
Age: 48
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William Thomas Hader Jr. (born June 7, 1978) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer and producer. He is the creator, producer, writer, director, and star of the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), for which he has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards, winning two. Hader's initial success was for his eight-year stint (2005–2013) as a cast member on the long-running NBC variety series Saturday Night Live, for which he received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Peabody Award. He became known for his impressions and especially for his work on the Weekend Update segments, in which he played Stefon Meyers, a flamboyant New York tour guide who recommends unusual nightclubs and parties with bizarre characters with unusual tastes. He is also the star and producer of the IFC mockumentary comedy series Documentary Now! (2015–present) which he co-created along with Fred Armisen and Seth Meyers. Hader has had supporting roles in the films You, Me and Dupree (2006), Hot Rod (2007), Superbad (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, (2009), Paul (2011), This Is 40 (2012), and 22 Jump Street (2014), as well as leading roles in The Skeleton Twins (2014), Trainwreck (2015), and as an adult Richie Tozier in It Chapter Two (2019). He also is known for his extensive work in voice-over, portraying both leading and supporting characters in films such as the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise (2009–2013), Turbo (2013), Inside Out (2015), The BFG (2016), Power Rangers (2017), Toy Story 4 (2019) and Lightyear (2022).

Forensic scientist Barry Allen was just an ordinary man, constantly buried in paperwork and crime scene investigations at the Central City Police Department. But one stormy night changes everything. Struck by a bolt of lightning and exposed to mysterious chemicals, Barry awakens from a coma to discover he has gained the ability to move at superhuman speeds. With the help of his close friends and allies, Barry learns to harness his newfound powers, becoming Central City’s guardian—the Flash. However, Barry soon realizes he wasn’t the only one affected by the strange storm that night. Across the city, others have developed dangerous abilities, including Leonard Snart, an opportunistic criminal who now wields a cold gun capable of freezing anything in his path. Dubbed Captain Cold, Snart assembles a crew of rogues—each with their own deadly skills—to seize control of Central City’s underworld. As Barry struggles to balance his responsibilities as a crime scene investigator and his secret life as the Flash, he finds himself facing a growing wave of metahuman threats. Pushed to his limits, he must prove that speed alone isn’t enough to be a hero. In a city now filled with chaos, Barry will have to rely on his heart, intelligence, and the allies he’s made along the way to defeat the Rogues and embrace his destiny as the fastest man alive.


