Chris Diamantopoulos

Christopher Diamantopoulos ( (''Khristóforos Diamantópoulos''); born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He played Russ Hanneman in the HBO series ''Silicon Valley'' and starred in the film ''The Three Stooges'' as Moe Howard, and the TV series '' Good Girls Revolt''. He voiced Mickey Mouse in the eponymous television series, ''The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse'' and the short film '' Once Upon a Studio''; for the former, he received two Emmy Award nominations, and worked on multiple characters in the Prime Video animated series '' Invincible''.

Early life

Diamantopoulos was born on May 9, 1975, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He grew up splitting his time between Canada and Greece. Christopher is of Greek descent, his mother being from Ioannina and his father from the Peloponnese. He is a practicing member of the Greek Orthodox Church, and a fluent Greek speaker.

Career

Diamantopoulos began his career working in television commercials and professional theatre productions at the age of nine. At the age of eighteen, he left home to work in a series of American national tours. A short time later, he worked on Broadway, where he played leading parts in ''The Full Monty'' (2002) and ''Les Misérables'' (2003). Diamantopoulos attended East York Collegiate Institute.

He played Robin Williams in ''Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy'' alongside Erinn Hayes. He has guest-starred in several series, including ''Kevin Hill'', ''Charmed'', ''The Sopranos'', ''The Office'', '' Nip/Tuck'' and ''Boston Legal''. He played the interior decorator in the miniseries '' The Starter Wife''.

He had a recurring role on '' State of Mind'' and guest-voiced on ''American Dad!'' in 2009.

On the eighth season of '' 24'', he played U.S. president Allison Taylor's Chief of Staff Rob Weiss. He played Frank Sinatra in '' The Kennedys''. Diamantopoulos played Moe Howard in the 2012 film ''The Three Stooges''.

In 2013, Diamantopoulos voiced Mickey Mouse in ''Mickey Mouse'', and its follow-up series ''The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse''. Although Bret Iwan has voiced Mickey in most media following Wayne Allwine's death from diabetes in May 2009, Diamantopoulos voiced the character in retro-styled productions, giving Mickey Mouse a voice similar to that of Walt Disney. Most recently, he reprised the character in the 2023 short film '' Once Upon a Studio'', made to celebrate the centennial of The Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney Animation Studios.

He had recurring roles on the NBC sitcoms '' Up All Night'', as Maya Rudolph's on and off lover, Julian; ''The Office'', as Brian, a former member of the show's documentary film crew (alongside Zach Woods, who he would later work again with on ''Silicon Valley''); and on ''Arrested Development'', as Marky, Lindsay's face-blind environmentalist boyfriend.

He appeared in the television sitcom ''Episodes'' playing the part of TV network boss Castor Sotto, and Mr. Chris in the television adaptation of '' About a Boy''.

In 2017, Diamantopoulos starred in the musical ''Waitress'' on Broadway.

On October 11, 2018, it was revealed by TVLine that he would have a role in the spin-off pilot for the situation comedy '' The Middle'' playing Sue Heck's mercurial, charming and rich boss Nick.

He has an upcoming starring role alongside Tom Blyth in the comedy ''Discussion Materials'' adapted from Bill Keenan's memoir of the same name.

Personal life

He met Becki Newton at a subway station in New York City. They married in 2005. Newton gave birth to their first child, a boy, in November 2010. In 2014, they had a girl. In 2020, they had another girl.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Video games

Theme park attractions

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1975 births
Living people
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States
Canadian male comedians
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male video game actors
Canadian male voice actors
Canadian people of Greek descent
Canadian sketch comedians
Comedians from Toronto
Disney people
Eastern Orthodox Christians from Canada
Male actors from Los Angeles
Male actors from Toronto