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name: "Scott Krinsky"
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born: "24 November 1968"
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# Scott Krinsky

Actor. Born 24 November 1968 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 November 1968, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

## Biography

Scott Krinsky is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He was born on 24 November 1968 in Washington, D.C., and attended Salisbury University, where he majored in communication and broadcast journalism. He has also studied at the Epicurean School of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles.

Krinsky is best known for playing Jeffrey "Jeff" Barnes, a series regular, in the NBC series *Chuck* (2007–2012). He previously appeared as Darryl in five episodes of *The O.C.* (2006–2007). Other television credits include *Without a Trace* (2005), *Parks and Recreation* (2009), *Togetherness* (2016) and *Maron* (2016). Film roles include appearances in *Transformers: Dark of the Moon* (2011), *Jobs* (2013), *Tangerine* (2015) and *Dave Made a Maze* (2017). He performs stand-up at venues including the Comedy Store and the Improv in Los Angeles, and is also a writer.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Chuck* (2007), Fi1m 73, as Jeff Barnes — [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)

## Also known for

- *Transformers: Dark of the Moon* (2011), Accuretta Executive
- *Jobs* (2013), Homebrew Attendee
- *The O.C.* (2003), Darryl
- *Tangerine* (2015), Parsimonious John
- *Without a Trace* (2002), Blurry Man
- *Dave Made a Maze* (2017), Leonard
- *Togetherness* (2015), Belyakov
- *I'll Do Anything* (1994), Focus Group Member (uncredited)

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