Chris Sullivan (actor)
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Chris Sullivan (actor)
| Born | July 19, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University(BFATheatre Arts |
| Occupation | Actor, musician[3] |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[4] |
| Television | The Knick,This Is Us |
| Rachel Sullivan | |
| Website |
Chris Sullivan (born July 19, 1980) is an American actor and musician. He currently stars as Toby on the NBC drama This Is Us. For this role, Sullivan was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2019.
He has starred in single episodes of various TV series: A Gifted Man (2012), Elementary, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and The Americans (2013).[4]
He also played Sprit in the 2008 Sundance Film Festival nominated movie North Starr, and appeared in such films as The Normal Heart and The Drop (2014), the latter with The Knick co-star Jeremy Bobb.[4]
Much of Sullivan's early stage experience came in Chicago, where he received improv training at the iO Theater.[8] Among his Chicago stage experiences were in the cast of Defending the Caveman at the Lakeshore Theater and the cast of The Ballad of Emmett Till at the Goodman Theatre.[9] After appearing in the original Broadway cast of Lombardi, Sullivan joined the long-running revival of Chicago in 2011.[10]
Sullivan has done voice-over work. He provided the voice for the camel in the popular "Hump Day" ad by the American auto insurance company GEICO.[11]
| Born | July 19, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University(BFATheatre Arts |
| Occupation | Actor, musician[3] |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[4] |
| Television | The Knick,This Is Us |
| Rachel Sullivan | |
| Website |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | North Starr | Sprit | |
| 2008 | Sugar | Loud Cook | Short film |
| 2012 | Death and the Red Dress | Smitty | Short film |
| 2014 | The Drop | Jimmy | |
| 2016 | Morgan | Dr. Darren Finch | |
| 2016 | Imperium | Andrew Blackwell | |
| 2016 | Live by Night | Brendan Loomis | |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Taserface | |
| 2019 | Adopt a Highway | Orankle | |
| 2019 | I Trapped the Devil | The Man |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pleading Guilty | Rash | Television film[12] |
| 2011 | Weekends at Bellevue | Officer Mike | Television film[12] |
| 2012 | A Gifted Man | Biker | Episode: "In Case of a Bolt from the Blue" |
| 2013 | Elementary | Todd Clarke | Episode: "The Red Team" |
| 2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Eddy Galtin | Episode: "Monster's Legacy" |
| 2013 | The Americans | Assassin | Episode: "Mutually Assured Destruction" |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | Mike the Tech | Television film |
| 2014 | Peter Pan Live! | Noodler | Television film |
| 2014 | Where's This Party? | Tristan Barlow | Web series; 1 episode |
| 2014–2015 | The Knick | Tom Cleary | Main role; 19 episodes |
| 2016 | Stranger Things | Benny Hammond | 2 episodes |
| 2016–present | This Is Us | Toby Damon | Main role |
| 2017 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Husband #1 | Episode: "Fatwa!" |
| 2018 | Camping | Joe | 8 episodes |
| 2019 | The Good Fight | Judge Dash Toosi | Episode: "The One About the End of the World" |
| 2019 | Amphibia | Gunther (voice) | TBA |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | Lombardi | Jim Taylor | Circle in the Square Theatre | Original |
| 2011–2012 | Chicago | Amos Hart | Ambassador Theatre | Replacement |
| 2012–2013 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Duke Mahoney | Imperial Theatre | Original |
| 2016 | Hadestown | Hermes | New York Theatre Workshop | Original |
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