Currently a correspondent on 'The Daily Show w/ Trevor Noah', Roy has been described by the Hollywood Reporter as "A Standout", and Entertainment Weekly called his brand of thought provoking comedy as "charismatic crankiness". In 2016 'Variety' magazine named him one of 10 Comics to watch. Prior to 'The Daily Show' Roy spent three years on the TBS' sitcom, Sullivan and Son. And is still a regular on He's currently a regular on 'Conan', ESPN's 'SportsNation' & Comedy Central's @Midnight. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Roy began his comedy career in 1998 at the age of 19 while attending Florida A&M University. He went on to make his television debut in 2006 on The Late Show with David Letterman. and finished third in the 2010 season of Last Comic Standing. He's also appeared on HBO's Def Comedy Jam, Comedy Central's Premium Blend and The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson Prior to this he also appeared at the 2006 Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in the "New Faces Showcase". In 2006, Wood appeared on the Bob and Tom Radio Show: The Comedy Tour on Comedy Central. Also a veteran of radio (2001-2012) Roy's morning show took home awards from the Alabama Broadcasters association for 'Best Large Market Morning Show'. Wood has recorded three nationally-released prank call CD's: My Momma Made Me Wear This (2003), Confessions of a High School Bench Warmer (2005) and I'll Slap You to Sleep! (2009). And has recently released his first comedy CD Things I think, I think (2013)

Filmography

• Barbershop — Robert
• 2026ChikaBOOM!!
• 2026Outcome — Reverend Leondrus Carter
• The End
• 2025'98 Honda — Executive Producer
• 2025A CNN Special Event: Roy Wood Jr.’s Very Very Very Merry Holiday Special
• 2025Love, Brooklyn — Alan
• 2025Roy Wood Jr.: Lonely Flowers — Self, Writer
• Have I Got News for You — Self - Host, Executive Producer
• Command Z — Sam, Writer
• 2023Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! — Department Store Santa / Old Man Buechler (voice)
• 2022Confess, Fletch — Inspector Morris Monroe
• Flatbush Misdemeanors — Principal Douglas
• Only Murders in the Building — Vaughn
• 2021Roy Wood Jr.: Imperfect Messenger — Writer
• 2021Sam Morril: Full Capacity
• 2021The Neutral Ground — Executive Producer
• Space Force — Liaison Bert Mellows
• 2020The Opening Act — Gary
• 2019Roy Wood Jr.: No One Loves You — Himself, Writer
• 2019The Death of Dick Long — Dr. Richter
• The Last O.G. — Runson
• 2017Roy Wood Jr.: Father Figure — Himself, Executive Producer, Writer
• Better Call Saul — Grant
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Boeing Employee
• Sullivan & Son
• Impractical Jokers
• 2006Bob & Tom Radio: The Comedy Tour
• American Dad! — Pilot (voice)

Appearances as themselves (29)

• 2025Going, Going, Gone: The Magic of the Home Run — Self
• 202415 Years of 30 for 30 — Self
• In Tandem with Chloe Radcliffe — Self
• Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• Super Maximum Retro Show — Self - Guest
• 20222022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson — Self
• Celebrity Jeopardy! — Self - Contestant
• Game Theory with Bomani Jones — Self
• Password — Self - Celebrity Guest
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• Celebrity Wheel of Fortune — Self - Contestant
• Imperfect Messenger — Himself
• 2020Remembering RBG: A Nation Ugly Cries — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self, Self - Guest Host
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self, Self - Guest
• This Is Not Happening — Self - Host
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• @midnight with Chris Hardwick — Self
• This Is Not Happening — Himself - Host
• Gotham Comedy Live — Self - Comedian
• Conan — Self - Comedian
• Comedy.tv — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self - Guest Host, Self - Correspondent
• Have I Got News for You — Self - Host
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You — Self - Presenter