Chris Sullivan (born July 19, 1980) is an American actor and musician. He starred on the
NBC
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drama ''
This Is Us
''This Is Us'' is an American family drama television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in several different time frames. It s ...
'', for which he received two
Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Career
Much of Sullivan's early stage experience came in Chicago, where he received improv training at the
iO Theater. 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
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. After appearing in the original Broadway cast of ''
Lombardi'', Sullivan joined the long-running revival of ''
Chicago
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'' in 2011.
He first gained attention for his portrayal of Tom Cleary on the
Cinemax
Cinemax is an American pay television, cable, and satellite television network owned by the Home Box Office, Inc. subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Developed as a companion "maxi-pay" service complementing the offerings shown on parent ...
drama ''
The Knick''.
He also played
Taserface in ''
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' and Benny Hammond in ''
Stranger Things.''
He has starred in single episodes of various TV series: ''
A Gifted Man'' (2012), ''
Elementary
Elementary may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* ''Elementary'' (Cindy Morgan album), 2001
* ''Elementary'' (The End album), 2007
* ''Elementary'', a Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin album, 1977
Other uses in arts, entertainment, a ...
'', ''
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and ''
The Americans
''The Americans'' is an American period spy drama television series created by Joe Weisberg that aired on the FX television network for six seasons from January 30, 2013, to May 30, 2018. Weisberg and Joel Fields also serve as showrunners a ...
'' (2013).
He also played Sprit in the
2008 Sundance Film Festival
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Fil ...
nominated movie ''
North Starr'', and appeared in such films as ''
The Normal Heart
''The Normal Heart'' is a largely autobiographical play by Larry Kramer.
It focuses on the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of writer/activist Ned Weeks, the gay founder of a pro ...
'' and ''
The Drop'' (2014), the latter with ''The Knick'' co-star
Jeremy Bobb.
From 2016-2022, Sullivan starred as Toby Damon on ''
This Is Us
''This Is Us'' is an American family drama television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in several different time frames. It s ...
''. For this role, Sullivan has received two nominations for the
.
Sullivan has done
voice-over
Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique where a voice—that is not part of the narrative (non- diegetic)—is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentation ...
work. He provided the voice for the camel in the popular
"Hump Day" ad by the American auto insurance company
GEICO.
In March 2022, Sullivan was set to lead comedy pilot ''The Son In Law'' at ABC.
Personal life
He is married to producer Rachel Sullivan. Their son was born on July 28, 2020
and their daughter was born in October 2022.
Filmography
Film
Television
Stage
Source:
Video games
References
External links
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Living people
American male television actors
1980 births
American male voice actors
Actors from Palm Springs, California
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