Larry Wilmore

Acting

Larry Wilmore

Born October 30, 1961Los Angeles, California, USA57 credits

Elister L. Wilmore is an American comedian, writer, producer, and actor. Wilmore served as the "Senior Black Correspondent" on The Daily Show from 2006 to 2014, and hosted The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore in 2015 and 2016. He is also the creator of the sitcom The Bernie Mac Show.

Known For

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2.3

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

TV

2025

Have I Got News for You
6.0

Have I Got News for You

TV

2024

Jerry & Marge Go Large
7.4

Jerry & Marge Go Large

Movie

2022

Reasonable Doubt
6.1

Reasonable Doubt

TV

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV

2022

Ghosts
7.9

Ghosts

TV

2021

Filmography

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025Seen & Heard: The History of Black Televisionas SelfTV
Have I Got News for You
2024Have I Got News for Youas SelfTV
Jerry & Marge Go Large
2022Jerry & Marge Go Largeas SteveMovie
Reasonable Doubt
2022Reasonable DoubtExecutive ProducerTV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV
Ghosts
2021Ghostsas WalterTV
Amend: The Fight for America
2021Amend: The Fight for Americaas SelfTV
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
2020Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itselfas Self - audience member (uncredited)Movie
Wilmore
2020Wilmoreas Self - HostTV
Upload
2020Uploadas Mr. WhitbridgeTV
The Laundromat
2019The Laundromatas JeffMovie
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019A Little Late with Lilly Singhas SelfTV
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019A Black Lady Sketch Showas ClarenceTV
Shut Up and Dribble
2018Shut Up and Dribbleas Self - EntertainerTV
Behind the Curve
2018Behind the Curveas Self (archive footage)Movie
grown-ish
2018grown-ishCreatorTV
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programsas SelfMovie
The Mayor
2017The Mayoras VernTV
Insecure
2016InsecureWriterTV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
Difficult People
2015Difficult Peopleas Larry WilmoreTV
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tysonas SelfTV
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
2015The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmoreas Himself - HostTV
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time Heroas Larry (voice)TV
black-ish
2014black-ishWriterTV
Playing House
2014Playing Houseas Dr. UllmanTV
Date and Switch
2014Date and Switchas Mr. VernonMovie
Instant Mom
2013Instant Momas Franklin TurnerTV
J
2013Joe, Joe & Janeas WaiterMovie
Malibu Country
2012Malibu Countryas Mr. ClarkTV
Vamps
2012Vampsas Professor QuincyMovie
L
2012Larry Wilmore Talks About Race, Religion and Sex in Utahas HimselfMovie
Love Bites
2011Love Bitesas The BossTV
Happy Endings
2011Happy Endingsas Mr. ForristalTV
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
2010The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fearas Self - CorrespondentMovie
Dinner for Schmucks
2010Dinner for Schmucksas WilliamsMovie
Accidentally on Purpose
2009Accidentally on Purposeas Dr. RolandTV
I Love You, Man
2009I Love You, Manas Justice Of The PeaceMovie
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
2009Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of Americaas SelfTV
Help Me Help You
2006Help Me Help YouTV
How I Met Your Mother
2005How I Met Your Motheras Dr. GreerTV
The Office
2005The Officeas Mr. BrownTV
Whoopi
2003WhoopiWriterTV
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras SelfTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
The Bernie Mac Show
2001The Bernie Mac ShowWriterTV
The PJs
1999The PJsExecutive ProducerTV
Teen Angel
1997Teen AngelWriterTV
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996The Jamie Foxx ShowWriterTV
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
The Show
1996The ShowWriterTV
Sister, Sister
1994Sister, Sisteras Bus DriverTV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirWriterTV
The Ghost Writer
1990The Ghost Writeras The ParamedicMovie
Sledge Hammer!
1986Sledge Hammer!as Terrorist #3TV
The Facts of Life
1979The Facts of LifeTV
O
—One Attempt RemainingMovie