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Tony Hale

Tony Hale

43 movies on Netflix

Biography

Tony Hale is an American actor and comedian who played Buster Bluth on Fox's Arrested Development from 2003 to 2019 and Gary Walsh on HBO's Veep from 2012 to 2019. For Veep he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013 and 2015. Born in West Point, New York, and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, he trained at the Barrow Group and the William Esper Studio and made minor guest appearances on shows including The Sopranos and Sex and the City. His film work includes Because I Said So (2007), The Informant! (2009), The Heat (2013), Hocus Pocus 2 (2022), and Quiz Lady (2023). He has voiced Forky in Toy Story 4 (2019) and Toy Story 5 (2026), Fear in Inside Out 2 (2024), and created and voiced Archibald's Next Big Thing. He also plays twin brothers Nicholas Benedict and L.D. Curtain in the Disney+ series The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021).

56years old

Turns 57 on September 30in 351 days

  • Born West Point
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Also credited as Anthony Russell Hale

Movie Career

Films
43
Career span
20 years2006 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Hale got his Screen Actors Guild card by appearing in a commercial for MCI Inc., even though the commercial never aired.

  2. Early training

    Hale studied acting at The Barrow Group and also trained at the William Esper Studio, where he was in the Professional Actor Training Program.

  3. Behind the award

    Hale won his first Primetime Emmy in 2013 for Veep, then won again in 2015, the same night Veep took its first Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy.

Tony Hale 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. Toy Story 42019 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Forkyvoice

    IMDb rating 7.6330K votes

  2. Inside Out 22024 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Familyas Fearvoice

    IMDb rating 7.5261K votes

  3. Stranger Than Fiction2006as Dave

    IMDb rating 7.5247K votes

  4. Being the Ricardos2021as Jess Oppenheimer

    IMDb rating 6.548K votes

  5. American Ultra2015as Petey Douglas

    IMDb rating 6.1101K votes

  6. Love, Simon2018as Mr. Worth

    IMDb rating 7.5136K votes

  7. The Angry Birds Movie2016as Ross / Cyrus / Mimevoice

    IMDb rating 6.3121K votes

  8. Woman of the Hour2024as Ed

    IMDb rating 6.677K votes

Most often with

Walt Becker directed two of these films, Vincent Grashaw two. Eight actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Justin Long, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Justin LongKeegan-Michael Key, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Keegan-Michael KeyAlia Shawkat, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Alia ShawkatMelanie Lynskey, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Melanie LynskeyKristen Schaal, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Kristen SchaalThomas F. Wilson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Thomas F. WilsonWalt BeckerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Walt BeckerVincent GrashawDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Vincent Grashaw

Films together

Box office

What Tony Hale's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$5.5 billion

24 of the 43 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 43 films: 24 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 10 figure not found.

  • 24Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 10Figure not found

Top grosser

Inside Out 22024as Fear (voice)$1.7 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Inside Out 22024as Fear (voice)
    $1.7B30.9% of the total
  2. 2
    Toy Story 52026as Forky (voice)
    $1.1B20.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Toy Story 42019as Forky (voice)
    $1.1B19.5% of the total
  4. 4
    The Angry Birds Movie2016as Ross / Cyrus / Mime (voice)
    $350M6.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip2015as Agent Suggs
    $234M4.3% of the total
  6. 6
    The Heat2013as The John
    $230M4.2% of the total
  7. 7
    The Angry Birds Movie 22019as Mime (voice)
    $138M2.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Clifford the Big Red Dog2021as Tieran
    $117M2.1% of the total
RV (2006), $87.5 millionThe Tale of Despereaux (2008), $87.0 millionBecause I Said So (2007), $69.5 millionLove, Simon (2018), $66.3 millionThe 15:17 to Paris (2018), $57.1 millionStranger Than Fiction (2006), $53.7 millionThe Informant! (2009), $41.8 millionAmerican Ultra (2015), $27.1 millionThe Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009), $15.3 millionSketch (2025), $10.8 millionOpus (2025), $2.2 millionHappythankyoumoreplease (2010), $853,862April and the Extraordinary World (2015), $495,879Being the Ricardos (2021), $450,000Yoga Hosers (2016), $38,784The Answer Man (2009), $26,676

$520 millionfrom the other 16 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors from 2013 to 2015, two of them major.

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Tony Hale's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2015Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesVeepWon
2013Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesVeepWon

Online

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