Seth Rogen

Seth Aaron Rogen (; born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known primarily for his comedic leading man roles in films, the accolades he has received include nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Independent Spirit Award.

Originally a stand-up comedian in Vancouver, Rogen moved to Los Angeles for a part in Judd Apatow's series ''Freaks and Geeks'' in 1999, and was later cast on Apatow's sitcom ''Undeclared'' in 2001, which also hired him as a writer. Rogen landed a job as a staff writer on the final season of ''Da Ali G Show'' (2004), for which the writing team was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. Apatow subsequently guided him toward a film career.

His first movie appearance was a minor role in ''Donnie Darko'' (2001), and he had a supporting part in Apatow's directorial debut, ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' (2005), which he co-produced. He had leading roles in Apatow's comedies ''Knocked Up'' (2007) and ''Funny People'' (2009). Rogen and his writing partner, Evan Goldberg, co-wrote the films ''Superbad'' (2007), ''Pineapple Express'' (2008), ''The Green Hornet'' (2011) and ''This Is the End'' (2013), and directed ''This Is the End'' and ''The Interview'' (2014), all of which starred Rogen. He had further comedic roles in ''Zack and Miri Make a Porno'' (2008), ''Neighbors'' (2014), its 2016 sequel, ''The Disaster Artist'' (2017), and ''Long Shot'' (2019). He has played dramatic roles in ''50/50'' (2011), ''Take This Waltz'' (2011), ''Steve Jobs'' (2015) and ''The Fabelmans'' (2022). He also starred in the FX on Hulu miniseries ''Pam & Tommy'' (2022) for which he received Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations.

Rogen has co-developed the AMC television series ''Preacher'' (2016–2019), on which he also served as writer, executive producer and director. He has also executive produced the Amazon Prime Video superhero series ''The Boys'' from 2019, and ''Invincible'' from 2021. He is currently starring in the critically acclaimed Apple TV+ satirical comedy series ''The Studio'' (2025), which he created, wrote, and directed alongside Goldberg. Rogen is also known for his voice roles in the animated films ''Shrek the Third'' (2007), ''Horton Hears a Who!'' (2008), the ''Kung Fu Panda'' series, ''The Spiderwick Chronicles'' (2008), ''Monsters vs. Aliens'' (2009), ''Sausage Party'' (2016; which he also co-wrote and produced), ''The Lion King'' (2019), ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' (2023), ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem'' (2023; which he also co-wrote and produced) and ''Mufasa: The Lion King'' (2024). Provided by Wikipedia