Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres. Peele started his career in sketch comedy before transitioning his career as a writer and director of psychological horror and satirical films. In 2017, Peele was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

Peele's breakout role came in 2003, when he was hired as a cast member on the Fox sketch comedy series Mad TV, where he spent five seasons, leaving the show in 2008. In the following years, he and his frequent Mad TV collaborator, Keegan-Michael Key, created and starred in their own Comedy Central sketch comedy series Key & Peele (2012–2015). The series was critically acclaimed, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. The two wrote, produced, and starred in the comedy film Keanu (2016) and appeared in various projects since.

His 2017 directorial debut, the horror film Get Out, was a critical and box office success, for which he received numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, along with nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. Critics have frequently named Get Out as one of the best films of the 21st century. He received another Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for producing Spike Lee's drama BlacKkKlansman (2018). He directed, wrote, and produced the acclaimed films Us (2019) and Nope (2022). He founded the film and television production company Monkeypaw Productions in 2012. He wrote and produced Candyman (2021), and Wendell and Wild (2022).

Peele has also voice acted in the animated films Storks (2016), Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) and Toy Story 4 (2019), as well as in the adult animated sitcom Big Mouth (2017–present). He co-created the TBS comedy series The Last O.G. (2018–2022) and the YouTube Premium comedy series Weird City (2019). He also served as the host and producer of the CBS All Access revival of the anthology series The Twilight Zone (2019–2020).

Jordan Peele è nato a New York ed è stato cresciuto dalla madre single nell'Upper West Side di Manhattan. Si è diplomato alla Calhoun School nell'Upper West Side di Manhattan e ha frequentato il Sarah Lawrence College. Dopo due anni, Peele ha abbandonato gli studi per formare un duo comico con la sua compagna di stanza al college e futura autrice di Key & Peele, Rebecca Drysdale. Dal 2016 è sposato con la comica Chelsea Peretti. Nel 2018 ha vinto il suo primo Oscar per aver scritto il suo debutto alla regia, Get Out.

Jordan Peele asistió a la Escuela de Computación en I.S. 44 para la Escuela Secundaria y luego asistió a la Escuela Calhoun para la escuela secundaria, graduándose en 1997. Luego asistió al Sarah Lawrence College como miembro de la clase de 2001. Su madre es blanca y su padre es negro. Jordan ha estado saliendo con la comediante Chelsea Peretti desde 2013.