TurboTax commercial cast: Meet the stars of the latest ads

TurboTax is famous for pulling all the stops when it comes to commercials, whether it is having ads in the Super Bowl or coming up with unique, creative, and entertaining adverts. 

However, the personalities in the adverts are just as vital, and one of the top reasons why the company’s commercials are creating a buzz. 

So, who are these TurboTax commercial cast members? Below is a detailed look at the top stars who have featured in the company’s most recent ads. 

1. Issa Rae 

Issa Rae appeared in the TurboTax Super Bowl 2025 commercial.
Issa Rae appeared in the TurboTax Super Bowl 2025 commercial. Image: Instagram/@issarae

Issa Rae (full name: Jo-Issa Rae Diop) is an American actress, writer, and producer. She is one of the top TurboTax commercial cast members, famous for appearing in the TurboTax Super Bowl 2025 commercial, Now Taxes are So Sweet. 

Besides TurboTax, she has also appeared in several other commercials for brands like Max, MasterClass, Max, CoverGirl, and Shipt. She also featured in a 2020 advert for Power the Polls. 

Issa Rae is also a successful actor who has appeared in several movies and TV shows, including: 

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show
  • Insecure
  • The Number
  • The Misadventures of an Awkward Black Girl
  • The Hate U Give
  • Little 

Rae also has numerous producer and writing credits, in addition to appearing in several music videos. On top of that, she is a published author, famous for the New York Times bestseller The Misadventures of an Awkward Black Girl. 

2. Rob Gronkowski

Rob Gronkowski is a former NFL football player who has featured in several commercials.
Rob Gronkowski is a former NFL football player who has featured in several commercials. Image: X/@RobGronkowski

Rob Gronkowski is another famous star to have featured in TurboTax commercials. The former professional football legend appeared in the company’s Super Bowl 2025 advert, Tax Season

Gronkowski has also featured in several other commercials, including: 

  • Pizza Hut Ultimate Hot Bundle Super Bowl 2025 commercial. 
  • Bounty’s “Everyone’s Wingman” Super Bowl 2025 commercial. 
  • Candy Crush Saga All-Stars Tournament “Play With Friends”
  • FanDuel Sportsbook Super Bowl 2024 commercial.

The former footballer has also appeared in print, TV, and online commercials for other brands like USAA, T-Mobile, Monster Energy, Lyft, Cheerios, Nike, Dunkin’ Donuts, SixStar Pro, Mobile Strike, Subway, JetBlue, and others. 

Besides commercials, Gronkowski has also appeared in several films and TV shows, including Big Brother, Entourage, American Violence, The Clapper, Boss Level, The Masked Singer, and The Instigators. 

In addition, he has been featured on the cover of several magazines, including GQ, Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Body Issue, ESPN The Magazine, and Muscle & Fitness. He was also the cover model for the EA Sports game, Madden NFL 17. 

3. Charissa Thompson 

Charissa Thompson is a Fox Sports TV host.
Charissa Thompson is a Fox Sports TV host. Image: X/@CharissaT

Charissa Thompson is an American TV host and sports commentator who works for Fox Sports. She is also another one of the TurboTax commercial cast members, who appeared in the 2025 Super Bowl commercial alongside Rob Gronkowski. 

In addition to TurboTax, Thompson has also been in other notable commercials, like: 

  • State Farm’s “Game Break” with Caitlin Clark 
  • Tubi’s “The Streaming MVP”
  • CDC’s “COVID-19: Fox Sports: Back to Work”
  • FOX Bet Super 6 “Play NFL Sunday Challenge for Chance To Win Terry’s Money” 

Thompson has also appeared in adverts for several other brands, including Angel Soft, Wendy’s, AT&T, IBM Watson, Mercedes-Benz, and Peloton. 

She also has a few acting credits, having appeared in The Dreamer III, Extra, Famous in Love, and Nashville. 

4. Koby Brea

Koby Brea plays for the Phoenix Suns in the NBA
Koby Brea plays for the Phoenix Suns in the NBA. Image: X/@kobybrea

Koby Brea is a professional American basketball player who plays as a shooting guard for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also one of the top TurboTax commercial cast members. 

The NBA player featured in TurboTax’s ‘March Madness: Taxes Are Tough‘ commercial in March 2025. He also appeared in the UK Federal Credit Union Super Bowl 2025 ad alongside Ryan Lemond and Matt Jones. 

As a professional athlete, Brea has sponsorship and endorsement deals with various brands. Some of the most notable brands he has partnered with include New Balance, Club Blue, CareSource, Dayton NIL Store, Learn to Earn Dayton, and Premier Health Ohio. 

5. Clara Strack 

Clara Strack plays for the University of Kentucky's NCAA Division 1 basketball team.
Clara Strack plays for the University of Kentucky’s NCAA Division 1 basketball team. Image: X/@ClaraStrack

Clara Strack is a college basketball player who plays for the University of Kentucky’s Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA Division 1. She featured in TurboTax’s March Madness commercial alongside Koby Brea. 

Besides the TurboTax commercial, Clara Strack also has a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deal with Celsius, a sports energy drink brand, which she promotes on her social media accounts

 6. Adam DeVine 

Adam DeVine is an actor and comedian who is best known for his role in the film Pitch Perfect.
Adam DeVine is an actor and comedian who is best known for his role in the film Pitch Perfect. Image: Instagram/@mercedesnatalia

Adam Devine is an American actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and singer. He is one of the most famous TurboTax commercial cast members. 

He starred in TurboTax’s ‘Tax Break-Up’ commercial in 2024. However, the advert drew backlash from tax professionals for encouraging people to break up with their tax preparers in favor of TurboTax’s platform. 

DeVine has appeared in several other commercials, including the Cirkul Super Bowl 2025 ad and a 2025 advert for Major League Baseball. He has also featured in advertisements for other brands like Allstate, Taco Bell, Best Buy, Dell, Intel, Captain Morgan, and Electronic Arts. 

Adam DeVine is also a successful actor and is famous for his role in the Pitch Perfect franchise. He is also a co-creator and one of the stars of the Comedy Central TV shows Adam DeVine’s House Party and Workaholics. 

His other acting credits include roles in films and TV shows like The Intern, Game Over, The Final Girls, When We First Met, The Out-Laws, Fixed, Arrested Development, Modern Family, The Righteous Gemstones, and The Freak Brothers. 

7. Quinta Brunson 

Quinta Brunson from Abbott Elementary starred in TurboTax Super Bowl 2024 commercial.
Quinta Brunson from Abbott Elementary starred in the TurboTax Super Bowl 2024 commercial. Image: X/@mefeater

Quinta Brunson is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She featured in the TurboTax Super Bowl 2024 commercial ‘The TurboTax Super Bowl File.’ 

She also appeared in other 2024 TurboTax commercials, including ‘Quinta Brunson’s Moves’ and ‘Super Bowl File Post-Game’. Besides TurboTax, she has appeared in ads for other brands, including Olay and Hulu+ Live TV. 

Quinta Brunson is another one of the TurboTax commercial cast members with a successful acting career. She is famous for her role in the ABC comedy series Abbot Elementary, in which she is also the creator, co-writer, and executive producer. 

Brunson, who is a two-time Emmy award-winning actress, has also appeared in several other films and TV shows, including Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, As of Yet, Single Parents, iZombie, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Miracle Workers, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. s 

8. Marissa Rivera 

Marissa Rivera was in the infamous TurboTax ad 'Tax Break-Up' with Adam DeVine.
Marissa Rivera was in the infamous TurboTax ad ‘Tax Break-Up’ with Adam DeVine. Image: X/@themarissarivera

Marissa Rivera is a Puerto Rican actress and another recent star of the TurboTax commercials. She appeared in the controversial TurboTax commercial ‘This is a Tax Break UP’ alongside Adam DeVine. 

Rivera has also featured in commercials for other brands, including CarMax, Capital One Shopping (alongside Samuel L. Jackson), and State Farm (alongside Charissa Thompson and Caitlin Clark). 

Besides commercials, Rivera has an impressive acting profile, having appeared in several films and TV shows, including Lucifer, 9-1-1, Read the Room, Good Trouble, Join Meeting, The Mortuary Collection, Happy Ending, You’re Missing, Infinititty Comedy, and Banish’d. 

9. Lola Paja 

Lola Paja has appeared in two commercials for TurboTax so far.
Lola Paja has appeared in two commercials for TurboTax so far. Image: Facebook/@Lola Paja

Lola Paja is another TurboTax cast member who is also an actress. She featured in TurboTax’s 2024 commercial ‘Boss Mom’. 

Paja also featured in an older (2017) TurboTax commercial, ‘The Exercise Program’, alongside DJ Khaled. She has also appeared in ads for other brands like DIRECTTV, TD Ameritrade, Zulily, KFC, SimpliSafe (Super Bowl 2019), Apple, McDonald’s, and Foodora.

Besides commercials, Lola Paja has appeared in films and TV shows like 9-1-1: Lone Star, Absolute Dominion, Maggie, Roar, For All Mankind, VHS Violence, and Three Days to Vegas. 

She also featured in the Kate Perry 2020 Small Talk music video and has written, produced, and starred in a 2020 short film, Best Life

10. Fumi Suzuki 

TurboTax cast member Fumi Suzuki is also an artist known for creating sculptures.
TurboTax cast member Fumi Suzuki is also an artist known for creating sculptures. Image: Instagram/@fumitravelbaby

Fumi Suzuki is a Japanese actor based in Los Angeles, United States. She starred in a recent TurboTax commercial, ‘Now Taxes is No Sweat. 

Suzuki has not appeared in other commercials and seems to have no acting credits in films or TV shows.. However, going by her social media accounts, she is also an artist who often creates sculptures based on her son’s drawings

11. Nicole Richie 

Nicole Richie is an American actress and fashion designer best known for her role in the reality TV show The Simple Life.
Nicole Richie is an American actress and fashion designer best known for her role in the reality TV show The Simple Life. Image: Facebook/@Nicole Richie

Nicole Richie is an American actress, fashion designer, and media personality. She is also another one of the top TurboTax commercial cast members, having featured in the company’s ‘If you’re a busy bee’ ad

Richie has also appeared in a few other commercials for brands like Discovery+, QVC, Google Home, Birchbox, and UNICEF. 

On top of that, she is a successful actress, primarily famous for appearing in the reality TV show The Simple Life alongside Paris Hilton. 

Her other acting credits include films and TV shows like Eve, Rock Me Baby, Chuck, Great News, Grace and Frankie, Bless This Mess, and Summer Camp. 

Besides acting, Nicole Richie has also featured in several music videos and appeared as a TV personality in shows like America’s Next Top Model, Project Runway, Fashion Star, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Lip Sync Battle, Barely Famous, Six Feet Under, Making the Cut, and Nikki Fre$h.  

12. Wilma Rivera 

Wilma Rivera was featured in a TurboTax advertisement in Spanish.
Wilma Rivera was featured in a TurboTax advertisement in Spanish. Image: Facebook/@Wilma Rivera

Wilma Rivera is a Puerto Rican and Cuban model, actress, writer, and producer residing in Los Angeles, United States. She featured in a Spanish TurboTax commercial, ‘Haz que tus logros cuenten’, in 2024. 

Rivera has also appeared in other commercials for brands like Crowley Auto Sales and JCPenney. 

She also has several acting credits in films and TV series like Alien Apocalypse, Dead Ringers, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Ana Adore, Room for 3, Pearl: The Assassin, Fowl Play, Pigskins, and Knight and Day. 

On top of that, Rivera has written, produced, and starred in the 2018 comedy TV show, The Elevator. 

13. Stephen Farrelly

Stephen Farrelly is a professional wrestler in the WWE, best known by his stage name, Sheamus.
Stephen Farrelly is a professional wrestler in the WWE, best known by his stage name, Sheamus. Image: Facebook/@Sheamus

You might know Stephen Farrelly as the professional wrestler Sheamus from WWE. However, he is also one of the TurboTax commercial cast members. 

The WWE superstar starred in a TurboTax ad ‘Now THIS is taxes, fella‘ in February 2025. He has also featured in commercial campaigns for several other brands, including Mountain Dew, Aires Tech, Liverpool Football Club, Cricket Wireless, Snickers, and Major League Soccer. 

Besides acting, Farrelly has an extensive portfolio, with acting credits from films and TV shows like Will Sliney’s Storytellers, NCIS: Los Angeles, Ride Along, Atone, Buddy Games, Once Upon a Time in Dublin, and several WWE shows. 

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