Chris Sullivan (born July 19, 1980) is an American actor and musician. He starred on Cinemax's The Knick as Tom Cleary, and on the NBC drama This Is Us as Toby Damon, 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. After appearing in the original Broadway cast of Lombardi, Sullivan joined the long-running revival of Chicago in 2011.
He first gained attention for his portrayal of Tom Cleary on the Cinemax 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, including A Gifted Man (2012), Elementary, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and The Americans (2013).
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.
From 2016 to 2022, Sullivan starred as Toby Damon on This Is Us. For this role, Sullivan received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Sullivan has done voice-over work. He provided the voice of the camel in the popular "Hump Day" ad for American auto insurance company GEICO.
In March 2022, Sullivan was set to lead comedy pilot The Son In Law at ABC.
In April 2024, Sullivan joined Amazon MGM Studios' sci-fi thriller entitled Mercy.
Personal life Sullivan married producer Rachel Reichard in 2010. Their son was born in 2020 and their daughter in 2022.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 North Starr Sprit 2014 The Drop Jimmy 2016 Morgan Dr. Darren Finch Imperium Andrew Blackwell Live by Night Brendan Loomis 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Taserface 2018 The Independents Alvin 2019 Adopt a Highway Orankle I Trapped the Devil The Man 2021 Broadcast Signal Intrusion Phreaker Agnes Curly 2023 Merry Little Batman Bane (voice) 2024 Presence Chris Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate Behemoth (voice) 2026 Mercy Rob Nelson TBA Ally Clark Post-productionAmazon MGM's Thriller ‘Ally Clark’ Rounds Out Cast With Six Additions
Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 Pleading Guilty Rash Television film 2011 Weekends at Bellevue Officer Mike 2012 A Gifted Man Biker Episode: "In Case of a Bolt from the Blue"2013 Elementary Todd Clarke Episode: "The Red Team" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Eddy Galtin Episode: "Monster's Legacy" The Americans Assassin Episode: "Mutually Assured Destruction"2014 The Normal Heart Mike the Tech Television film Peter Pan Live! Noodler Television film Where's This Party? Tristan Barlow Web series; 1 episode 2014–2015 The Knick Tom Cleary Main role; 19 episodes 2016 Stranger Things Benny Hammond 2 episodes 2016–2022 This Is Us Toby Damon Main role; director: "Heart and Soul" 2017 Curb Your Enthusiasm Husband #1 Episode: "Fatwa!" 2018 Camping Joe 8 episodes2019 The Good Fight Judge Dash Toosi Episode: "The One About the End of the World" Amphibia Gunther, Teddy (voice) 2 episodes Where's Waldo? Santa Claus (voice) Episode: "A Wanderer Christmas" 2020 Vampirina Grogg / Steve (voice)2 episodes 2021 What If...? Taserface (voice) Episode: "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?" 2022 The Calling Paul Serra4 episodes 2023 American Dad! Jerry (voice) Episode: "Viced Principal" 2024 Megamind Rules! Behemoth (voice) 9 episodes 2025 Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy Bill Kunkle5 episodes
Stage
Year Title RoleTheatre Notes 2010–2011 Lombardi Jim TaylorCircle in the Square Theatre Original 2011–2012 Chicago Amos Hart Ambassador Theatre Replacement 2012–2013 Nice Work If You Can Get It Duke Mahoney Imperial Theatre Original 2016 HadestownHermes New York Theatre Workshop 2023 The Thanksgiving Play Caden Hayes Theater Source:
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2018 Madden NFL 19 Mack McGlinn Story mode, "Longshot Homecoming"
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