John C. Reilly filmography

Last updated August 26, 2025

John C. Reilly is an American actor and writer. After his film debut Above the Law , he gained exposure through supporting roles for Days of Thunder , What's Eating Gilbert Grape and The River Wild . Reilly collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson on several films, including Hard Eight , Boogie Nights , Magnolia and Licorice Pizza . For his role in Chicago , Reilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He worked with director Martin Scorsese on both Gangs of New York and The Aviator . He starred in the comedy Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story , garnering him a Grammy Award nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations for his performance and the song performed in the film, "Walk Hard". Reilly starred with Will Ferrell in Talladega Nights and Step Brothers . He voiced the title character in the commercially successful animated film Wreck-It Ralph and its 2018 sequel. Reilly starred as the titular role in the television series Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule ,^[1] a character that originated on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Above the Law	Thug In Bar
1989	Casualties of War	PFC Herbert Hatcher
1989	We're No Angels	Young Monk
1990	Days of Thunder	Buck Bretherton
1990	State of Grace	Stevie McGuire
1991	Shadows and Fog	Cop at Police Station
1992	Out on a Limb	Jim Jr.
1992	Hoffa	Petey Connelly
1993	What's Eating Gilbert Grape	Tucker Van Dyke
1994	The River Wild	Terry
1995	Dolores Claiborne	Const. Frank Stamshaw
1995	Georgia	Herman
1996	Hard Eight	John Finnegan
1996	Boys	Officer Kellogg Curry
1997	Nightwatch	DI Bill Davis	Uncredited
	Boogie Nights	Reed Rothchild	Also songwriter: "Intro (Feel the Heat)"
	Chicago Cab	Steve
1998	The Thin Red Line	Sgt. Storm
1999	The Settlement	Pat
	Never Been Kissed	Augustus Strauss
	For Love of the Game	Gus Sinski
	Magnolia	Jim Kurring
2000	The Perfect Storm	Dale 'Murph' Murphy
2001	The Anniversary Party	Mac Forsyth
2001	Frank's Book	Frank	Short film
2002	The Good Girl	Phil Last
	Gangs of New York	Happy Jack
	Chicago	Amos Hart
	The Hours	Dan Brown
2003	Anger Management	Older Arnie Shankman	Uncredited
2004	The Aviator	Noah Dietrich
2004	Criminal	Richard Gaddis
2005	Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?	Man With Survey	Short film^[2]
2005	Dark Water	Mr. Cory Murray
2006	A Prairie Home Companion	Lefty
	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	Cal Naughton, Jr.
	Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny	Sasquatch	Uncredited
2007	Year of the Dog	Albert "Al"
2007	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	Dewford "Dewey" Cox	Also executive soundtrack producer and songwriter: "Walk Hard", "Darling", and "(Mama) You Got to Love Your Negro Man"
2008	The Promotion	Richard Wehlner
2008	Step Brothers	Dale Doback	Co-wrote the story with Adam McKay and Will Ferrell
2009	9	5	Voice role
2009	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Larten Crepsley
2010	The Extra Man	Gershon
2010	Cyrus	John
2011	Cedar Rapids	Dean Ziegler
	We Need to Talk About Kevin	Franklin
	Terri	Mr. Fitzgerald
	Carnage	Michael
2012	Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie	Taquito
	The Dictator	Clayton	Uncredited cameo
	Wreck-It Ralph	Wreck-It Ralph	Voice role; Additional story material
2013	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	The Ghost of Stonewall Jackson	Uncredited cameo^[3]
2014	Bears	Narrator	Documentary
	Life After Beth	Maury Slocum
	Guardians of the Galaxy	Corpsman Rhomann Dey
2015	Entertainment	Cousin John
	The Lobster	Lisping Man
	Tale of Tales	King of Longtrellis
	The Cowboys	L'Américain
	When Marnie Was There	Kiyomasa Oiwa	Voice role; English dub
	View from a Blue Moon^[4]	Narrator	Documentary
2016	Sing	Eddie Noodleman	Voice role
2017	The Little Hours	Father Tommasso
2017	Kong: Skull Island	Hank Marlow
2018	The Sisters Brothers	Eli Sisters	Producer
	Stan & Ollie	Oliver Hardy
	Ralph Breaks the Internet	Wreck-It Ralph	Voice role
	Holmes & Watson	John Watson
2021	Licorice Pizza	Fred Gwynne	Uncredited cameo
2022	Stars at Noon	American Magazine Editor^[5]	Cameo
2023	Once Upon a Studio	Wreck-It Ralph	Voice role; Short film
2024	An Almost Christmas Story	The Folk Singer	Voice role; Short film
2025	Heads or Tails?	Buffalo Bill
2026	How to Rob a Bank		Production^[6]
TBA	DreamQuil	Gary	Post-production
TBA	A Prayer for the Dying		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Fallen Angels	Martin Lonsdale	Episode: "The Frightening Frammis"
1999	Tenacious D	Sasquatch	Episode: "Death of a Dream"
2004	Cracking Up	Steve Evers	Episode: "Prom Night"
2005	Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List	Himself, Guest Star	Episode: "Out & About"^[7]^[8]
2006	Tom Goes to the Mayor	John (voice)	Episode: "Friendship Alliance"
2006	Saturday Night Live	Host	Episode: "John C. Reilly/My Chemical Romance"
2007–2010	Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!	Dr. Steven Brule	25 episodes, plus two specials
2008	The Simpsons	Himself (voice)	Episode: "Any Given Sundance"
2010–2011	Funny or Die Presents	John / Nikola Tesla	2 episodes
2010–2016	Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule	Dr. Steve Brule	Also co-creator, writer and executive producer
2014	Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories	Jordan	Episode: "Baby"
2014–2015	Stone Quackers	Officer Barry (voice)	12 episodes; Also executive producer
2015	Bagboy	Dr. Steve Brule	Television special; Also writer and executive producer
2020	Moonbase 8	Robert "Cap" Caputo	6 episodes; Also co-creator, writer and executive producer
2022–2023	Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty	Jerry Buss	17 episodes

Stage

Dates	Title^[9]	Role	Production	Notes
1988	The Grapes of Wrath	Noah	Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago	^[10]^[11]
2000	True West	Austin, Lee	Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway	Original role. Alternating roles with different shows.^[12] Tony award nomination
2002–2003	Marty	Marty Piletti	Huntington Theatre Company, Boston	^[13]^[14]
2005	A Streetcar Named Desire	Stanley Kowalski	Studio 54, Broadway	Original role^[15]
2012	8	David Blankenhorn	Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles	Stage reading^[16]^[17]

Other media

Music videos
Year	Title	Performer(s)	Role
1998	"Across the Universe"	Fiona Apple	Jukebox Thief
1998	"Talk About The Blues"	Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	Russell Simins
1999	"Save Me"	Aimee Mann	Officer Jim Kurring
2006	"Chuck Norris"	Supafloss	Himself
2008	"Boats 'N Hoes"	Himself and Will Ferrell	Dale Doback
2011	"Make Some Noise"	Beastie Boys	Future Mike D
2014	"HAM"	Mr. Oizo	Father
2017	"Pillow Talking"	Lil Dicky	God

Web
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Green Team^[18]	Jim Smegg	Video short
2010	Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy ^[19]	Bing Crosby	Video short
2016	Pound House^[20]	Fish Man	Episode: "Fish Man"

References

↑ Entertainment Weekly article: "'Check it Out! with Dr. Steve Brule': Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim on John C. Reilly's 'Awesome Show' spin-off"
↑ KL (February 8, 2006). ""Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?"". Salon . Retrieved July 15, 2016.
↑ "First look at James Marsden filming his cameo for 'Anchorman 2′ in Atlanta". On Location Vacations. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
↑ Herreria, Carla (November 16, 2015). "People Are Freaking Out Over This New Surf Film". The Huffington Post . (AOL). Retrieved July 10, 2016.
↑ "Stars at Noon". Ad Vitam Distribution. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
↑ Ruimy, Jordan (June 3, 2025). "John C. Reilly Joins David Leitch's 'How to Rob A Bank' — Sets Movie Return After Seven Year Absence". worldofreel.
↑ ""Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List"". AFI Conservatory Films. (American Film Institute). Retrieved August 25, 2025.
↑ ""Out & About"". IMDb . Retrieved August 25, 2025.
↑ "John C. Reilly – Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database . (The Broadway League). Retrieved July 15, 2016.
↑ Mayer, John (December 23, 2016). "An Oral History of Steppenwolf's 'The Grapes of Wrath'". AMERICAN THEATRE.
↑ "The Grapes Of Wrath - Steppenwolf Theatre". www.steppenwolf.org. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
↑ Lefkowitz, David (March 10, 2000). "Hoffman and Reilly Open True West on Broadway, March 9". Playbill.
↑ "John C. Reilly in Marty - Huntington Theatre Company". www.huntingtontheatre.org.
↑ Taylor, Markland (November 5, 2002). "Marty".
↑ Hernandez, Ernio (November 15, 2004). "John C. Reilly to Wail 'Stella!' in Broadway's A Streetcar Named Desire". Playbill.
↑ "George Clooney, Brad Pitt lead all-star Prop. 8 play reading". March 4, 2012.
↑ "Brad Pitt, George Clooney in Prop 8 play reading: An on the scene report". EW.com.
↑ "Green Team". Funny or Die. November 19, 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
↑ Dombal, Ryan (December 13, 2010). "Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Do Bowie and Bing". Pitchfork . (Condé Nast). Retrieved July 15, 2016.
↑ "Pound House 13 – Fish Man". Buh . (HaChaCha). February 9, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

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[ew-1] Entertainment Weekly article: "'Check it Out! with Dr. Steve Brule': Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim on John C. Reilly's 'Awesome Show' spin-off"

[2] KL (February 8, 2006). ""Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?"". Salon . Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[olv-050913-3] "First look at James Marsden filming his cameo for 'Anchorman 2′ in Atlanta". On Location Vacations. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2018.

[4] Herreria, Carla (November 16, 2015). "People Are Freaking Out Over This New Surf Film". The Huffington Post . (AOL). Retrieved July 10, 2016.

[5] "Stars at Noon". Ad Vitam Distribution. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

[6] Ruimy, Jordan (June 3, 2025). "John C. Reilly Joins David Leitch's 'How to Rob A Bank' — Sets Movie Return After Seven Year Absence". worldofreel.

[7] ""Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List"". AFI Conservatory Films. (American Film Institute). Retrieved August 25, 2025.

[8] ""Out & About"". IMDb . Retrieved August 25, 2025.

[9] "John C. Reilly – Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database . (The Broadway League). Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[10] Mayer, John (December 23, 2016). "An Oral History of Steppenwolf's 'The Grapes of Wrath'". AMERICAN THEATRE.

[11] "The Grapes Of Wrath - Steppenwolf Theatre". www.steppenwolf.org. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2018.

[12] Lefkowitz, David (March 10, 2000). "Hoffman and Reilly Open True West on Broadway, March 9". Playbill.

[13] "John C. Reilly in Marty - Huntington Theatre Company". www.huntingtontheatre.org.

[14] Taylor, Markland (November 5, 2002). "Marty".

[15] Hernandez, Ernio (November 15, 2004). "John C. Reilly to Wail 'Stella!' in Broadway's A Streetcar Named Desire". Playbill.

[16] "George Clooney, Brad Pitt lead all-star Prop. 8 play reading". March 4, 2012.

[17] "Brad Pitt, George Clooney in Prop 8 play reading: An on the scene report". EW.com.

[18] "Green Team". Funny or Die. November 19, 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[19] Dombal, Ryan (December 13, 2010). "Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Do Bowie and Bing". Pitchfork . (Condé Nast). Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[20] "Pound House 13 – Fish Man". Buh . (HaChaCha). February 9, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

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