10 Best Jason Sudeikis Movies and TV Shows, Ranked

Adapting a mobile phone game into a coherent animated feature seemed like a commercial fool's errand, but Sudeikis turned Red—a cynical, perpetually angry bird with anger management issues—into a surprisingly sharp comic protagonist. Sudeikis channeled his signature rapid-fire exasperation and cynical timing, elevating the material far above standard video game fare and anchoring a massive family box office hit.

In Season 3 of Jody Hill and [Danny McBride’s](/the-10-best-danny-mcbride-movies-and-tv-shows/) unhinged HBO masterpiece, Sudeikis joined the cast as Shane Gerald, a party-animal minor-league baseball catcher who becomes Kenny Powers' degenerate partner-in-crime. Matching McBride’s southern-fried bravado beat-for-beat, Sudeikis played Shane with reckless, high-octane hedonism—and when Shane suffers a fatal heart attack, Sudeikis returns in a hilarious surprise twist as his twin brother, Cole.

Teaming up with Owen Wilson under the direction of the Farrelly brothers, Sudeikis delivered an unapologetically crude yet surprisingly sweet comedic showcase. Granted a week off from marriage by their wives, two suburban husbands find themselves woefully out of touch with the modern dating scene. Sudeikis' fast-talking suburban swagger masks complete romantic cluelessness, grounding the Farrellys' gross-out set pieces in genuine marital affection.

Leslye Headland’s sharp, R-rated update of *When Harry Met Sally...* provided Sudeikis with his finest romantic-comedy lead role. Playing Jake, a serial philanderer who reconnects with his college one-night stand ([Alison Brie](/community-cast-ranked/)) at a sex-addicts meeting, Sudeikis brings genuine emotional stakes to a dialogue-dense script. His electric chemistry with Brie and crackling, screwball verbal rhythm proved he could carry complex romantic comedy with charismatic ease.

In this acclaimed modern high school classic, Sudeikis delivered an unforgettable scene-stealing cameo as high school Principal Jordan Brown. Moonlighting as a ride-share driver to pay his bills, Principal Brown picks up two overachieving seniors and dispenses weary, deadpan adult wisdom while blasting hip-hop. Sudeikis’ effortless improvisational timing made his brief screen time one of the film’s most quoted highlights.

A monster commercial hit grossing nearly $270 million worldwide, *We're the Millers* gave Sudeikis his signature studio comedy lead. Playing low-level marijuana dealer David Clark, who hires a fake suburban family to smuggle a shipment across the Mexican border in an RV, Sudeikis plays the exasperated ringleader with impeccable comic authority. His caustic, sarcastic reactions to his fake family’s insane mishaps anchored the film’s escalating farce.

The comic engine of *Horrible Bosses* was the lightning-fast, neurotic chemistry between its central trio of Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Sudeikis. As the laid-back, smooth-talking Kurt Buckman, Sudeikis provided the relaxed swagger between Bateman's straight-laced panic and Day’s high-pitched mania. His hilarious infiltration of Colin Farrell’s coke-fueled executive lair remains a pinnacle of modern workplace comedy.

In Nacho Vigalondo’s visionary sci-fi indie, Sudeikis gave the most startling, revelatory performance of his career. Initially appearing as a welcoming, small-town bar owner who offers a helping hand to Anne Hathaway’s alcoholic protagonist, Sudeikis gradually reveals Oscar to be an abusive, deeply insecure narcissist whose inner demons manifest as a colossal robot terrorizing Seoul. His chilling transition from folksy friend to terrifying sociopath proved his dramatic range is vast and fearless.

For a full decade, Jason Sudeikis was the reliable backbone of Studio 8H. Whether doing a spot-on, aviator-sporting Joe Biden, a toothy Mitt Romney, or a red-horned, surprisingly relatable Devil on *Weekend Update*, Sudeikis grounded sketches with irrepressible energy. His ecstatic, red-tracksuited backup dancer Vance on "What Up With That?"—executing high-kicks with unbridled joy beside Kenan Thompson—remains one of the most universally beloved running gags in *SNL* history. And his legendary, tense potato-chip standoff with [Will Forte](/10-best-will-forte-movies-and-tv-shows-ranked/) is a masterclass in absurd escalation.

What originated as a short NBC Sports promotional sketch became one of the defining cultural touchstones of 21st-century television. As Ted Lasso, an optimistic American college football coach recruited to lead fictional English soccer club AFC Richmond, Sudeikis crafted a portrait of radical empathy that captivated the globe. Beyond the folksy Midwestern aphorisms and [decoding British slang for American viewers](/15-british-slang-words-in-ted-lasso-decoded-for-american-viewers/), Sudeikis peeled back Ted’s sunny exterior to examine deep panic attacks, childhood trauma surrounding his father's suicide, and divorce. His performance transcended comedy, earning four Primetime Emmy Awards and establishing Ted Lasso as an enduring American folk hero.