Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. Oswalt first began performing standup comedy in the late 1980s. After spending two seasons writing for MADtv and starring in his own 1996 comedy special for HBO, he began performing in films and television shows including his film debut Down Periscope (1996) and The King of Queens (1998 - 2007). A rare starring film role was the voice of Remy in Pixar's Ratatouille (2007). Oswalt has appeared in dozens of other films and television series, primarily comedies, including many voice roles. Oswalt was married to writer Michelle Eileen McNamara on September 24, 2005 until her death in 2016. Their daughter, Alice Rigney Oswalt, was born on April 15, 2009. He has been married to actress Meredith Salenger since 2017.

Filmography

• Among Us — White (voice)
• 2026Buddy — Strappy (voice)
• 2026GOAT — Dennis Cooper (voice)
• 2026Goodbye, Monster — Dad
• 2026In a Holidaze
• 2026Patton Oswalt: Tea & Scotch — Self, Writer, Director
• 2026Ray Gunn — Hologram (voice)
• Strip Law — (voice)
• 2026The Dink — Skip 'Piggy' Pigliani
• 2026Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive
• 2025Absolute Dominion — Fix Huntley
• 2025Deathstalker — Doodad (voice)
• 2025Eddie Pepitone: The Collapse — Executive Producer
• Suits LA — Patton Oswalt
• The Abandons — Mayor Victor Nibley
• The Bad Guys: The Series — Mr. Wigglesworth (voice)
• 2024Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire — Dr. Hubert Wartzki
• Grimsburg — Slasher (voice)
• Manhunt — Det. Lafayette Baker
• 2024Sardinia — Executive Producer
• 202380 for Brady — Brisket
• 2023Heroes of the Golden Mask — Aesop (voice)
• Shatter Belt — Dervey Ryan
• 2023Unicorn Boy — King Uniturius (voice)
• Gaslit — Chuck Colson
• 2022I Love My Dad — Chuck, Producer
• 2022MEAD — MEAD (voice)
• 2022Minions & More 2 — Max (voice)
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Max "Tv's Son of Tv's Frank"
• 2022Patton Oswalt: We All Scream — Self, Director, Writer
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — Doug
• StoryBots: Answer Time — Super Snowy Icy Cone Guy
• The Sandman — Matthew the Raven (voice)
• 2022Weird: The Al Yankovic Story — Heckler
• 202152 - A Tale of Loneliness — 52
• 2021Eternals — Pip the Troll (voice)
• Hacks — Patton Oswalt
• Inside Job — TSA Guard (voice)
• Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. — George Tarleton / M.O.D.O.K. (voice), Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
• 2021Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon — Ron
• Teenage Euthanasia
• The Ghost and Molly McGee — Mayor Brunson (voice)
• 2021The Spine of Night — Pyrantin (voice)
• 2020A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion — Moderator / Villager
• 2020For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close — Lash LaRue
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride — Vizzini
• I'll Be Gone in the Dark — Self - Michelle's Husband, Executive Producer
• 2020In Deep With Ryan Lochte — Narrator
• 2020Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything — Self, Screenplay
• Reno 911! — Max Logan (voice)
• Space Force — Captain Lancaster
• Star Trek: Picard — Spot 73 (voice)
• 2020The Priest — Father Shauna
• 2020We Bare Bears: The Movie — Nom Nom (voice)
• 2019Adams — Roger
• Bless the Harts — Vohnnie Ray Power
• 2019Kim Possible — Professor Dementor
• 2019Super Gidget — Max (voice)
• The Boys — Patton Oswalt (uncredited)
• 2019The Secret Life of Pets 2 — Max (voice)
• What We Do in the Shadows — Patton Oswalt
• You're Not a Monster — Invisible Man
• A.P. Bio — Principal Ralph Durbin
• Blark and Son — Mr. Beal (voice)
• Minecraft: Story Mode — Jesse (male voice)
• 2018Nostalgia — Kathleen's Father
• 2018Please Stand By — Officer Frank
• 2018Sex Madness Revealed — Jimmy Morris
• 2018Sorry to Bother You — Mr. _______'s White Voice (voice)
• Spy Kids: Mission Critical
• 2018Teen Titans Go! To the Movies — Atom (voice)
• The Aquabats! Saturday Morning! — Powdered MilkMan
• The Conners — Don Blansky
• 2018Unlovable — Associate Producer
• Big Hero 6 The Series — Mr. Sparkle / Dispatch Voice (voice), Mr. Sparkle (voice)
• 2017Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm — Appliance Al (voice)
• Dimension 404 — Uncle Dusty
• HAPPY! — Happy (voice)
• Marvel's Spider-Man — Uncle Ben (voice)
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Max (TV's Son of TV's Frank)
• 2017Patton Oswalt: Annihilation — Self, Executive Producer, Writer
• Santa Clarita Diet — Dr. Hasmedi
• 2017The Circle — Tom Stenton
• Will & Grace — Danley Walker
• Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ — Derek Young
• 2016Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie — Merv Griffin
• HarmonQuest — Sand Pole
• Justice League Action — Space Cabbie (voice)
• 2016Keeping Up with the Joneses — Bruce Springstein / Scorpion
• Lady Dynamite — Patton Cop
• 2016Nerdland — Elliot (voice)
• 2016Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping — Self, Writer
• 2016Space Cop — Space Police Chief
• 2016The Confirmation — Drake
• 2016Zoolander: Super Model — Dr. Botoxo (voice)
• Battle Creek — Mayor Hardy
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend — J. Castleman
• Difficult People — Kenny Jurgens
• 2015Dude Bro Party Massacre III — Chief, Co-Producer
• 2015Freaks of Nature — Stuart Miller
• 2015Old/New — Narrator
• Pig Goat Banana Cricket — Jimmy Ron Cricket (voice)
• The Adventures of Puss in Boots — Francisco (voice)
• 2015The Loneliest Stoplight — Narrator (voice)
• We Bare Bears — Nom Nom / Additional Voices (voice), Nom Nom (voice)
• 201422 Jump Street — MC State History Professor (uncredited)
• BoJack Horseman — Charlie Rose / Pinky Penguin / Doctor (voice), Neal McBeal (voice), Pinky Penguin / Gary / Maggot Funeral Director (voice), Pinky Penguin / Laughing Crew Member (voice), Pinky Penguin (voice), Pinky Penguin / Crab Guy (voice), David / Pig Doctor (voice), Dr. Pepin (Walnut Springs) (voice), Pinky Penguin / Comedian (voice)
• 2014Jason Nash Is Married — Producer
• 2014Lemonade War — Jerry
• 2014Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time — Self, Writer
• TripTank — Pegasus (voice)
• 2014We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss — Lemonade Stand Dad
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine — Fire Marshall Boone
• Drunk History — Mac Brazel
• Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. — Eric Koenig, Billy Koenig, Billy Koenig / Sam Koenig, Billy Koenig / Sam Koenig / Thurston Koenig, Ernest Koenig
• Mighty Med — Ed / The Extrminator
• 2013Odd Thomas — Ozzie P. Boone
• Rick and Morty — Beta 7 (voice)
• 2013Sunday — Thanks
• The Goldbergs — Adam Goldberg (voice)
• 2013The Secret Life of Walter Mitty — Todd Maher
• Gravity Falls — Franz (voice)
• 2012Nature Calls — Randy Stevens
• 2012Seeking a Friend for the End of the World — Roache
• Veep — Teddy Sykes
• 2012WordGirl: The Rise of Miss Power
• 2011A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas — Mall Santa
• Bob's Burgers — Moody Foodie (voice)
• 2011Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour — Self, Writer
• Portlandia — Thor83
• The Heart, She Holler — Hurlan
• 2011Young Adult — Matt Freehauf
• 2010Beautiful Darling — Andy Warhol (voice) / Truman Capote (voice)
• Caprica — Baxter Sarno
• 2010Fantasia in Best Show Minor
• Justified — Bob Sweeney
• My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic — Quibble Pants (voice)
• Neighbors from Hell — Pazuzu
• Raising Hope — Rubin
• Robotomy
• 2010Weird: The Al Yankovic Story — Dr. Demento
• 2009AL’S BRAIN: A 3-D Journey through the Human Brain with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic — Co-Worker
• Archer — Alan Shapiro (voice)
• 2009Big Fan — Paul Aufiero
• Bored to Death — Howard Baker
• Community — Male Nurse Jackie
• Dollhouse — Joel Mynor
• Modern Family — Ducky
• 2009Observe and Report — Toast A Bun Manager
• Parks and Recreation — Garth Blundin
• 2009Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong — Self, Writer
• 2009The Informant! — Ed Herbst
• United States of Tara — Neil
• 2008All Roads Lead Home — Milo
• 2008Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
• 2007Balls of Fury — Hammer
• Burn Notice — Calvin Schmidt
• Flight of the Conchords — Elton John Impersonator
• Human Giant — Let's Go Fan
• 2007Patton Oswalt: Werewolves and Lollipops — Self, Writer
• 2007Ratatouille — Remy (voice)
• Reaper — Leon
• 2007Reno 911!: Miami — Jeff Spoder
• 2007Sex and Death 101 — Fred
• 2007The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour — Self, Executive Producer, Writer
• The Sarah Silverman Program — Vincent Van Guy
• Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! — Beaver Boys Doctor, Joshua Beard, Joshua Beard (uncredited)
• WordGirl — Tobey McCalister III (voice)
• 2007Wrong Turn 2: Dead End — Tommy (voice)
• Yo Gabba Gabba!
• 2007Your Friend the Rat — Remy (voice)
• Amazing Screw-On Head
• 2006Failure to Launch — Techie Guy
• 2006The Amazing Screw-On Head — Mr. Groin (voice)
• 2006The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey — Self, Writer
• American Dad! — Cinema Ticket Man (voice), Candy Maker (voice), Kiss Cam Operator (voice), Rick Rod (voice)
• 2005Cake Boy — Cake Pervert
• Comedians of Comedy — Self, Producer, Creator
• Squidbillies — Talking Squid (voice)
• 2005The Comedians of Comedy — Self, Writer
• Too Late with Adam Carolla
• Best Week Ever
• 2004Blade: Trinity — Hedges
• 2004DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story — Video Store Clerk on Phone (uncredited)
• 2004Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain — Self, Writer
• 2004See This Movie — Felix
• 2004Starsky & Hutch — Disco DJ
• 2004Taxi — Clerk at Inpound Office
• The Batman — Cosmo Krank (voice), Marty Slack (voice)
• The Venture Bros. — Wonderboy (voice)
• Tom Goes to the Mayor — Zynx (voice)
• Toro and Moro — Jerry
• Veronica Mars — Penn Epner
• 2003Calendar Girls — Larry
• Reno 911! — Boozehammer of Galen, Dungeon Master, Kenny Rogers Assassin, Jillet-Ben Coe, Car Crash Movie Snob
• Two and a Half Men — Billy Stanhope
• Kim Possible — Professor Dementor (voice), Professor DeMenz / Taco Hawker (voice)
• 2002Run Ronnie Run — Dozer - Editor #1
• 2002Zig Zag — Shelly
• The Fairly OddParents — Crimson Chin Writer
• 2001Zoolander — Monkey Photographer
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force — Ezekial (voice), DP / Skeeter (voice)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Harry Baskin
• 2000Desperate But Not Serious — Auteur #1
• Static Shock — Specs (voice), Specs / Spectral (voice)
• Batman Beyond — Eldon Michaels (voice)
• Family Guy — Tyler (voice), Bear Show Manager (voice), Remy (voice), Curator (voice)
• Futurama — Unattractive Giant Monster (voice)
• Home Movies
• 1999Magnolia — Delmer Darion
• 1999Man on the Moon — Blue Collar Guy
• SpongeBob SquarePants — Jim (voice)
• 1998HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Patton Oswalt
• The King of Queens — Spence Olchin
• Emeril Live
• The Weird Al Show — Seymour
• 1996Down Periscope — Stingray Radioman
• Pulp Comics — Patton Oswalt
• Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist — Patton (voice), Additional Writing
• MADtv — Crip in Wheelchair
• Mr. Show with Bob and David — Man in Restaurant, Famous Mortimer
• NewsRadio — Guy
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Max / TV's Son of TV's Frank
• Seinfeld — Clerk
• The Simpsons — Bart's Guilt (voice), T-Rex (voice) / Bart's guilt (voice)
• In Search of Nosferatu — Executive Producer
• The Liquid Psychologist

Appearances as themselves (95)

• 5 Things with Jay Mewes — Self - Guest
• Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! — Self - Comedian
• Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast — Self
• 2025American Comic — Himself
• 2025Breakdown: 1975 — Self
• 2025Chain Reactions — Self
• Everybody's Live with John Mulaney — Self - Actor and Comedian
• Hollywood Squares — Self
• 2025The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween — Self - Contestant
• 2024Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED — Self
• After Midnight — Self - Guest
• 2024Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames — Self
• 2024Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt — Self
• John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. — Self
• 2024Shadowland — Self (archive footage)
• The 1% Club — Self - Host
• 2023A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened — Self
• Celebrity Jeopardy! — Self - Contestant
• Dark Side of Comedy — Self
• George Carlin's American Dream — Self
• 2022Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters — Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• Celebrity Wheel of Fortune — Self - Contestant
• 2021Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated — Self
• Penguin Town — Self
• 2021The Sparks Brothers — Self
• 2021The Super Bob Einstein Movie — Self
• 2020Best of Stand-Up 2020 — Self
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Self - Phone a Friend
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self
• 2019Dads — Self
• Lights Out with David Spade — Self - Panelist
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• 2018Monster Challenge — Self
• Somebody Feed Phil — Self
• 2018We Brought Back MST3K — Self
• 2017Gilbert — Self
• I Love You, America — Self
• The History of Comedy — Self
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee — Self
• 2016Laurie Kilmartin: 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad — Self
• 2016Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously — Self
• To Tell the Truth — Self - Panelist
• 2015Call Me Lucky — Self
• 2015Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope — Self
• Jordan, Jesse, Go!: Live — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• 2014Harmontown — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
• 2014Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! — Self
• Off Camera with Sam Jones — Self
• 2014Out of Print — Self
• 2014Sex and Broadcasting — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• @midnight with Chris Hardwick — Self
• Maron — Himself
• 2013Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical — Self
• The Jeselnik Offensive — Self
• 2013The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead — Self
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee — Self
• Comedy Bang! Bang! — Self
• 2012The Bitter Buddha — Self
• 2012Viva Lucha Libre — Self
• Billy on the Street — Self
• 2011Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts — Self
• 2011Who the F#ck Is Chip Seinfeld? — Self
• 2010Blood Into Wine — Self
• Conan — Self
• 2009Funny People: Live — Self
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2008History of the Joke — Self
• 2008Largo — Self
• Lewis Black's Root of All Evil — Self
• 2007Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav — Self
• 2007Heckler — Self
• 2007Super High Me — Self
• 2007The Sophisticated Misfit — Self
• 2006Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner — Self - Roaster
• 2006Last Laugh '06 — Self
• Live at Gotham — Self
• 2005Last Laugh '05 — Self
• The Annie Awards — Self - Host
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self - Guest
• Comedy Central Roasts — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• 1999The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller — Self
• Comedy Central Presents — Self
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
• Full Frontal Comedy — self
• The Daily Show — Self
• HBO Comedy Half Hour — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest