Hannibal Buress is an actor, writer and comedian born in Chicago, Illinois. He began standup in 2002 and moved to New York City in 2008. A year later he became a writer on Saturday Night Live. He would go on to write and act in Adult Swim's The Eric Andre Show.
Buress has had several minor roles in major Hollywood films, including Bad Neighbours (2014) and its sequel. He appeared in the movie remake of Baywatch (2017) and starred as Coach Wilson in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).