Danny Smith

Actor, producer and writer · Born October 2, 1973 (53) · USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Danny Smith is an actor, writer, and producer. He is known for his work with Seth MacFarlane, including Family Guy, American Dad!, and The Orville.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: October 2, 1973 (53)
From: USA
Works as: Actor, producer and writer
Titles: 13 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 14% in 30 days

What are Danny Smith's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

28%

Society

28%

Self

22%

Ideas

22%

Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd

3

Joyful

2

Manic

1

Warm

1

How their films linger

Fun3 Feel-good2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Danny Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (4).

Also on these channels

FOX One1 title, show their title on FOX One

Subscription and free streaming for Danny Smith's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

Family Guy Happy Hell-o-ween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Executive Producer
Ted(2024)
Show 1 episode · as Anesthesiologist (voice)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
The Orville(2017)
Show 1 episode · as Vendor
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Dumb and Dumber To(2014)
as KEN Conference Attendee
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midnight Masquerade(2014)
as Andrew Higgins
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Fugget About It(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Petey (voice)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Ted(2012)
as Waiter
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Three Stooges(2012)
as French Chef
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Imperial Shuttle Guard #1 / Live Ostrich (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Ernie the Giant Chicken as Boba Fett / Vader Guard 1 / Paul McCartney / Emperor Member 1 / Robot Husband (voice)
Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show(2009)
Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Cleveland Show(2009)
Show 1 episode · as Donny (voice)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Co-Executive Producer
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show as Various Characters (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Co-Executive Producer · as Vader Assistant 2 / Italian 1 / Vade Guard 1 / Darth Harrington (voice)
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story(2005)
Co-Executive Producer · as Al Harrington (voice)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Writer · as Asian Shopper / Herbie the Elf / Joaquin / Kid / Old Man (voice)
Yes, Dear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 7 episodes · Writer
Family Guy(1999)
Show 350 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer · Supervising Producer · Writer · as (voice) · as Announcer (voice) · as Auctioneer (voice) · as Barber / Customer / Spiderman (voice) · as Bird · as Bird / Jewish God (voice) · as Buskin (voice) · as Casting Director (voice) · as Co-Worker #3 / Jew / Camera Guy (voice) · as Emcee / Magician (voice) · as Ernie the Giant Chicken (voice) · as Evil Monkey (voice) · as Fish #3 · as Game Show Host / Methodist / Cop #2 / Crowd Audience #1 · as Janitor #2 (voice) · as Letter Butler (voice) · as Mall Santa #2 (voice) · as Man · as Man (voice) · as Meeting Group / Singing Animals (voice) · as Mobster (voice) · as Patrick Pewterschmidt / Emcee / Lamb / Fat Boy #3 (voice) · as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell (voice) · as Rabbi (voice) · as Random Guy / TV Announcer (voice) · as Robin Williams / Chicken (voice) · as Sailor #1 / Cat (voice) · as Sneakers O'Toole (voice) · as Ted Danson (voice) · as TV Announcer (voice)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
All I Wanna Do!(1998)
as Groundhog – Flat Critter
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)
Show 2 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 82^nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Highest rated

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)

Midcredits 87^th

Film career

MilestoneNomination

19962026

Peak 2009 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1998Screen debut· Strike!
1999Primetime Emmy nomination· Family Guy

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting16 of 21 · 72^ndWriting5 of 21Producing5 of 21

21 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · 2 acting · 2 crew2000s9 · 6 acting · 6 crew2010s7 · acting2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

10 major nominations and no wins, 1980–2012.

2012
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
2011
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
2009
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
2008
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More)
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best International
2007
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
2006
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
2005
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
2000
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)

Show 1 earlier year

1980
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Gospel Performance, Traditional

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.