Nathan Harris Corddry (born September 8, 1977) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Adam Branch in the

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drama series ''

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'' and for his role as Gabriel in the first two seasons of the CBS sitcom '' Mom''. He has also guest starred on series such as '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''

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'', '' United States of Tara'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He also played Private First-Class Loudmouth in the

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miniseries '' The Pacific'' and Tom Jeter in the NBC comedy-drama series ''

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''. In 2019, Corddry played engineer Larry Wilson in the

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series ''For All Mankind''. In 2021, Corddry had a recurring role in the TV adaptation of ''Paper Girls'' playing Larry Radakowski.

Life and career

Corddry was born in

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, to Robin (née Sullivan) and Steven Corddry, who was a

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official. After graduating from Weymouth High School in 1995, he went to Colby-Sawyer College, where he majored in Communications. On October 4, 2005, Nate joined ''

'' as a correspondent. Nate and Rob Corddry appeared together in various pieces on the show, including a segment called "Brother vs. Brother" on February 21, 2006. In this segment they formally debated each other on the issue of Big Brother, but their debate quickly turned into immature name-calling, cheap shots by Rob, and an inevitable breaking up of the fight by Jon Stewart. Corddry also appeared on ''

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''. In 2005, he appeared in a television commercial for

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. He has also done commercial work for

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, and NYCremembers.org. Corddry trained at the Williamstown Theater Festival, and recently spent almost a year traveling on the road as an actor in the Broadway touring production of

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. In 2006, Corddry was cast in the Aaron Sorkin comedy-drama series ''

'' alongside Matthew Perry and Amanda Peet, which began airing in September 2006 and was canceled in May 2007. The show was a weekly drama set behind the scenes of a fictitious ''

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''-esque television program called ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip''. Corddry played a character named Tom Jeter who was a writer and performer for the

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. Corddry played the recurring role of Gene Stuart on the Showtime series '' United States of Tara''. He played the Chief of Staff in the live-action film version of '' Yogi Bear'', released 17 December 2010. He co-starred in the legal comedy-drama series ''

'' which was canceled after its second season. Corddry voice-acted "Zed" in the

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series '' Tron: Uprising''. In February 2014, Nate Corddry and his brother were featured alongside ''

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'' actor Matt L. Jones in the

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-produced video for the

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single, "Planet Score". In 2020, Corddry appeared as a guest on the ''

'' marathon fundraiser episode of ''

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. In 2023, Corddry graduated from Harvard Extension School with a master's degree in English.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Nathan Corddry at Colby-Sawyer College

The Daily Show Correspondents: Nate Corddry
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