Kenan Thompson
Known for acting · Born 10 May 1978 · 48 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
170 credits
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
Saturday Night Live
1975
Kenan & Kel
1996
The Grinch
2018
All That
1994
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
2003
Good Burger
1997
Stan Helsing
2009
Snakes on a Plane
2006
Nature Cat
2015
Fat Albert
2004
Oh Yeah! Cartoons
1998
Wonder Park
2019
Acting (154)
2027Pierre the Pigeon-HawkSniff (voice)Film
2026Scary Movie'Jermaine'Film
2026LorneSelfFilm
2026AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie MurphySelfFilm
2026The Pete Davidson ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2025Being EddieSelfFilm
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf - SNL Cast Member 2003 - PresentFilm
2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelfFilm
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSeries
2025Good Hang with Amy PoehlerSelfSeries
2025Good Sports with Kevin Hart and Kenan ThompsonSelf · 12 episodesSeries
2025Downey Wrote ThatSelfFilm
2024Will & HarperSelf (uncredited)Film
2024Child StarSelfFilm
2024Hot Ones VersusSelfSeries
2024Atrocity Inc.SelfFilm
2024Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart & Kenan ThompsonSelf - Host · 8 episodesSeries
20242024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan ThompsonSelf - HostFilm
2024An SNL Thanksgiving(archive footage)Film
2024Celebrity SubstituteSelfSeries
2023Trolls Band TogetherTiny Diamond (voice)Film
2023Good Burger 2Dexter ReedFilm
2023BupkisRefereeSeries
20232023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan ThompsonSelf - HostFilm
2023Trolls: It Takes ThreeTiny Diamond (voice)Film
2022BrosJames BaldwinFilm
2022The Boys Presents: DiabolicalMo-SLO’s Dad (voice)Series
2022Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockJack Hammer (voice)Series
2022SherriSelf - GuestSeries
20222022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan ThompsonSelf - HostFilm
2022Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha GodSelfSeries
2021ChuckyCab DriverSeries
2021Clifford the Big Red DogVetFilm
2021Home Sweet Home AloneGavin WashingtonFilm
2021Trolls Holiday in HarmonyTiny Diamond (voice)Film
2021Jonas Brothers Family RoastSelfFilm
2021The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2Police OfficerFilm
2021That Damn Michael CheSeries
2021KenanKenan · 19 episodesSeries
2021That's My JamSelf - GuestSeries
2020Trolls World TourTiny Diamond (voice)Film
2020Hubie HalloweenSgt. BlakeFilm
2020Trolls: TrollsTopiaTiny Diamond (voice) · 23 episodesSeries
2020Celebrity Escape RoomSelfFilm
2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween TakeoverMr. P. Nut JonesFilm
2020Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to SchoolTiny Diamond (voice)Film
2020Who Wants to Be a MillionaireSelf - ContestantSeries
2020Feeding America Comedy FestivalSelfFilm
2019Wonder ParkGus (voice)Film
2019Playmobil: The MovieBloodbones (voice)Film
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?Kenan Thompson (voice)Series
2019The Masked SingerSelf - Guest Panelist · 2 episodesSeries
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2019Bless the HartsTravis (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2019A Little Late with Lilly SinghSelfSeries
2019DadsSelfFilm
2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2019All ThatSeries
2019Desus & MeroSelfSeries
2019Bring the FunnySelf - Judge · 11 episodesSeries
2019Master MaggieFilm
2018The GrinchBricklebaum (voice)Film
2018The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon StorySelfFilm
2018Double DareSelf - ContestantSeries
2018A Legendary Christmas with John & ChrissySelfFilm
2017Going in StyleManager Keith SchonfeldFilm
2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism ProgramsSelfFilm
2016Rock DogRiff (voice)Film
2016Brother NatureMieshaFilm
2016Match GameSelf - Panelist · 5 episodesSeries
2016Maya & MartySelf · 6 episodesSeries
2015Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtRoland · 4 episodesSeries
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - GuestSeries
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - GuestSeries
2015Hot OnesSelfSeries
2015The Opposite SexMitchFilm
2015Live from New York!SelfFilm
2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelfSeries
2015Nature CatRonald (voice) · 77 episodesSeries
2015An SNL Valentine(archive footage)Film
2014They Came TogetherTeddyFilm
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf · 6 episodes, Self - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest · 10 episodes, Self - "Game of Jones"Series
2013The Smurfs 2Greedy Smurf (voice)Film
2013Hollywood Game NightSelfSeries
2013The AwesomesImpresario (voice) · 30 episodesSeries
2012The Magic of Belle IsleHenryFilm
2012Studio CSelf - Special GuestSeries
2011The SmurfsGreedy Smurf (voice)Film
2011iParty with VictoriousKenan ThompsonFilm
2011Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10Deandre ColeFilm
2010ConanSelfSeries
2010Saturday NightSelfFilm
2010The Women of SNLVarious (archive footage)Film
2010Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and AgainSelfFilm
2009ArcherThe Broker (voice)Series
2009Stan HelsingTeddyFilm
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
2009Sit Down Shut UpSue Sezno · 13 episodesSeries
2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy PoehlerVarious (archive footage)Film
2009Make My Day · 7 episodesSeries
2008Space ChimpsRingmaster (voice)Film
2008WienersWyattFilm
2008Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday · 9 episodesSeries
2007iCarlyKenan ThompsonSeries
2007Snakes on a Plane: Meet the ReptilesSelfFilm
2007The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'SelfFilm
2007Snakes on a BlogSelfFilm
2007Snakes on a Set: Behind the ScenesSelfFilm
2006Snakes on a PlaneTroyFilm
2006PsychJoonSeries
2006America's Got TalentSelf - Guest Judge · 4 episodesSeries
2006Rachael RaySeries
2006Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a PlaneSelfFilm
2005Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N OutSeries
2005Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Snow WhiteMirror (voice)Film
2005Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The MovieFlutter (voice)Film
2005Candy PaintTyrellFilm
2004Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessKenardFilm
2004Fat AlbertFat AlbertFilm
2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2003My Boss's DaughterHansFilm
2003Love Don't Co$t a ThingWalter ColleyFilm
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self · 2 episodes, Self - GuestSeries
2002Big Fat LiarParty GoerFilm
2002The Master of DisguiseKenanFilm
2001Off Centre · 2 episodesSeries
2000The Adventures of Rocky & BullwinkleLewisFilm
2000Two Heads Are Better Than NoneKenan RockmoreFilm
1999The ParkersSeries
1999Mark Twain PrizeSelfSeries
1998FelicityDeForrest Ingram · 4 episodesSeries
1998Oh Yeah! CartoonsHost · 39 episodesSeries
1997Good BurgerDexter ReedFilm
1997The ViewSelf - Guest · 2 episodes, Self · 2 episodesSeries
1997Figure It OutSelf · 4 episodesSeries
1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchKenan ThompsonSeries
1996D3: The Mighty DucksRuss TylerFilm
1996Kenan & KelKenan Rockmore · 63 episodesSeries
1996The Steve Harvey ShowJunior · 4 episodesSeries
1995HeavyweightsRoyFilm
1994D2: The Mighty DucksRuss TylerFilm
1994Sister, SisterTrevorSeries
1994All That, Various · 96 episodesSeries
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1987Kids' Choice AwardsHostSeries
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters · 473 episodesSeries
1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - Host · 2 episodesSeries
1949The Emmy AwardsSelf - HostSeries
—Good Burger 3Dexter ReedFilm
—Untitled Lani Pixels ProjectMike (voice)Film
—Kenan & Kel Meet FrankensteinKenanFilm
—UnwantedFilm
—StewieRoyal (voice)Series
Crew (1)
1996Kenan & KelActor's Assistant, WriterSeries
Production (15)
2026Chapter 51Executive ProducerFilm
2025Good Sports with Kevin Hart and Kenan ThompsonExecutive ProducerSeries
2024Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart & Kenan ThompsonExecutive ProducerSeries
2024CrosswordExecutive ProducerFilm
20242024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan ThompsonExecutive ProducerFilm
2023Good Burger 2ProducerFilm
20232023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan ThompsonExecutive ProducerFilm
2021KenanExecutive ProducerSeries
2019All ThatExecutive ProducerSeries
2008WienersExecutive ProducerFilm
—Halloween StoreProducerFilm
—Sleepaway CampProducerFilm
—MachoProducerFilm
—Kenan & Kel Meet FrankensteinProducerFilm
—UnwantedProducerFilm