Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born November 12, 1943
Wallace Michael Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, essayist, playwright, and screenwriter. He is known for playing Vizzini in The Princess Bride (1987), Mr. Hall in Clueless (1995), Dr. John Sturgis in Young Sheldon (2017–2024), and voicing Rex in the Toy Story franchise (1995–present). Shawn also appeared in The Bostonians (1984), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), Vanya on 42nd Street (1994), My Favorite Martian (1999), The Double (2013), Maggie's Plan (2015), and Marriage Story (2019). He appeared in six Woody Allen films including Manhattan (1979), Radio Days (1987), and Rifkin's Festival (2020). His television work includes recurring roles as Jeff Engels in The Cosby Show (1987–1991), Grand Nagus Zek in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999), Cyrus Rose in Gossip Girl (2008–2012), and Father Frank Ignatius in Evil (2022–2024). Shawn is also a playwright; his plays include the Obie Award–winning Aunt Dan and Lemon (1985), The Designated Mourner (1996) and Grasses of a Thousand Colors (2008). He wrote and starred, with Andre Gregory, in the 1981 avant-garde drama My Dinner with Andre, and played the title role in A Master Builder (2013), a film adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play. Haymarket Books published his books Essays (2009) and Night Thoughts (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Wallace Shawn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
MovieToy Story 5
2026
as Rex (voice)
MovieToy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
2026
as Self
MovieThe Clock
2025
as Harold Jenkins
TVKrapopolis
2023
as John Fate (voice)
MovieThe Addams Family 2
2021
as Mr. Mustela (voice)
TVGossip Girl
2021
as Cyrus Rose
MovieWaiting for Godot
2021
as Lucky
MovieRifkin's Festival
2020
as Mort Rifkin
MovieA Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as Vizzini
MovieTimmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
2020
as Mr. Crocus
MovieForky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
2019
as Rex (voice)
TVForky Asks a Question
2019
as Rex (voice)
MovieMarriage Story
2019
as Frank
TVEvil
2019
as Father Francis Ignatius
MovieToy Story 4
2019
as Rex (voice)
TVAmphibia
2019
as Humphrey (voice)
MovieWhat We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2018
as Self
MovieAnimal Crackers
2018
as Mr. Woodley (voice)
TVSummer Camp Island
2018
as Morris Mole (voice)
TVBig City Greens
2018
as Jyle (voice)
MovieBook Club
2018
as Dr. Derek
MovieAnother Kind of Wedding
2017
as Albert
MovieDrawing Home
2017
TVYoung Sheldon
2017
as John Sturgis
MovieCop and a Half: New Recruit
2017
as Principal Miller
MovieThe Only Living Boy in New York
2017
as David
TVThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Herb Smith
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Charles Lester
TVSearch Party
2016
as William Badpastor
TVGraves
2016
as Jerry North
TVThe Stinky & Dirty Show
2016
as Tall (voice)
MovieMaggie's Plan
2016
as Kliegler
MovieStarring Austin Pendleton
2016
as Self
MovieToy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieClub Penguin Halloween Panic!
2015
as Gary
MovieRobo-Dog
2015
as Mr. Willis
TVLife in Pieces
2015
as Samuel
MovieClub Penguin Monster Beach Party
2015
as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
TVMr. Robot
2015
as Mr. Williams
MovieChristmas at Cartwright's
2014
as Harry
MovieToy Story That Time Forgot
2014
as Rex (voice)
MovieThe Fog of Courage
2014
as Eustace Bagge
TVThe Mysteries of Laura
2014
as Kenneth Walters
TVBoJack Horseman
2014
as Wallace Shawn (voice)
MovieA Master Builder
2014
as Halvard Solness
TVThe 7D
2014
as Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
MovieThe Last Impresario
2014
as Self
MoviePhineas and Ferb Save Summer
2014
as Saul (voice)
TVThe Night Shift
2014
as Mr. Neville
MovieDon Peyote
2014
as Dr. Fieldman
MovieThe Double
2014
as Mr. Papadopoulos
TVMozart in the Jungle
2014
as Winslow Elliott
MovieToy Story of Terror!
2013
as Rex (Voice)
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner
2013
as Self
MovieAdmission
2013
as Clarence
MovieA Late Quartet
2012
as Gideon Rosen
MoviePartysaurus Rex
2012
as Rex (voice)
MovieVamps
2012
as Dr. Van Helsing
MovieSmall Fry
2011
as Rex (voice)
TVKung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
2011
as Taotie (voice)
MovieHawaiian Vacation
2011
as Rex (voice)
MovieThe Speed of Thought
2011
as Sandy
TVRegular Show
2010
as Evil Brain (voice)
TVFish Hooks
2010
as Rat King (voice)
MovieCats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
as Calico (voice)
MovieToy Story 3
2010
as Rex (voice)
MovieFurry Vengeance
2010
as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
TVBuzz Lightyear Mission Logs
2010
as Rex (voice)
MovieJack and the Beanstalk
2009
as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Charles Lester
MovieCapitalism: A Love Story
2009
as Self
MovieThe Windmill Movie
2009
as Self
MovieAndré Gregory and Wallace Shawn
2009
TVLife on Mars
2008
as The Sorcerer
MovieScooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
2008
as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
MovieKit Kittredge: An American Girl
2008
as Mr. Gibson
MovieUSIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008
as Self
MovieSouthland Tales
2007
as Baron Von Westphalen
TVGossip Girl
2007
as Cyrus Rose
MovieNew York City Serenade
2007
as Wallace Shawn
MovieThe Pixar Story
2007
as Rex (voice) (archive footage)
TVPhineas and Ferb
2007
as Saul (voice)
TVDamages
2007
as Sterling Biddle
MovieI Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as Math Teacher (uncredited)
MovieStrange Culture
2007
as Self
MovieHappily N'Ever After
2007
as Munk (voice)
MovieAir Buddies
2006
as Billy (voice)
MovieTom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
2006
as Barnacle Paul (voice)
TVEureka
2006
as Dr. Warren Hughes
MovieHoward Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2006
as Self
MovieChicken Little
2005
as Principal Fetchit (voice)
TVFat Actress
2005
as Dr. Von Oy
MovieKarroll's Christmas
2004
MovieMelinda and Melinda
2004
as Sy
MovieThe Incredibles
2004
as Gilbert Huph (voice)
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Lonny Moon
TVThe L Word
2004
as William Halsey
MovieTeacher's Pet
2004
as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
MovieThe Haunted Mansion
2003
as Ezra
MovieLove Thy Neighbor
2003
as Clinic Doctor
MovieDuplex
2003
as Herman
MovieMonte Walsh
2003
as Colonel Wilson
MovieMr. St. Nick
2002
as Mimir
MoviePersonal Velocity
2002
as Mr. Gelb
MovieMonsters, Inc.
2001
as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Film Professor
TVCrossing Jordan
2001
as Howard Stiles
MovieAs You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
as Self
MovieThe Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001
as George Bond
TVBlonde
2001
as I.E. Shinn
MovieThe Prime Gig
2001
as Gene
TVTeacher's Pet
2000
as Principal Strickler (voice)
MovieBuzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
2000
as Rex (voice)
MovieToy Story 2
1999
as Rex (voice)
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Roy Batters
TVSpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as SpongeBob's House (voice)
MovieMy Favorite Martian
1999
as Coleye
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Bertram (voice)
MovieThe Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
MovieNoah
1998
MovieThe Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
TVThe Lionhearts
1998
as (voice)
TVSex and the City
1998
as Martin Gable
MovieCritical Care
1997
as Furnaceman
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1997
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Mr. Dune
TVStargate SG-1
1997
as Arlos
MovieJust Write
1997
as Arthur Blake
MovieVegas Vacation
1997
as Marty
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Philip Ny (voice)
MovieThe Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
as Self
TVClueless
1996
as Mr. Hall
MovieThe Wife
1996
as Cosmo
MovieHouse Arrest
1996
as Vic Finley
MovieAll Dogs Go to Heaven 2
1996
as Labrador MC (voice)
TVToy Story Treats
1996
as Rex (Voice)
MovieToy Story
1995
as Rex (voice)
MovieJust Like Dad
1995
as Stan Spiegel
MovieClueless
1995
as Mr. Wendell Hall
MovieNapoleon
1995
as Echidna (voice)
MovieCanadian Bacon
1995
as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
MovieDriving Mr. Pink
1995
as Boss Man (voice)
MovieA Goofy Movie
1995
as Principal Mazur (voice)
MovieVanya on 42nd Street
1994
as Vanya
MovieMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Horatio Byrd
TVThe Nanny
1993
as Charles Haste
TVThe Pink Panther
1993
as Boss Man (voice)
MovieThe Meteor Man
1993
as Mr. Little
MovieThe Magic Bubble
1993
as Doctor/Therapist
MovieThe Cemetery Club
1993
as Larry
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Frank Hopper
TVStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Zek
MovieThe Double 0 Kid
1992
as Cashpot
MovieMom and Dad Save the World
1992
as Sibor, Semage's Beau
MovieNickel & Dime
1992
as Everett Willits
MovieShadows and Fog
1991
as Simon Carr
TVCivil Wars
1991
as Riley Baker
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Wallace the Hernia (voice)
MovieScenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989
as Howard
MovieWe're No Angels
1989
as Translator
MovieShe's Out of Control
1989
as Dr. Fishbinder
MovieThe Moderns
1988
as Oiseau
MovieThe Princess Bride
1987
as Vizzini
MoviePrick Up Your Ears
1987
as John Lahr
MovieNice Girls Don't Explode
1987
as Ellen
MovieRadio Days
1987
as Masked Avenger
MovieThe Bedroom Window
1987
as Henderson's Attorney
MovieHead Office
1985
as Mike Hoover
MovieHeaven Help Us
1985
as Father Abruzzi
MovieMicki & Maude
1984
as Dr. Elliot Fibel
MovieHow to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
1984
as Professor Silverfish
TVThe Cosby Show
1984
as Jeffrey Engels
MovieMy Dinner with Louis
1984
as Interviewer
MovieThe Bostonians
1984
as Mr. Pardon
MovieThe Hotel New Hampshire
1984
as Freud
MovieCrackers
1984
as Turtle
MovieSaigon: Year of the Cat
1983
as Frank Judd
MovieDeal of the Century
1983
as Harold DeVoto
MovieStrange Invaders
1983
as Earl
MovieThe First Time
1983
as Jules Goldfarb
MovieLovesick
1983
as Otto Jaffe
MovieA Little Sex
1982
as Oliver
MovieStrong Medicine
1981
as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieMy Dinner with Andre
1981
as Wallace Shawn
MovieCheaper to Keep Her
1981
as Mugger
MovieAtlantic City
1980
as Waiter
MovieSimon
1980
as Eric Van Dongen
MovieAll That Jazz
1979
as Assistant Insurance Man
MovieStarting Over
1979
as Workshop Member
MovieManhattan
1979
as Jeremiah
TVTaxi
1978
as Arnie Ross
