Chris Perfetti (born December 12, 1988) is an American actor. He currently portrays Jacob Hill on the

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comedy ''

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'', for which he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award. His other roles include Tim Fletch on the

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series ''Crossbones'' (2014), Brady on the

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series ''

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'' (2015), and Ben on

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series ''In the Dark'' (2020).

Early life and education

Chris Perfetti was born in

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. He was raised in

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, and attended

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. He is a graduate of the Conservatory of Theater at

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, where he was a classmate of

Micah Stock Micah Stock (born December 31, 1988) is a Tony Awards, Tony-nominated American actor best known for his roles in the Sundance breakout ''Brittany Runs a Marathon'', as Doug in Netflix’s ''Bonding (TV series), Bonding'' and as Kevin in the FX o ...

Career

Perfetti has appeared in ''

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'' by playwright Stephen Karam, playing the role of Charlie. For his work as Charlie, he received a

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for Best Debut Performance in an Off-Broadway play. Starting in December 2012, Perfetti played Bomber in the revival of ''

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'' by

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. Perfetti appeared as

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in '' The Tempest'' at the Delacorte Theater in the summer of 2015. He also appeared in the indie drama film '' The Surrogate'' and ''

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''. Perfetti is also known for starring in ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2012), the

series ''Crossbones'' (2014) as series regular Tim Fletch, and as the character Brady in the second season of the

show ''

'' (2015), and its subsequent series finale television film, '' Looking: The Movie'' (2016).

Work

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* http://www.chrisperfetti.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perfetti, Chris American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Living people State University of New York at Purchase alumni Theatre World Award winners 1988 births 21st-century American male actors