Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948), known professionally as Christopher Guest, is an American and British actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. Guest has written, directed, and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mockumentary style. He co-wrote and acted in the rock satire This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and later directed a string of satirical mockumentary films such as Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). He also acted in the films Death Wish (1974), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), and A Few Good Men (1992); and was a regular cast member on the 10th season of Saturday Night Live. Guest holds a hereditary British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest. He was active in the House of Lords until the 1999 reform abolished his seat. When using his title, he is normally styled as Lord Haden-Guest. Guest is married to the actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Guest, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2025Spinal Tap II: The End Continues — Nigel Tufnel, Writer, Characters, Producer
• 2025Sunlight — Executive Producer
• 2024Alok: Biology! — Executive Producer
• 2024An SNL Thanksgiving — (archive footage)
• 2020A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion — Count Rugen
• 2018Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin — Director
• 2016Mascots — Corky St. Clair, Writer, Director
• Family Tree — Dave Chadwick, Creator
• 2012Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice — Executive Producer
• 2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian — Ivan the Terrible
• 2009Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead — Nigel Tufnel
• 2009Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place — Nigel Tufnel
• 2009The Invention of Lying — Nathan Goldfrappe
• 2007The Thick of It — Director
• 2006For Your Consideration — Jay Berman, Director, Writer, Musician
• Ricky Gervais Meets... — Christopher Guest
• 2005Mrs. Henderson Presents — Lord Cromer
• 2003A Mighty Wind — Alan Barrows, Writer, Director
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Nigel Tufnel - Guest/Musical Guest, Self - Guest
• 2000Best in Show — Harlan Pepper, Director, Writer
• 2000Catching Up with Marty DiBergi — Nigel Tufnel
• 2000Ohh Nooo!!! Mr. Bill's Classics! — Director
• Dilbert — The Dupey (voice)
• SpongeBob SquarePants — Stanley S. Squarepants (voice), Clem Clam (voice)
• The Early Show — Nigel Tufnel
• 1998Almost Heroes — Director
• 1998Small Soldiers — Slamfist / Scratch-It (voice)
• 1997Waiting for Guffman — Corky St. Clair, Director, Writer, Lyricist, Original Music Composer
• E! True Hollywood Story
• 1994Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman — Director, Original Music Composer
• Animaniacs — Umlatt (voice)
• 1992A Few Good Men — Dr. Stone
• 1992A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out — Nigel Tufnel / Alan Barrows, Producer, Writer
• 1992Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica — Nigel Tufnel
• 1991Amnesty International's Big 30 — Nigel Tufnel
• Morton & Hayes — Writer
• 1990Partners in Life — El Supremo
• 1989I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood — Antoninus DiMentabella
• 1989The Big Picture — Director, Screenplay, Story
• The Simpsons — Nigel Tufnel (voice)
• 1988Sticky Fingers — Sam
• 1987Beyond Therapy — Bob
• 1987The Princess Bride — Count Rugen
• 1986Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started — Chip Dimentebella
• 1986Johnny Appleseed — Director
• 1986Little Shop of Horrors — The First Customer
• 1985Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas — Rajiv Vindaloo
• Tall Tales & Legends — Director
• 1984This Is Spinal Tap — Nigel Tufnel, Original Music Composer, Writer
• 1983Close Ties — Ira
• 1982A Piano for Mrs. Cimino — Philip Ryan
• St. Elsewhere — H.J. Cummings
• 1982The Million Dollar Infield — Bucky Frische
• 1981Heartbeeps — Calvin
• 1981Likely Stories Vol. 1
• 1981Spinal Tap: The Final Tour — Nigel Tufnel, Writer
• 1980Haywire — The TV Director
• 1980The Long Riders — Charlie Ford
• 1980The Missing Link — No Lobes
• Blind Ambition — Jeb Stuart Magruder
• 1979The Chevy Chase National Humor Test — Writer
• 1979The Last Word — Roger
• 1979The T.V. Show — Writer, Musician
• 1978Girlfriends — Eric
• 1978How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
• 1978Peeping Times — Writer
• 1978The Billion Dollar Bubble — Al Green
• 1977It Happened One Christmas — Harry Bailey
• The Andros Targets — Gordon Hamilton
• Laverne & Shirley — Greg Harris
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Various Characters, Nigel Tufnel (uncredited), Writer, Director
• Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell — Writer
• 1975The Fortune — Boy Lover
• 1974Death Wish — Patrolman Reilly
• 1973Lemmings — Various
• 1972The Hot Rock — Policeman
• All in the Family — Jim
• 1971The Hospital — Resident (uncredited)
• Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale — Nigel Tufnel

Appearances as themselves (13)

• 2022Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom — Self (archive footage)
• 2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead — Self - Actor
• 2015Misery Loves Comedy — Self
• 2009Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer — Self
• 2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project — Self
• 2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found — Self
• 2001As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' — Self
• 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special — Self
• Where Are They Now? — Self
• The View — Self
• 1990Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8 — Self
• 1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary — Self
• CBS News Sunday Morning — Self