James Christopher Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. His material often addresses fatherhood, laziness, food, religion, and general observations. He has been nominated seven times at the Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album.

KNOWN FOR

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2001
Law & Order
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2024
Late Show with David Letterman
2000
Conan
2012
Saturday Night Live
2024
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2002
The View
2002

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
174
Directing
6
Writing
13
Producing
5
Crew
1
2027
Margie Claus
as Santa (voice) · unreleased
2026
Lorne
as Self (uncredited)
2026
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2026
We're Back! With Brian Williams
as Self - Guest
2025
Eugene the Marine
as Jackie
2025
Maintenance Required
as Mr Miller
2025
Jim Gaffigan: Live from Old Forester — The Bourbon Set
as Self
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
2024
Greedy People
as The Irishman
2024
Unfrosted
as Edsel Kellogg III
2024
Running on Empty
as Barry
2024
An Almost Christmas Story
as Papa Owl (voice)
2024
Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny
as Self
2024
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
2024
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
2024
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
as Snail
2024
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2023
Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale
as Self
2023
Susie Searches
as Sheriff Loggins
2023
Linoleum
as Cameron / Kent
2023
Peter Pan & Wendy
as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
2023
Full Circle
as Manny Broward
2022
Collide
as Peter
2022
Reindeer in Here
as Santa Claus (voice)
2022
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Van Helsing (voice)
2022
Dark Side of Comedy
as Self
2022
The View
as Self - Guest
2021
Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster
as Self
2021
Luca
as Lorenzo Paguro (voice)
2021
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2021
Rick and Morty
as Hoovy (voice)
2021
DC's Stargirl
as The Thunderbolt (voice)
2021
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
2020
Jim Gaffigan: Asian American
as Self
2020
Jim Gaffigan: Florida Man
as Self
2020
Target Number One
as Picker
2020
I've Got Issues
as Narrator
2020
Tesla
as George Westinghouse
2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self
2020
Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist 2 - Spanish American
2020
Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist 1 - Canadian American
2020
Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist
as Self
2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
as Self
2019
Drunk Parents
as Carl Mancini
2019
Them That Follow
as Zeke Slaughter
2019
Being Frank
as Frank
2019
Troop Zero
as Ramsey Flint
2019
The Day Shall Come
as Lemmy
2019
American Dreamer
as Cam
2019
Playmobil: The Movie
as Del (voice)
2019
Light from Light
as Richard
2019
It Started As a Joke
as Self
2019
Above the Shadows
as Paul Jederman
2019
Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time
as Himself
2019
25 Sets
as Self
2019
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
2019
Lights Out with David Spade
as Self - Panelist
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
as Jim Gaffigan (voice)
2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2019
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2018
Duck Duck Goose
as Peng (voice)
2018
Chappaquiddick
as Paul Markham
2018
Super Troopers 2
as Larry Johnson
2018
Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape
as Himself
2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Professor Abraham Van Helsing (voice)
2018
The Grammys
as Self
2017
Chuck
as John Stoehr
2017
Jim Gaffigan: Cinco
as Himself
2017
Gilbert
as Self
2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
2017
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Officer Krupke
2016
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
as Santa Claus
2016
The Original Image of Divine Mercy
as Self
2016
Hot Ones
as Self
2016
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
2016
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2015
Experimenter
as James McDonough
2015
Misery Loves Comedy
as Self
2015
Adventures in Comedy
2015
Walter
as Corey
2015
Staten Island Summer
as Danny's Dad
2015
Hot Pursuit
as Red
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
The Jim Gaffigan Show
as Jim Gaffigan
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2015
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
as Father Time (voice)
2014
Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed
as Self
2014
The Nobodies
as MC
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2013
Kilimanjaro
as Bill
2013
Howard Cantour.com
as Howard Cantour
2013
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self - Guest
2013
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
2013
Bob's Burgers
as Henry Haber (voice)
2012
Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe
as Himself
2012
Love Sick Love
as Andrew Blythe
2012
Portlandia
as Donald
2012
Conan
as Self
2011
Salvation Boulevard
as Jerry Hobson
2011
Dying to Do Letterman
as Self
2011
Give It Up for Greg Giraldo
as Self
2010
I Am Comic
as Self
2010
It's Kind of a Funny Story
as George
2010
Going the Distance
as Phil Berlin
2009
Jim Gaffigan: King Baby
as Himself
2009
17 Again
as Coach Murphy
2009
Away We Go
as Lowell
2009
Just For Laughs: Over The Edge
as Self
2009
The Slammin' Salmon
as Stanley Bellin
2009
Law & Order
as Larry Johnson
2009
Flight of the Conchords
as Jim
2008
Shoot First And Pray You Live
as Mart Ryde
2008
The Love Guru
as Trent Lueders
2008
Duane Incarnate
as Bob
2007
Stephanie Daley
as Joe Daley
2007
The Living Wake
as Lampert Binew
2007
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Marty Palin
2006
Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale
as Himself
2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2006
Love, Inc.
as Jamie
2006
My Boys
2005
The Great New Wonderful
as Sandie
2005
Pale Force
as Pale Man/Conan
2005
Trust the Man
as Gordon
2004
Bad Apple
as Butters
2004
13 Going on 30
as Chris Grandy
2004
Strip Search
as Reverend Craig Peterson
2004
The Jury
2003
Season of Youth
as Dr. Gelding
2003
That '70s Show
as Roy
2003
Hope & Faith
as Brad
2003
Ed
as Toby Gibbons
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
2002
No Sleep 'til Madison
as Owen
2002
Igby Goes Down
as Hilton Manager
2002
The View
as Self
2002
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Comedy Guest
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Russell Matthews
2001
Super Troopers
as Larry Johnson
2001
Final
as Dayton
2001
The Ellen Show
as Rusty Carnouk
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Oliver Tunney
2001
Sex and the City
as Doug
2000
Cry Baby Lane
as Bob
2000
Wirey Spindell
as Announcer #2
2000
Endsville
as Ivy Vaughn
2000
Comedy Central Presents
as Self
2000
Welcome to New York
as Jim Gaffigan
2000
Third Watch
as Portis
2000
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1999
Hook'd Up
as Waiter
1999
Entropy
as Bucky
1999
Kimberly
as Jim at the Ad Agency
1999
Three Kings
as Cuts Troy's Cuff Soldier
1999
Puppet
as Mr. Kamen
1999
Not Afraid to Say...
as Larry
1999
Random Play
1998
The Real Howard Spitz
as Storekeeper
1998
Law & Order
as George Rozakis
1998
Conrad Bloom
as Oliver
1997
Fool's Paradise
as Chester
1997
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Jim (voice)
Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary
as Self
New England Toys
Three People in the Woods
Outside of Cleveland
Crosshairs
as Lyle
Pale Force