---
name: "Brett Gelman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brett-gelman"
fi1m_id: "brett-gelman"
imdb_id: "nm1443368"
tmdb_id: 224197
wikidata_id: "Q4962181"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 October 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-23T21:15:35.060488+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Brett Gelman

## Identity

Brett Gelman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brett-gelman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brett-gelman
- **IMDb ID:** nm1443368
- **TMDB ID:** 224197
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4962181
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Gelman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4962181, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1443368/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/224197

Actor. Born 6 October 1976 in Highland Park, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 October 1976, Highland Park, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 80 (3), 2020s 58 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 70 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $32m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Gelman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4962181, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1443368/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/224197

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Strays*](https://film.one/film/strays.md) (60)
- **Apple TV:** [*Lady in the Lake*](https://film.one/tv/lady-in-the-lake-2024.md) (57)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Brett Gelman is an American actor and comedian. He was born on 6 October 1976 in Highland Park, Illinois, and trained at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

He began his career performing comedy in New York in the early 2000s and gained attention through Adult Swim series such as *Eagleheart*. Gelman is best known for his roles as Murray Bauman in the Netflix series *Stranger Things* and as Martin in the BBC series *Fleabag*.

His film credits include *The Other Guys* (2010), *Jobs* (2013) and *Strays* (2023), in which he played Willy.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these

- *Lady in the Lake* (2024), Fi1m 57, as Milton — [page](https://film.one/tv/lady-in-the-lake-2024.md)
- *Strays* (2023), Fi1m 60, as Willy — [page](https://film.one/film/strays.md)
- *Fleabag* (2016), Fi1m 90, as Martin — [page](https://film.one/tv/fleabag.md)
- *Stranger Things* (2016), Fi1m 77, as Murray — [page](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Acting Teacher (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)

## Complete filmography (84)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Haunted Heist* (2026), as Alton Dempsey — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/haunted-heist.md)
- *Lady in the Lake* (2024), series, as Milton — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/tv/lady-in-the-lake-2024.md)
- *McVeigh* (2024), as Terry
- *Boy Kills World* (2024), as Gideon Van Der Koy
- *Entitled* (2023), series, as Gabe · Executive Producer
- *Strays* (2023), as Willy — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/strays.md)
- *Surrounded* (2023), as Mr. Fields
- *Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile* (2022), as Alistair Grumps
- *Metal Lords* (2022), as Dr. Sylvester
- *Inside Job* (2021), series, as Magic Myc (voice)
- *The Retrospective* (2021), as Gary Pimbladt
- *I Heart Arlo* (2021), series, as Marcellus (voice)
- *Tom Clancy's Without Remorse* (2021), as Victor Rykov
- *Arlo the Alligator Boy* (2021), as Marcellus (voice)
- *The Mighty Ones* (2020), series, as Egg (voice)
- *If Only* (2020), as Bruce
- *Jezebel* (2020), as Bobby (voice)
- *Harpoon* (2019), as Narrator
- *Camping* (2018), series, as George
- *Like Father* (2018), as Frank Lerue
- *Wild Nights with Emily* (2018), as Col Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- *The Night Is Young* (2018), as Rick Ramsey
- *End of the Line* (2018), as Big Man
- *Room for Rent* (2017), as Carl Lemay
- *Mr. Mercedes* (2017), series, as Roland Finkelstein
- *Wilson* (2017), as Robert
- *Budding Prospects* (2017), as Vogelsein
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), as Acting Teacher (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *DRIB* (2017), as Brady Thompson
- *Making History* (2017), series, as Paul Revere
- *Lemon* (2017), as Isaac · Writer, Executive Producer
- *Jeff and Some Aliens* (2017), series, as Jeff
- *Joshy* (2016), as Greg
- *Fleabag* (2016), series, as Martin — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/fleabag.md)
- *Stranger Things* (2016), series, as Murray — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md)
- *Brett Gelman's Dinner in America* (2016), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Love* (2016), series, as Dr. Greg Colter
- *Shaman* (2015), as Shaman
- *Another Period* (2015), series, as Hamish
- *Flock of Dudes* (2015), as Howie
- *The Odd Couple* (2015), series, as Stuart
- *Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family* (2015), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Fresh Off the Boat* (2015), series, as Dusty Nugget
- *Man Seeking Woman* (2015), series, as Demon
- *Married* (2014), series, as AJ
- *Pauline Alone* (2014), as Watch · Producer
- *Bad Teacher* (2014), series, as Mr. Pilaf
- *Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends* (2014), Writer
- *Clarence* (2014), series, as Mr. Mozer (voice)
- *TripTank* (2014), series, as Jeff (voice)
- *Someone Marry Barry* (2014), as Goker
- *Eagleheart: Paradise Rising* (2013), as Brett Mobley
- *Jobs* (2013), as Jef Raskin
- *Gregory Go Boom* (2013), as Tom · Producer
- *Awful Nice* (2013), as Ivan
- *The Inbetweeners* (2012), series, as Mr. Gilbert
- *Go On* (2012), series, as Mr. K
- *Garfunkel and Oates* (2012), series, as Carlos
- *A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas* (2011), as T.V. Director
- *Tim and Gelman Have Lunch* (2011), as Brett Gelman · Writer
- *30 Minutes or Less* (2011), as Pizza Boss
- *Happy Endings* (2011), series, as Carl
- *Eat* (2011), as August
- *Eagleheart* (2011), series, as Brett Mobley
- *This Show Will Get You High* (2010), Actor
- *The Other Guys* (2010), as Hal
- *The League* (2009), series, as Gavin
- *May the Best Man Win* (2009), as Bachelor Party Host
- *The Life & Times of Tim* (2008), series, as Doug (voice)
- *Stick It in Detroit* (2008), as Hot Rod Johnson
- *Californication* (2007), series, as Annoying Hipster — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/californication.md)
- *Mad Men* (2007), series, as Daniel — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)
- *Watching the Detectives* (2007), as Glenn
- *The Office* (2005), series, as The Magician — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Hammer Throwing Man (voice), Gay Man (voice), Mervyn (voice), CIA Agent (voice), Candy Cane Eater (voice), Truck Driver (voice)
- *Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story* (2004), as Mayhem Team Member
- *Aqua Teen Hunger Force* (2000), series, as Rocket Horse (voice)
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Pig Parker — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Escape Room Guy (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), series, as Supervisor Burns — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *Syndetic*, as Dr. Carnegie
- *Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins*, as Clarinet Player
- *One Thousand Cats*, Actor
- *Going There*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Brett Gelman at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.](https://film.one/media/person/16079/gallery-4d3eb07ddcb0.jpg) Brett Gelman at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Brett_Gelman_%285976960133%29.jpg/1280px-Brett_Gelman_%285976960133%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brett Gelman](https://film.one/media/person/16079/gallery-34665d9cdaec.jpg) Brett Gelman — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Brett_Gelman_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Brett_Gelman_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brett Gelman speaking at the 2024 WonderCon in Anaheim, California.](https://film.one/media/person/16079/gallery-16146025983f.jpg) Brett Gelman speaking at the 2024 WonderCon in Anaheim, California. — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Brett_Gelman_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/1280px-Brett_Gelman_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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