Brendan Hunt
- Acting
- June 28, 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Brendan Hunt (born June 28, 1972) is an American actor and writer known for roles in the films We're the Millers (2013) and Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) as well as voicing two characters in the video game Fallout 4 (2015). He is a co-creator of the Apple TV+ sitcom Ted Lasso, as well as a writer and regular cast member (Coach Willis Beard). In 1996, Hunt completed the theater program at Illinois State University. While there, he performed at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival and completed a week-long master class under the guidance of actress Judith Ivey. After getting his theater degree, Hunt studied with The Second City in Chicago before heading to Amsterdam and joining the Boom Chicago comedy troupe. After roles in episodes of the television series Reno 911!, Parks and Recreation, Community and How I Met Your Mother, Hunt made his major motion picture debut as the "Sketchy Dude" in 2013's We're the Millers, which featured his Boom Chicago castmate Jason Sudeikis. Hunt had a role in another Sudeikis vehicle, 2014's Horrible Bosses 2, playing a sex addiction group member. Hunt co-created the series Ted Lasso and appears as a regular cast member; the series launched on Apple TV+ in 2020.
Known for
Filmography
- After Hours with James Corden · Self
- Terrestrial
- Elio · Gunther Melmac (Voice)
- After Midnight · Self
- Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas · Self
- Celebrity Jeopardy! · Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune · Self
- Animaniacs · Seth Meyers (Voice)
- Ted Lasso · Coach Beard, Producer
- Curious George: Royal Monkey · Guard #1 / News Anchor / Head Servant (Voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Bless This Mess · Frank
- A Happening of Monumental Proportions · Kyle
- Girlboss · Frederick
- Casual · Rich
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Thank You and Sorry · Writer
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special · Writer
- Horrible Bosses 2 · Sex Addiction Group Member
- The Men in Blazers Show · Self
- ETXR · Tweaker
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- We're the Millers · Sketchy Dude
- Snail · Issac
- Key & Peele · Whittling Pirate, Suspect
- Austin & Ally · Spike Stevens
- Community · Hitchhiker
- Parks and Recreation · Man
- Day Is Done · Thin Thug
- How I Met Your Mother · Hot Dog Guy
- Reno 911! · Soccer Hooligan
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- Mullitt · Comic Store Skeezyx
- An Amsterdam Tale · Busker