Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#255
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Andy Samberg works on versatility rather than volume, and the catalogue keeps proving that the quieter choice was the correct one.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Andy Samberg appears in 39 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Andy. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is the clearest case: a film rated 8.5 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, quiet performance. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for action, science fiction, adventure. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Bob Persichetti, Morgan Neville, Byron Howard and others, Andy Samberg helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) as Ben Reilly (voice) · Zootopia 2 (2025) as Pawbert Lynxley (voice) · Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2022) as Self
Career snapshot
Ranked #255 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
39
2007–2027
Career length
20 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
8.5
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Average Nutevio score
6.4
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
8.3
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Most frequent director
Akiva Schaffer
4 films together
Longest collaboration
4×
With Akiva Schaffer
Most common genre
Comedy
34 titles
Average runtime
1h 30m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
6.8
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
6.5
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
2010s
6.5 average MV
The 2010s are where the work and the material meet. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Tour de Pharmacy, Brigsby Bear — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
2010s
6.5
Across 18 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
2010s
6.4
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
2000s
0 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, I Love You, Man, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.
Most productive era
2010s
18 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | — | 6.82 films | 6.82 films |
| Action | 6.41 film | 5.61 film | 5.24 films |
| Thriller | — | — | 5.91 film |
| Comedy | 6.25 films | 6.518 films | 6.611 films |
| Crime | — | — | 6.41 film |
| Romance | 6.52 films | 6.34 films | 7.02 films |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
2007Hot Rod
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Rod Kimble.
Highest rated performance · Career peak
2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
8.5 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer. Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Most recent film
2027Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
The current state of the argument, as Ben Reilly (voice).
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
39 of 39 films
as Ben Reilly (voice)
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos
as Nyles
Directed by Unknown
as Pawbert Lynxley (voice)
Directed by Byron Howard
as Johnny (voice)
Directed by Derek Drymon
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
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The defining work
#1
Ben Reilly (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Performance score8.2
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Ben Reilly (voice) gives Andy Samberg a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Nyles
Palm Springs (2020)
Performance score7.9
Palm Springs asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Nyles is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Pawbert Lynxley (voice)
Zootopia 2 (2025)
Performance score7.7
Zootopia 2 asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Pawbert Lynxley (voice) is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Self
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2022)
Performance score7.7
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Self is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as Ben Reilly (voice)
Start here. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is the clearest statement of what Andy Samberg does — accessible, 140 minutes, and rated 8.5 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Andy at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
Palm Springs (2020)
Keeps the science fiction register of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse but asks for a colder reading of it.
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2022)
Same director as Palm Springs, different problem to solve. Watching them in order shows how much of the effect was the collaboration.
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)
A deliberate change of key after Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Zootopia 2 (2025)
Keeps the comedy register of Hotel Transylvania: Transformania but asks for a colder reading of it.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Genndy Tartakovsky
Director
4 films together
Notably Hotel Transylvania
Akiva Schaffer
Director
4 films together
Notably Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Nicholas Stoller
Director
2 films together
Notably Storks
Jake Szymanski
Director
2 films together
Notably Tour de Pharmacy
Kirk DeMicco
Director
1 film together
Notably Space Chimps
Peter Sollett
Director
1 film together
Notably Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
John Hamburg
Director
1 film together
Notably I Love You, Man
Phil Lord
Director
1 film together
Notably Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Will Gluck
Director
1 film together
Notably Friends with Benefits
Mark Mylod
Director
1 film together
Notably What's Your Number?
Lee Toland Krieger
Director
1 film together
Notably Celeste & Jesse Forever
Maggie Carey
Director
1 film together
Notably The To Do List
Cody Cameron
Director
1 film together
Notably Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Dennis Dugan
Director
1 film together
Notably Grown Ups 2
Jorma Taccone
Director
1 film together
Notably Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Dave McCary
Director
1 film together
Notably Brigsby Bear
Oz Rodríguez
Director
1 film together
Notably 30 Rock: A One-Time Special
Matt Thompson
Director
1 film together
Notably America: The Motion Picture
Derek Drymon
Director
1 film together
Notably Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Phil Traill
Director
1 film together
Notably Good Burger 2
Joaquim Dos Santos
Director
1 film together
Notably Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Ellen Kuras
Director
1 film together
Notably Lee
Jake Johnson
Director
1 film together
Notably Self Reliance
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Director
1 film together
Notably SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Jay Roach
Director
1 film together
Notably The Roses
Byron Howard
Director
1 film together
Notably Zootopia 2
Morgan Neville
Director
1 film together
Notably Lorne
Bob Persichetti
Director
1 film together
Notably Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Genndy Tartakovsky
Director
4 films together · 6.8 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 4 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Hotel TransylvaniaAkiva Schaffer
Director
4 films together · 6.3 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 4 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue RangersJake Szymanski
Director
2 films together · 6.6 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Tour de PharmacyNicholas Stoller
Director
2 films together · 6.5 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
StorksJoaquim Dos Santos
Director
1 film together · 8.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseByron Howard
Director
1 film together · 7.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Zootopia 2Dave McCary
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Brigsby BearEllen Kuras
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
LeeDerek Drymon
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Hotel Transylvania: TransformaniaMorgan Neville
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
LornePhil Lord
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsJay Roach
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The RosesJorma Taccone
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingWill Gluck
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Friends with BenefitsJohn Hamburg
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
I Love You, ManCody Cameron
Director
1 film together · 6.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Mark Mylod
Director
1 film together · 6.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
What's Your Number?Beth McCarthy-Miller
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertLee Toland Krieger
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Celeste & Jesse ForeverPeter Sollett
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Nick and Norah's Infinite PlaylistPhil Traill
Director
1 film together · 6.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Good Burger 2Oz Rodríguez
Director
1 film together · 6.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
30 Rock: A One-Time SpecialDennis Dugan
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Grown Ups 2Jake Johnson
Director
1 film together · 5.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Self RelianceMatt Thompson
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
America: The Motion PictureMaggie Carey
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The To Do ListKirk DeMicco
Director
1 film together · 5.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Space ChimpsBob Persichetti
Director
1 film together · 0.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-VerseSix degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Ben Reilly (voice)
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
The Roses
as Barry
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Ben Reilly (voice)
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
The Naked Gun
as Additional Voices (voice)
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Ben Reilly (voice)
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Andy Samberg has known it for a long time.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Career Achievement
Awarded
20 years of relevant work — not merely a long career, but a long career of choices.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Comedy Legend
Awarded
34 catalogue titles in comedy, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Ben Reilly (voice)
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Ben Reilly (voice)
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
The Roses
as Barry
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Dale (voice)
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Ben Reilly (voice)
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Ben Reilly (voice)
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Johnny (voice)
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Ben Reilly (voice)
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
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