Actor profile

Akiva Schaffer

1st December 1977 Berkeley, California, USA Directing

Akiva Schaffer (born December 1, 1977) is an American filmmaker. He began his career as a writer for Saturday Night Live and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that first found success on the Internet, which includes Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone. He majored in film at University of California, Santa Cruz. He is best known for directing the films Hot Rod (2007), Popstar (2016), and the reboot of The Naked Gun (2025).

17 Movies 12 TV Shows 34 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Naked Gun poster

The Naked Gun 30th July 2025 as Additional Voices (voice)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music poster

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music 27th January 2025 as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director

Scream VI poster

Scream VI 8th March 2023 as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story poster

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 8th September 2022 as Alice Cooper

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers poster

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 20th May 2022 as Various Characters (voice)

The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience poster

The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience 22nd May 2019 as Mark McGwire

7 Splinters in Time poster

7 Splinters in Time 13th July 2018 as McFly

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special poster

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special 7th February 2017 as Alan

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping poster

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 3rd June 2016 as Lawrence Dunn

Neighbors poster

Neighbors 8th May 2014 as Toga #2

Grown Ups 2 poster

Grown Ups 2 11th July 2013 as Male Cheerleader

The Watch poster

The Watch 26th July 2012 as Casual Wanker #3

Hot Rod poster

Hot Rod 3rd August 2007 as Derrick (uncredited)

Awesometown poster

Awesometown 23rd January 2006 as Self

Football Town poster

Football Town 28th December 2005 as Walt Rice

Regarding Ardy poster

Regarding Ardy 1st February 2003 as Kiv

White Power poster

White Power 1st December 2001 as Kiv

Carpool Karaoke: The Series poster

Carpool Karaoke: The Series 8th August 2017 as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self - Guest

Brooklyn Nine-Nine poster

Brooklyn Nine-Nine 17th September 2013 as Brett Booth

Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang! 8th June 2012 as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

Water and Power poster

Water and Power 27th April 2008 as Ambassador

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! poster

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! 11th February 2007 as Self

Awesometown poster

Awesometown 22nd January 2006

House of Cosbys poster

House of Cosbys 30th January 2005 as Cosby Team TriOsby (voice)

The 'Bu poster

The 'Bu 26th October 2003 as self

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Bad Guy (uncredited)