6 Actors Who’ve Played Joe Biden on Screen (Photos)

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Kevin Nealon, “Saturday Night Live” (1991)  •  “Saturday Night Live” alum Kevin Nealon performed Joe Biden in a 1991 sketch about his management of the Senate hearings over the affirmation of Clarence Thomas (Tim Meadows) to the Supreme Court. The senators (together with one performed by future real-life Sen. Al Franken) grill Thomas about his lack of ability to attain a date with sexual harassment accuser Anita Hill (Ellen Cleghorne).

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Jason Sudeikis, “Saturday Night Live” (2008-2020)  •  Jason Sudeikis performed Biden as Barack Obama’s working mate and later as his vice chairman for eight years — after which he returned in 2020 for sketches set through the Democratic primaries that portrayed the pol as, primarily, a innocent grandpa.

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Greg Kinnear, “Confirmation” (2016)  •  In the HBO film concerning the Senate hearings over Clarence Thomas’ nomination to the Supreme Court, Kinnear performed Sen. Joe Biden, as he questioned Anita Hill (Kerry Washington) over her accusations of sexual misconduct in opposition to the longer term Justice.
 

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Woody Harrelson, “Saturday Night Live” (2019-20)  •  The former “Cheers” star performed Biden a number of occasions through the 2020 election season — and proved surprisingly adept at capturing the Delaware Democrat’s rambling speech patterns and tendency to blurt out truisms. (“The vast majority of people in America are not homophobic. They’re just scared of gay people.”)

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John Mulaney, “Saturday Night Live” (2020)  •  As host of a February 2020 episode, John Mulaney donned a bald cap to play Biden, as he (and different Democratic presidential candidates) stormed a press convention by VP Mike Pence (Beck Bennett).

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Jim Carrey, “Saturday Night Live” (2020)  •  Jim Carrey, an outspoken Biden supporter, took over the high-profile position for the 2020-21 season of “SNL” — bringing his toothy grin and frenetic vitality to the portrayal.