Jack McBrayer (; born May 27, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He gained national exposure for his portrayal of Kenneth Parcell in 30 Rock. For his role in 30 Rock, McBrayer was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. He voiced characters such as Fix-It Felix Jr. in the 2012 film Wreck-It Ralph and its 2018 sequel, as well as the title character in the Disney XD series Wander Over Yonder. He has had recurring roles on Phineas and Ferb, Puppy Dog Pals, Amphibia, The Middle, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and the Netflix series Big Mouth.
McBrayer co-created and stars in the Apple TV+ series Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show, which premiered on November 5, 2021.
He also currently hosts the HGTV series Zillow Gone Wild.
Early life McBrayer was born in Macon, Georgia, and moved to Conyers, Georgia, when he was 15. He attended Heritage High School and studied theater administration at the University of Evansville. He also spent a semester abroad in England, where he studied at Harlaxton College in Harlaxton, Lincolnshire. At the age of 18 his lung collapsed, the result of a congenital defect. He said that it felt like a heart attack and it was one of the worst pains of his life.
Career From 1995 to 2002, he worked at The Second City and IO Theater in Chicago, an experience that introduced him to 30 Rock creator Tina Fey and prepared him for his role on her show. McBrayer appeared in over 80 sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2002–04), often lampooning his own Southern upbringing by playing stereotypical hillbilly characters. On August 10, 2007, and September 20, 2008, he made cameo appearances on Late Night playing Kenneth Parcell from 30 Rock. During the first appearance, O'Brien remarked to him, "I thought you were above this now." McBrayer later reprised his role as Kenneth twice (November 24, 2009, and January 13, 2010) after O'Brien's switch to The Tonight Show. He appeared on O'Brien's Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour at stops in Eugene, Oregon, Universal City, California (on the Universal Studios lot where O'Brien taped Tonight), and the final tour stop in Atlanta.
In 2008, he was featured throughout the video for "Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey. McBrayer said he accidentally hit Carey in the face with a Frisbee during the shooting for the video. McBrayer also appears in the first episode in the fifth season of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as a spokesman in a spoof advertisement for the fictional "Diarrhea-phragm." He worked as a voice actor in the American animated series Ugly Americans and has voiced Irving DuBois on Phineas and Ferb since 2009.
In 2010, he played a role in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. He regularly appears in the skit "Knock Knock Joke of the Day" on the hit children's television show, Yo Gabba Gabba! since season 2 and stars in Craig McCracken's TV show Wander Over Yonder on the Disney Channel. In 2011, he also appeared in The Simpsons, in the season 22 episode, "The Great Simpsina" as Ewell Freestone, 'Peach Guy.' In 2012, He had a VA credit of a single episode in Archer "Bloody Ferlin", McBrayer lent his voice to the Disney animated film Wreck-It Ralph, playing the title character's video game opponent and eventual friend Fix-It Felix Jr. In 2013, he starred alongside Los Angeles Clippers player Blake Griffin in Kia commercials, and appeared in a commercial for Barnes & Noble. From 2013-2018 McBrayer played Dr. Ted Goodwin on the ABC sitcom The Middle.
McBrayer's Adult Swim series The Jack and Triumph Show premiered in February 2015. He also appeared on the Adult Swim show Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell as Angel in the episode "Shoulder Work" which garnered him a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. In September 2016, on the season 10 premiere episode of The Big Bang Theory, McBrayer played Penny's older brother Randall.
In 2018, McBrayer was one of the actors who voiced the audiobook A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo. That same year he also reprised his role as Fix-It Felix Jr. in Ralph Breaks the Internet.
In December 2018, it was announced McBrayer would make his West End stage debut in the transfer of the Broadway musical Waitress, playing the role of Ogie, until June 15, 2019. The production opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London on February 8, 2019. In June 2019, he appeared on ITV's The Sara Cox Show. From 2019-2022 he had a recurring role as the voice of Toadie on the Disney Channel show Amphibia.
In 2020, McBrayer had a recurring role on the Quibi comedy-mystery series Mapleworth Murders. In 2021, he appeared as a contestant on a Season 6 episode of the Netflix baking competition series Nailed It!. That same year he also began hosting the children’s television series Hello Jack! The Kindness Show on Apple TV. His work on the show earned him a Children’s and Family Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Host in 2022. In 2024, he began hosting the show Zillow Gone Wild on HGTV.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story Stuart Applebaum 2005 The Baxter Elliot's Friend Uncredited 2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Glenn 2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story DJ 2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Darald 2009 Spring Breakdown Stage Manager Direct-to-DVD 2010 Despicable Me Carnival Barker, Tourist Dad (voice) A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Chuck 2011 The Brass Teapot Joe Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension Irving (voice) Television film 2012 A Thousand Words Starbucks Barista The Campaign Mr. Mendenhall Wreck-It Ralph Fix-It Felix Jr. (voice) 2013 Movie 43 Brian Segment "iBabe" Savannah Sir Graham The To Do List Hillcrest Pool Manager 2014 Cooties Tracy They Came Together Oliver 2015 Katie and Orbie Wayne Bad Night Motel Clerk2016Odd Squad: The MovieWeird TomTelevision film with limited theatrical release Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie Der Scutt 2017 Smurfs: The Lost Village Clumsy Smurf (voice) Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash Policeman (voice) We Love You, Sally Carmichael! Darren 2018 Dude Guy Ralph Breaks the Internet Fix-It Felix Jr. (voice) 2020 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe Irving (voice) Deleted scene 2021 Queenpins Agent Park Songs for a Sloth Edgar the Sloth (voice) 2024 Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation Farmbot (voice) Unfrosted Steve Schwinn 2025 You're Cordially Invited Leslie
Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 Early Edition Teddy, Rehearsal Dinner Toaster Episode: "The Out-of-Towner" 2002 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Wally Jenson (uncredited) Episode #10.27 2005 Weekends at the D.L. Soldier Episode #1.12 2005–2006 Arrested Development Country Club Waiter 2 episodes 2006 The Colbert Report Kevin (voice) Episode: "Will Power" 2006–2013, 2020 30 Rock Kenneth Parcell 139 episodes 2007 My Boys Paul Episode: "The Promise of a New Season" 2009 The Electric Company Marlon Episode: "Abracadabra Cadabra Ca-Green!" 2009–2015, 2025–present Phineas and Ferb Irving (voice) 39 episodes 2010 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Best Man Episode: "Comedy" Ugly Americans Kong (voice) Episode: "Kong of Queens" Robotomy Frenemy (voice) Episode: "Frenemy" Kung Fu Panda Holiday Wo Hop (voice) Television special 2011 The Simpsons Ewell Freestone "Peach Guy" (voice) Episode: "The Great Simpsina" Conan Ghost, Drug Dealer, Conan 3 episodes Portlandia Zupan's Market Customer Episode: "Cool Wedding" Funny or Die Presents Park Ranger Episode #2.4 Archer Randy (voice) Episode: "Bloody Ferlin" 2011–2020 Bob's Burgers Various voices 6 episodes 2013 Deon Cole's Black Box White History Month Narrator Episode: "Sweet Home Chicago" NTSF:SD:SUV:: Tagg Episode: "Trading Faces" Key & Peele Robert Episode: #3.3 Childrens Hospital Ballard Episode: "Coming and Going" 2013–2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Chad, Band Camp Register 2 episodes 2013–2016 Wander Over Yonder Wander (voice) 79 episodes 2013–2018 The Middle Dr. Ted Goodwin 9 episodes 2013–2019 Drunk History Various roles 10 episodes 2014 WordGirl Kid Math / Rexagon (voice) Episode: "Kid Math" The Getaway Himself Episode: "Jack McBrayer in Hawaii" 2014–2015 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Pirate Mummy (voice) 7 episodes 2015 Axe Cop Mr. Chicken Chickenslice (voice) Episode: "Axe Cop Saves God" New Girl Wally Episode: "Clean Break" The Jack and Triumph Show Jack 7 episodes; also executive producer Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell Angel Episode: "Shoulder Work"Playing House Rod Rockemoore 2 episodes The Awesomes Villain-Tine (voice) Episode: "Villain-Tine's Day" The Adventures of Puss in Boots Esteban (voice) Episode: "Star"2015, 2026Saturday Night Live Kenneth Parcell/Himself 2 episodes 2015, 2017, 2021, 2026Last Week Tonight with John OliverHimself/Dr. Ted Group III/Oliver's Plague (voice)/Colonel Sanders5 episodes 2016 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Doug Whitney 6 episodes The Amazing Gayl Pile Mitch Maxwell Episode #3.1 Odd Squad: The Movie Weird Tom Television film with limited theatrical release The Big Bang Theory Randall (Penny's Brother) Episode: "The Conjugal Conjecture" The Lion Guard Badilli (voice) Episode: "The Trouble With Galagos" Emo Dad Principal Meister (voice) Season 2 The Eric Andre Show Himself Episode: "Stacey Dash; Jack McBrayer" Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Phillib Almnall Episode: "Day of the Diamond Dealmakers" 2016, 2017 Mighty Magiswords Snax, Orb-Bot, Matt (voice) 2 episodes 2017 Angie Tribeca Wade Episode: "License to Drill" Milo Murphy's Law Ship Captain (voice) Episode: "The Island of Lost Dakotas" 2017–2018 Big Mouth Pubic Hair #1 (voice) 4 episodes 2017–2021 Puppy Dog Pals Hedgie (voice) 7 episodes 2018 DuckTales The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice) Episode: "Last Christmas!" 2019 Our Cartoon President Lindsey Graham (voice) 3 episodes 2019–2022 Amphibia Toadie (voice) 10 episodes 2020 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Sandy Parcell Special: "Kimmy vs the Reverend" T.O.T.S. Hank (voice) Episode: "Daddy Delivery" Star Trek: Lower Decks Badgey (voice) 2 episodes Woke Sad Face (voice) 2021 Devil May Care God (voice) Episode: "The Shipment" Bless the Harts Deputy Tug, Parker (voice) 2 episodes Nailed It Himself Episode: "Paranormal Pastries"2021–present Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show 17 episodes 2022 Kid Cosmic Skippy Olsen (voice) Episode: "Kid Cosmic and the Secret of the Fourteenth Stone" Eureka! KB (voice) 2 episodes 2023 The Conners Jack Fudderman Episode: "Adding Insult to Injury" Call Me Kat Gideon 3 episodes Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years Hatty McDoody (voice) Episode: "Hats Off to Space" Hailey's On It! Lazlo (voice) Episode: "U.F.Whoa!" The Big Nailed It! Baking Challenge Himself (guest judge) Episode: "Finale" The Wonder Years Mr. Cox Episode: "A Star is Born" Star Trek: Lower Decks Badgey (voice) 3 episodes 2024 The Great North Beef's Penis (voice) Episode: "Risky Beefness Adventure" Stupid Pet Tricks Himself 2 episodes Zillow Gone Wild Himself/Host 3 seasonsGrey's Anatomy Tom Costello Episode: "I Can See Clearly Now" 2025 Studio C Guest star Epidode: "I Know You're Not Real with Jack McBrayer" Chibiverse Wander (voice) Episode: "Grandparent Napped" Murderbot Navigation Officer (voice)3 episodes Leanne Stephen Episode: "Don't Dangle a Dream" King of the Hill Museum Tour Guide Episode: "Bobby Gets Grilled"2026Mating SeasonGeoffrey4 episodesNot Suitable for WorkHimselfEpisode: "Denver Is for Lovers"
Theater YearProductionRoleDatesLocationCategory2017Crazy for YouEugene FodorFebruary 19David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterConcert2019WaitressOgie AnhornFebruary 8 – June 15Adelphi TheatreWest End
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