Christopher Abbott

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Christopher Abbott
Abbott in 2015
Born
Christopher Jacob Abbott

(1986-02-10) February 10, 1986 (age 38)[1]
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationHB Studio
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Christopher Jacob Abbott (born February 10, 1986)

Broadway debut in the revival of the play The House of Blue Leaves
.

Abbott received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for the drama film James White (2015). He portrayed astronaut David Scott in the biographical drama film First Man (2018). Abbott took supporting roles in a plethora of films, such as A Most Violent Year (2014), It Comes at Night (2017), Piercing (2018), Possessor (2020), Black Bear (2020), On the Count of Three (2021), Sanctuary (2022), and Poor Things (2023).

Abbott portrayed Capt. Yossarian in the Hulu miniseries Catch-22 (2019) for which he earned a Golden Globe Award nomination. He also acted in the HBO series, Girls (2012-2016); the USA Network series, The Sinner (2017); and the Apple TV+ series, The Crowded Room (2023).

Early life and education

Abbott was born in

Norwalk Community College shortly before he began studying acting at HB Studio.[11][12] He moved to New York City in 2006 to be closer to school.[10]

Career

2008–2012: Early career

After moving to New York, Abbott began going to large open calls for plays while in school, which is how Abbott got his two first acting jobs

prep school. Abbott played the lead character's (Brian J. Smith) gay best friend, Justin.[13] The second play, Mouth to Mouth, opened in the fall of 2008. The play depicted the limits of friendship and family, and was written by Kevin Elyot and directed by Mark Brokaw. Abbott played the sympathetic 15-year-old son of Laura (Lisa Emery). Abbott received positive reviews for both productions.[14] He followed this with guest-starring roles in the comedy series Nurse Jackie and the police procedural series Law & Order: Criminal Intent .[9] In 2010, Abbott co-starred opposite Cristin Milioti and Laila Robins in the play That Face at the Manhattan Theatre Club.[15]

Abbott made his feature film debut in the 2011

Broadway debut in the revival of the play The House of Blue Leaves opposite Ben Stiller and Edie Falco. Directed by David Cromer, the play opened in April 2011. Abbott played the part of the sullen, recently drafted son, Ronnie Shaughnessy, for which Abbott received positive reviews.[18][19]

2012–present: Girls and film roles

In 2012, Abbott co-starred opposite

short films opposite model-actress Sheila Márquez for Free People[25] and guest-starred in an episode of the comedy-drama series Enlightened opposite Luke Wilson.[26]

After leaving the series, Abbott returned to the theatre in the fall of 2013 in the play Where We're Born by

AFI Fest on November 6, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and received a limited release on December 31, 2014.[33]

In the fall of 2015, Abbott played Elias Schreiber-Hoffman in the

Signature Theatre. Abbott's performance received positive reviews[34] and the play was chosen as one of the best plays of 2015 by The New York Times.[35] Abbott starred as the title character in the drama James White opposite Cynthia Nixon, directed by Josh Mond. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2015[36] and received a theatrical limited release on November 13, 2015.[37] It was met with positive reviews[38] and Abbott received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.[39]

In 2016, Abbott co-starred in the comedy

drama film Katie Says Goodbye, which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[44]

Abbott starred alongside Joel Edgerton and Riley Keough in Trey Edward Shults's horror film It Comes at Night, which was released on June 9, 2017.[45] He co-starred in Jamie M. Dagg's 2017 thriller Sweet Virginia, opposite Jon Bernthal, Imogen Poots and Rosemarie DeWitt.[46] He also co-starred opposite Jessica Biel and Bill Pullman in the television series The Sinner, which debuted in 2017.[47][48] Abbott also starred opposite Mia Wasikowska in Nicolas Pesce's film Piercing (2018), based on the novel of the same name.[49] In 2021, Abbott starred in John Michael McDonagh's The Forgiven,[50] followed by Zachary Wigon's second feature film Sanctuary in 2022[51] and Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things in 2023.[52] In 2023, he also returned to TV in the role of Stan in the Apple TV+ anthology series The Crowded Room, alongside Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried.[53]

Recent projects

In March 2022, he joined Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Kraven the Hunter as the film's main villain, which was reported to be the Foreigner.[54] Principal photography began on March 20, 2022.[55]

In February 2022, it was announced that Abbott would reteam

album of the same name by American musician and actor Kid Cudi. The series premiered September 30, 2022, on Netflix.[58]

In July 2023 it was announced that Abbott would return to the stage playing Danny in the Off-Broadway revival of the John Patrick Shanley play Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.[1] He starred opposite Aubrey Plaza in the Sam Rockwell production, which ran from October 20, 2023, to January 13, 2024. After an injury, he performed one show on crutches.[59][60][61]

Personal life

Abbott lives in New York.[11] Abbott considers John Cassavetes to be the model for the type of creative life he would like to emulate.[62]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Martha Marcy May Marlene Max
2012 Hello I Must Be Going Jeremy
Art Machine Cap'n Tar
2013 All That I Am Christian
2014 The Sleepwalker Andrew
A Most Violent Year Louis Servidio
2015 James White James White
Criminal Activities Warren
2016 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Fahim Ahmadzai
Katie Says Goodbye Bruno
2017 Sweet Virginia Elwood
It Comes at Night Will
2018 Tyrel Johnny
Piercing Reed
First Man David Scott
Vox Lux The Journalist
2019 Full-Dress Nick / Chris
2020 Black Bear Gabe
Possessor Colin Tate
The World to Come Finney
2021 On the Count of Three Kevin
The Forgiven Tom Day
2022 Sanctuary Hal
2023 Poor Things Alfie Blessington
2024 Swimming Home † Joe Post-production
It Doesn't Matter † TBA
Kraven the Hunter † The Foreigner
2025 Wolf Man † Lawrence "Larry" Talbot / Wolf Man Filming
TBA Bring Them Down † Michael Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Nurse Jackie Andy Singer Episode: "Pill-O-Matix"
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Kyle Wyler Episode: "Lost Children of the Blood"
2012–2013, 2016 Girls Charlie Dattolo Recurring role, 13 episodes
2013 Enlightened Travis Episode: "Higher Power"
2017 The Sinner Mason Tannetti Main role (season 1)
2019 Catch-22
John Yossarian
 Miniseries; 6 episodes
2022 Entergalactic Reed Voice role; television film
Ramy Silvak Episode: "That's What She Said"
2023 The Crowded Room Stan Camisa Miniseries; 5 episodes

Theatre

Year Title Role Theater Ref.
2008 Good Boys and True Justin
Second Stage Theatre
 [13]
2008 Mouth to Mouth Phillip Acorn Theatre [14]
2010 That Face Henry Manhattan Theatre Club [15]
2011 The House of Blue Leaves Ronnie Shaughnessy Walter Kerr Theatre [18]
2013 Where We're Born Tony Rattlestick Playwrights Theater [27]
2014 Fool for Love Martin Williamstown Theatre Festival [32]
2015 John Elias Schreiber-Hoffman
Signature Theatre
 [63]
2016 The Rose Tattoo Alvaro Mangiacavallo Williamstown Theatre Festival [43]
2023 Danny and the Deep Blue Sea Danny Lucille Lortel Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2011
Gotham Award
 Best Ensemble Cast Martha Marcy May Marlene (shared with ensemble cast) Nominated [64]
2013
SXSW Film Festival
 Ensemble Cast All That I Am (shared with ensemble cast) Won [65]
2015 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actor James White Nominated [66]
2015 Chicago International Film Festival Emerging Artist Award Won [67]
2015 Detroit Film Critics Society Best Actor Nominated [68]
2015
Gotham Award
 Best Actor Nominated [69]
2015 Hamptons International Film Festival Breakthrough Performer Won [70]
2016 Independent Spirit Awards Best Male Lead Nominated [71]
2016 International Cinephile Society Awards Best Actor Nominated [72]
2016 Berkshire Theatre Award Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor The Rose Tattoo Nominated [73]
2020
Golden Globe Award
 Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Catch-22 Nominated [74]
2024 Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play Danny and the Deep Blue Sea Pending [75]

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