Michael Craig Judge (born October 17, 1962) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the creator of the animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–1997, 2011, 2022–present). He is also the co-creator of the television series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present), The Goode Family (2009), Silicon Valley (2014–2019), Common Side Effects (2025–) and Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus (2017–2018). He wrote and directed the films Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996), Office Space (1999), Idiocracy (2006), and Extract (2009), and co-wrote the film Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022).

Judge was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied physics. After losing interest in a science career, Judge focused on animation and short films. His animated short film Frog Baseball was developed into the successful MTV series Beavis and Butt-Head and the spin-off Daria (in which Judge was not involved).

In 1995, Judge and former Simpsons writer Greg Daniels developed King of the Hill, which debuted on Fox in 1997 and quickly became popular with critics and audiences. It ran for 13 seasons and became one of the longest-running American animated series. During the show's run, Judge took a break to write and direct Office Space, Idiocracy, and Extract. When King of the Hill ended, Judge created his third show, The Goode Family on ABC, which received mixed reviews and was canceled after 13 episodes. After a four-year hiatus, he created his fourth show, the live-action Silicon Valley for HBO, which received critical acclaim. In 2017, Judge's fourth animated series, the musical Tales from the Tour Bus, debuted on Cinemax and received acclaim.

Judge has received a Primetime Emmy Award, two Annie Awards for King of the Hill, two Critics' Choice Awards, and two Satellite Awards for Silicon Valley.