Pete Davidson

Peter Michael Davidson (born November 16, 1993) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He began his career in the early 2010s with minor guest roles on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Friends of the People, Guy Code, and Wild 'n Out before being hired as a cast member on the NBC late-night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live which he starred in for eight seasons from 2014 to 2022.

Following his rise to prominence on SNL, Davidson starred in and executive produced the comedy film Big Time Adolescence (2019), and co-wrote and starred in the semi-autobiographical comedy-drama film The King of Staten Island (2020), and the Peacock series Bupkis (2023). He continued acting in films such as The Suicide Squad (2021), Bodies Bodies Bodies, and Meet Cute (both 2022). Davidson has also released three comedy specials: Pete Davidson: SMD (2016), Pete Davidson: Alive from New York (2020), and Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli (2024).

Early life Peter Michael Davidson

In 2023 Davidson acted in three high-profile action franchise films. He appeared as Phlektik in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Bowie in Fast X, and voiced Mirage in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.

Davidson was among the comedians signed up to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which Joey Shea, Saudi Arabia researcher at Human Rights Watch, said the Saudi government used to whitewash its human rights abuses. Davidson's participation in particular drew widespread condemnation due to his father dying in the September 11 attacks and the alleged Saudi role in said attacks; a BBC report identified Saudi Arabia as the primary funding source for al-Qaeda, and 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi citizens. The festival was criticized by other comedians, including Marc Maron, Shane Gillis, and Zach Woods, who slammed the event and the comedians performing there. In an appearance on This Past Weekend with Theo Von, Davidson said, "I've heard there's subreddits of 'I think all these people are in bed with' being influenced by the Saudi Royal Family. I just—you know, I get the routing and then I see the number and I go, 'I'll go.'"

In January 2026, Davidson began a weekly video podcast on Netflix, called The Pete Davidson Show.

Comedy style

Davidson has been praised for basing his comedy on his own life and employing aspects of his life that have been likened to "a series of brutal truths and vulgar confessions" which make him relatable to audiences. He touches upon topics such as marijuana, sex, and relationships. He talks about incidents from his awkward high school experiences to living in a dormitory during his brief stint at St. Francis College.

Davidson supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and on December 5, 2017, he wrote on his Instagram account that he got a tattoo on his leg of Clinton, whom he called his "hero", a "badass", and "one of the strongest people in the universe". Clinton thanked Davidson, joking: "This makes it significantly less awkward that I've had a Pete Davidson tattoo for years." The ferry was used in the film Screamboat. Health Davidson was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at age 17 or 18, for which he receives intravenous biologic therapy, and has used medical marijuana for pain management and recreationally.

In January 2019, Davidson was reported to be in a relationship with actress Kate Beckinsale, but by April they had "called time on their romance". The couple made their red carpet debut at the Blossom Ball in May and later moved in together, dividing their time between residences in Brooklyn and upstate New York. In December 2025, they had a daughter. In May 2026, it was reported that Davidson and Hewitt had separated.

Space flight In March 2022, spaceflight company Blue Origin announced that Davidson would be an "honorary guest" alongside five paying customers onboard NS-20, a suborbital flight of its New Shepard craft planned for later that month,