birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
united states 1985/1986 christopher abbott
 christopher abbott actor
christopher abbott

christopher abbott -lrb- born 1985/1986 -rrb- is an american actor who , since the start of his film and television career in 2009 , has appeared in episodes of tv series `` nurse jackie '' , '' '' as well as a regular role on hbo 's `` girls '' during the 2012 -- 13 season .
among his films are 2011 's `` martha marcy may marlene '' , 2012 's `` hello i must be going '' , 2014 's `` the sleepwalker '' and upcoming `` the taliban shuffle '' .
he was raised in greenwich , connecticut , and attended norwalk community college .
he moved to new york city in 2006 .
on april 4 , 2013 abbott announced his departure from the hbo series `` girls '' .
it was widely speculated that he cited differences with creator lena dunham and the overall direction that the show was taking as the reason for leaving .
abbott later clarified his position and stated that it was the fact that he could not relate to the role that pushed him to leave .
