Christopher Jacob Abbott (born February 10, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his work in television, independent films, and theatre. In 2011, he made his feature film debut in Martha Marcy May Marlene and his Broadway debut in the revival of the play The House of Blue Leaves. He then gained recognition for his role as Charlie in the HBO series Girls. In 2026, he returned to Broadway, portraying Biff Loman in the revival of Death of a Salesman, for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Abbott received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for the drama film James White (2015) and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his portrayal of Capt. Yossarian in the Hulu miniseries Catch-22 (2019). He had supporting roles in the films A Most Violent Year (2014), It Comes at Night (2017), First Man (2018), Possessor (2020), Black Bear (2020), and Poor Things (2023). He played the titular character in the film Wolf Man (2025). Abbott also starred in The Sinner (2017) on USA Network and the Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Abbott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2028Untitled X-Men Film — Professor Charles Xavier
• East of Eden — Adam Trask
• 2025Bring Them Down — Michael, Executive Producer
• 2025Eddington — Thanks
• 2025The Testament of Ann Lee — Abraham Standerin
• 2025Wolf Man — Blake
• 2024It Doesn't Matter — Chris
• 2024Kraven the Hunter — The Foreigner
• 2024Swimming Home — Joe
• 2023Poor Things — Alfie Blessington
• 2023Sanctuary — Hal Porterfield
• The Crowded Room — Stan Camisa
• 2022Entergalactic — Reed (voice)
• 2022On the Count of Three — Kevin
• 2022The Forgiven — Tom Day
• 2021The World to Come — Finney
• 2020A Heightened World
• 2020Black Bear — Gabe
• Homemade
• 2020Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
• 2020Possessor — Colin Tate
• Catch-22 — John Yossarian
• 2019Full-Dress — Nick / Chris
• 2019Piercing — Reed
• 2019The Cat and the Moon — Nick's Dad
• 2018First Man — David Scott
• 2018Katie Says Goodbye — Bruno
• 2018Tyrel — Johnny
• 2018Vox Lux — Journalist
• 2017It Comes at Night — Will
• 2017Sweet Virginia — Elwood
• The Sinner — Mason Tannetti
• 2016Whiskey Tango Foxtrot — Fahim Ahmadzai
• 2015Criminal Activities — Warren
• 2015James White — James White
• 2015The Girlfriend Game — Henry (voice)
• 2014A Most Violent Year — Louis Servidio
• 2014The Sleepwalker — Andrew
• 20131009 — Man
• 2013All That I Am — Christian
• 2013The Exit Room — Joseph Michaels, Executive Producer
• 2012Art Machine — Cap'n Tar
• 2012Father/Son — Oliver
• Girls — Charlie Dattolo
• 2012Hello I Must Be Going — Jeremy
• 2012Simon Killer — Thanks
• 2011Frontman — Associate Producer
• 2011Martha Marcy May Marlene — Max
• 2010Snapshots
• Nurse Jackie — Andy Singer
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Kyle Wyler
• The Maid of Orleans — Sammy Lindberg, Producer

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2026You Can See Everything — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest