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.

KNOWN FOR

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2018
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2022
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2020
The Simpsons
2017
The Daily Show
2011
Family Guy
2021
American Dad!
2008
Conan
2010
Modern Family
2014
Rick and Morty
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2021

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
356
Directing
2
Writing
14
Producing
11
Crew
2
2026
The Dink
as Skip 'Piggy' Pigliani
2026
GOAT
as Dennis Cooper (voice)
2026
Buddy
as Strappy (voice)
2026
Goodbye, Monster
as Dad
2026
In a Holidaze
· unreleased
2026
Patton Oswalt: Tea & Scotch
as Self
2026
Ray Gunn
as Hologram (voice) · unreleased
2026
Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive
· unreleased
2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
as Self - Comedian
2026
Strip Law
as (voice)
2026
Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast
as Self
2026
Among Us
as White (voice)
2026
5 Things with Jay Mewes
as Self - Guest
2025
Absolute Dominion
as Fix Huntley
2025
Chain Reactions
as Self
2025
American Comic
as Himself
2025
Deathstalker
as Doodad (voice)
2025
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween
as Self - Contestant
2025
Breakdown: 1975
as Self
2025
Hollywood Squares
as Self
2025
Suits LA
as Patton Oswalt
2025
Family Guy
as Remy (voice)
2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self - Actor and Comedian
2025
Family Guy
as Curator (voice)
2025
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
as Doug
2025
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Phone a Friend
2025
The Bad Guys: The Series
as Mr. Wigglesworth (voice)
2025
Jordan, Jesse, Go!: Live
as Self
2025
The Abandons
as Mayor Victor Nibley
2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Dr. Hubert Wartzki
2024
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
as Self
2024
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
as Self
2024
Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED
as Self
2024
Shadowland
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Family Guy
as Bear Show Manager (voice)
2024
Grimsburg
as Slasher (voice)
2024
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2024
Grimsburg
as (voice)
2024
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
as Self
2024
The 1% Club
as Self - Host
2024
After Midnight
as Self - Guest
2024
Manhunt
as Det. Lafayette Baker
2024
Hacks
as Patton Oswalt
2023
80 for Brady
as Brisket
2023
Heroes of the Golden Mask
as Aesop (voice)
2023
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
as Self
2023
Unicorn Boy
as King Uniturius (voice)
2023
What We Do in the Shadows
as Patton Oswalt
2023
Celebrity Jeopardy!
as Self - Contestant
2023
Shatter Belt
as Dervey Ryan
2022
I Love My Dad
as Chuck
2022
Patton Oswalt: We All Scream
as Self
2022
MEAD
as MEAD (voice)
2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Heckler
2022
Minions & More 2
as Max (voice)
2022
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
as Self
2022
Inside Job
as TSA Guard (voice)
2022
Gaslit
as Chuck Colson
2022
Dark Side of Comedy
as Self
2022
Star Trek: Picard
as Spot 73 (voice)
2022
Space Force
as Captain Lancaster
2022
George Carlin's American Dream
as Self
2022
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Max "Tv's Son of Tv's Frank"
2022
The Boys
as Patton Oswalt (uncredited)
2022
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2022
The Sandman
as Matthew the Raven (voice)
2022
StoryBots: Answer Time
as Super Snowy Icy Cone Guy
2022
Somebody Feed Phil
as Self
2021
Eternals
as Pip the Troll (voice)
2021
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
as Self
2021
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
as Ron
2021
The Sparks Brothers
as Self
2021
The Spine of Night
as Pyrantin (voice)
2021
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
as Self
2021
52 - A Tale of Loneliness
as 52
2021
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as Self
2021
The Conners
as Don Blansky
2021
Bless the Harts
as Vohnnie Ray Power
2021
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
2021
American Dad!
as Candy Maker (voice)
2021
Family Guy
as Tyler (voice)
2021
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Harry Baskin
2021
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Penguin Town
as Self
2021
The Ghost and Molly McGee
as Mayor Brunson (voice)
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
2021
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
as George Tarleton / M.O.D.O.K. (voice)
2021
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2020
In Deep With Ryan Lochte
as Narrator
2020
Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything
as Self
2020
We Bare Bears: The Movie
as Nom Nom (voice)
2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Moderator / Villager
2020
The Priest
as Father Shauna
2020
Best of Stand-Up 2020
as Self
2020
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
as Lash LaRue
2020
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2020
Reno 911!
as Max Logan (voice)
2020
Reno 911!
as Max Logan
2020
American Dad!
as Rick Rod (voice)
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Vizzini
2020
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2020
BoJack Horseman
as Pinky Penguin / Comedian (voice)
2020
BoJack Horseman
as Pig Doctor (voice)
2020
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2020
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Ernest Koenig
2020
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
2020
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
as Self - Michelle's Husband
2019
The Secret Life of Pets 2
as Max (voice)
2019
Kim Possible
as Professor Dementor
2019
Super Gidget
as Max (voice)
2019
Dads
as Self
2019
Adams
as Roger
2019
Big Hero 6 The Series
as Mr. Sparkle (voice)
2019
You're Not a Monster
as Invisible Man
2019
Veronica Mars
as Penn Epner
2019
Will & Grace
as Danley Walker
2019
Lights Out with David Spade
as Self - Panelist
2019
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2018
We Brought Back MST3K
as Self
2018
Nostalgia
as Kathleen's Father
2018
Sorry to Bother You
as Mr. _______'s White Voice (voice)
2018
Please Stand By
as Officer Frank
2018
Sex Madness Revealed
as Jimmy Morris
2018
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
as Atom (voice)
2018
Monster Challenge
as Self
2018
We Bare Bears
as Nom Nom / Additional Voices (voice)
2018
Big Hero 6 The Series
as Mr. Sparkle / Dispatch Voice (voice)
2018
Minecraft: Story Mode
as Jesse (male voice)
2018
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
as Jimmy Ron Cricket (voice)
2018
A.P. Bio
as Principal Ralph Durbin
2018
Spy Kids: Mission Critical
2018
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2018
Blark and Son
as Mr. Beal (voice)
2018
The Aquabats! Saturday Morning!
as Powdered MilkMan
2017
Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm
as Appliance Al (voice)
2017
The Circle
as Tom Stenton
2017
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation
as Self
2017
Gilbert
as Self
2017
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
as J. Castleman
2017
The Simpsons
as Bart's Guilt (voice)
2017
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Max (TV's Son of TV's Frank)
2017
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Billy Koenig / Sam Koenig / Thurston Koenig
2017
Difficult People
as Kenny Jurgens
2017
HAPPY!
as Happy (voice)
2017
Marvel's Spider-Man
as Uncle Ben (voice)
2017
The History of Comedy
as Self
2017
HarmonQuest
as Sand Pole
2017
I Love You, America
as Self
2017
BoJack Horseman
as Dr. Pepin (Walnut Springs) (voice)
2017
Santa Clarita Diet
as Dr. Hasmedi
2017
Dimension 404
as Uncle Dusty
2017
Justice League Action
as Space Cabbie (voice)
2016
Laurie Kilmartin: 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad
as Self
2016
The Confirmation
as Drake
2016
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
as Merv Griffin
2016
Nerdland
as Elliot (voice)
2016
Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping
as Self
2016
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
as Self
2016
Keeping Up with the Joneses
as Bruce Springstein / Scorpion
2016
Zoolander: Super Model
as Dr. Botoxo (voice)
2016
Space Cop
as Space Police Chief
2016
American Dad!
as Kiss Cam Operator (voice)
2016
Lady Dynamite
as Patton Cop
2016
TripTank
as Pegasus (voice)
2016
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
as Derek Young
2016
Archer
as Alan Shapiro (voice)
2016
BoJack Horseman
as David / Pig Doctor (voice)
2016
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
as Quibble Pants (voice)
2015
Freaks of Nature
as Stuart Miller
2015
Dude Bro Party Massacre III
as Chief
2015
Call Me Lucky
as Self
2015
Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope
as Self
2015
The Loneliest Stoplight
as Narrator (voice)
2015
Old/New
as Narrator
2015
We Bare Bears
as Nom Nom (voice)
2015
Drunk History
as Mac Brazel
2015
Battle Creek
as Mayor Hardy
2015
Veep
as Teddy Sykes
2015
BoJack Horseman
as Pinky Penguin / Crab Guy (voice)
2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
as Francisco (voice)
2015
Rick and Morty
as Beta 7 (voice)
2015
Mighty Med
as Ed
2015
Yo Gabba Gabba!
2015
Maron
as Himself
2014
Harmontown
as Self
2014
Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time
as Self
2014
22 Jump Street
as MC State History Professor (uncredited)
2014
Jason Nash Is Married
as Producer
2014
Out of Print
as Self
2014
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
as Lemonade Stand Dad
2014
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
as Self
2014
Lemonade War
as Jerry
2014
Sex and Broadcasting
as Self
2014
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Eric Koenig
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Billy Koenig
2014
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Billy Koenig / Sam Koenig
2014
Billy on the Street
as Self
2014
Gravity Falls
as Franz (voice)
2014
BoJack Horseman
as Charlie Rose / Pinky Penguin / Doctor (voice)
2014
BoJack Horseman
as Neal McBeal (voice)
2014
BoJack Horseman
as Pinky Penguin / Gary / Maggot Funeral Director (voice)
2014
BoJack Horseman
as Pinky Penguin / Laughing Crew Member (voice)
2014
BoJack Horseman
as Pinky Penguin (voice)
2014
Modern Family
as Ducky
2014
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
2014
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
2014
Mighty Med
as Ed / The Extrminator
2014
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self - Guest
2013
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Todd Maher
2013
Odd Thomas
as Ozzie P. Boone
2013
Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical
as Self
2013
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
as Self
2013
The Goldbergs
as Adam Goldberg (voice)
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Fire Marshall Boone
2013
Parks and Recreation
as Garth Blundin
2013
Portlandia
as Thor83
2013
Justified
as Bob Sweeney
2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
2013
The Jeselnik Offensive
as Self
2012
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
as Roache
2012
Nature Calls
as Randy Stevens
2012
The Bitter Buddha
as Self
2012
Viva Lucha Libre
as Self
2012
WordGirl: The Rise of Miss Power
2012
Burn Notice
as Calvin Schmidt
2012
Two and a Half Men
as Billy Stanhope
2012
Bob's Burgers
as Moody Foodie (voice)
2012
The Simpsons
as T-Rex (voice) / Bart's guilt (voice)
2012
The Annie Awards
as Self - Host
2011
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
as Mall Santa
2011
Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour
as Self
2011
Young Adult
as Matt Freehauf
2011
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
as Self
2011
Who the F#ck Is Chip Seinfeld?
as Self
2011
The Daily Show
as Self
2011
The Heart, She Holler
as Hurlan
2011
Futurama
as Unattractive Giant Monster (voice)
2011
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2011
Raising Hope
as Rubin
2010
Blood Into Wine
as Self
2010
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Dr. Demento
2010
Fantasia in Best Show Minor
2010
Beautiful Darling
as Andy Warhol (voice) / Truman Capote (voice)
2010
Robotomy
2010
Neighbors from Hell
as Pazuzu
2010
Caprica
as Baxter Sarno
2010
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2010
The Sarah Silverman Program
as Vincent Van Guy
2010
Conan
as Self
2009
The Informant!
as Ed Herbst
2009
Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong
as Self
2009
Big Fan
as Paul Aufiero
2009
Observe and Report
as Toast A Bun Manager
2009
Funny People: Live
as Self
2009
AL’S BRAIN: A 3-D Journey through the Human Brain with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
as Co-Worker
2009
The Venture Bros.
as Wonderboy (voice)
2009
Flight of the Conchords
as Elton John Impersonator
2009
United States of Tara
as Neil
2009
Community
as Male Nurse Jackie
2009
Dollhouse
as Joel Mynor
2009
Reno 911!
as Jillet-Ben Coe
2009
Bored to Death
as Howard Baker
2008
History of the Joke
as Self
2008
All Roads Lead Home
as Milo
2008
Largo
as Self
2008
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
2008
American Dad!
as Cinema Ticket Man (voice)
2008
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
as Self
2008
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Joshua Beard
2008
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Joshua Beard (uncredited)
2008
Reno 911!
as Car Crash Movie Snob
2007
Ratatouille
as Remy (voice)
2007
Reno 911!: Miami
as Jeff Spoder
2007
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour
as Self
2007
Balls of Fury
as Hammer
2007
Your Friend the Rat
as Remy (voice)
2007
Heckler
as Self
2007
Super High Me
as Self
2007
Patton Oswalt: Werewolves and Lollipops
as Self
2007
Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav
as Self
2007
Sex and Death 101
as Fred
2007
The Sophisticated Misfit
as Self
2007
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
as Tommy (voice)
2007
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2007
Human Giant
as Let's Go Fan
2007
Reaper
as Leon
2007
WordGirl
as Tobey McCalister III (voice)
2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Beaver Boys Doctor
2007
The Batman
as Marty Slack (voice)
2007
American Dad!
as (voice)
2007
SpongeBob SquarePants
as Jim (voice)
2006
Failure to Launch
as Techie Guy
2006
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey
as Self
2006
The Amazing Screw-On Head
as Mr. Groin (voice)
2006
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
as Self - Roaster
2006
Last Laugh '06
as Self
2006
The Batman
as Cosmo Krank (voice)
2006
Reno 911!
as Boozehammer of Galen
2006
Live at Gotham
as Self
2006
Amazing Screw-On Head
2006
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Ezekial (voice)
2006
Squidbillies
as Talking Squid (voice)
2006
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
2005
The Comedians of Comedy
as Self
2005
Cake Boy
as Cake Pervert
2005
Last Laugh '05
as Self
2005
Too Late with Adam Carolla
2005
Comedians of Comedy
as Self
2004
Taxi
as Clerk at Inpound Office
2004
Blade: Trinity
as Hedges
2004
Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain
as Self
2004
See This Movie
as Felix
2004
Starsky & Hutch
as Disco DJ
2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Video Store Clerk on Phone (uncredited)
2004
Best Week Ever
2004
Reno 911!
as Dungeon Master
2004
Reno 911!
as Kenny Rogers Assassin
2004
Toro and Moro
as Jerry
2004
The Fairly OddParents
as Crimson Chin Writer
2004
Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Zynx (voice)
2004
Kim Possible
as Professor DeMenz / Taco Hawker (voice)
2003
Calendar Girls
as Larry
2003
Kim Possible
as Professor Dementor (voice)
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Static Shock
as Specs / Spectral (voice)
2003
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as DP / Skeeter (voice)
2002
Run Ronnie Run
as Dozer - Editor #1
2002
Zig Zag
as Shelly
2002
Home Movies
2001
Zoolander
as Monkey Photographer
2000
Desperate But Not Serious
as Auteur #1
2000
Batman Beyond
as Eldon Michaels (voice)
2000
Static Shock
as Specs (voice)
1999
Magnolia
as Delmer Darion
1999
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
as Self
1999
Man on the Moon
as Blue Collar Guy
1999
Comedy Central Presents
as Self
1999
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1998
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Patton Oswalt
1998
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Patton (voice)
1998
The King of Queens
as Spence Olchin
1998
HBO Comedy Half Hour
as Self
1998
Pulp Comics
as Patton Oswalt
1998
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as Man in Restaurant
1997
The Weird Al Show
as Seymour
1997
Emeril Live
1996
Down Periscope
as Stingray Radioman
1996
NewsRadio
as Guy
1996
Full Frontal Comedy
as self
1996
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as Famous Mortimer
1995
MADtv
as Crip in Wheelchair
1994
Seinfeld
as Clerk
1989
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Max / TV's Son of TV's Frank
The Liquid Psychologist