A Series of Unfortunate Events(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Father

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • The World's Biggest Asshole (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping(2016)

    as Main CMZ Reporter

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Bad Internet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Whistlebottom

  • Flaked(2016)

    Show 14 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Chip

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 76 episodes · Executive Producer · as BoJack Horseman (voice) · as BoJack Horseman / BoBo the Angsty Zebra (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2014)

    as Vern Fenwick

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • The Lego Movie(2014)

    as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Nut Job(2014)

    as Surly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • The Millers(2013)

    Show 34 episodes · as Nathan Miller

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
  • Wander Over Yonder(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryder (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Circus Halligalli (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Monsters vs Aliens Stories (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers(2012)

    as Max the Magician

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Comedy Bang! Bang!(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Dale

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
  • Men in Black 3(2012)

    as Agent AA (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Mansome (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Up All Night(2011)

    Show 35 episodes · as Chris Brinkley

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
  • Fight for Your Right Revisited (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Biz Man

  • Nuts & Robbers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Surly

  • The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret(2009)

    Show 18 episodes · as Brent Wilts

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Running Wilde(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer · Writer · as Steven Wilde

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
  • Despicable Me(2010)

    as Mr. Perkins (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Jonah Hex(2010)

    as Lieutenant Grass

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • When in Rome(2010)

    as Antonio

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • B.O.B.'s Big Break(2009)

    as The Missing Link (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • G-Force(2009)

    as Kip Killian

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Spring Breakdown(2009)

    as Ted

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Sit Down, Shut Up(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ennis Hofftard · as Hot Dog Vendor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Monsters vs. Aliens(2009)

    as The Missing Link (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Rocker(2008)

    as Lex

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Horton Hears a Who!(2008)

    as Vlad (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Semi-Pro(2008)

    as Lou Redwood

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • The Comebacks(2007)

    as Mailman

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • The Brothers Solomon(2007)

    as John Solomon

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Hot Rod(2007)

    as Jonathan

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Ratatouille(2007)

    as Horst (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • On Broadway (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Tom

  • Grindhouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Announcer (voice) (Segment "Don't")

  • Blades of Glory(2007)

    as Stranz Van Waldenberg

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Girl Missing(2007)

    as Kyle Steckler

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Let's Go to Prison(2006)

    as Nelson Biederman IV

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • 30 Rock(2006)

    Show 9 episodes · as Devon Banks

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
  • Freak Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 7 episodes · as Duncan Schiesst · as General Winters

  • RV(2006)

    as Todd Mallory

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Ice Age: The Meltdown(2006)

    as Lone Gunslinger Vulture (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Monster-in-Law(2005)

    as Kit

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • The Great New Wonderful(2005)

    as Danny Keeler

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • The Office(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Henry

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Danny Phantom(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as The Ghost Writer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 84 episodes · as Gob Bluth

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as The Missing Link (voice)

  • Series 7: The Contenders(2001)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Boston Public (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Hand Salesman

  • The Acting Class (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Will Bennett

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Kenny

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • The Mike O'Malley Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · as Jimmy

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Anthony Damon

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • The Waiting Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lenny

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mike Waldrup

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Artemus Johnson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
  • Southie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Whitey

  • Sex and the City(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • The Broken Giant (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Ezra Caton

  • Eerie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Bob Lietzke

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Portis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • Ed's Next Move(1996)

    as Weather Video Guy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Deputy Director Gratman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Sesame Street(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Max the Magician

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • The Challenger (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as George Abbey

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 115 titles, 113 of them dated from 1969 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19692026

Peak 2008 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 23 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting110 of 115: 100 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thWriting1 of 115: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing14 of 115: 4 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew2 of 115: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

115 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s34 · acting2010s41 · 38 acting · 6 crew2020s24 · 22 acting · 9 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 22% of 41 roles
011121

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

10 major nominations and no wins, 2005–2020.

  1. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  2. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  3. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  4. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  5. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  6. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  7. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  8. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 2005
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Will Arnett's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 51; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Midcredits score across 88 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th28
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

37 of their 88 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser37
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed32

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Will Arnett's work okay for kids?

Across up to 36 Motif titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore30 titles23–52 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity36 titles18–53 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity32 titles20–72 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs29 titles8–48 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense29 titles8–44 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Will Arnett work with?

People who share at least 2 of Will Arnett's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Will Ferrell shares the most, 7.

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Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles