# J. Kristopher

J Kristopher (born November 23, 1976) is an American film and television actor from Houston, Texas. He is known for his work in the Parenthood and Straight Outta Compton, and is a featured comedic actor in the sketch comedies on Conan.

## Background

J Kristopher began his career in Dallas, Texas while attending college at Southern Methodist University. After having a successful run featured in local commercials and theater productions, J Kristopher moved to Los Angeles, California in 2006 to pursue acting full-time; where he landed his first role on the TV series, LA Forensics. His body of work continued to grow.
J Kristopher has gained success on both the big screen including, independent and studio films, plus the small screen, web series, as well as being the face of many national commercial campaigns including: MasterCard, Lowe's, Dancing with the Stars, GMC, Trivial Pursuit, Nickelodeon, VH1, Fox Sports, and Super Bowl print campaign with Target. He played Larry "Laylaw" Goodman in the 2015 biographical film Straight Outta Compton, and often starred in sketch comedy scenes on the talk show Conan. He has over 80 television, film, and commercial credits to his name.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
| 2007 | Miley Cyrus - Start All Over | Dancing Moving Man | Start All Over (music video) |
| 2010 | Outlaw | Big Dude | In Re: Curtis Farwell |
| 2010 | I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant | Robert | False Positive |
| 2011 | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back | Rapist Laron | US Marshals Turnell Turner |
| 2013 | Days of Our Lives | Clerk | Episode #1.12018 |
| 2013 | NTSF:SD:SUV | Reggie | Inertia |
| 2013 | The Crazy Ones | Firefighter | Breakfast Burrito Club |
| 2014 | Parenthood | Jim | Happy Birthday, Zeek |
| 2014 | The Pete Holmes Show | Security Guard | Jenny Slate |

### Television - Sketch Comedy

Conan (Talk Show) :
| Year | Episodes | Role |
| 2011 | As Time Goes Bi-Curious | Porn Andy |
| 2011 | Untitled Freddie Prinze Jr. Project | 'Myspace' Cop |
| 2011 | The Indiscriminate Highlighter | African American Protester |
| 2011 | The Bourne Ultimate Frisbee Tournament | Garbage Man |
| 2012 | Love Potion Number MGD 64 | Officer from Cop Hospital |
| 2012 | I've Got 100 Problems, and Yes, Karen Is One of Them | Black Guy in Obama: Too Many High Fives |
| 2013 | Texas Chainsaw Seminar: How to Sell Chainsaws from Home! | Security Guard |
| 2013 | Kentucky Freud Chicken & the Terrible Psychiatry Joke | Tig Notaro - Secret Service |
| 2013 | The Exotic Marigold Hotel 2: Dench Does Dallas | ADT Toilet Security - NATO Soldier |
| 2013 | Alien Meets the Fokkers | Andy Richter Reports: Security Guard |
| 2013 | One If by Land, Two If by Jetski | Inmate |
| 2013 | I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because There's a Murderer on the Loose | Security Guard |
| 2013 | Agnostic Santa & the Secular Humanist Christmas | Security Guard |
| 2014 | Will Arnett/Melissa Rauch/Ryan Hamilton | Park Ranger |
| 2014 | Michael Strahan/Famke Janssen/Mark Normand | Security Guard |
| 2014 | Daniel Radcliffe/Andrea Martin/The Flaming Lips | Audiencey Awards - Andy |
| 2015 | Kristen Stewart/Tig Notaro and Jon Dore/Brian Wilson | Handyman - Peeps PSA |
| 2017 | Zachary Levi/John Lydon/Milky Chance | Handyman - Peeps PSA |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2010 | Anger Has A Secret | Lee |
| 2010 | The Rally | Pastor Bob |
| 2010 | Ijé: The Journey | Bald Rapper |
| 2012 | Against the Grain | Joe the custodian |
| 2014 | Wheels | Leroy |
| 2014 | Asian School Girls | Omar |
| 2015 | Radio America | Sam the DJ |
| 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | LayLaw |
| 2016 | Serial Dater | Big Hurt |