Patton Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He starred as Spence Olchin in the sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007) and guest starred as the Koenigs on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2020). After making his acting debut in the Seinfeld episode "The Couch", he has since appeared in a variety of television shows, such as Kim Possible, Parks and Recreation, Community, Two and a Half Men, Drunk History, Reno 911!, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Archer, Veep, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He currently narrates the sitcom The Goldbergs (2013–present) as adult Adam F. Goldberg, plays Principal Ralph Durbin on Peacock's A.P. Bio (2018–present), and plays Marvel supervillain 'M.O.D.O.K' in the Hulu Original series M.O.D.O.K (2021-present).
Oswalt is also known for voicing Remy in the Pixar film Ratatouille (2007) and starring in Big Fan (2009). Other notable film credits include Man on the Moon (1999), Zoolander (2001), Blade: Trinity (2004), All Roads Lead Home (2008), A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011), and The Circle (2017).
In his work as a stand-up comedian, Oswalt has appeared in six stand-up specials and also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for his Netflix special Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016).