Nicholas Jay "Nick" Kroll (born June 5, 1978 in Rye, New York) is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer.
Kroll is known for creating and starring in the Netflix animated comedy series Big Mouth and its spin-off Human Resources (2022), The Oh, Hello Show, playing Rodney Ruxin on the FX/FXX comedy series The League, co-writing and starring in History of the World Part II, and for creating and starring in the Comedy Central series Kroll Show. As a film actor, Kroll has had supporting roles in I Love You, Man, Date Night, Get Him to the Greek, Dinner for Schmucks, and A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, as well as more prominent roles in Sausage Party, Loving (2016), Sing and its sequel, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, and Don't Worry Darling.
Tropes
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With John Mulaney.
- Irishman and a Jew: The Jew to many of his friends' Irishmen, most notably, John Mulaney.
- Man of a Thousand Voices: In Big Mouth alone, he voices up to twelve characters, each varying in age and gender (though his female voices tend to be comically exaggerated). While it's usually easy to recognize his particular timbres, even dedicated fans have failed to spot him in other roles.
- Manchild: He has referred to himself as such on several ocassions.
- Typecasting: Except for in rare circumstances, Kroll is almost always cast as the Plucky Comic Relief character, if not one of an entirely comedic cast. When he's not the comic relief? The token Jew.
