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Matt Walsh

Biography

Matt Walsh is an American comedian and actor who emerged from the Chicago improv world, where he became a regular at the Annoyance Theater and ImprovOlympic and learned from Del Close. Born in Chicago in 1964, he started doing stand-up with Matt Besser in 1991 and then helped found the Upright Citizens Brigade with Besser, Amy Poehler and Ian Roberts, playing Trotter in the troupe's Comedy Central sketch series. He worked as a correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in 2001 and 2002, created and starred in the Spike TV series Players, and is best known as Mike McLintock on Veep, a part that earned him two Primetime Emmy nominations. His films include Old School, Starsky & Hutch, Bad Santa (2003), School for Scoundrels (2006), Role Models (2008), The Hangover (2009), Ted, Into the Storm (2014) and The Do-Over (2016). He directed the indie comedy High Road.

61years old

Turns 62 on October 13in 1 day

  • Born Chicago
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Matthew Paul Walsh (birth name)Also credited as Matthew Walsh

Movie Career

Films
46
Career span
23 years2003 to 2026

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  1. Early training

    After college, Walsh studied improvisational comedy in Chicago under Del Close. He went on to perform regularly at both the Annoyance Theater and ImprovOlympic.

  2. Behind the camera

    Walsh directed High Road, an indie comedy that was his first feature film. He co-wrote the movie with Josh Weiner.

Matt Walsh movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Ted2012 Comedy, Fantasyas Thomas

    IMDb rating 6.9719K votes

  2. Due Date2010 Adventure, Comedyas TSA Agent

    IMDb rating 6.5375K votes

  3. What Is a Woman?2022as Self - Host

    IMDb rating 8.148K votes

  4. Into the Storm2014as Pete

    IMDb rating 5.875K votes

  5. Life of the Party2018as Dan Miles

    IMDb rating 5.643K votes

  6. Novocaine2025as Coltraine

    IMDb rating 6.594K votes

  7. Get Hard2015as Bathroom Stall Man

    IMDb rating 6.0157K votes

  8. Am I Racist?2024as Himself

    IMDb rating 6.618K votes

Most often with

Todd Phillips directed five of these films, Steven Brill two and Justin Folk two. David Koechner appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Matt Walsh's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.2 billion

22 of the 46 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 46 films: 22 worldwide figure; 9 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 9 figure not found.

  • 22Worldwide figure
  • 9US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 9Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 84% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Ted2012as Thomas
    $549M24.5% of the total
  2. 2
    The Hangover2009as Dr. Valsh
    $469M20.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Due Date2010as TSA Agent
    $212M9.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Starsky & Hutch2004as Eddie
    $170M7.6% of the total
  5. 5
    Into the Storm2014as Pete
    $161M7.2% of the total
  6. 6
    $115M5.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Get Hard2015as Bathroom Stall Man
    $112M5.0% of the total
  8. 8
    Role Models2008as Davith of Glencracken
    $92M4.1% of the total
Old School (2003), $87.1 millionLife of the Party (2018), $61.7 millionNovocaine (2025), $34.5 millionSemi-Pro (2008), $33.5 millionDrillbit Taylor (2008), $32.9 millionBe Kind Rewind (2008), $30.6 millionKeeping Up with the Joneses (2016), $29.9 millionSchool for Scoundrels (2006), $17.8 millionAm I Racist? (2024), $12.3 millionThe Darkness (2016), $10.9 millionCyrus (2010), $9.9 millionBrigsby Bear (2017), $681,632Other People (2016), $93,000Mystery Team (2009), $89,442

$362 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 16% of the total