Chris Perfetti (born December 12, 1988) is an American actor. , he portrays Jacob Hill on the ABC comedy Abbott Elementary, for which he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award and won a Screen Actors Guild Award. His other roles include Tim Fletch on the NBC series Crossbones (2014), Brady on the HBO series Looking (2015), and Ben on The CW series In the Dark (2020).
Early life and education Chris Perfetti was born in Rochester, New York. He is of Italian descent. He was raised in Webster, New York, and attended Webster Schroeder High School. He is a graduate of the Conservatory of Theater at the State University of New York at Purchase, where he was a classmate of Micah Stock and Zoe Kravitz.
Career Perfetti has appeared in Sons of the Prophet by playwright Stephen Karam, playing the role of Charlie.Interview with Chris Perfetti For his work as Charlie, he received a Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance in an Off-Broadway play. Starting in December 2012, Perfetti played Bomber in the revival of Picnic by William Inge. Perfetti appeared as Ariel in The Tempest at the Delacorte Theater in the summer of 2015. He also appeared in the indie drama film The Surrogate and Minyan.
Perfetti is also known for starring in Submissions Only (2010), Next Caller (2012), the NBC series Crossbones (2014) as series regular Tim Fletch, and as the character Brady in the second season of the HBO show Looking (2015), and its subsequent series finale television film, Looking: The Movie (2016).
Personal life In a speech at the 2026 GLAAD Awards, Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson revealed that Perfetti proudly told her he is gay while she was getting his thoughts on his character in the show being gay.https://x.com/Variety/status/2029962909376491738
Work
Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2019 Please Come with Me Patrick 2019 Sound of Metal Harlan 2020 Minyan Eric 2020 The Surrogate Josh 2021 The Virtuoso The Motel Clerk 2023The Anne Frank Gift Shop Ben Short film 2025 Twinless George
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2012Submissions OnlyParty GoerEpisode: "Woof!"2012–2013Next CallerCody5 episodes2014CrossbonesTim Fletch9 episodes2015LookingBrady4 episodes2016Blue BloodsADA Elliot PinskyEpisode: "Help Me, Help You"2016Looking: The MovieBradyTelevision film2016The Night OfLawyer / Cooper3 episodes2018GothamCosmo KrankEpisode: "A Dark Knight: Pieces of a Broken Mirror"2018BullADA Frank RussoEpisode: "But for the Grace"2019What We Do in the ShadowsKyleEpisode: "City Council"2020In the DarkBenRecurring role; 11 episodes2021BondingPatrickEpisode: "Threesomes"2021The ResidentPhillip Bondman3 episodes2021–presentAbbott Elementary Jacob HillMain role2025It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaEpisode: "The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary"2026DTF St. LouisKevin Van Der Lonse / "Tiger Tiger"2 episodes
Theatre YearTitleRoleVenue2011Sons of the ProphetCharlesLaura Pels Theatre2015The TempestArielDelacorte Theatre2015Cloud NineBetty/EdwardLinda Gross Theatre2017EverybodyPerformerSignature Theatre2017Six Degrees of SeparationTrentEthel Barrymore Theatre2018The Low RoadJim TrewittPublic Theater2019Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow MoscowMashaRobert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space2022King JamesMattSteppenwolf Theatre2023Inherit the WindE.K. HornbeckPasadena PlayhouseSee Alfred Molina, John Douglas Thompson & Chris Perfetti in INHERIT THE WIND at Pasadena Playhouse2025Good SexActorPowerhouse: InternationalElliot Page, Constance Wu, Brandon Flynn Will Explore ‘Good Sex’ in Experimental Off Broadway Play (EXCLUSIVE)
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Category Title Work 2012Theatre World AwardOutstanding Debut PerformanceSons of the Prophet2020Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Featured Actor in a PlayMoscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow 2022 Peabody Award Entertainment Abbott Elementary 2023 Critics' Choice Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2024 2025 Critics' Choice Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series “Nominations announced for the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards hosted by Chelsea Handler,” Critics Choice Association, December 5, 2025.
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