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Mitch Rouse

Mitch Rouse

Actor · Born 1964-08-06 · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Mitch Rouse (born August 6, 1964) is an American film and television actor, director, and screenwriter. He is a well known vet in the world of improvisation. Rouse grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He dropped out of college and moved to Chicago to study improvisation under the late, great Del Close. While there he was asked to join the Second City Theatre, birthplace of his idols John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray. While there Mitch wrote and performed shows with Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Nia Vardalos and Scott Adsit. Mitch made his feature film debut alongside Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau in Rudy. Rouse then moved to New York to star with Amy Sedaris, in the premiere of David Sedaris’ original play Stitches, at La Mama Theatre. In New York, Mitch made a name for himself in TV as a writer/actor on Comedy Central’s EXIT 57, which he created with Stephen Colbert. EXIT was the network's first original sketch comedy series. It received five Cable Ace Award nominations, including Best Actor (Rouse) and Best Writing for a comedy series. Rouse wrote and directed the dark humored independent film Employee of the Month, which starred Matt Dillon, Steve Zahn, and Christina Appl…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) — Mitch Rouse (uncredited)
  2. The Heartbreak Kid (2007) — Bicycle Mugger
  3. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — Hotel Manager
  4. Rudy (1993) — Jim
  5. Home Improvement (1991) — Rob
  6. Friends with Money (2006) — Raymond
  7. Liv and Maddie (2013) — Mickey
  8. According to Jim (2001) — Ryan Gibson
  9. The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) — Bee Man
  10. Spin City (1996) — Steve and Mr. Bungle
  11. Reno 911! (2003) — Fireman 1
  12. Transparent (2014) — Richard
  13. Employee of the Month (2004) — Jimmy Riggs
  14. Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control (2008) — Bob
  15. The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008) — Jimmy's Father
  16. Still Standing (2002) — Eric
  17. Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999) — Additional Voices (voice)
  18. Spy School (2008) — Kip Miller
  19. Harry's Law (2011) — Congressman Michael Barnes
  20. Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013) — Eddie
  21. Strangers with Candy (1999) — Officer Savillion
  22. Rutherford Falls (2021) — Shep Swiftwater
  23. Nobody Knows Anything! (2004) — Virus
  24. The Hughleys (1998) — Joe Rosenberg
  25. In the Company of Darkness (1993) — Bob Clayton
  26. Reno 911! Defunded (2022) — Fireman
  27. Reno 911! (2020) — Fireman
  28. Sweethearts (1997) — Arliss
  29. Exit 57 (1995)
  30. Mario and the Mob (1992)
  31. The Secret Lives of Men (1998)
  32. Lost at Home (2003) — Michael Davis
  33. The Fighter & The Kid 3D (2016) — Director
  34. Merkin Penal (2014) — Gary
  35. Killing Chuck — Gary
  36. 10 Things I Hate About Life (2014) — Jag Rocks
  37. The Factory (2008) — Gary

Directed

  1. Employee of the Month (2004) — Director
  2. Merkin Penal (2014) — Director
  3. Killing Chuck — Director