Ike Barinholtz
American actor Isaac "Ike" Barinholtz became best known as a long-time cast member of the sketch comedy show "MADtv" (Fox 1995-2009) and as anarchic male nurse Morgan Tookers on "The Mindy Project" (Fox/Hulu 2012- ). The son of Peggy and Alan Barinholtz, he was born on February 18, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Boston University, initially wanting to become a politician. According to the actor himself, Barinholtz dropped out of school because he loathed his studies and was performing poorly in his classes. He moved back home to Chicago, where he became inspired to take improv classes after seeing an ImprovOlympic performance at The Vic Theatre. After working odd jobs that included a stint at the Chicago Transit Authority, he landed a spot in the sketch comedy company Boom Chicago, where he performed with Seth Meyers, Jason Sudeikis, and Jordan Peele. In those years, he learned to improvise, write sketches and perform in front of audiences and those skills led to his joining the cast of Fox's late-night sketch show "MADtv" in 2002. After his five-year contract with "MADtv" ended in 2007, Barinholtz opted not to return in order to focus on other television and film projects. He played an assortment of characters in the 2008 parody films "Disaster Movie" and "Meet the Spartans." In 2012, he was cast as Ivank Dochenko, a recurring character in Danny McBride's scabrous comedy "Eastbound & Down" (HBO 2009-2013). Later that year, Barinholtz joined "The Mindy Project" as both a writer and a cast member, playing socially awkward nurse Morgan Tookers. During this period, Barinholtz reteamed with Meyers as a writer and voice actor on animated superhero parody "The Awesomes" (Hulu 2013-15). Raising his big screen profile, Barinholtz appeared in the comedy hit "Neighbors" (2014) and its sequel "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" (2016), as well as Tina Fey-Amy Poehler comedy "Sisters" (2015) and animated hit "The Angry Birds Movie" (2016). Along with appearing in a supporting role in the blockbuster action hit "Suicide Squad" (2016), Barinholtz scored his first screenplay hit by co-writing the Dwayne Johnson/Kevin Hart comedy "Central Intelligence" (2016). Following a supporting role in the Amy Schumer/Goldie Hawn comedy "Snatched" (2017) and a small role in political drama "Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House" (2017), Barinholtz starred opposite John Cena and Leslie Mann in the teen sex comedy "Blockers" (2018). His directorial debut, "The Oath" (2018), followed later that year, in which he starred opposite Tiffany Haddish.
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Ike Barinholtz
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Studio | Unknown (Character) | - | 2025 |
92% |
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Orion and the Dark | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2024 |
50% |
|
Maximum Truth |
Unknown (Character), Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 2023 |
87% |
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | Martin (Character) | $20.2M | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close | Self | - | 2020 |
92% |
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For Madmen Only | Self | - | 2020 |
57% |
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The Hunt | Staten Island (Character) | $5.3M | 2020 |
80% | No Score Yet | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' | Meathead (Character) | - | 2019 |
80% |
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Late Night | Daniel Tennant (Character) | $15.5M | 2019 |
88% | No Score Yet | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' | Meathead (Character) | - | 2019 |
84% |
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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part | Lex Luthor (Voice) | $105.8M | 2019 |
63% |
|
The Oath |
Chris (Character), Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
$387.4K | 2018 |
84% |
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Blockers | Hunter (Character) | $59.8M | 2018 |
26% |
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Bright | Pollard (Character) | - | 2017 |
34% |
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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House | Angelo Lano (Character) | $767.9K | 2017 |
36% |
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Snatched | Jeffrey (Character) | $45.8M | 2017 |
65% |
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Storks | Miscellaneous Stork (Voice) | $72.7M | 2016 |
26% |
|
Suicide Squad | Griggs (Character) | - | 2016 |
71% |
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Central Intelligence | Screenwriter | $127.4M | 2016 |
64% |
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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Jimmy (Character) | $55.3M | 2016 |
44% |
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The Angry Birds Movie | Tiny (Voice) | $107.5M | 2016 |
60% |
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Sisters | James (Character) | - | 2015 |
72% |
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Neighbors | Jimmy (Character) | $150.1M | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sidekick | Lightning Mike (Character) | - | 2013 |
1% |
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Disaster Movie | Wolf (Character) | $14.2M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lock and Roll Forever | Lomax (Character) | - | 2008 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Wayne the Grip (Guest Voice) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Guest | 2020 2024 |
No Score Yet | 77% | Dinner Time Live With David Chang | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2014 2018 2022-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Guest | 2023 |
100% | 78% | American Auto | Landon (Guest Star) | 2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | 55% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2021-2023 |
75% | 34% | History of the World: Part II |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer |
2023 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2014-2015 2017-2018 2021-2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Jeopardy! | Guest | 2022-2023 |
43% | 73% | Chicago Party Aunt | Mark (Voice) | 2021-2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Batman: The Audio Adventures |
Two-Face/ |
2022 |
92% | 77% | The Afterparty | Brett (Character) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2017-2018 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2014 2018 2022 |
82% | 62% | Bless the Harts |
Wayne Edwards/ |
2019-2021 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Mapleworth Murders | Richard Belt (Character) | 2020 |
67% | 50% | What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2019 |
67% | 44% | The Twilight Zone | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2019 |
95% | 88% | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Gintars Irbe (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 51% | Busy Tonight | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2014-2015 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bachelor | Guest | 2018 |
86% | 83% | The Mindy Project |
Morgan (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2012-2017 |
43% | 0% | MADtv | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Match Game | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 71% | The Awesomes | Muscleman (Voice) | 2013-2015 |
81% | 83% | The League | Frank "The Body" Gibbiati (Guest Star) | 2010 2012 2015 |
No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad! | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2014 |
100% | 90% | Garfunkel and Oates | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
90% | 73% | Kroll Show | Zach Sword (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pete Holmes Show | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Soup | Guest | 2013 |
44% | 80% | High School USA! | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Drunk History | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
91% | 89% | Eastbound & Down | Ivan Dochenko (Guest Star) | 2012 |
70% | 80% | Weeds | Daryl (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Dane Cook (Guest Voice) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | MADtv | Unknown (Character) | 2002-2007 |