Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer and entrepreneur. With close friend Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo The Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he has produced songs for various recording artists. He has won 13 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (one as a member of The Neptunes). He is also a two-time Academy Award nominee: in 2014 for Best Original Song, for "Happy" (from Despicable Me 2); and in 2017 for Best Picture, as a producer of Hidden Figures.

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2024
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2019
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2015
The Simpsons
2015
The Daily Show
2020
Saturday Night Live
2014
The Graham Norton Show
2013
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005
The Voice
2014
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2004
Hot Ones
2024

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
120
Directing
1
Writing
1
Producing
19
Sound
15
2026
The Grammys
as Self
2025
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
as Self
2025
Grace for the World
as Self
2025
In Whose Name?
as Self
2025
Quincy Jones, Music Man
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2024 : Le concert événement
as Self - Guest
2024
Piece by Piece
as Pharrell Williams (voice)
2024
Saint-Denis le pré-show
2024
Karl Lagerfeld : Révélation
as Self
2024
Hot Ones
as Self
2024
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2024
C à vous
as Self - Guest
2024
ITV Exposure
2023
Movie Themes at the BBC
as Self
2023
Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2023 : Le concert événement
as Self - Guest
2022
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
as Self (archive footage)
2021
A Man Named Scott
as Self
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
Sing 2
as Alfonso (voice)
2021
Ezinma
as Self
2021
Woman in Motion
as Self
2021
Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2021
From Cradle to Stage
as Self
2021
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self - Musical Guest
2020
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
as Self (archive footage)
2020
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2020
Colette, Mon Amour
as Self
2020
Black Is King
2020
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
as Self
2020
Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels
as Self
2020
Hydration
as Self
2020
The Daily Show
as Self
2020
Hip Hop Evolution
as Self
2020
Voices of Fire
2020
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2020
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2019
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
as Self
2019
The Apollo
as Self
2019
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
as Self
2019
The Price of Protest
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2019
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
as Self
2019
The Shop
as Self
2018
The Grinch
as Narrator (voice)
2018
Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries
as Self
2017
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
as Self
2017
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary
as Self
2017
Jeff Koons
as Self
2017
One Love Manchester
as Self
2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2017
The Defiant Ones
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
as Self
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Pharrell Williams
2016
Skepta: Greatness Only
2016
North Sea Jazz Highlights
as Self - Cantante
2016
Pharrell Williams: Happy Go Lucky
2016
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Radio Disney Music Awards
as Self
2016
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
as Self
2016
Discovering Fashion
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
as Self
2015
Entourage
as Pharrell Williams
2015
Pitch Perfect 2
as The Voice Judge
2015
Daft Punk Unchained
as Self
2015
Fresh Dressed
as Self
2015
Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker
as Self
2015
Les Fous du Funk
as Self
2015
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Performer
2015
The Simpsons
as Pharrell Williams (voice)
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
as Self
2014
Pharrell Williams: iTunes Festival
as Self
2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
as Self
2014
Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo
as self
2014
BEYONCÉ
as Self
2014
Wolf: The Documentary
as Self
2014
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
as Self
2014
The Voice
as Self - Coach
2014
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
2014
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
2014
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2013
24 Hours of Happy
as self
2013
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2013
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators
as Self
2011
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
as Self
2011
Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call
as Self
2010
Where Is the Money George?
as A Cop
2010
Get Him to the Greek
as Self
2009
90210
as Pharrell
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as N.E.R.D. - Musical Guest
2008
Playboy: Celebrity Photographers 2
2008
The Friday Night Project
as Self
2007
Concert for Diana
as Self
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest
2006
Team Ice Cream Vol. 1
as Self
2006
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2006
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2006
The Early Show
as Self
2006
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
as Self
2006
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
2005
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
as Self (segment "Through the Wire")
2005
Seamless
as Self
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2004
The Ecology of Love
as Andre
2004
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
as Self
2004
Maxim: Hot Clips 2
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Michael Jackson: The One
as Self
2004
SMACK: Platinum Edition
as Self
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2004
Viva La Bam
as Self
2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2003
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
as Self (archive footage)
2003
The Neptunes: The Eighth Planet
as Self
2003
Dude...We're Going to Rio
as Pharrell
2003
Pepsi Smash
as Self
2002
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
2001
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
as Self
Beat Makerz - The Documentary
as Pharrel Williams
Oakenfold 24/7
as Self