Chris Henry Coffey (born May 1, 1971) is an American actor.

Life and career

Coffey was born and raised in

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. A 1999 graduate of the

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, he has originated roles on Broadway, off-Broadway and regionally in numerous world premieres including

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's ''Public Servant'' on ''

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'', Gina Gionfriddo's ''Can You Forgive Her?'' at the Huntington Theater Company, directed by Peter DuBois, Richard Nelson's ''Frank's Home'', directed by

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(

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, NYC,

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, Chicago, IL), Richard Nelson's ''How Shakespeare Won the West'' ( Huntington Theater, Boston, MA) and working alongside

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in his penultimate play, ''

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'', directed by

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( Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA). Coffey made his

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debut in the play '' Bronx Bombers'', as

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at the

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after originating the role Off-Broadway at Primary Stages. Additional theatrical highlights include ''Days to Come'' by

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for the Mint Theater Company, ''Lips Together, Teeth Apart'', directed by

( Westport Playhouse, CT), ''The Front Page'', directed by Gordon Edelstein ( Long Wharf Theater, New Haven CT), Violet Hour, directed by David Kennedy, and ''Hedda Gabler'', directed by Ron Daniels (Dallas Theater Center, Dallas, TX), ''P.R. Man'' (Ohio Theatre, NYC), ''A View from the Bridge'' and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' ( Alley Theater, Houston, TX), ''Galileo'' and ''Measure For Measure'' (

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, New Haven, CT), among many others. Television appearances include guest starring roles on And Just Like That..., '' Mrs. Fletcher'', Chicago Fire, ''

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'', '' Law & Order: SVU,'' ''

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'', ''Cupid'' and ''

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'', as well as recurring roles on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' and ''

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''. His major feature film appearances include '' Thirteen Days'' (2000), '' The International'' (2009), '' Trust'' (2010), '' Almost Love'' (2019) and '' The Good Nurse'' (2022). His work in ''Trust'' was singled out by Roger Ebert in his "Best Films of 2011" lis

and his performance was praised at the Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival as a "tour-de-force performance... giving a shockingly convincing performance that is equally perverse and plausible". Coffey has starred in three short films that have made their premieres at the

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: ''BFF'' (2012), ''Epilogue'' (2013), and ''Master Maggie'' (2019). Additionally, Coffey is a prolific voiceover actor & audiobook narrator. More info
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Coffey lives in

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with his wife, actress Jennifer Mudge.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coffey, Chris Henry Living people People from Green Bay, Wisconsin American male stage actors American male television actors American male film actors 1971 births David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors