Chris Sullivan (born July 19, 1980) is an American actor and musician. He starred on the

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'', for which he received two

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nominations.

Career

Much of Sullivan's early stage experience came in Chicago, where he received improv training at the

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. 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 ''

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'' in 2011. He first gained attention for his portrayal of Tom Cleary on the

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''. He also played Taserface in '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' and Benny Hammond in ''

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.'' He has starred in single episodes of various TV series: '' A Gifted Man'' (2012), ''

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'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and ''

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'' (2013). He also played Sprit in the 2008 Sundance Film Festival nominated movie ''

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'', and appeared in such films as '' The Normal Heart'' and '' The Drop'' (2014), the latter with ''The Knick'' co-star

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. From 2016-2022, Sullivan starred as Toby Damon on ''

''. For this role, Sullivan has received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Sullivan has done

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work. He provided the voice for the camel in the popular "Hump Day" ad by the American auto insurance company

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. In March 2022, Sullivan was set to lead comedy pilot ''The Son In Law'' at ABC.

Personal life

He is married to producer Rachel Sullivan. Their son was born on July 28, 2020 and their daughter was born in October 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

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Video games

References

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* Living people American male television actors 1980 births American male voice actors Actors from Palm Springs, California {{US-tv-actor-stub