Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

149

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-05-10 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

کنان تامپسون

Kenan Thompson

Biography

Kenan Thompson (born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. He is also known for his roles in the films Good Burger and Fat Albert as well as on Kenan & Kel and All That.

Known For

6.9%

The Grinch

Nov 8, 2018

7.8%

Chucky

Oct 12, 2021

5.8%

The Smurfs

Jul 29, 2011

6.7%

Going in Style

Apr 6, 2017

5.7%

The Smurfs 2

Jul 30, 2013

7.3%

Trolls World Tour

Mar 11, 2020

5.5%

Snakes on a Plane

Aug 17, 2006

7.2%

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Nov 10, 2021

5.9%

Hubie Halloween

Oct 7, 2020

8.0%

iCarly

Sep 8, 2007

7.9%

Archer

Sep 17, 2009

7.8%

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sep 27, 1996

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Acting

—		Good Burger 3 as Dexter Reed
—		Untitled Lani Pixels Project as Mike (voice)

2026

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk as Sniff (voice)

2025		SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
2025		Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2025		SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self

2024		2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson as Self - Host
2024		Atrocity Inc. as Self
2024		Child Star as Self
2024		Will & Harper as Self (uncredited)
2024		Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson as Self - Host

2023		2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson as Self - Host
2023		Trolls: It Takes Three as Tiny Diamond (voice)
2023		Good Burger 2 as Dexter Reed
2023		Trolls Band Together as Tiny Diamond (voice)
2023		Bupkis as Referee

2022		2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson as Self - Host
2022		Bros as James Baldwin
2022		Sherri as Self - Guest
2022		Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God as Self
2022		The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Mo-SLO’s Dad (voice)
2022		Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock as Jack Hammer (voice)

2021		That's My Jam as Self
2021		Trolls Holiday in Harmony as Tiny Diamond (voice)
2021		Jonas Brothers Family Roast as Self
2021		Home Sweet Home Alone as Gavin Washington
2021		Clifford the Big Red Dog as Vet
2021		Chucky as Cab Driver
2021		The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 as Police Officer
2021		That Damn Michael Che
2021		Kenan as Kenan

2020		Trolls: TrollsTopia as Tiny Diamond (voice)
2020		In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover as Mr. P. Nut Jones
2020		Hubie Halloween as Sgt. Blake
2020		Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School as Tiny Diamond (voice)
2020		Celebrity Escape Room as Self
2020		Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
2020		Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
2020		Trolls World Tour as Tiny Diamond (voice)
2020		Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self

2019		Bless the Harts as Travis (voice)
2019		A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019		Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019		Dads as Self
2019		Master Maggie
2019		Bring the Funny as Himself - Judge
2019		Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Kenan Thompson (voice)
2019		All That
2019		Playmobil: The Movie as Bloodbones (voice)
2019		Wonder Park as Gus (voice)
2019		Desus & Mero as Self
2019		The Masked Singer as Self - Guest Panelist

2018		A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy as Self
2018		The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story as Self
2018		The Grinch as Bricklebaum (voice)
2018		Double Dare as Self - Contestant

2017		Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
2017		Going in Style as Manager Keith Schonfeld

2016		Brother Nature as Miesha
2016		Rock Dog as Riff (voice)
2016		Match Game as Self - Panelist
2016		Maya & Marty as Self
2016		Wanna Come With?

2015		Nature Cat as Ronald (voice)
2015		The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015		Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2015		Live from New York! as Self
2015		The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
2015		Hot Ones as Self
2015		Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Roland
2015		The Opposite Sex as Mitch

2014		They Came Together as Teddy
2014		Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014		The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014		The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
2014		The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2013		The Awesomes as Impresario (voice)
2013		The Smurfs 2 as Greedy Smurf (voice)
2013		Hollywood Game Night as Self

2012

The Magic of Belle Isle as Henry

2011		The Smurfs as Greedy Smurf (voice)
2011		iParty with Victorious as Himself
2011		Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 as Deandre Cole

2010		Conan as Self
2010		The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
2010		Saturday Night as Self

2009		Stan Helsing as Teddy
2009		Archer as The Broker (voice)
2009		Make My Day
2009		Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009		Sit Down Shut Up as Sue Sezno
2009		Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Various (archive footage)

2008		Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008		Space Chimps as Ringmaster (voice)
2008		Wieners as Wyatt

2007

iCarly as Kenan Thompson

2006		Rachael Ray
2006		Snakes on a Plane as Troy
2006		Psych as Joon
2006		America's Got Talent as Self - Guest Judge

2005		SNL Digital Shorts as Kenan
2005		SNL Digital Shorts
2005		Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie as Flutter (voice)
2005		Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Snow White as Mirror (voice)
2005		Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

2004		Fat Albert as Fat Albert
2004		The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
2004		Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Kenard

2003		Love Don't Co$t a Thing as Walter Colley
2003		My Boss's Daughter as Hans
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2002		The Master of Disguise as Kenan
2002		Big Fat Liar as Party Goer

2001

Off Centre

2000		Two Heads Are Better Than None as Kenan Rockmore
2000		The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Lewis

1999

The Parkers

1998		Felicity as DeForrest Ingram
1998		Oh Yeah! Cartoons as Host

1997		The View as Self - Guest
1997		The View as Self
1997		Good Burger as Dexter Reed
1997		Figure It Out as Self

1996		D3: The Mighty Ducks as Russ Tyler
1996		Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Kenan Thompson
1996		The Steve Harvey Show as Junior
1996		Kenan & Kel as Kenan Rockmore

1995

Heavyweights as Roy

1994		All That
1994		All That as Various
1994		Sister, Sister
1994		D2: The Mighty Ducks as Russ Tyler

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest

1987

Kids' Choice Awards as Host

1975		Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1975		Saturday Night Live
1975		Saturday Night Live as Top-Hat
1975		Saturday Night Live as Cop
1975		Saturday Night Live as Stanley
1975		Saturday Night Live as ATM Customer
1975		Saturday Night Live as Executive
1975		Saturday Night Live as Cyber-Face
1975		Saturday Night Live as Band Member
1975		Saturday Night Live as Reba McEntire
1975		Saturday Night Live as Diondre Cole / Various
1975		Saturday Night Live as Ghost Hunter
1975		Saturday Night Live as Self

1949

The Emmy Awards as Self - Host

Crew

1996

Kenan & Kel as Actor's Assistant

Production

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Halloween Store as Producer

2024		2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson as Executive Producer
2024		Crossword as Executive Producer
2024		Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson as Executive Producer

2023		2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson as Executive Producer
2023		Good Burger 2 as Producer

2021

Kenan as Executive Producer

2019

All That as Executive Producer

Writing

1996

Kenan & Kel as Writer