Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor and comedian, best known for starring in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele and for his six seasons as a cast member on MADtv. He has also appeared in the films Wonka, Toy Story 4, and Pitch Perfect 2. Key was born in Southfield, Michigan and raised in Detroit. His father is African-American and his mother is European-American. He was adopted as a child. In 1989 he graduated from Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. Key attended the University of Detroit as an undergraduate and earned his Master of Fine Arts at the Pennsylvania State University School of Theatre. While at The University of Detroit Mercy, he was a brother of Phi Kappa Theta.

Filmography

• 2027The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania — Murray (voice)
• 2026Buddy — Buddy the Unicorn (voice)
• Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America — Davy Crockett
• 2026The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Toad (voice)
• 2025Play Dirty — Ed Mackey
• 2024Dear Santa — Dr. Finkleman
• Elsbeth — Ashton Hayes
• 2024IF — Slime (voice)
• 2024Transformers One — B-127 (voice)
• 2023Migration — Delroy (voice)
• 2023The Super Mario Bros. Movie — Toad (voice)
• 2023Wonka — Chief of Police
• 2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers — Frog Co-Worker / Bjornson the Cheesemonger (voice)
• 2022Hotel Transylvania: Transformania — Murray (voice)
• 2022Pinocchio — 'Honest' John (voice)
• Reboot — Reed Sterling
• 2022The Bubble — Sean Knox
• The Pentaverate — Dr. Hobart Clark
• 2022Wendell & Wild — Wendell (voice)
• Abbott Elementary — Superintendent Reynolds
• Only Murders in the Building — Mayor Tillman
• Pixar Popcorn — Ducky (voice)
• Schmigadoon! — Josh Skinner
• 2020All the Bright Places — Embry
• Game On! — Self - Host, Executive Producer
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride — Inigo Montoya
• 2020Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey — Gustafson
• 2020The Prom — Principal Hawkins
• 2019Dolemite Is My Name — Jerry Jones
• Green Eggs and Ham — Narrator (voice)
• 2019Playing with Fire — Mark
• The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance — skekZok (The Ritual Master) (voice)
• 2019The Lion King — Kamari (voice)
• 2019Toy Story 4 — Ducky (voice)
• 2018Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation — Murray (voice)
• Impulse — Michael Pearce
• 2018The Predator — Coyle
• Detroiters — Smilin' Jack
• Friends from College — Ethan Turner
• 2017Get Out — NCAA Prospect (uncredited)
• No Activity — Officer Charles Brock
• 2017The Disaster Artist — Keegan-Michael Key
• 2017The Star — Dave (voice)
• 2017Win It All — Gene
• Angie Tribeca — Helmut FröntBüt
• 2016Bad Guys — Mantis Commander (voice)
• 2016Don't Think Twice — Jack
• 2016Keanu — Clarence Goobril / Smoke Dresden, Producer
• 2016Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby — Alpha Wolf (voice)
• 2016Storks — Alpha Wolf (voice)
• 2016The Angry Birds Movie — Judge Peckinpah (voice)
• 2016Welcome to Happiness — Proctor
• 2016Why Him? — Gustav
• 2015Freaks of Nature — Mr. Keller
• 2015Hotel Transylvania 2 — Murray (voice)
• 2015Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special — Various Characters, Writer
• 2015Pitch Perfect 2 — Beca's Boss
• SuperMansion — American Ranger
• 2015Teacher of the Year — Ronald Douche
• The Hotwives of Las Vegas — Ace
• 2015Tomorrowland — Hugo
• 2015Vacation — Jack Peterson
• BoJack Horseman — Sebastian St. Clair (voice)
• Fargo — Bill Budge
• 2014Horrible Bosses 2 — Mike
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Responsible Guy
• 2014Let's Be Cops — Pupa
• Playing House — Mark Rodriguez
• 2014Rubberhead — Self (segment "Absorption"), Writer
• 2014The Lego Movie — Foreman Jim (voice)
• 2013Afternoon Delight — Bo
• 2013Hell Baby — F'resnel
• 2013Mexican Standoff (ft. Key & Peele) — Agent
• Rick and Morty — Fourth-Dimensional Being (voice)
• Super Fun Night — Slade
• House of Lies — Devin
• Key & Peele — Various Characters, Executive Producer, Creator
• Veep — Jordan Thomas Jr.
• 2012Wanderlust — Marcy’s Flunkie
• 2011'Weird Al' Yankovic: Alpocalypse — Gangsta #2
• Bob's Burgers — Beefersutherland (voice), Bartender (voice), Dr. Juarez (voice), Cory (voice), Todd (voice), Darnell (voice)
• 2011Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star — Guinness Man
• 2011Just Go with It — Ernesto
• Love Bites — Drew
• Wilfred — Dick Barbian
• 2010Due Date — New Father
• Epic Rap Battles of History — Gandhi, Michael Jordan
• Sons of Tucson — Eric
• 2010Welcome to the Jungle Gym — Mike McKenzie
• Archer — Floyd (voice), Detective Rimshot (voice)
• Modern Family — Tom Delaney
• Parks and Recreation — Craig, Joe
• The League — Carmenjello
• The Middle — Reverend Erik Devow
• Childrens Hospital — Cop, Captain Tripper
• Chocolate News
• Gary Unmarried — Curtis
• 2008Role Models — Duane
• 2008Yoga Matt — Matt
• 2006'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy — Gangster
• American Dad! — Dennis (voice), E-Money (voice)
• How I Met Your Mother — Calvin
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Grant Anderson
• 2004Mr. 3000 — Reporter
• I'm with Her — Orderly
• Reno 911! — Theoretical Criminal, Cow Man, Blu-Ray Thief
• 2003Uncle Nino — Stranger in Airport
• Samurai Jack — Da' Samurai (voice)
• 2000Garage: A Rock Saga — TV Studio Manager
• MADtv — Various
• ER — Witkowski
• 1991Lunatics: A Love Story — Passerby (uncredited)
• The Simpsons — Jazzy James (voice)
• Sesame Street
• Romy and Michele 2

Appearances as themselves (46)

• ESPN Jeopardy! — Self - Contestant
• Funny AF with Kevin Hart — Self - Judge
• 2026Playing POTUS — Self
• 2025King Hamlet — Self
• 2025Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special — Self (archive footage)
• Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast — Self
• 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self
• 2020Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration — Self
• 2020Feeding America Comedy Festival — Self
• 2019Somewhere in the Middle — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Guest
• 2 Dope Queens — Self
• The Shop — Self
• What the Fit — Self
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series — Self
• The History of Comedy — Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• Hot Ones — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• The Muppets — Self
• 2014Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• Off Camera with Sam Jones — Self
• Running Wild with Bear Grylls — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• The Amazing Race Canada — Self
• Whose Line Is It Anyway? — Self
• 2012CC:Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo Experience — Self - Host
• Dish Nation — Self
• Inside Comedy — Self
• NFL Honors — Himself
• Billy on the Street — Self
• Brain Games — Himself - Host
• Talking Dead — Himself
• Conan — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Hell's Kitchen — Self - Restaurant Patron
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• The View — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Presenter