T.J. Miller

Todd Joseph Miller (born June 4, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter. He played Erlich Bachman in the HBO sitcom Silicon Valley (2014–2017) and the Marvel Comics character Weasel in the superhero comedy film Deadpool (2016) and its 2018 sequel. Miller took supporting roles in comedies such as Yogi Bear (2010), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), and Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017) as well in action films such as Unstoppable (2010), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), Ready Player One (2018), and Underwater (2020). He also voiced characters in the How to Train Your Dragon films (2010–2014) and the television series DreamWorks Dragons (2012–2018), as well as Big Hero 6 (2014) and The Emoji Movie (2017).

Infobox

Born

Todd Joseph Miller (1981-06-04) June 4, 1981 (age 44)Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Alma mater

George Washington University (BA)

Occupations

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Years active

2007–present

Spouse

mw- Kate Gorney (m. 2015)

Website

tjmillerdoesnothaveawebsite.com

Tables

· Filmography › Film

2008

Cloverfield

Role(s)

Hudson "Hud" Platt

2009

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Role(s)

Cessna Jim

Extract

Role(s)

Rory

2010

She's Out of My League

Role(s)

Stainer

Get Him to the Greek

Role(s)

Brian

How to Train Your Dragon

Role(s)

Tuffnut Thorston

Notes

Voice

Unstoppable

Role(s)

Gilleece

Yogi Bear

Role(s)

Ranger Jones

Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon

Role(s)

Tuffnut Thorston

Notes

Voice, short film

Gulliver's Travels

Role(s)

Dan Quint

Successful Alcoholics

Role(s)

Drake

Notes

Short film, also co-writer

2011

Our Idiot Brother

Role(s)

Billy Orwin

Charlie on Parole

Role(s)

Charlie

Notes

Short film

Gift of the Night Fury

Role(s)

Tuffnut Thorston

Notes

Voice, short film

2012

Rock of Ages

Role(s)

Rolling Stone Receptionist

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Role(s)

Darcy

2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Role(s)

Tuffnut Thorston

Notes

Voice

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Role(s)

Lucas Flannery

Dawn of the Dragon Racers

Role(s)

Tuffnut Thorston

Notes

Voice, short film

Big Hero 6

Role(s)

Fred

Notes

Voice

Search Party

Role(s)

Jason

Jason Nash Is Married

Role(s)

Tidal

2015

Hell and Back

Role(s)

Augie

Notes

Voice

2016

Deadpool

Role(s)

Weasel

Office Christmas Party

Role(s)

Clay Vanstone

2017

Goon: Last of the Enforcers

Role(s)

Chad Bailey

The Emoji Movie

Role(s)

Gene

Notes

Voice; Razzie Award for Worst Screen Combo (as an emoji; shared with any obnoxious emoji)

2018

Ready Player One

Role(s)

i-R0k

Deadpool 2

Role(s)

Weasel

2019

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Role(s)

Tuffnut Thorston

Notes

Voice; lines overdubbed by Justin Rupple

2020

Underwater

Role(s)

Paul Abel

The Stand-In

Role(s)

Louis

TBA

Role(s)

A.I. Heart U

Notes

Marco

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Cloverfield	Hudson "Hud" Platt
2009	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard	Cessna Jim
2009	Extract	Rory
2010	She's Out of My League	Stainer
	Get Him to the Greek	Brian
	How to Train Your Dragon	Tuffnut Thorston	Voice
	Unstoppable	Gilleece
	Yogi Bear	Ranger Jones
	Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon	Tuffnut Thorston	Voice, short film
	Gulliver's Travels	Dan Quint
	Successful Alcoholics	Drake	Short film, also co-writer
2011	Our Idiot Brother	Billy Orwin
	Charlie on Parole	Charlie	Short film
	Gift of the Night Fury	Tuffnut Thorston	Voice, short film
2012	Rock of Ages	Rolling Stone Receptionist
2012	Seeking a Friend for the End of the World	Darcy
2014	How to Train Your Dragon 2	Tuffnut Thorston	Voice
	Transformers: Age of Extinction	Lucas Flannery
	Dawn of the Dragon Racers	Tuffnut Thorston	Voice, short film
	Big Hero 6	Fred	Voice
	Search Party	Jason
	Jason Nash Is Married	Tidal
2015	Hell and Back	Augie	Voice
2016	Deadpool	Weasel
2016	Office Christmas Party	Clay Vanstone
2017	Goon: Last of the Enforcers	Chad Bailey
2017	The Emoji Movie	Gene	Voice; Razzie Award for Worst Screen Combo (as an emoji; shared with any obnoxious emoji)
2018	Ready Player One	i-R0k
2018	Deadpool 2	Weasel
2019	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Tuffnut Thorston	Voice; lines overdubbed by Justin Rupple
2020	Underwater	Paul Abel
2020	The Stand-In	Louis
TBA	Heart U	Marco

· Filmography › Television

2011

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

Role(s)

Prancer

Notes

Voice, television short

2012

Romantic Encounters

Role(s)

Toy Story 5

Notes

Episode: "Toy Story 5"

How to Rock

Role(s)

Danny Mango

Notes

2 episodes

2012–2013

Role(s)

The Gorburger Show

Notes

Gorburger

2012–2016

Role(s)

Gravity Falls

Notes

Robbie Valentino

2012–2018

Role(s)

DreamWorks Dragons

Notes

Tuffnut Thorston

2013, 2014

Role(s)

American Dad!

Notes

Benji, Cowboy

2013

The Goodwin Games

Role(s)

Jimmy Goodwin

Notes

7 episodes

This Is Not Happening

Role(s)

Himself

Notes

Episode: "T.J. Miller Has a Seizure"

The Jeselnik Offensive

Role(s)

Himself

Notes

3 episodes

High School USA!

Role(s)

Brad Slovee

Notes

Voice, 12 episodes

2014

Garfunkel and Oates

Role(s)

Matthew

Notes

Episode: "Speechless"; uncredited

2014–2017

Role(s)

Silicon Valley

Notes

Erlich Bachman

2015

Family Guy

Role(s)

Premature Volcano

Notes

Voice, episode: "Roasted Guy"

2016

21st Critics' Choice Awards

Role(s)

Himself

Notes

Host

2016, 2019

Role(s)

Those Who Can't

Notes

Uncle Jake

22nd Critics' Choice Awards

Role(s)

Himself

Notes

Host

Lip Sync Battle

Role(s)

Himself

Notes

Episode: "Sam Richardson vs. T.J. Miller"

2017

The Gorburger Show

Role(s)

Gorburger

Notes

8 episodes; also writer and executive producer

Crashing

Role(s)

Himself

Notes

2 episodes

F Is for Family

Role(s)

Randy

Notes

Voice, 4 episodes

T.J. Miller: Meticulously Ridiculous

Role(s)

Himself

Notes

Stand-up special

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007–2011	Carpoolers	Marmaduke Brooker	13 episodes
	Traffic Light	Jason	Episode: "Breaking Bread"
	Happy Endings	Jason Shershow	Episode: "The Shershow Redemption"
	The League	Gabriel	Episode: "The Light of Genesis"
	Fact Checkers Unit	Cop	Episode: "Excessive Gass"
	Miller: No Real Reason	Himself	Stand-up special
2011	Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas	Prancer	Voice, television short
2012	Romantic Encounters	Toy Story 5	Episode: "Toy Story 5"
2012	How to Rock	Danny Mango	2 episodes
2012–2013	The Gorburger Show	Gorburger	16 episodes; also writer
2012–2016	Gravity Falls	Robbie Valentino	Voice, 13 episodes
2012–2018	DreamWorks Dragons	Tuffnut Thorston	Voice, 82 episodes
2013, 2014	American Dad!	Benji, Cowboy	Voice, 2 episodes
2013	The Goodwin Games	Jimmy Goodwin	7 episodes
	This Is Not Happening	Himself	Episode: "T.J. Miller Has a Seizure"
	The Jeselnik Offensive	Himself	3 episodes
	High School USA!	Brad Slovee	Voice, 12 episodes
2014	Garfunkel and Oates	Matthew	Episode: "Speechless"; uncredited
2014–2017	Silicon Valley	Erlich Bachman	38 episodesCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2015)Nominated–Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2016)
2015	Family Guy	Premature Volcano	Voice, episode: "Roasted Guy"
2016	21st Critics' Choice Awards	Himself	Host
2016, 2019	Those Who Can't	Uncle Jake	2 episodes
2016	22nd Critics' Choice Awards	Himself	Host
2016	Lip Sync Battle	Himself	Episode: "Sam Richardson vs. T.J. Miller"
2017	The Gorburger Show	Gorburger	8 episodes; also writer and executive producer
	Crashing	Himself	2 episodes
	F Is for Family	Randy	Voice, 4 episodes
	Miller: Meticulously Ridiculous	Himself	Stand-up special

· Filmography › Video games

2010

How to Train Your Dragon

Role(s)

Tuffnut Thorston

Yogi Bear

Role(s)

Ranger Jones

2019

Kingdom Hearts III

Role(s)

Fred

Year	Title	Voice role
2010	How to Train Your Dragon	Tuffnut Thorston
2010	Yogi Bear	Ranger Jones
2019	Kingdom Hearts III	Fred

References

The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/arts/television/q-and-a-with-tj-miller-silicon-valley-and-the-mucinex-phlegm-ball.html
The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/how-silicon-valley-nails-silicon-valley
The Denver Post
http://theknow.denverpost.com/2017/08/23/tj-miller-interview-high-plains-denver-2017/156063/
"TJ Miller Standup Show in Chanute, Kansas"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L-5GhQvAP8
The Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/2010/12/11/husted-2010-is-miller-time-for-denver-kid-who-made-it-big
Weekend Edition Saturday
https://www.npr.org/2016/02/13/466462562/comic-t-j-miller-trained-clown-and-student-of-nietzsche
The GW Hatchet
https://www.gwhatchet.com/2007/10/01/gw-alum-stars-in-abcs-new-primetime-show
The Ferris State Torch
http://fsutorch.com/2014/10/08/real-talk-tj-miller
The Groundlings
http://www.groundlings.com/performers/performer-details.aspx?performerID=446
Chicago
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/April-2015/Silicon-Valley-Star-TJ-Miller-on-the-Forces-That-Made-Him-Funny/
Second Thoughts from The Second City
http://camimprovsecondcity.blogspot.com/2007/12/tj-miller.html
Iowa State Daily
https://web.archive.org/web/20171012045223/https://www.iowastatedaily.com/limelight/article_f49b70cc-a931-11e7-a7e6-33d21191683c.html
Variety
https://variety.com/2008/film/news/t-j-miller-1117988735/
The Laugh Button
https://web.archive.org/web/20170906134054/http://thelaughbutton.com/features/reviews/review-tj-millers-real-reason-weird-great/
The A.V. Club
https://www.avclub.com/the-best-comedy-albums-of-2012-1798235973
The Kansas City Star
http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/performing-arts/article32375232.html
Deadline Hollywood
https://web.archive.org/web/20201204105151/https://deadline.com/2017/04/silicon-valley-t-j-miller-standup-tour-hbo-comedy-special-1201788082/
Denver Post
https://theknow.denverpost.com/2019/08/09/tj-miller-sexual-assault-touring-perpetuity-denver/221348/
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2012/02/comedy-central-greenlights-stand-up-series-hosted-by-t-j-miller-232149/
The A.V. Club
https://www.avclub.com/mash-up-1798167913
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2012/06/t-j-miller-to-play-lead-on-new-fox-comedy-series-goodwin-games-in-recasting-283127/
Variety
https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/tj-miller-exit-silicon-valley-season-5-1202444762
The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tj-miller-says-leaving-silicon-valley-was-like-a-breakup-1016573
Vulture
https://www.vulture.com/2017/07/t-j-miller-on-leaving-hbo-silicon-valley.html
Vulture
https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/the-real-story-behind-t-j-millers-silicon-valley-exit.html
Uproxx
http://uproxx.com/tv/t-j-miller-interview/3/
Variety
https://variety.com/2010/film/reviews/yogi-bear-1117944187/
The Buffalo News
https://buffalonews.com/2010/12/16/spoiling-the-fun-film-with-potential-winds-up-being-mostly-unbearable/
JordanVogtRoberts
https://web.archive.org/web/20100830183153/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnOHz1U6xNs
The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/search-party-finds-stars-begins-444776
The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359
Entertainment Weekly
https://ew.com/article/2016/07/17/emoji-movie-express-yourself-tj-miller-silicon-valley-deadpool/
AllMusic
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-extended-play-ep-mw0002191297
Consequence of Sound
https://consequence.net/2012/09/stream-t-j-miller-the-extended-play-e-p-illegal-art-remixtape-cos-premiere/
The Spit Take
https://www.thespittake.com/2012/11/12/t-j-miller-mash-up-audiofile-comedy-central-records/
Nerdist
https://web.archive.org/web/20170416225302/http://nerdist.com/podcasts/cashing-in-with-t-j-miller-channel/
A Special Thing Records
https://web.archive.org/web/20170919012632/http://astrecords.com/dlm/index.php
Town & Country
http://www.townandcountrymag.com/the-scene/weddings/news/g1346/tj-miller-wedding
Vanity Fair
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/08/kate-miller-is-ok-being-misunderstood
Nerdist
https://web.archive.org/web/20180924191816/https://nerdist.com/you-made-it-weird-2-tj-miller/
TJ Miller Shocks Crowd Speaking Fluent Spanish Mid-Joke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPIWiABlEeY
Hollywood in Toto
https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/t-j-miller-is-serious-about-clowning-around/
People
http://people.com/celebrity/silicon-valley-tj-miller-arrested-on-suspicion-of-battery-on-car-service-driver/
Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-tjmiller/actor-t-j-miller-arrested-after-altercation-with-uber-driver-idUSKBN13Y2LE
"T.J. Miller Reaches Settlement with Driver for Alleged Beatdown"
https://www.tmz.com/2018/03/13/tj-miller-settlement-driver-beatdown/
The Daily Beast
https://www.thedailybeast.com/silicon-valley-star-tj-miller-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-and-punching-a-woman
"'Silicon Valley' Star T.J. Miller Accused of Sexually Assaulting and Punching a Woman"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/silicon-valley-star-tj-miller-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-and-punching-a-woman
"T.J. Miller Denies Sexual Assault Allegation"
https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/tj-miller-sexual-assault-allegations-1202644917/
Insider.com
https://www.thisisinsider.com/tj-miller-how-to-train-your-dragon-role-tuffnut-recast-2019-2
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/10/entertainment/tj-miller-arrest/index.html
www.justice.gov
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/new-york-man-charged-calling-false-bomb-threat-amtrak-train
"T.J. Miller Charged With Calling In Fake Bomb Threat"
https://deadline.com/2018/04/t-j-miller-charged-calling-in-fake-bomb-threat-train-arrested-1202361644/
Variety
https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/tj-miller-arrested-bomb-threat-1202749192/
"'Deadpool' Star T.J. Miller Fears People Will Illegally Use His Signature, Prosecutors Seal Docs in Bomb Threat Case"
https://theblast.com/t-j-miller-signature-bomb-threat-case/
"U.S. v. Todd Miller, No. 3:18-mj-611 (D. Conn.)"
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6359426/united-states-v-miller/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc
"T.J. Miller Bomb-Threat Charge Dropped; Feds Say Actor Agrees to "Cognitive Remediation" Program"
https://deadline.com/2021/07/t-j-miller-bomb-threat-charge-dropped-1234802893/
"T.J. Miller (visual voices guide)"
http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/TJ-Miller/
Stitch Kingdom
https://web.archive.org/web/20140330024011/http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-big-hero-6-tj-miller-70279/
Deadpool
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gina-carano-joins-ryan-reynolds-773247/
Silicon Valley
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/silicon-valley-star-tj-miller-joins-steven-spielbergs-ready-player-one-898858/
Deadpool 2
https://movieweb.com/deadpool-2-tj-miller-more-weasel/
Underwater
https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jessica-henwick-kristen-stewart-underwater-1202003775/
A.I. Heart U
https://deadline.com/2025/03/t-j-miller-joins-indie-techno-thriller-movie-a-i-heart-u-1236324632/