---
name: "Chris Sullivan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chris-sullivan-1293892"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 July 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-19T12:09:47.494831+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."
---

# Chris Sullivan

Actor. Born 19 July 1980 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 July 1980, Palm Springs, California, USA
- **Active:** 2013–2017
- **Also known as:** Sully, کریس سالیوان
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Drama 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $864m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Sullivan_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21196625, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2884388/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1293892

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2*](https://film.one/film/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2.md) (64)

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

## Biography

Chris Sullivan is an American actor and musician. Born on 19 July 1980 in Palm Springs, California, he trained in Chicago and gained early stage experience including improv at the iO Theater and Broadway roles in productions such as *Lombardi* and the revival of *Chicago*.

He first gained attention for his portrayal of Tom Cleary in the series *The Knick* (2014–2015). Sullivan played Taserface in the film *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2* (2017) and starred as Toby Damon in the series *This Is Us* (2016–2022), receiving two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the latter role. Other credits include Benny Hammond in *Stranger Things* (2016) and appearances in *The Drop* (2014) and *Presence* (2024).

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2* (2017), Fi1m 64, as Taserface — [page](https://film.one/film/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2.md)
- *Stranger Things* (2016), Fi1m 77, as Benny Hammond — [page](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md)
- *The Americans* (2013), Fi1m 91, as Assassin — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

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

- *President Curtis* (2026), series, as (voice)
- *Mercy* (2026), as Rob Nelson
- *Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy* (2025), series, as Lead Prosecutor Bill Kunkle
- *Presence* (2025), as Chris
- *Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate* (2024), as Behemoth (voice)
- *Megamind Rules!* (2024), series, as Behemoth (voice)
- *Merry Little Batman* (2023), as Bane (voice)
- *The Calling* (2022), series, as Paul Serra
- *Agnes* (2021), as Curly
- *Broadcast Signal Intrusion* (2021), as Phreaker
- *What If...?* (2021), series, as Taserface (voice)
- *The Independents* (2021), as Alvin
- *Hammer Down* (2020), as Hammer Down
- *Adopt a Highway* (2019), as Orankle
- *Amphibia* (2019), series, as Gunther (voice), Teddy (voice)
- *I Trapped the Devil* (2019), as The Man
- *Camping* (2018), series, as Joe
- *Walden: Life in The Woods* (2017), as Tony
- *The Pooka* (2017), Actor
- *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2* (2017), as Taserface — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2.md)
- *The Good Fight* (2017), series, as Judge Dash Toosi
- *Live by Night* (2016), as Brendan Loomis
- *This Is Us* (2016), series, as Toby Damon · Director
- *Morgan* (2016), as Dr. Darren Finch
- *Imperium* (2016), as Andrew Sheehan
- *Stranger Things* (2016), series, as Benny Hammond — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md)
- *Blood Stripe* (2016), as Rusty
- *Hopkins & Delaney LLP* (2015), Actor
- *Peter Pan Live!* (2014), as Noodler
- *The Drop* (2014), as Jimmy
- *The Knick* (2014), series, as Tom Cleary
- *The Normal Heart* (2014), as Mike the Tech
- *The Americans* (2013), series, as Assassin — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)
- *Elementary* (2012), series, as Todd Clarke
- *North Starr* (2008), as Sprit
- *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest* (2006), as Ladbroc — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-mans-chest.md)
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Jerry (voice)
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Husband #1 — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Mr. Galtin
- *Puppet*, Actor
- *October*, Actor
- *Ally Clark*, Actor
- *The Rookie: North*, series, as Sgt. Nix

## Gallery

- ![Chris Sullivan at the 2017 Heroes and Villains Fan Fest](https://film.one/media/person/375269/gallery-d26f4839bca6.jpg) Chris Sullivan at the 2017 Heroes and Villains Fan Fest — Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Chris_Sullivan_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Chris_Sullivan_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Sullivan at the 2017 Heroes and Villains Fan Fest](https://film.one/media/person/375269/gallery-163124fb96ec.jpg) Chris Sullivan at the 2017 Heroes and Villains Fan Fest — Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Chris_Sullivan_2017.jpg/1280px-Chris_Sullivan_2017.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Sullivan, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Presence. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/375269/gallery-13f91fa8ac05.jpg) Chris Sullivan, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Presence. (2021) — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Chris_Sullivan_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_2.jpg/1280px-Chris_Sullivan_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Sullivan, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Presence. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/375269/gallery-d07172c36def.jpg) Chris Sullivan, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Presence. (2021) — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Chris_Sullivan_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_3.jpg/1280px-Chris_Sullivan_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Sullivan](https://film.one/media/person/375269/gallery-a53dc40e7c3a.jpg) Chris Sullivan — Image via TMDB
- ![Chris Sullivan](https://film.one/media/person/375269/gallery-3280b61043a3.jpg) Chris Sullivan — Image via TMDB
- ![Chris Sullivan](https://film.one/media/person/375269/gallery-e6e93f6b6a41.jpg) Chris Sullivan — Image via TMDB
- ![Chris Sullivan, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Presence. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/375269/gallery-43e1ce784606.jpg) Chris Sullivan, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Presence. (2021) — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Chris_Sullivan_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_4.jpg/1280px-Chris_Sullivan_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Sullivan, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Presence. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/375269/gallery-9e69f72fd0e3.jpg) Chris Sullivan, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Presence. (2021) — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Chris_Sullivan_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_5.jpg/1280px-Chris_Sullivan_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_5.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/chris-sullivan-1293892