Seth Morris | |
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| Born | May 21, 1970 Marin County, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Santa Cruz |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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 Morris in 2012 |
Seth Morris (born May 21, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and writer known for his recurring roles on programs such as Go On , Happy Endings , The Hotwives of Orlando , The League , Kroll Show , and Childrens Hospital .
Morris is originally from Marin County, California, the younger of two boys, and attended Novato High School. After graduating, he began traveling and attended community college. [1] He briefly attended University of California, Santa Cruz and took a six-month bicycling trip across the country, from San Francisco to Florida. [1]
Morris has had numerous odd jobs including caretaking with developmentally disabled people at group homes, teaching kids, and working at a health food and yoga store in New York City. [1]
Morris started a career in comedy after moving to New York City, performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) as an improviser and sketch comedian. He later moved to Los Angeles and became the first Artistic Director of the theater's Los Angeles division for many years and was a member of the four-man sketch group "The Naked Babies" with comedians Rob Corddry, Brian Huskey, and John Ross Bowie. After stepping down from that position, he started out as the first staff writer hired by Funny or Die. [1]
He wrote and appeared with a recurring role on the Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital . Morris also recurred as Scotty on the ABC comedy series Happy Endings and as Danny on the NBC comedy series Go On . Other programs Morris appeared in regularly included Late Night with Conan O'Brien , the HBO sketch series Funny or Die Presents , and the MTV prank show Damage Control .
Morris has also made numerous guest appearances on comedy programs such as Curb Your Enthusiasm , Parks and Recreation , The League , Reno 911! , Crossballs , It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia , Maron , How I Met Your Mother , Broad City , Big Lake , Human Giant , and Nick Swardson's Pretend Time . He has appeared in films such as The Dictator , Step Brothers , Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story , and I Love You, Man . In 2012, Morris starred in the comedic web series First Dates with Toby Harris, produced by Yahoo! and Funny or Die. [2]
Morris is a frequent writer and director for the humor website Funny Or Die. He is also known for his regular appearances on the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast and television series, most often playing Bob Ducca, the hypochondriac ex-stepfather of host Scott Aukerman. Morris also hosted his own podcast on the Earwolf podcasting network, Affirmation Nation with Bob Ducca, which debuted in 2011, ran for 144 episodes, and stopped airing on February 29, 2012. As of October 1, 2014, Affirmation Nation released its first of a new run of episodes. However, on May 6, 2015, he published the last episode of Affirmation Nation. [3] He wrote for the Comedy Central sketch series Kroll Show . Morris has also costarred in the Hulu series The Hotwives of Orlando.
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story | Crosby Peters | |
| 2008 | Step Brothers | Doctor | |
| 2009 | I Love You, Man | Barry's Buddy | |
| 2009 | Miss March | Boss | |
| 2011 | No Strings Attached | Man with Dog | |
| 2011 | Cedar Rapids | Uncle Ken | |
| 2011 | High Road | Dirty Carl | |
| 2012 | The Dictator | Pregnant Woman's Husband | |
| 2012 | The Campaign | Confession Husband | |
| 2014 | All Stars | Joel Levitan | |
| 2014 | A Better You | Massage Therapist | |
| 2015 | Hell and Back | Atheist (voice) | |
| 2016 | Get a Job | Lon Zimmet |
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–2006 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Various | |
| 1999 | Upright Citizens Brigade | The Real Jesus | Episode: "Spaghetti Jesus" |
| 2002 | Contest Searchlight | Hotel Worker | Episode #1.1 |
| 2004 | Crossballs | Various | Also writer |
| 2005 | Love, Inc. | Evan | Episode: "The Honeymooners" |
| 2005 | Damage Control | Various | |
| 2007 | Human Giant | Steve | Episode: "Kneel Before Zerg" |
| 2007 | Cavemen | Sapiens | Episode: "Her Embarrassed of Caveman" |
| 2007–2009 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Dr. Schaffer / ENT Doctor | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2015 | Childrens Hospital | Dr. Nate Schachter/Tug Spano/Various | 9 episodes; also writer |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Director | Episode: "The Possimpible" |
| 2009 | Reno 911! | Jesus | Episode: "Stoner Jesus" |
| 2010 | Players | Skipper Sunnyside | Episode: "Cumdog Millionaire" |
| 2010 | Big Lake | Tre O'Neill | Episode: "The Interview" |
| 2010 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Ted Sally | Episode: "The Gang Buys a Boat" |
| 2010–2011 | Funny or Die Presents | Various | 4 episodes |
| 2010–2014 | The League | Bill Haddock | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | United States of Tara | Michelle | Episode: "The Full Fuck You Finger" |
| 2011 | Traffic Light | Big Dad | Episode: "Bonebag" |
| 2011 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Danny Reboot | Episode: "Piper Doesn't Live Here Anymore" |
| 2011 | Nick Swardson's Pretend Time | Mourner | Episode: "PETA Not on Set" |
| 2011 | Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred | Mr. Jake Devlin | TV movie |
| 2011–2013 | Happy Endings | Scotty | 6 episodes |
| 2012, 2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Bob Ducca / Nelz Hebber | 2 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Go On | Danny | 19 episodes |
| 2013 | The Greatest Event in Television History | Channon Flowers | Episode: "Too Close for Comfort" |
| 2013–2015 | Kroll Show | Bob Ducca, Various Characters | 9 episodes; also writer |
| 2014–2015 | Parks and Recreation | Mike Patterson | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Broad City | John | Episode: "The Last Supper" |
| 2014 | The Neighbors | Oscar Walton | Episode: "Close Encounters of the Bird Kind" |
| 2014 | You're Whole | Father, Abraham Lincoln | Episode: "Propofol/Telescopes/Abraham Lincoln" |
| 2014–2016 | Maron | Jeremy | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Hotwives of Orlando | T.J. | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Newsreaders | Westley | Episode: "Roswell, New Mexico; Skip Goes to a Wedding" |
| 2014 | Key and Peele | Audience Member #1 | Episode: "Sex Addict Wendell" |
| 2015 | Bad Judge | Ethan | Episode: "Naked and Afraid" |
| 2015 | Workaholics | Landon | Episode: "Dorm Daze" |
| 2015 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Agent Piln | Episode: "Windbreaker City" |
| 2015 | Bob's Burgers | Baker (voice) | Episode: "Eat, Spray, Linda" |
| 2015 | The Comedians | Seth from The Seth & Brian Show | Episode: "Orange You the New Black Guy" |
| 2015 | The Hotwives of Las Vegas | Tim | Episode: "The Reunion" |
| 2015 | Filthy Preppy Teen$ | Demon | Episode #1.6 |
| 2016–2018 | Love | Evan | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | The UCB Show | Purple Jeff | Episode: "Cock Rings Are No Joke" |
| 2016 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Shoshua | Episode: "Amir Is Glenn's Mentor"; also writer, co-executive producer, and director |
| 2016 | Modern Family | James | Episode: "The Party" |
| 2016 | Lady Dynamite | Director | Episode: "Mein Ramp" |
| 2016–2019 | Veep | Bill Jaeger | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Wander Over Yonder | Neckbeard (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Take My Wife | Damon | Episode: "Feature" |
| 2016–2018 | The Good Place | Wallace | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Mary + Jane | The Professor | Episode: "Neighborhood Watch" |
| 2017 | Tour de Pharmacy | Mick Porterhouse | TV movie |
| 2017–present | Big Mouth | Greg Glaser (voice) | 27 episodes |
| 2017 | Ghosted | Keith | Episode: "Whispers" |
| 2017 | Do You Want to See a Dead Body? | Nude Beach Bully 1 | Episode: "A Body and an Actor (with Justin Long)"; also writer |
| 2018 | Liza on Demand | Rudy | Episode: "Elite Status" |
| 2018 | For the People | Michael Gallagher | Episode: "This Is What I Wanted to Say" |
| 2018 | Alone Together | James | Episode: "Murder House" |
| 2018 | The Conners | Republican Man at Mall | Episode: "The Separation of Church and Dan" |
| 2019 | Superstore | ICE Agent Robson | Episode: "Employee Appreciation Day" |
| 2019 | American Princess | Bare Your Soul MC | Episode: "Queen, Interrupted" |
| 2019 | Mr. Mom | Stan | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Black Jesus | Louie | Episode: "The Real Jesus of Compton" |
| 2020–2022 | Close Enough | Anders (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | The Big Leap | Kevin Perkins | 5 episodes |
| 2022 | I Love That for You | Carl | Episode: "Impeccable She Casuals" |
| 2022 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Illustor (voice) | Episode: "Crisis Point II: Paradoxus" |
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