Actor

Jim Downey

1981–presentb. 1952ComedyDocumentaryDrama

Comic Visionary

Also wrote 2 screenplays ↗

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Known For

18 acting credits

as Al Rose

There Will Be Blood

as Al Rose

2007

There Will Be Blood

as Sandy Irvine

One Battle After Another

as Sandy Irvine

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Filmography

2026LorneSelf / Irwin Segelstein (voice)5.7 2025Happy Gilmore 2Championship Tour Starter6.6 2025One Battle After AnotherSandy Irvine7.4 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf6.7 2025Downey Wrote ThatSelf 2015Live from New York!Self5.9

About

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."

As Screenwriter

Full writer page ↗

1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman 1981Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

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