Biography and filmography

Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer and entrepreneur. With close friend Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo The Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he has produced songs for various recording artists. He has won 13 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (one as a member of The Neptunes). He is also a two-time Academy Award nominee: in 2014 for Best Original Song, for "Happy" (from Despicable Me 2); and in 2017 for Best Picture, as a producer of Hidden Figures.

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Movies (88)

Spark Into a Flame

Spark Into a Flame

2026 · Self

Quincy Jones, Music Man

Quincy Jones, Music Man

2025 · Self (archive footage)

In Whose Name?

In Whose Name?

2025 · Self

Grace for the World

Grace for the World

2025 · Self, Production Director, Executive Producer

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

2025 · Self

Pharrell Williams: Pieza por pieza

Pharrell Williams: Pieza por pieza

2024 · Pharrell Williams (voice), Producer, Songs

All Day I Dream About Sport

All Day I Dream About Sport

2024 · Director, Music Producer, Producer

Saint-Denis le pré-show

Saint-Denis le pré-show

2024

Despicable Me 4

Despicable Me 4

2024 · Songs

Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2024 : Le concert événement

Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2024 : Le concert événement

2024 · Self - Guest

Movie Themes at the BBC

Movie Themes at the BBC

2023 · Self

Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2023 : Le concert événement

Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2023 : Le concert événement

2023 · Self - Guest

Sing 2: ¡Ven y Canta de Nuevo!

Sing 2: ¡Ven y Canta de Nuevo!

2021 · Alfonso (voice)

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 · Self

A Man Named Scott

A Man Named Scott

2021 · Self

Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl

Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl

2021 · Self (archive footage)

North Hollywood

North Hollywood

2021 · Producer

Woman in Motion

Woman in Motion

2021 · Self

Ezinma

Ezinma

2021 · Self

Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels

Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels

2020 · Self

Colette, Mon Amour

Colette, Mon Amour

2020 · Self

Black Is King

Black Is King

2020

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

2020 · Self

Un Mundo: Juntos en Casa

Un Mundo: Juntos en Casa

2020 · Self

Hydration

Hydration

2020 · Self, Producer

500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)

500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift

Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift

2019 · Self

The Price of Protest

The Price of Protest

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Teatro Apollo: 85 Años

Teatro Apollo: 85 Años

2019 · Self

HOMECOMING Una película de Beyoncé

HOMECOMING Una película de Beyoncé

2019 · Self

El Grinch

El Grinch

2018 · Narrator (voice)

Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

2017 · Self

Mi villano favorito 3

Mi villano favorito 3

2017 · Songs

Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons

2017 · Self

One Love Manchester

One Love Manchester

2017 · Self

Cherry Bomb: The Documentary

Cherry Bomb: The Documentary

2017 · Self

Roxanne Roxanne

Roxanne Roxanne

2017 · Producer

Skepta: Greatness Only

Skepta: Greatness Only

2016

Talentos ocultos

Talentos ocultos

2016 · Producer, Original Music Composer, Songs

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

2016

North Sea Jazz Highlights

North Sea Jazz Highlights

2016 · Self - Cantante

Popstar

Popstar

2016 · Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams: Happy Go Lucky

Pharrell Williams: Happy Go Lucky

2016

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

2016 · Self

Fresh Dressed

Fresh Dressed

2015 · Self

Daft Punk Unchained

Daft Punk Unchained

2015 · Self

Dope

Dope

2015 · Executive Producer

Entourage (El séquito)

Entourage (El séquito)

2015 · Pharrell Williams

Más Notas Perfectas

Más Notas Perfectas

2015 · Self/The Voice Judge

Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker

Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker

2015 · Self

Les Bosquets

Les Bosquets

2015 · Executive Producer, Original Music Composer

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute

2015 · Self

Bob Esponja: Un héroe fuera del agua

Bob Esponja: Un héroe fuera del agua

2015 · Songs

Pharrell Williams: iTunes Festival

Pharrell Williams: iTunes Festival

2014 · Self

The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2

2014 · Self

BEYONCÉ

BEYONCÉ

2014 · Self

Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo

Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo

2014 · self

El sorprendente Hombre Araña 2: La amenaza de Electro

El sorprendente Hombre Araña 2: La amenaza de Electro

2014 · Original Music Composer, Songs

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

2014 · Self

Wolf: The Documentary

Wolf: The Documentary

2014 · Self

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

2014 · Self

24 Hours of Happy

24 Hours of Happy

2013 · self

Mi villano favorito 2

Mi villano favorito 2

2013 · Songs

Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call

Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call

2011 · Self

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

2011 · Self

Mi villano favorito

Mi villano favorito

2010 · Original Music Composer, Songs, Main Title Theme Composer

Misión Rockstar

Misión Rockstar

2010 · Self

Where Is the Money George?

Where Is the Money George?

2010 · A Cop

Limelight

Limelight

2009 · Consulting Producer

Playboy: Celebrity Photographers 2

Playboy: Celebrity Photographers 2

2008

Concert for Diana

Concert for Diana

2007 · Self

Team Ice Cream Vol. 1

Team Ice Cream Vol. 1

2006 · Self, Executive Producer

Seamless

Seamless

2005 · Self

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

2005 · Self (segment "Through the Wire")

Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative

Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative

2004 · Self

The Ecology of Love

The Ecology of Love

2004 · Andre

Maxim: Hot Clips 2

Maxim: Hot Clips 2

2004 · Self (archive footage)

SMACK: Platinum Edition

SMACK: Platinum Edition

2004 · Self

Michael Jackson: The One

Michael Jackson: The One

2004 · Self

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

2003 · Self (archive footage)

The Neptunes: The Eighth Planet

The Neptunes: The Eighth Planet

2003 · Self

Dude...We're Going to Rio

Dude...We're Going to Rio

2003 · Pharrell, Writer

Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged

Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged

2001 · Self

Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001 · Songs

Beat Makerz - The Documentary

Beat Makerz - The Documentary

· Self

Oakenfold 24/7

Oakenfold 24/7

· Self

Untitled Juneteenth Project

Untitled Juneteenth Project

· Producer

Golden

Golden

· Producer

TV shows (47)

Government Cheese

Government Cheese

2025 · Main Title Theme Composer

Karl Lagerfeld : Révélation

Karl Lagerfeld : Révélation

2024 · Self

jeen-yuhs: Una trilogía de Kanye West

jeen-yuhs: Una trilogía de Kanye West

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Harlem

Harlem

2021 · Executive Producer

De la cuna al escenario

De la cuna al escenario

2021 · Self

Voices of Fire: Unidos por el góspel

Voices of Fire: Unidos por el góspel

2020 · Executive Producer

Activate: The Global Citizen Movement

Activate: The Global Citizen Movement

2019 · Self

Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries

Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries

2018 · Self

Brainchild

Brainchild

2018 · Executive Producer

The Shop: Uninterrupted

The Shop: Uninterrupted

2018 · Self

True: Magical Friends

True: Magical Friends

2018 · Executive Producer

True and the Rainbow Kingdom

True and the Rainbow Kingdom

2017 · Executive Producer

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

2017 · Self (archive footage)

Hip-Hop Evolution

Hip-Hop Evolution

2016 · Self

Discovering Fashion

Discovering Fashion

2016 · Self (archive footage)

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

2015 · Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015 · Self

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

2015 · Self

Les Fous du Funk

Les Fous du Funk

2015 · Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self, Self - Guest

Radio Disney Music Awards

Radio Disney Music Awards

2013 · Self

Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators

Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators

2013 · Self

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

2012 · Self

ITV Exposure

ITV Exposure

2011

La voz de América

La voz de América

2011 · Self - Coach

C à vous

C à vous

2009 · Self - Guest

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009 · Self - Musical Guest

90210: la nueva generación

90210: la nueva generación

2008 · Pharrell

El show de Graham Norton

El show de Graham Norton

2007 · Self

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

2005

The Friday Night Project

The Friday Night Project

2005 · Self

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

2004 · Self

Viva La Bam

Viva La Bam

2003 · Self

Ellen DeGeneres Show

Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · Self, Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest/Musical Guest

Pepsi Smash

Pepsi Smash

2003 · Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self, Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest

VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown

VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown

2003 · Self

The Early Show

The Early Show

1999 · Self

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 · Self

MTV Europe Music Awards

MTV Europe Music Awards

1994 · Self - Performer

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Los Simpson

Los Simpson

1989 · Pharrell Williams (voice)

MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

1984 · Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Musical Guest, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited)

The Grammys

The Grammys

1959 · Self