Nathan Harris Corddry (born September 8, 1977) is an American actor and comedian best known for his roles as Adam Branch on ''
Harry's Law'' and for his role as Gabriel in the first two seasons of ''
Mom
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''. He has also guest starred on series such as ''
Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', ''
The Daily Show'', ''
United States of Tara'', ''
30 Rock
''30 Rock'' is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', takes ...
'', and ''
New Girl''. He also played Private First-Class Loudmouth in the HBO miniseries ''
The Pacific
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''. In 2019, Corddry has played engineer Larry Wilson in the
Apple TV+ original
science fiction space
drama series
''For All Mankind''. In 2021, Corddry has a recurring role in the
TV adaptation of ''Paper Girls'' playing Larry Radakowski.
Life and career
Corddry was born in
Weymouth, Massachusetts, to Robin (née Sullivan) and Steven Corddry, who was a
Massachusetts Port Authority official. After graduating from
Weymouth High School in 1995, he went to
Colby-Sawyer College, where he majored in Communications.
On October 4, 2005, Nate joined
The Daily Show as a correspondent. Nate and Rob appeared together in various pieces on the show, including a segment called "Brother vs. Brother" on February 21, 2006. In this segment they formally debated each other on the issue of
Big Brother
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* Big Brother (''Nineteen Eighty-Four''), a character from George Orwell's novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''
** Authoritarian personality, any omnipresent figure representing oppressive control
** Big Brother Awards, a sat ...
, but their debate quickly turned into immature name-calling, cheap shots by Rob, and an inevitable breaking up of the fight by Jon Stewart.
Corddry also appeared on ''
Guiding Light
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''. In 2005, he appeared in a television commercial for
Radio Shack. He has also done commercial work for
Coors Brewing Company,
Verizon Communications,
Xbox,
Dunkin' Donuts
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, and NYCremembers.org.
Corddry trained at the
Williamstown Theater Festival
The Williamstown Theatre Festival is a resident summer theater on the campus of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1954 by Williams College news director Ralph Renzi and drama program chairman David C. Bryant. I ...
, and recently spent almost a year traveling on the road as an actor in the
Broadway touring production of
The Graduate.
In 2006, Corddry was cast in the
Aaron Sorkin comedy-drama series ''
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'' alongside Matthew Perry and Amanda Peet, which began airing in September 2006 and was canceled in May 2007. The show was a weekly drama set behind the scenes of a fictitious ''
Saturday Night Live''-esque television program called ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip''. Corddry played a character named
Tom Jeter who was a writer and performer for the
show-within-a-show.
Corddry played the recurring role of Gene Stuart on the
Showtime series ''
The United States of Tara''. He played the Chief of Staff in the live-action film version of ''
Yogi Bear'', released 17 December 2010. He co-starred in the legal comedy-drama series ''
Harry's Law'' which was cancelled after its second season. Corddry voice-acted "Zed" in the
Disney XD series ''
Tron: Uprising''.
In February 2014, Nate Corddry and his brother were featured alongside ''
Breaking Bad
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'' actor
Matt L. Jones
Matt may refer to:
*Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt
*In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance)
*Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...
in the
CollegeHumor-produced video for the
Guided by Voices single, "Planet Score".
In 2020, Corddry appeared as a guest on the ''
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'' marathon fundraiser episode of ''
The George Lucas Talk Show.''
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
*
Nathan Corddry at Colby-Sawyer CollegeThe Daily Show Correspondents: Nate Corddry
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1977 births
21st-century American male actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
American television personalities
Male television personalities
Living people
Male actors from Massachusetts
People from Weymouth, Massachusetts
Colby–Sawyer College alumni
Comedians from Massachusetts