Chris Sullivan (actor)

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**Chris Sullivan** (born July 19, 1980)Template:Citation needed is an American actor and musician. He currently stars as Toby on the NBC drama *This Is Us*. For this role, Sullivan was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2019.

He first gained attention for his portrayal of Tom Cleary on the Cinemax drama *The Knick*. He also played Taserface in *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2* and Benny Hammond in *Stranger Things.*

He has starred in single episodes of various TV series: *A Gifted Man* (2012), *Elementary*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, and *The Americans* (2013).

He also played Sprit in the 2008 Sundance Film Festival nominated movie *North Starr*, and appeared in such films as *The Normal Heart* and *The Drop* (2014), the latter with *The Knick* co-star Jeremy Bobb.

Much of Sullivan's early stage experience came in Chicago, where he received improv training at the iO Theater. 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 *Chicago* in 2011.

Sullivan has done voice-over work. He provided the voice for the camel in the popular "Hump Day" ad by the American auto insurance company GEICO.

## Filmography

### Stage

 2011–2012 | *Chicago* | Amos Hart
 2012–2013 | *Nice Work If You Can Get It* | Duke Mahoney

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## References

1. ↑ "Outcomes: Chris Sullivan". http://cfa.lmu.edu/programs/theatrearts/outcomes/chrissullivan/. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
2. ↑ "Chris Sullivan". https://www.linkedin.com/pub/chris-sullivan/3b/bb/262. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Radish, Christina (October 10, 2014). "Chris Sullivan Talks THE KNICK, How He Views Tom Cleary, the Uniform, His Folk Band, and More". http://collider.com/chris-sullivan-the-knick-interview/. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Chris Sullivan". https://pro-labs.imdb.com/name/nm2884388. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
5. ↑ Hinds, Julie (October 10, 2015). "The best show you're not watching is 'The Knick'". Gannett. http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/julie-hinds/2015/10/10/the-knick-cinemax-tv-series-cable-clive-owen-steven-soderbergh/73659936/. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
6. ↑ Eramo, Steve (September 5, 2014). "Survival Instinct: Interview with The Knick's Chris Sullivan". http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/television/survival-instinct-interview-with-the-knicks-chris-sullivan/. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
7. ↑ "'The Knick' Starring Clive Owen & Directed by Steven Soderbergh to Premiere August 8 on Cinemax". July 9, 2014. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/09/the-knick-starring-clive-owen-directed-by-steven-soderbergh-to-preimier-august-8-on-cinemax/281195/. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
8. ↑ Zwecker, Bill (May 1, 2017). "'Guardians' star Chris Sullivan fondly recalls Chicago stage days". *Chicago Sun-Times*. https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/guardians-star-chris-sullivan-fondly-recalls-chicago-stage-days/. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
9. ↑ [The Ballad of Emmett Till "Artist Bios: Chris Sullivan (Bio as of May 2008)"]. Goodman Theatre. May 2008. The Ballad of Emmett Till. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
10. ↑ Gans, Andrew (June 20, 2011). "Broadway's Chicago Welcomes Chris Sullivan June 20". *Playbill*. http://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-chicago-welcomes-chris-sullivan-june-20-com-180216. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
11. ↑ "MEET CHRIS SULLIVAN THE VOICE OF THE GEICO CAMEL "HUMP DAY"", Kool 101.7. Retrieved on 16 January 2019.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Resume — Chris SullivaN". http://sullynyc.com/resume-1/. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
13. ↑ "Chris Sullivan | Playbill" (in en). http://www.playbill.com/person/chris-sullivan-vault-0000115350.

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