7 Actors Who've Played Joe Biden on Screen, From Greg Kinnear to Alex Moffat (Photos) Kevin Nealon, "Saturday Night Live" (1991) • "Saturday Night Live" alum Kevin Nealon played Joe Biden in a 1991 sketch about his leadership of the Senate hearings over the confirmation of Clarence Thomas (Tim Meadows) to the Supreme Court. The senators (including one played by future real-life Sen. Al Franken) grill Thomas about his inability to score a date with sexual harassment accuser Anita Hill (Ellen Cleghorne). NBC Jason Sudeikis, "Saturday Night Live" (2008-2020) • Jason Sudeikis played Biden as Barack Obama's running mate and later as his vice president for eight years -- and then he returned in 2020 for sketches set during the Democratic primaries that portrayed the pol as, essentially, a harmless grandpa.