W. Kamau Bell: movies and TV shows
W. Kamau Bell has 46 credits in the archive: 18 films and 28 TV series, from 1996 to 2025. Highest rated: What Would You Do? (7.8/10).
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Career timeline
1996 – 2025 · busiest year: 2022 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Are We Good? | Self | Film | 4.5 |
| 2025 | Somewhere To Be | Film | — | |
| 2025 | Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation | Self | Film | 6.2 |
| 2024 | After Midnight | Self | TV | 5.5 |
| 2024 | Hollywood Black | Self | TV | 3.0 |
| 2024 | Black Twitter: A People's History | Self - Comedian | TV | 7.0 |
| 2023 | 1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed | Film | 2.6 | |
| 2023 | 1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed | Film | 2.6 | |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest | TV | 2.6 |
| 2022 | Celebrity Jeopardy! | Self - Contestant | TV | 6.5 |
| 2022 | About Last Night | Self | TV | 2.0 |
| 2022 | Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God | Self | TV | 6.0 |
| 2022 | Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution | Self | TV | 6.0 |
| 2022 | We Need to Talk About Cosby | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV | 6.8 |
| 2022 | We Need to Talk About Cosby | TV | 6.8 | |
| 2022 | We Need to Talk About Cosby | TV | 6.8 | |
| 2022 | We Need to Talk About Cosby | TV | 6.8 | |
| 2021 | The Story of Late Night | Self | TV | 6.6 |
| 2021 | The One and Only Dick Gregory | Self | Film | 7.9 |
| 2021 | Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days | Self - Guest | Film | 6.5 |
| 2020 | Inside Pixar | Narrator (voice) | TV | 6.7 |
| 2019 | Surviving R. Kelly | Self - Comedian & TV Host | TV | 7.2 |
| 2018 | Sorry to Bother You | Other Man in Crowd | Film | 6.8 |
| 2018 | W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro | Self | Film | 6.1 |
| 2018 | W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro | Film | 6.1 | |
| 2017 | The Jim Jefferies Show | Self | TV | 6.6 |
| 2017 | The History of Comedy | Self | TV | 6.6 |
| 2017 | The Problem with Apu | Self | Film | 4.8 |
| 2016 | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Self | TV | 5.9 |
| 2016 | United Shades of America | Self - Host | TV | 6.2 |
| 2016 | The Comedy Club | Self | Film | — |
| 2016 | W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Prominent Negro | Self | Film | 5.5 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV | 6.2 |
| 2015 | SXSW Comedy With W. Kamau Bell | Self | Film | 5.0 |
| 2015 | SXSW Comedy With W. Kamau Bell | Film | 5.0 | |
| 2015 | SXSW Comedy Night Two with W. Kamau Bell | Self | Film | 0.5 |
| 2015 | SXSW Comedy Night Two with W. Kamau Bell | Film | 0.5 | |
| 2014 | I Am Road Comic | Self | Film | 5.8 |
| 2013 | @midnight with Chris Hardwick | Self | TV | 5.2 |
| 2010 | Conan | Self | TV | 7.2 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 |
| 2008 | What Would You Do? | Host | TV | 7.8 |
| 2006 | Top Chef | Himself - Guest Judge | TV | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV | 6.1 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 |