Seth Morris
Biography
Seth Morris (born May 21, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and writer known for his recurring roles on programs such as Go On, Happy Endings, The Hotwives of Orlando, The League, Kroll Show, and Childrens Hospital. Morris started a career in comedy after moving to New York City, performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) as an improviser and sketch comedian. He later moved to Los Angeles and became the first Artistic Director of the theater's Los Angeles division for many years and was a member of the four-man sketch group "The Naked Babies" with comedians Rob Corddry, Brian Huskey, and John Ross Bowie. After stepping down from that position, he started out as the first staff writer hired by Funny or Die. He wrote and appeared with a recurring role on the Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital. Morris also recurred as Scotty on the ABC comedy series Happy Endings and as Danny on the NBC comedy series Go On. Other programs Morris appeared in regularly included Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the HBO sketch series Funny or Die Presents, and the MTV prank show Damage Control. Morris has also made numerous guest appearances on comedy programs such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Parks and Recreation, The League, Reno 911!, Crossballs, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Maron, How I Met Your Mother, Broad City, Big Lake, Human Giant, and Nick Swardson's Pretend Time. He has appeared in films such as The Dictator, Step Brothers, Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story, and I Love You, Man. In 2012, Morris starred in the comedic web series First Dates with Toby Harris, produced by Yahoo! and Funny or Die. Morris is a frequent writer and director for the humor website Funny Or Die. He is also known for his regular appearances on the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast and television series, most often playing Bob Ducca, the hypochondriac ex-stepfather of host Scott Aukerman. Morris also hosted his own podcast on the Earwolf podcasting network, Affirmation Nation with Bob Ducca, which debuted in 2011, ran for 144 episodes, and stopped airing on February 29, 2012. As of October 1, 2014, Affirmation Nation released its first of a new run of episodes. However, on May 6, 2015, he published the last episode of Affirmation Nation. He wrote for the Comedy Central sketch series Kroll Show. Morris has also costarred in the Hulu series The Hotwives of Orlando.
Movie Appearances
Prop 8: The Musical
as The Frightened Villagers
2008
Cedar Rapids
as Uncle Ken
2011
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
as Mr. Devlin
2011
Golden Child
as Alexander
2024
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
as Joe Johnson
2023
All-Stars
as Joel Levitan
2014
Hell and Back
as Atheist (voice)
2015
Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer
as Bob Ducca
2015
Get a Job
as Lon Zimmet
2016
Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story
as Crosby Peters
2004
A Better You
as Massage Therapist
2014
Andy Richter's Home for the Holidays
as Little Bobby Ducca
2016
I Love You, Man
as Barry's Buddy
2009
No Strings Attached
as Man with Dog
2011
The Dictator
as Pregnant Woman's Husband
2012
You Are Not Alone
as Bob
2016
Tour de Pharmacy
as Mick Porterhouse
2017
The Campaign
as Confession Husband
2012
Miss March
as Boss
2009
Mr. Neighbor's House 2
as Father
2018
TV Appearances
How I Met Your Mother
as Director
2005
The Greatest Event in Television History
as Channon Flowers
2012
Modern Family
as James
2009
Party Down
as Ted Fine
2009
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Ted Sally
2005
Parks and Recreation
as Mike Patterson
2009
The Hotwives of Orlando
as T.J.
2014
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Bob Ducca
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Nells Hebber
2012
First Dates with Toby Harris
as Toby Harris
2011
Broad City
as John
2014
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as ENT Doctor
2000