Jim Downey

Actor

Born: October 6, 1952 (age 73)
From: Berkeley, California, USA

James Woodward Downey (born 1952) is an American comedy writer, producer and actor. Downey wrote for over 30 seasons of Saturday Night Live, making him the longest tenured writer in the show's history. SNL creator Lorne Michaels called Downey the "best political humorist alive" while Conan O'Brien said he is "the great comedy writer that we all revere."

Filmography (18)

Lorne (2026)
Self / Irwin Segelstein (voice)
Downey Wrote That (2025)
Self
One Battle After Another (2025)
Sandy Irvine
Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)
Championship Tour Starter
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
Self
Live from New York! (2015)
Self
Saturday Night (2010)
Self
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Al Rose
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)
Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
Self
Dirty Work (1998)
Martin / Homeless Guy
The Little Patriot (1995)
Adjutant
Billy Madison (1995)
Principal
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Jeff Wong (voice, uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)
Self
Bum Rap (1988)
Steg
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)