
Orville Willis Forte IV (/ˈfɔːrteɪ/ FOR-tay; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He was a cast member and writer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for eight seasons from 2002 to 2010. During his time on the show, he played a recurring character that led to a feature film adaptation, MacGruber (2010), and a streaming limited series in 2021. Forte also created and starred in the sitcom The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018). He received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the series: two for acting and one for writing.
After obtaining a history degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and becoming a financial broker like his father, Forte changed his career path to comedy and took classes with the improv group The Groundlings. Before joining Saturday Night Live, he worked as a writer and producer on 3rd Rock from the Sun and That '70s Show. Forte played various roles in comedy before starring in the drama film Nebraska (2013). He has provided voice work for the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs films (2009–2013), My Life as a Courgette, Get Squirrely (2016), Luis & the Aliens (2018), The Willoughbys and Scoob! (2020), also voicing Eddy in Disney XD's Lab Rats, and Abraham Lincoln in Clone High (2002–2003, 2023–2024), The Lego Movie films (2014–2019), Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops (2014), America: The Motion Picture (2021), Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023) and Sausage Party: Foodtopia (2024–present).
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Frequent co-stars
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Titles
52

Win or Lose
Coach Dan (voice) • 2025
Serie
★8/10

Haunted Hotel
Nathan (voice) • 2025
Serie
★8/10

The Four Seasons
Jack • 2025
Serie
★7/10

Irgendwie schwanger
Josh Lewis • 2025
Film
★6/10

Will & Harper
Self • 2024
Film
★7/10

Thelma, das Einhorn
Otis (voice) • 2024
Film
★7/10

Bodkin
Gilbert Power • 2024
Serie
★6/10

Doggy Style
Doug • 2023
Film
★7/10

Ruby taucht ab
Gordon Lighthouse (voice) • 2023
Film
★7/10

Clone High
Abe Lincoln (voice) • 2023
Serie
★7/10

Weird - Die Al Yankovic Story
Ben Scotti • 2022
Film
★7/10

Studio 666
Darren Sandelbaum • 2022
Film
★6/10

The Great North
Wolf Tobin (voice) • 2021
Serie
★7/10

MacGruber
MacGruber • 2021
Serie
★6/10

America - Der Film
Abraham Lincoln (voice) • 2021
Film
★6/10

HouseBroken
Shel (voice) • 2021
Serie
★6/10

Drunk Bus
Fred • 2021
Film
★6/10

Familie Willoughby
Tim Willoughby (voice) • 2020
Film
★7/10

Scooby! Voll verwedelt
Shaggy Rogers (voice) • 2020
Film
★7/10

Flipped
Jann Melfi • 2020
Serie
★5/10

Booksmart
Doug • 2019
Film
★7/10

Good Boys
Max's Dad • 2019
Film
★7/10

The LEGO Movie 2
Abraham Lincoln (voice) • 2019
Film
★7/10

Extra Ordinary – Geisterjagd für Anfänger
Christian Winter • 2019
Film
★6/10

Die Geldwäscherei
Doomed Gringo #1 • 2019
Film
★6/10

Eine nutzlose und dumme Geste
Doug Kenney • 2018
Film
★6/10

Keanu - Her mit dem Kätzchen!
Hulka • 2016
Film
★6/10

The Last Man on Earth
Phil Tandy Miller • 2015
Serie
★7/10

7 Days in Hell
Sandy Pickard • 2015
Film
★6/10

Broadway Therapy
Joshua Fleet • 2015
Film
★6/10

Moonbeam City
Red Cunningham (voice) • 2015
Serie
★6/10

Don Verdean
Pastor Fontaine • 2015
Film
★5/10

The Lego Movie
Abraham Lincoln (voice) • 2014
Film
★7/10

Apartment Troubles
2014
Film
★5/10

Nebraska
David Grant • 2013
Film
★7/10

Wolkig mit Aussicht auf Fleischbällchen 2
Chester V (voice) • 2013
Film
★6/10

Life of Crime
Marshall Taylor • 2013
Film
★6/10

Rock of Ages
Mitch Miley • 2012
Film
★6/10

Der Chaos-Dad
Phil • 2012
Film
★6/10

The Watch - Nachbarn der 3. Art
Sergeant Bressman • 2012
Film
★6/10

Wilde Zeiten
Glenn • 2011
Film
★6/10

Allen Gregory
Stewart Rossmyre • 2011
Serie
★4/10

MacGruber
MacGruber • 2010
Film
★5/10

Wolkig mit Aussicht auf Fleischbällchen
Joe Towne (voice) • 2009
Film
★7/10

Slammin’ Salmon - Butter bei die Fische!
Horace the Lone Diner • 2009
Film
★6/10

Sit Down Shut Up
2009
Serie
★6/10

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Subject #72 • 2009
Film
★5/10

Baby Mama
Scott • 2008
Film
★6/10
