From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Wayne "Dave" Willis (born May 1, 1970) is an American voice actor, writer, and producer mostly known as one of the creators, writers, directors, and actors of the adult humored animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Dave Willis has worked on various Adult Swim shows that are created primarily by Williams Street, an animation-centered, Atlanta-based production division of Cartoon Network. He first got hired for Williams Street (then Ghost Planet Industries) as a writer for Cartoon Planet in 1995 and then as a writer for Space Ghost Coast to Coast (SGC2C for short) soon after. In early 2000 he helped write and produce the two Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak specials. He was working on Space Ghost Coast to Coast where he first met Matt Maiellaro, with whom Willis would later create many independent short films and eventually create the popular Adult Swim cartoon Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Aqua Teen Hunger Force first premiered unannounced in the early hours of December 30, 2000 and later officially debuted on Adult Swim in the Fall of 2001. In 2005, he co-created the show Squidbillies, which is currently approaching its sixth season. His works mostly fall into the genre of surreal humor. In 2010 Dave Willis created Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge, a new television pilot for Adult Swim. The pilot aired on March 29, 2010, it is unknown if it will be picked up for a full series. In 2010 Willis wrote "New Kidney in Town", an episode of Family Guy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Willis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 1, 1970 (56)
- Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
- Actor, writer, director and producer
- 22 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Known for
What are Dave Willis' films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 1
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Shadowas Meatwad in Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000)
- Heroas Coiffio in Perfect Hair Forever (2004)
- Tricksteras Meatwad in Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
- Allyas Meatwad in Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous4
- Cyclical1
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 Dave Willis' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Dave Willis' titles on MovieCove; 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
44 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Takeover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Poorly Drawn Lines(2021)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Smiling Friends(2020)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Ballmastrz: 9009(2018)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Poor Jane(2018)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Welcome to the Wayne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Adult Swim Celebrity Poker Tournament Royale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Nerdland(2016)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Talking Tom & Friends(2014)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Turbo FAST(2013)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Steven Universe(2013)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Terror Phone III: R3-D1AL3D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Soul Quest Overdrive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Duckworth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Terror Phone II: The Legend of Rakenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Archer(2009)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Terror Phone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
12 oz. Mouse: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Carl's Pissed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Eighty Minutes of a Whole Nother Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Frisky Dingo(2006)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Raydon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Spacecataz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Squidbillies(2005)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
12 oz. Mouse(2005)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
Perfect Hair Forever(2004)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all showsAdult Swim Brain Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Best Week Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Stroker and Hoop(2004)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all showsVH1 Goes Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force(2000)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Sealab 2021(2000)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The Brak Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Family Guy(1999)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all showsDuckworth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Silverbacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles, 40 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2007.
Biggest box office
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
Highest rated
Archer (2009)
Film career
Peak 2007 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 1994Screen debut· Space Ghost Coast to Coast
- 2007First film· Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Dave Willis' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed8
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 MovieCove 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 Dave Willis' work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Dave Willis work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dave Willis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dana Snyder shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Matt MaiellaroShared titles: Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022), Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007), Perfect Hair Forever (2004), Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000), Sealab 2021 (2000)See all 5 shared titles with Matt Maiellaro
- Matt ThompsonShared titles: Poorly Drawn Lines (2021), Sealab 2021 (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Thompson
Writers
- Matt HarriganShared titles: Perfect Hair Forever (2004), Stroker and Hoop (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Harrigan
Actors
- Dana SnyderShared titles: Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022), Poorly Drawn Lines (2021), Ballmastrz: 9009 (2018), Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007), Squidbillies (2005), Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000)See all 6 shared titles with Dana Snyder
- Carey MeansShared titles: Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022), Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007), Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Carey Means
- C. Martin CrokerShared titles: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007), Perfect Hair Forever (2004), Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000)See all 3 shared titles with C. Martin Croker
- George LoweShared titles: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007), Perfect Hair Forever (2004), Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000)See all 3 shared titles with George Lowe
Cinematographers and editors
- Bill BurtonShared titles: Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022), Poor Jane (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Burton
- Jay Wade EdwardsShared titles: Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022), Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Wade Edwards
- John BrestanShared titles: Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022), Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)See all 2 shared titles with John Brestan
- Ned HastingsShared titles: Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022), Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Ned Hastings
Producers
- Keith CroffordShared titles: Ballmastrz: 9009 (2018), Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007), Perfect Hair Forever (2004), Stroker and Hoop (2004), Sealab 2021 (2000)See all 5 shared titles with Keith Crofford
- Mike LazzoShared titles: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007), Perfect Hair Forever (2004), Stroker and Hoop (2004), Sealab 2021 (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Mike Lazzo
- Melissa WarrenburgShared titles: Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022), Perfect Hair Forever (2004), Stroker and Hoop (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Melissa Warrenburg
- Nick IngkatanuwatShared titles: Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022), Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007), Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Nick Ingkatanuwat
Mixed roles
- Craig HartinShared titles: Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022), Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Craig Hartin