Tony Hale
American actor (born 1970)
Anthony Russell Hale (born September 30, 1970)[ 1] is an American actor and comedian. He is most known for his comedic leading roles in the Fox series Arrested Development as Buster Bluth , and as Gary Walsh on the HBO series Veep . For the latter, Hale won the 2013 and 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series .
Hale has appeared in feature films including The Informant! (2009), In My Sleep (2010), The Heat (2013), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015), Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021), Hocus Pocus 2 (2022), and Quiz Lady (2023). He has provided voice-work for The Tale of Despereaux (2008), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) , Toy Story 4 (2019) as Forky , a role he reprised in Forky Asks a Question , and Inside Out 2 (2024) as Fear, replacing Bill Hader from the first film . Hale also created the Netflix and Peacock original series Archibald's Next Big Thing , and voiced the titular character. Hale also voiced Vaneé from Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales (2021). He plays twin brothers Nicholas Benedict and L.D. Curtain in the Disney+ original The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021).
Early life and education
Hale was born on September 30, 1970, in West Point, New York . His mother, Rita (née Garnett), worked as a staff assistant to State Representative Kathy Ashe , and his father, Mike Hale, taught nuclear and atomic physics and served in the military.[ 2] Hale grew up in Tallahassee, Florida where he attended the Young Actors Theatre and participated in numerous theatrical and musical productions.[ 3] He graduated from Leon High School in 1988.[ 4] He graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama with a journalism degree in 1992. He became a member of Sigma Chi while at the university.[ 5] [ 6] He completed graduate studies in 1995 from the School of Communication and the Arts of Regent University in Virginia .[ 6] [ 7] After graduating, he lived in New York City for eight years.[ 6] While in New York, Hale helped found The Haven, an artistically minded community of Christians that meets weekly.[ 8] He studied acting at The Barrow Group ,[ 9] as well as at the William Esper Studio [ 10] in the Professional Actor Training Program.
Career
1997–2002: Early roles
Hale at the 2nd Streamy Awards in 2010
Hale obtained his Screen Actors Guild card when he appeared in a commercial for MCI Inc. , though it never aired.[ 11] He made minor guest appearances in TV shows such as Dawson's Creek , The Sopranos , and Sex and the City .
2003–2013: Arrested Development
From 2003 to 2006, and also in 2013, 2018, and 2019, Hale found success in television cast as Buster Bluth , the hapless, neurotic son on Arrested Development . Hale appeared in a season ten episode of MADtv in a parody of Cops , where two British robbers try to stop a domestic dispute among the royal family. In March 2006, Hale was cast in a co-starring role as the video store owner Simon in the NBC sitcom Andy Barker, P.I. , starring Andy Richter and co-created by Conan O'Brien .[ 12] He appeared in minor roles in Stranger Than Fiction and Because I Said So . He was the voice of Furlough in The Tale of Despereaux , an animated children's film released in 2008.[ 13] Hale had a recurring role as Emmett on Chuck , beginning in October 2008 and ending in January 2010. His departure made room for his starring role on the NBC web series Ctrl , which premiered on July 13, 2009. He appeared in a cameo in the second episode of the first season of Showtime 's dramedy United States of Tara , as English teacher Oral Gershenoff. He joined the cast of Numbers in 2009, in the recurring role of Professor Russell Lazlo.
2012–2019: Veep and acclaim
Hale speaking at Pepperdine University in 2019
In 2012, Hale starred in the drama comedy Not That Funny . He guest-starred on NBC's Law & Order: SVU as Rick Simms, a teacher who is fired from his job after being accused of inappropriate behavior with a student.[ 14] In 2012, Hale was cast in the HBO comedy Veep as Gary Walsh, the personal assistant to Vice President -turned-President Selina Meyer (portrayed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus ).[ 15] On September 22, 2013, Hale won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work in the show's second season. This was his first major award.[ 16] He earned his second nomination in 2014, but lost the award to Ty Burrell . Hale won his second Primetime Emmy Award with his third nomination in 2015, in the same ceremony where Veep won its first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series .
In 2017, Hale hosted the 9th Annual Shorty Awards at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. In 2018, Hale played the role of Jerome Squalor on the second season of the Netflix comedy drama series A Series of Unfortunate Events , appearing in episodes adapting The Ersatz Elevator and The Penultimate Peril . He appeared in two more episodes of the series.[ 17]
2020–present
In 2024, Hale voiced Fear in Pixar 's Inside Out 2 , replacing Bill Hader who voiced the character in the first film .[ 18]
Personal life
Hale married Emmy Award-winning makeup artist Martel Thompson on May 24, 2003.[ 19] They have a daughter.[ 20] [ 21] Hale and his wife are practicing Christians.[ 22]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1997
Ghost Stories
Billy Thorpe
Episode: "Personal Demons"
1998
Legacy
Hyram
Episode: "The Gift"
2000
The $treet
Trainee
Episode: "Closet Cases"
2001
Sex and the City
Tiger
Episode: "The Real Me"
The Sopranos
RN / OCN Collins
Episode: "Second Opinion "
Dawson's Creek
Doctor Bronin
Episode: "A Winter's Tale"
2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019
Arrested Development
Byron "Buster" Bluth
Main role, 74 episodes
2005
Stacked
Brent Lamble
Episode: "Beat the Candidate"
2007
Big Day
David
Episode: "Last Chance to Marry Jane"
Andy Barker, P.I.
Simon
6 episodes
2008–2010
Chuck
Emmett Milbarge
14 episodes
2008–2009
ER
Norman
2 episodes
2008
Samantha Who?
Dr. Andy Adams
Episode: "The Pill"
United States of Tara
Oral Gershenoff
Episode: "Aftermath"
Rules of Engagement
Steve
Episode: "May Divorce Be With You"
Ctrl
Stuart
Web series
2009–2010
Numbers
Russell Lazlo
2 episodes
2010
The Life & Times of Tim
Vince
Voice, episode: "Tim's Beard"
Community
Professor Marion Holly
Episode: "Beginner Pottery "
Law & Order
Phillip Shoemaker
Episode: "Brazil"
Justified
David Mortimer
Episode: "The Collection"
Medium
Gil Bureli
Episode: "The Match Game"
2011
Human Target
Harry
2 episodes
Royal Pains
Andy
Episode: "Ta Da For"
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Dr. Karl
Episode: "Dolphinnegan's Wake"
Good Vibes
Wadska
Voice, 12 episodes
Psych
Jerry Kincaid
Episode: "Neil Simon's Lover's Retreat "
2012
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rick Simms[ 14]
Episode: "Learning Curve"
Up All Night
Dr. Welborn
Episode: "Ma'am'd"
2012–2019
Veep
Gary Walsh
Main role
2013
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
Rutabaga / Caesar
Voice, 2 episodes
Doc McStuffins
Tobias The Elf
Voice, episode: "A Very McStuffins Christmas"[ 23]
2013–2016
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Himself / King of Cards
2 episodes
Sanjay and Craig
Mr. Noodman, various voices
Voice[ 23]
2013–2018
Drunk History
Various
6 episodes
2014
About a Boy
Hugh Womple
Episode: "About a Boy's Dad"
The Birthday Boys
Reginaldo Alphonsy
Episode: "Cerf's Folly"
2015
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
Doctor Undergear
Voice, 4 episodes
Childrens Hospital
Brad Lendricks
Episode: "Me, Owen"
2016
VeggieTales in the House
Yambot
Voice, episode: "Yambot"[ 23]
2017
Animals.
Matthew
Voice, episode: "Worms Birds Possums"[ 23]
Rick and Morty
Death Stalker Eli
Voice, episode: "Rickmancing the Stone "
Difficult People
Himself
Episode: "The Silkwood"
Pickle and Peanut
Funwagon
Episode: "Funwagon"
2018–2019
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Jerome Squalor
4 episodes
2018
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Dr. Alex Noe
Voice, episode: "Todd Scouts"
Mickey and the Roadster Racers
Dr. Victor Von Goose
Voice, episode: "Super-Charged"
2019
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
The Pie King
Voice, episode: "Escape from the Pie Folk"
Spirit Riding Free
Bellhop, Waiter
Voice, episode: "Lucky and the New Frontier"[ 23]
Ask the StoryBots
The Recycling Plant Owner
Episode: "Why Do We Have To Recycle?"
RuPaul's Drag Race
Himself (Snatch Game contestant, guest judge)
Episode: "Snatch Game at Sea "
2019–2021
Archibald's Next Big Thing
Archibald
Voice; also creator and executive producer
2019–present
Harley Quinn
Doctor Psycho , Felix Faust , various voices
Voice, main role[ 27] [ 23]
2019–2020
Forky Asks a Question
Forky
Voice, main role[ 23]
2019–2022
Amphibia
Apothecary Gary
Voice, 3 episodes[ 23]
2020
When the Streetlights Go On
Mr. Boque
4 episodes
2020–2021
Crossing Swords
Blarney
Voice, 17 episodes
2020
The Twilight Zone
Tom
Episode: "Downtime"
Game On!
Himself (contestant)
Episode: "Celebrity Guests: Tony Hale and Bobby Moynihan "
Woke
Butter
Voice, 3 episodes
The George Lucas Talk Show
Himself
Episode: "Streamers of the Lost Art (of Conversation)"
2021–present
Rugrats
Chas Finster
Voice, main role[ 28] [ 23]
2021–2022
Birdgirl
Paul "The Feels"
Voice, main role
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Nicholas Benedict / L.D. Curtain
Main role
2021–2023
HouseBroken
Diablo / Max
Voice, main role
2021
I Heart Arlo
Teeny Tiny Tony
Voice, main role
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales
Vaneé
Voice, television film[ 23]
Centaurworld
Durpletoot, Tony Durpleton
4 episodes
2021–2022
The Chicken Squad
Frazz / Bob
Voice, 10 episodes
2022
The Legend of Vox Machina
Sir Fince
Voice, 2 episodes[ 29] [ 23]
Solar Opposites
Little Buddy
Voice, episode: "The Fog of Pupa"
Password
Himself
Episode: "Tony Hale & Jimmy Fallon "
Wolfboy and the Everything Factory
Water Ancient
Voice, episode: "We Search for Balance"
2023
Family Guy
Allen
Voice, episode: "Old West"
The Ghost and Molly McGee
Calvin Redtop
Voice, episode: "Kenny's Falling Star"
2024
The Decameron
Sirisco
2024–present
Megamind Rules!
Mel/Mr. Donut[ 26]
Voice
2024
Dream Productions
Fear
Voice, 4 episodes
Music videos
Awards and nominations
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