James Christopher Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. His material often addresses fatherhood, laziness, food, religion, and general observations. He has been nominated seven times at the Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album.

Filmography

• 2027Margie Claus — Santa (voice)
• 2025Eugene the Marine — Jackie
• 2025Jim Gaffigan: Live from Old Forester — The Bourbon Set — Self, Executive Producer
• 2025Maintenance Required — Mr Miller
• 2024An Almost Christmas Story — Papa Owl (voice)
• 2024Greedy People — The Irishman
• 2024Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny — Self, Writer, Director
• 2024Running on Empty — Barry
• 2024Unfrosted — Edsel Kellogg III
• Full Circle — Manny Broward
• 2023Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale — Self, Director, Executive Producer
• 2023Linoleum — Cameron / Kent
• 2023Peter Pan & Wendy — Sam "Smee" Smiegel
• 2023Susie Searches — Sheriff Loggins
• 2022Collide — Peter, Executive Producer
• 2022Hotel Transylvania: Transformania — Van Helsing (voice)
• 2022Reindeer in Here — Santa Claus (voice)
• 2021Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster — Self, Director, Writer
• 2021Luca — Lorenzo Paguro (voice)
• Marvel's Hit-Monkey — Snail
• DC's Stargirl — The Thunderbolt (voice)
• 2020I've Got Issues — Narrator
• Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist — Self, Director, Screenplay, Creator
• 2020Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist 1 - Canadian American — Writer, Director
• 2020Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist 2 - Spanish American — Writer, Director
• 2020Target Number One — Picker
• 2020Tesla — George Westinghouse
• 2019Above the Shadows — Paul Jederman
• 2019American Dreamer — Cam
• 2019Being Frank — Frank
• 2019Drunk Parents — Carl Mancini
• 2019Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time — Himself, Writer
• 2019Light from Light — Richard
• 2019Playmobil: The Movie — Del (voice)
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? — Jim Gaffigan (voice)
• 2019The Day Shall Come — Lemmy
• 2019Them That Follow — Zeke Slaughter
• 2019Troop Zero — Ramsey Flint
• 2018Chappaquiddick — Paul Markham
• 2018Duck Duck Goose — Peng (voice)
• 2018Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation — Professor Abraham Van Helsing (voice)
• 2018Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape — Himself, Writer, Executive Producer
• 2018Super Troopers 2 — Larry Johnson
• 2017Chuck — John Stoehr
• 2017Jim Gaffigan: Cinco — Himself, Writer
• 2016Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas — Santa Claus
• 2015Adventures in Comedy
• 2015Experimenter — James McDonough
• 2015Hot Pursuit — Red
• Star vs. the Forces of Evil — Father Time (voice)
• 2015Staten Island Summer — Danny's Dad
• The Jim Gaffigan Show — Jim Gaffigan, Creator
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt — Officer Krupke
• 2015Walter — Corey
• 2014Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed — Self, Writer
• 2014The Nobodies — MC
• 2013Howard Cantour.com — Howard Cantour
• 2013Kilimanjaro — Bill
• Rick and Morty — Hoovy (voice)
• 2012Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe — Himself, Writer, Executive Producer
• 2012Love Sick Love — Andrew Blythe
• Bob's Burgers — Henry Haber (voice)
• Portlandia — Donald
• 2011Salvation Boulevard — Jerry Hobson
• 2010Going the Distance — Phil Berlin
• 2010It's Kind of a Funny Story — George
• 200917 Again — Coach Murphy
• 2009Away We Go — Lowell
• 2009Jim Gaffigan: King Baby — Himself, Writer
• 2009The Slammin' Salmon — Stanley Bellin
• 2008Duane Incarnate — Bob
• 2008Shoot First And Pray You Live — Mart Ryde
• 2008The Love Guru — Trent Lueders
• Flight of the Conchords — Jim
• 2007Stephanie Daley — Joe Daley
• 2007The Living Wake — Lampert Binew
• 2006Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale — Himself, Writer
• My Boys
• Love, Inc. — Jamie
• 2005Pale Force — Pale Man/Conan, Writer
• 2005The Great New Wonderful — Sandie
• 2005Trust the Man — Gordon
• 200413 Going on 30 — Chris Grandy
• 2004Bad Apple — Butters
• 2004Strip Search — Reverend Craig Peterson
• The Jury
• Hope & Faith — Brad
• 2003Season of Youth — Dr. Gelding
• 2002Igby Goes Down — Hilton Manager
• 2002No Sleep 'til Madison — Owen
• 2001Final — Dayton
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Russell Matthews, Marty Palin
• 2001Super Troopers — Larry Johnson
• The Ellen Show — Rusty Carnouk
• 2000Cry Baby Lane — Bob
• Ed — Toby Gibbons
• 2000Endsville — Ivy Vaughn
• Welcome to New York — Jim Gaffigan
• 2000Wirey Spindell — Announcer #2
• 1999Entropy — Bucky
• 1999Hook'd Up — Waiter
• 1999Kimberly — Jim at the Ad Agency
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Oliver Tunney
• 1999Not Afraid to Say... — Larry
• 1999Puppet — Mr. Kamen
• Random Play
• Third Watch — Portis
• 1999Three Kings — Cuts Troy's Cuff Soldier
• Conrad Bloom — Oliver
• Sex and the City — Doug
• That '70s Show — Roy
• 1998The Real Howard Spitz — Storekeeper
• 1997Fool's Paradise — Chester
• Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist — Jim (voice), Additional Writing
• Law & Order — Larry Johnson, George Rozakis
• Crosshairs — Lyle
• New England Toys
• Outside of Cleveland
• Pale Force
• Three People in the Woods

Appearances as themselves (45)

• 2026Lorne — Self (uncredited)
• We're Back! With Brian Williams — Self - Guest
• 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self
• Dark Side of Comedy — Self
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• 2020Feeding America Comedy Festival — Self
• 2020Jim Gaffigan: Asian American — Self
• 2020Jim Gaffigan: Florida Man — Self
• 2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness — Self
• 2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp — Self
• Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time — Self
• 201925 Sets — Self
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self
• 2019It Started As a Joke — Self
• Lights Out with David Spade — Self - Panelist
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Guest
• 2017Gilbert — Self
• 2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs — Self
• 2016The Original Image of Divine Mercy — Self
• Hot Ones — Self
• 2015Misery Loves Comedy — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest, Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self, Self - Guest
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee — Self
• Comedy Bang! Bang! — Self
• Finding Your Roots — Self
• 2011Dying to Do Letterman — Self
• 2011Give It Up for Greg Giraldo — Self
• Conan — Self
• 2010I Am Comic — Self
• 2009Just For Laughs: Over The Edge — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• Comedy Central Presents — Self
• The View — Self, Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Comedy Guest, Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• CBS News Sunday Morning — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• The Grammys — Self
• Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary — Self