Chris Sullivan (actor)

Chris Sullivan (born July 19, 1980) is an American actor and musician. He currently stars as Toby Damon 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.

For other people with the same name, see Christopher Sullivan.

Chris Sullivan
Sullivan at the 2017
Heroes and Villains Fan Fest
Born (1980-07-19) July 19, 1980
Palm Springs, California
Alma materLoyola Marymount University (BFA Theatre Arts 2002)[1][2]
OccupationActor, musician[3]
Years active2002–present
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[4]
TelevisionThe Knick, This Is Us
Spouse(s)Rachel Sullivan
Websitesullynyc.com

He first gained attention for his portrayal of Tom Cleary on the Cinemax drama The Knick.[3][5][6][7] 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, 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]

Personal life

Sullivan was born at the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California.[12] He is married to producer Rachel Sullivan. Their son, Bear Maxwell, was born in July 2020.[13]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008North StarrSprit
SugarLoud CookShort film
2012Death and the Red DressSmitty
2014The DropJimmy
2016MorganDr. Darren Finch
ImperiumAndrew Blackwell
Live by NightBrendan Loomis
2017Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Taserface
2019Adopt a HighwayOrankle
I Trapped the DevilThe Man

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Pleading GuiltyRashTelevision film[14]
2011Weekends at BellevueOfficer Mike
2012A Gifted ManBikerEpisode: "In Case of a Bolt from the Blue"
2013ElementaryTodd ClarkeEpisode: "The Red Team"
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitEddy GaltinEpisode: "Monster's Legacy"
The AmericansAssassinEpisode: "Mutually Assured Destruction"
2014The Normal HeartMike the TechTelevision film
Peter Pan Live!NoodlerTelevision film
Where's This Party?Tristan BarlowWeb series; 1 episode
2014–2015The KnickTom ClearyMain role; 19 episodes
2016Stranger ThingsBenny Hammond2 episodes
2016–presentThis Is UsToby DamonMain role
2017Curb Your EnthusiasmHusband #1Episode: "Fatwa!"
2018CampingJoe8 episodes
2019The Good FightJudge Dash ToosiEpisode: "The One About the End of the World"
AmphibiaGunther, Teddy (voice)2 episodes
Where's WaldoSanta Claus (voice)Episode: "A Wanderer Christmas"

Stage
YearTitleRole TheatreNotes
2010–2011LombardiJim Taylor Circle in the Square TheatreOriginal
2011–2012ChicagoAmos Hart Ambassador TheatreReplacement
2012–2013Nice Work If You Can Get ItDuke Mahoney Imperial Theatre Original
2016HadestownHermes New York Theatre Workshop

Source:[15]

References
  1. "Outcomes: Chris Sullivan". Loyola Marymount University. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  2. "Chris Sullivan". LinkedIn. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  3. Radish, Christina (October 10, 2014). "Chris Sullivan Talks THE KNICK, How He Views Tom Cleary, the Uniform, His Folk Band, and More". Collider. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  4. "Chris Sullivan". IMDbPro. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  5. Hinds, Julie (October 10, 2015). "The best show you're not watching is 'The Knick'". Detroit Free Press. Gannett. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  6. Eramo, Steve (September 5, 2014). "Survival Instinct: Interview with The Knick's Chris Sullivan". The Morton Report. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  7. "'The Knick' Starring Clive Owen & Directed by Steven Soderbergh to Premiere August 8 on Cinemax". TV by the Numbers. July 9, 2014. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  8. Zwecker, Bill (May 1, 2017). "'Guardians' star Chris Sullivan fondly recalls Chicago stage days". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  9. Artist Bio: Chris Sullivan, Goodman Theatre, May 2008, retrieved December 25, 2020
  10. Gans, Andrew (June 20, 2011). "Broadway's Chicago Welcomes Chris Sullivan June 20". Playbill. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  11. "Meet Chris Sullivan the Voice of the GEICO Camel 'Hump Day'". Kool 101.7. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  12. Lang, Derrick J.; Marlow, Jonny (photographer) (December 2020). "Born this Way". Palm Springs Life. Desert Publications, Inc. LXVII (4): 31. ISSN 0031-0425.
  13. "This Is Us Star Chris Sullivan and Wife Rachel Welcome Son Bear Maxwell". People.com. July 30, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  14. "Resume – Chris SullivaN". sullynyc.com. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  15. "Chris Sullivan | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved March 14, 2017.



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