Tony Hale
Hale in 2019
Born
Anthony Russell Hale

(1970-09-30) September 30, 1970
West Point, New York, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Martel Thompson
​
(m. 2003)​
Children1
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2013, 2015)

Anthony Russell Hale (born September 30, 1970)[1] is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his role in the Fox comedy series Arrested Development as Buster Bluth. Hale played Gary Walsh on the HBO comedy Veep from 2012 until its conclusion in 2019, for which he 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), and Hocus Pocus 2 (2022). He has provided voice-work for The Tale of Despereaux (2008), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) and Toy Story 4 (2019) as Forky, a role he reprised in Forky Asks a Question. 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 in the Disney+ original The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021).

Early life

Hale was born 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 also studied acting at The Barrow Group,[9] as well as at the William Esper Studio[10] in the Professional Actor Training Program.

Career

Hale at the 2nd Streamy Awards in 2010

Hale first 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. From 2003 to 2006, and also in 2013, 2018, and 2019, Hale found success in television cast as Buster Bluth, the hapless, neurotic son with "mother issues" on Arrested Development. Hale also 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.

Hale speaking at Pepperdine University in 2019

In 2012, Hale starred in the drama comedy Not That Funny. He also guest-starred on NBC's long-running show 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. However 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] He will voice Fear in Pixar’s Inside Out 2 replacing Bill Hader who voiced the character in the first film.

Personal life

Hale married Emmy Award-winning makeup artist Martel Thompson on May 24, 2003.[18] They have a daughter.[19][20] Hale and his wife are practicing Christians.[21]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Raging HormonesWiseguy Driver
2003My Blind BrotherBill
2004StatesideDonny
2005FortunesPhil Yount
2006Larry the Cable Guy: Health InspectorJack Dabbs
RVFrank
Stranger Than FictionDave
The Beach Party at the Threshold of HellRemington Biographer
Unaccompanied MinorsAlan Davies
The Proper Care & Feeding of an American MessiahHomeowner with demons
2007Because I Said SoStuart
Dante's InfernoPope Nicholas IIIVoice
Flatland: The MovieKing of PointlandVoice
Cruel LogicDr. Pomerenke
2008My SuicideSocial worker
The Tale of DespereauxFurloughVoice[22]
The Year of Getting to Know UsNickie
2009The Answer ManMailman
The Informant!James Epstein
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell HardWade
The Ballad of G.I. JoeDr. MindbenderShort film
WeatheredStanway SteiniShort film
2010HappythankyoumorepleaseSam #2
In My SleepBen
2011SironiaChad
WussMr. Crowder
PerfectGeneShort film
2012First in FlightWilbur WrightShort film
Not That FunnyStefan Lane
2013The HeatThe John
The Kings of SummerBus Passenger
The NobodiesPostal BossShort film
2015Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road ChipAir Marshal James Suggs
American UltraAgent Petey Douglas
April and the Extraordinary WorldDarwinVoice[22]
2016Brave New JerseyClark Hill
DominionBrinnan
Yoga HosersBob Collette
The Angry Birds MovieRoss, Mime, CyrusVoice[22]
2017And Then I GoMr. Mosley
Transformers: The Last KnightArrogant JPL Engineer
2018The 15:17 to ParisCoach Murray
Love, SimonVice Principal Worth
SadieBradley
Batman NinjaThe JokerVoice; English dub[22]
2019To the StarsGerald Richmond
Toy Story 4ForkyVoice
The Angry Birds Movie 2MimeVoice[22]
2020Eat Wheaties!Sid Straw
Poupelle of Chimney TownPoupelleVoice, English dub
Nine DaysAlexander
2021Arlo the Alligator BoyTeeny Tiny TonyVoice[22]
Clifford the Big Red DogZac Tieran
Being the RicardosJess Oppenheimer
2022Hocus Pocus 2Jefry Traske / Reverend Traske[23]
2023Woman of the Hour[24]
Quiz LadyBen Franklin
2024Inside Out 2FearVoice; replacing Bill Hader[25]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Ghost StoriesBilly ThorpeEpisode: "Personal Demons"
1998LegacyHyramEpisode: "The Gift"
2000The $treetTraineeEpisode: "Closet Cases"
2001Sex and the CityTigerEpisode: "The Real Me"
The SopranosRN / OCN CollinsEpisode: "Second Opinion"
Dawson's CreekDoctor BroninEpisode: "A Winter's Tale"
2003–2006,
2013, 2018–2019		Arrested DevelopmentByron "Buster" BluthMain role, 74 episodes
2005StackedBrent LambleEpisode: "Beat the Candidate"
2007Big DayDavidEpisode: "Last Chance to Marry Jane"
Andy Barker, P.I.Simon6 episodes
2008–2010ChuckEmmett Milbarge14 episodes
2008–2009ERNorman2 episodes
2008Samantha Who?Dr. Andy AdamsEpisode: "The Pill"
United States of TaraOral GershenoffEpisode: "Aftermath"
Rules of EngagementSteveEpisode: "May Divorce Be With You"
Ctrl ZStuartWeb series
2009–2010NumbersRussell Lazlo2 episodes
2010The Life & Times of TimVinceVoice, episode: "Tim's Beard"
CommunityProfessor Marion HollyEpisode: "Beginner Pottery"
Law & OrderPhillip ShoemakerEpisode: "Brazil"
JustifiedDavid MortimerEpisode: "The Collection"
MediumGil BureliEpisode: "The Match Game"
2011Human TargetHarry2 episodes
Royal PainsAndyEpisode: "Ta Da For"
NTSF:SD:SUV::Dr. KarlEpisode: "Dolphinnegan's Wake"
Good VibesWadskaVoice, 12 episodes
PsychJerry KincaidEpisode: "Neil Simon's Lover's Retreat"
2012Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRick Simms[14]Episode: "Learning Curve"
Up All NightDr. WelbornEpisode: "Ma'am'd"
2012–2019VeepGary WalshMain role
2013The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying OrangeRutabaga / CaesarVoice, 2 episodes
Doc McStuffinsTobias The ElfVoice, episode: "A Very McStuffins Christmas"[22]
2013–2016Comedy Bang! Bang!Himself / King of Cards2 episodes
Sanjay and CraigMr. Noodman, various voicesVoice[22]
2013–2018Drunk HistoryVarious6 episodes
2014About a BoyHugh WompleEpisode: "About a Boy's Dad"
The Birthday BoysReginaldo AlphonsyEpisode: "Cerf's Folly"
2015Jake and the Never Land PiratesDoctor UndergearVoice, 4 episodes
Childrens HospitalBrad LendricksEpisode: "Me, Owen"
2016VeggieTales in the HouseYambotVoice, episode: "Yambot"[22]
2017Animals.MatthewVoice, episode: "Worms Birds Possums"[22]
Rick and MortyDeath Stalker EliVoice, episode: "Rickmancing the Stone"
Difficult PeopleHimselfEpisode: "The Silkwood"
Pickle and Peanut FunwagonEpisode: "Funwagon"
2018–2019A Series of Unfortunate EventsJerome Squalor4 episodes
2018Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesDr. Alex NoeVoice, episode: "Todd Scouts"
Mickey and the Roadster RacersDr. Victor Von GooseVoice, episode: "Super-Charged"
2019Star vs. the Forces of EvilThe Pie KingVoice, episode: "Escape from the Pie Folk"
Spirit Riding FreeBellhop, WaiterVoice, episode: "Lucky and the New Frontier"[22]
Ask the StoryBotsThe Recycling Plant OwnerEpisode: "Why Do We Have To Recycle?"
RuPaul's Drag RaceHimself (Snatch Game contestant, guest judge)Episode: "Snatch Game at Sea"
2019–presentArchibald's Next Big ThingArchibaldVoice; also creator and executive producer
Harley QuinnDoctor Psycho, Felix Faust, various voicesVoice, main role[26][22]
2019–2020Forky Asks a QuestionForkyVoice, main role[22]
2019–2022AmphibiaApothecary GaryVoice, 3 episodes[22]
2020When the Streetlights Go OnMr. Boque4 episodes
2020–2021Crossing SwordsBlarneyVoice, 17 episodes
2020The Twilight ZoneTomEpisode: "Downtime"
Game On!Himself (contestant)Episode: "Celebrity Guests: Tony Hale and Bobby Moynihan"
WokeButterVoice, 3 episodes
The George Lucas Talk ShowHimselfEpisode: "Streamers of the Lost Art (of Conversation)"
2021–presentBirdgirlPaul "The Feels"Voice, main role
RugratsChas FinsterVoice, main role[27][22]
HouseBrokenDiablo / MaxVoice, main role
2021–2022The Mysterious Benedict SocietyNicholas Benedict / L.D. CurtainMain role
2021I Heart ArloTeeny Tiny TonyVoice, main role
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying TalesVaneéVoice, television film[22]
CentaurworldDurpletoot, Tony Durpleton4 episodes
2021–2022The Chicken SquadFrazz / BobVoice, 10 episodes
2022The Legend of Vox MachinaSir FinceVoice, 2 episodes[28][22]
Solar OppositesLittle BuddyVoice, episode: "The Fog of Pupa"
PasswordHimselfEpisode: "Tony Hale & Jimmy Fallon"
Wolfboy and the Everything FactoryWater AncientVoice, episode: "We Search for Balance"
2023Family GuyAllenVoice, episode: "Old West"
The Ghost and Molly McGeeCalvin RedtopVoice, episode: "Kenny's Falling Star"

Music videos

YearArtistSong
2007Switchfoot"Awakening"
2008Fall Out Boy"Beat It"
2014Lady A"Bartender"
2020David Cross featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic"Eat It"[29]

Awards and nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Veep Won [30]
2014 Nominated
2015 Won
2016 Nominated
2017 Nominated
2019 Nominated

Children's and Family Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2023 Outstanding Lead Performance The Mysterious Benedict Society Won [31]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2004 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Arrested Development Nominated [32]
2005 Nominated [33]
2013 Nominated [34]
Veep Nominated
2014 Nominated [35]
2015 Nominated [36]
2016 Nominated [37]
2017 Won [38]

Critics' Choice Television Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Veep Nominated [39]
2015 Nominated [40]
2016 Nominated [41]

Annie Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production Toy Story 4 Nominated

San Diego International Film Festival

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2022 Fairbanks Award Career Achievement Awarded [42]

References

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