Christopher William Geere (born 18 March 1981) is an English actor. He is known for playing the lead role of Jimmy Shive-Overly in the FX and

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dark comedy series ''

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'' and Roger Clifford in the 2019 film '' Detective Pikachu''.

Career

Geere graduated from

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and began his career on stage opposite Dame

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’s ''All’s Well That Ends Well''. Geere portrayed the character of Music and Drama teacher Matt Wilding in the

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school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road''. In January 2009, just as the fourth series of ''Waterloo Road'' began airing, Geere said that he would not be returning for the fifth series. Geere broke out to American audiences as Jimmy Shive-Overly, one half of the toxic and self-destructive couple at the heart of Stephen Falk’s critically acclaimed comedy ''

'' for FX and

which received 4 Critic’s Choice nominations including Best Comedy. ''You're the Worst'' ran for five seasons from 2014 to 2019. In 2019 Geere joined the global Pokémon universe as Roger Clifford in

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live-action film ''

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'' alongside

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and

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. Geere recurred on ABC’s ''

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'' as Haley & then Alex’s love interest Professor Arvin Fennerman; as Joel, the well-meaning but hilariously toxic lead in BBC & Showtime’s dark comedic limited series, ''

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'', opposite Tom Riley and

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; Channel 4’s ''

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'' starring

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and

Aisling Bea Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984), known professionally as Aisling Bea ( ), is an Irish comedian, actor and writer. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series '' This Way Up'' on Channel 4. As a stand-up comedian, she ...

; ''

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'' with

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; and on ''

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'' as

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’s new roommate/love interest Jamie. After recurring in season 5, Geere joined the cast of ''

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'' as a series regular for their sixth and final season.

Personal life

Geere was born in

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. He married Jennifer Sawdon, a singer-songwriter and pianist, in 2010. Their son was born in 2012.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Geere, Chris 1981 births 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English male television actors Living people Male actors from Cambridgeshire People from Cambridge People from the City of Winchester