Pharrell Williams
Known for: Acting
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer and entrepreneur. With close friend Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo The Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he has produced songs for various recording artists. He has won 13 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (one as a member of The Neptunes). He is also a two-time Academy Award nominee: in 2014 for Best Original Song, for "Happy" (from Despicable Me 2); and in 2017 for Best Picture, as a producer of Hidden Figures.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Pharrell Williams (voice)
1989
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003
Series
The Voice
Self - Coach
2011
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Musical Guest
2003
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2003
Series
90210
Pharrell
2008
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Series
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
Series
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest
2009
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Film
The Grinch
Narrator (voice)
2018
Series
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
Self
2003
Film
Sing 2
Alfonso (voice)
2021
Series
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Performer
1994
Series
The Shop
Self
2018
Film
Pitch Perfect 2
Self/The Voice Judge
2015
Series
Radio Disney Music Awards
Self
2013
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Film
Get Him to the Greek
Self
2010
Series
ITV Exposure
2011
Series
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Entourage
Pharrell Williams
2015
Series
Hip Hop Evolution
Self
2016
Series
The Defiant Ones
Self (archive footage)
2017
Series
Viva La Bam
Self
2003
Pepsi Smash
Self
2003
Film
Piece by Piece
Pharrell Williams (voice)
2024
Film
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Pharrell Williams
2016
Series
Discovering Fashion
Self (archive footage)
2016
Series
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
2004
Series
Karl Lagerfeld : Révélation
Self
2024
Series
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Self
2015
Film
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
Series
From Cradle to Stage
Self
2021
Film
In Whose Name?
Self
2025
Series
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
Self
2019
Series
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators
Self
2013
Film
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
Self
2019
Series
Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries
Self
2018
Film
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
Self
2025
Film
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Self
2011
Film
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Film
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Michael Jackson: The One
Self
2004
Film
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Series
The Grammys
Self
1959
Film
Black Is King
2020
Film
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self
2014
Film
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
2016
Film
Jeff Koons
Self
2017
Film
Spark Into a Flame
Self
2026
Film
One Love Manchester
Self
2017
Film
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Self
2014
Series
Voices of Fire
2020
Film
Daft Punk Unchained
Self
2015
Film
Quincy Jones, Music Man
Self (archive footage)
2025
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Film
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Self (segment "Through the Wire")
2005
Film
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Self
2015
Film
A Man Named Scott
Self
2021
Film
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Self
2020
Film
Playboy: Celebrity Photographers 2
2008
Film
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Self
2019
Film
Grace for the World
Self
2025
Film
Maxim: Hot Clips 2
Self (archive footage)
2004
Series
Les Fous du Funk
Self
2015
Film
Concert for Diana
Self
2007
Film
Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker
Self
2015
Film
The Apollo
Self
2019
Film
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
Self
2004
Film
The Price of Protest
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl
Self (archive footage)
2021
Series
The Friday Night Project
Self
2005
Film
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Self
2014
Film
Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels
Self
2020
Film
Woman in Motion
Self
2021
Film
The Neptunes: The Eighth Planet
Self
2003
Film
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
Self
2001
Film
Seamless
Self
2005
Film
Dude...We're Going to Rio
Pharrell
2003
Film
Movie Themes at the BBC
Self
2023
Film
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
Self
2017
Film
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary
Self
2017
Film
Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2024 : Le concert événement
Self - Guest
2024
Beat Makerz - The Documentary
Self
Film
Team Ice Cream Vol. 1
Self
2006
Film
Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2023 : Le concert événement
Self - Guest
2023
Film
Fresh Dressed
Self
2015
Film
Saint-Denis le pré-show
2024
Film
The Ecology of Love
Andre
2004
Hydration
Self
2020
Film
North Sea Jazz Highlights
Self - Cantante
2016
Film
BEYONCÉ
Self
2014
Film
Where Is the Money George?
A Cop
2010
Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo
self
2014
Film
Pharrell Williams: iTunes Festival
Self
2014
Film
Oakenfold 24/7
Self
Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call
Self
2011
Film
SMACK: Platinum Edition
Self
2004
Film
Colette, Mon Amour
Self
2020
Film
Pharrell Williams: Happy Go Lucky
2016
Film
Wolf: The Documentary
Self
2014
Film
24 Hours of Happy
self
2013
Ezinma
Self
2021
Film
Skepta: Greatness Only
2016