Seth Rogen's Real Name: Seth Aaron Rogen

Quick answer: Seth Rogen's full name is Seth Aaron Rogen. The Canadian Encyclopedia and Biography.com both give that name, and the Library of Congress records the same birth date: April 15, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia. He broke through in Knocked Up and Superbad (both 2007), and in 2025 he won four Emmy Awards for The Studio (Canadian Encyclopedia; Britannica).

Real name and early life

Biography.com names his parents as Sandy and Mark Rogen. His Canadian mother was a social worker, and his American-born father worked for nonprofits, which is why Rogen holds both Canadian and U.S. citizenship. He grew up in Vancouver with his older sister, Dayna. The Canadian Encyclopedia says the family is of Russian-Jewish heritage and that he attended Talmud Torah elementary school and Point Grey Secondary School. At 12 he met his future writing partner, Evan Goldberg, in bar mitzvah class.

He started stand-up in Vancouver clubs at 13 and came second in the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest at 16. At Point Grey he was on an improv team with Nathan Fielder. Britannica says he was then cast as the sardonic Ken in Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), and Apatow later hired him to act and write on Undeclared. He and Goldberg went on to write for Da Ali G Show.

Career highlights

After small parts in Anchorman and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Rogen starred in Apatow's Knocked Up (2007), which grossed more than $200 million worldwide. Superbad (2007), which he and Goldberg first wrote as teenagers, came next, followed by Pineapple Express (2008) with James Franco. He went on to Funny People, The Green Hornet, 50/50, and The Guilt Trip (2012), opposite Barbra Streisand. In 2013 he and Goldberg co-directed This Is the End, followed by The Interview (2014), which Sony pulled before Christmas after a hack and threats, then released on a small scale.

Later work includes Steve Wozniak in Steve Jobs (2015), Sausage Party (2016), The Disaster Artist (2017), Like Father (2018) with Kristen Bell, Pumbaa in The Lion King (2019), and The Fabelmans (2022). He co-created and stars in The Studio (2025–). Britannica says his four Emmys for acting, producing, writing, and directing tied a record for most wins.

He married writer-director Lauren Miller in 2011. The couple founded Hilarity for Charity to raise Alzheimer's awareness, and he testified to a U.S. Senate subcommittee in 2014. He also co-owns the cannabis brand Houseplant and is a keen potter.

Name notes for searchers

Seth is his first name, Aaron his middle name, and Rogen his family surname. He has always worked as Seth Rogen. His wife has used the name Lauren Miller Rogen.