Chris Elliott
Christopher Nash Elliott is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and author. He was born on May 31, 1960, in New York City, New York. He is the youngest of five children of Lee (née Peppers), a model and TV director, and Bob Elliott, who was part of the successful comedy team Bob and Ray. Elliott began his career as a writer for Late Night with David Letterman in 1982. He stayed with the show for six years, during which time he created and performed in many memorable sketches. In 1990, he created and starred in the cult comedy series Get a Life, which ran for two seasons on Fox. Elliott has also appeared in numerous films, including Cabin Boy (1994), Scary Movie 2 (2001), There's Something About Mary (1998). He has also had recurring roles on the television shows Everybody Loves Raymond (2003-2005), How I Met Your Mother (2009-2014), and Eagleheart (2011-2014). In recent years, Elliott has had a recurring role on the Canadian television comedy series Schitt's Creek (2015-2020). He played Roland Schitt, the eccentric father of the show's main character, Johnny Schitt. For his performance, Elliott received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Elliott is also a writer and director. He has written several books, including Daddy's Boy (1989), a memoir about his relationship with his father. He has also directed several films, including the comedy Strange Brew (1983), which he co-wrote with his father. Elliott is married to Paula Niedert, whom he met while she was a talent coordinator on Late Night with David Letterman. They have two daughters, Abby and Bridey.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Carved as Earl
- 2023 · Agent Elvis as Timothy Leary (voice)
- 2022 · Maggie as Jack
- 2021 · Christmas vs The Walters as Dr. Tom
- 2020 · Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble as Self
- 2020 · Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell as Self
- 2018 · The Shivering Truth as (voice)
- 2018 · Clara's Ghost as Ted Reynolds
- 2017 · How to Get Girls as Mr. P
- 2017 · Sandy Wexler as Mr. Buttons
- 2017 · Frat Star as Eugene Cooper
- 2016 · Thanksgiving as Don Morgan
- 2016 · Graves as Thomas Nash
- 2016 · Better Off Single as Angela's Dad
- 2016 · The Sector as Six Killer
- 2015 · Difficult People as Rick
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as Adam
- 2015 · Schitt's Creek as Roland Schitt
- 2014 · The Rewrite as Jim Harper
- 2013 · Eagleheart: Paradise Rising as Chris Monsanto
- 2013 · The Birthday Boys as Various
- 2013 · Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie as Self
- 2012 · The Dictator as Mr. Ogden
- 2011 · SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools as Captain (voice)
- 2011 · Eagleheart as Chris Monsanto
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Luke
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Adrian Fluke
- 2009 · Community as Russell Borchert
- 2009 · Dance Flick as Ron
- 2008 · Christmas Cottage as Ernie
- 2007 · I'll Believe You as Eugene the Gator Guy
- 2006 · Scary Movie 4 as Ezekiel
- 2005 · Merry F#%$in' Christmas as Self
- 2005 · Minoriteam as
- 2005 · How I Met Your Mother as Mickey Aldrin
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · Still Standing as
- 2001 · According to Jim as Reverend Pierson
- 2001 · Osmosis Jones as Bob
- 2001 · Scary Movie 2 as Henson
- 2001 · Primetime Glick as
- 2001 · The Sky is Falling as Santa Claus
- 2000 · The Weber Show as Larry Heckman
- 2000 · Ed as Chet Bellafiore
- 2000 · Nutty Professor II: The Klumps as Restaurant Manager
- 2000 · Snow Day as Roger the Snowplowman
- 1999 · Third Watch as Jeffrey Barton
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Anton Thibodeaux
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Pete Matthews
- 1999 · Futurama as V-Giny (voice)
- 1999 · Dilbert as Dogbert (voice)
- 1998 · The King of Queens as Pete, The Exterminator
- 1998 · Hercules as Triton (voice)
- 1998 · That '70s Show as Mr. Bray
- 1998 · There's Something About Mary as Dom Woganowski
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Chris Sizemore (voice)
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Rob Holguin (voice)
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Ed Burnett (voice)
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Warren
- 1996 · Everybody Loves Raymond as Peter MacDougall
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Kingpin as The Gambler
- 1995 · The Barefoot Executive as Jase Wallenberg
- 1995 · The Naked Truth as Bradley Crosby
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Jack Parson
- 1994 · Duckman as
- 1994 · Cabin Boy as Nathanial Mayweather
- 1993 · The Adventures of Pete & Pete as
- 1993 · The Nanny as Chris Malley
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · CB4 as A. White
- 1993 · Groundhog Day as Larry
- 1991 · Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful as Andy
- 1990 · Get a Life as Chris Peterson
- 1990 · Wings as Steve
- 1989 · The Simpsons as
- 1989 · The Abyss as Bendix
- 1989 · New York Stories as Robber
- 1988 · Tattingers as
- 1987 · Chris Elliott's FDR -- A One-Man Show as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1987 · Action Family as Chris
- 1986 · Manhunter as Zeller
- 1985 · My Man Adam as Mr. Spooner
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Rags Maloney
- 1984 · Miami Vice as
- 1984 · Hyperspace as Hopper
- 1983 · Lianna as Lighting Assistant
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters