Josh Gad made his debut in the 2002 film ‘Mary and Joe’ directed by John R. Hamilton. In 2005, he made his first television appearance in the "Here and There" episode of the American medical drama television series ‘ER.’ He next starred as Mark in the 2007 romantic comedy film ‘Watching the Detectives’ directed by Paul Soter. That same year, he joined the main cast of the American sitcom ‘Back to You.’ He played the role of ‘Ryan Church’ and remained a part of the series until it went off-air in 2008. Gad went on to star in television series and shows like ‘American Dad!’ (2008), ‘Numb3rs’ (2008, 2009), ‘Party Down’ (2009), ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ (2009-2011), ‘Bored to Death’ (2010), ‘The Cleveland Show’ (2011), ‘Good Vibes’ (2011), and ‘1600 Penn’ (2012-2013).Â
He portrayed ‘Steve Wozniak’ in the 2013 biographical drama film ‘Jobs’ directed by Joshua Michael Stern. The film opened to mixed reviews and was a moderate success at the box office. That same year, he also voiced the character ‘Olaf’ in the computer-animated musical fantasy film ‘Frozen.’ The movie earned praise from critics and was a phenomenal box office success, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time. He next acted in ‘Wish I Was Here’ (2014), ‘Pixels’ (2015), ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ (2016), ‘A Dog's Purpose’ (2017), ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ (2017), and ‘Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.’ (2018). In 2019, he returned to voice ‘Olaf’ in ‘Frozen 2,’ the sequel to the 2013 film ‘Frozen.’ The film saw mostly positive reviews with critics praising its craftsmanship, delivery, and themes. ‘Frozen 2’ was also a massive box office hit and went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of all time.Â
In the 2021 supernatural comedy film ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife,’ directed by Jason Reitman, Gad voiced the character ‘Muncher.’ The film received mixed response from critics who praised its direction and nostalgic tone but criticized the screenplay. He will be next seen in the action comedy film ‘Snow Ponies,’ directed by Darrin Prescott.