Chris Perfetti

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Chris Perfetti
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Perfetti in 2025
Born (1988-12-12) December 12, 1988 (age 36) [1] [ non-primary source needed ]
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Education State University of New York, Purchase (BFA)
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2012–present

Chris Perfetti (born December 12, 1988) is an American actor. As of 2021, he portrays Jacob Hill on the ABC comedy Abbott Elementary , for which he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award and won a Screen Actors Guild Award. His other roles include Tim Fletch on the NBC series Crossbones (2014), Brady on the HBO series Looking (2015), and Ben on The CW series In the Dark (2020).

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Early life and education

Chris Perfetti was born in Rochester, New York. He is of Italian descent. [2] [ non-primary source needed ] He was raised in Webster, New York, and attended Webster Schroeder High School. [3] [4] He is a graduate of the Conservatory of Theater at the State University of New York at Purchase, where he was a classmate of Micah Stock and Zoe Kravitz. [5]

Career

Perfetti has appeared in Sons of the Prophet by playwright Stephen Karam, playing the role of Charlie. [6] For his work as Charlie, he received a Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance in an Off-Broadway play. [7] Starting in December 2012, Perfetti played Bomber in the revival of Picnic by William Inge. [8] Perfetti appeared as Ariel in The Tempest at the Delacorte Theater in the summer of 2015. He also appeared in the indie drama film The Surrogate and Minyan .

Perfetti is also known for starring in Submissions Only (2010), Next Caller (2012), the NBC series Crossbones (2014) as series regular Tim Fletch, and as the character Brady in the second season of the HBO show Looking (2015), and its subsequent series finale television film, Looking: The Movie (2016).

Work

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Please Come with MePatrick
2019 Sound of Metal Harlan
2020 Minyan Eric
2020 The Surrogate Josh
2021 The Virtuoso The Motel Clerk
2023 The Anne Frank Gift Shop BenShort film
2025 Twinless George

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Submissions Only Party GoerEpisode: "Woof!"
2012–2013 Next Caller Cody5 episodes
2014 Crossbones Tim Fletch9 episodes
2015 Looking Brady4 episodes
2016 Blue Bloods ADA Elliot PinskyEpisode: "Help Me, Help You"
2016 Looking: The Movie BradyTelevision film
2016 The Night Of Lawyer / Cooper3 episodes
2018 Gotham Cosmo KrankEpisode: "A Dark Knight: Pieces of a Broken Mirror"
2018 Bull ADA Frank RussoEpisode: "But for the Grace"
2019 What We Do in the Shadows KyleEpisode: "City Council"
2020 In the Dark BenRecurring role; 11 episodes
2021 Bonding PatrickEpisode: "Threesomes"
2021 The Resident Phillip Bondman3 episodes
2021–present Abbott Elementary Jacob HillMain role
2025 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Episode: "TBA"

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2011 Sons of the Prophet Charles Laura Pels Theatre [9]
2015 The Tempest Ariel Delacorte Theatre [9]
2015 Cloud Nine Betty/Edward Linda Gross Theatre [9]
2017 Everybody Performer Signature Theatre [9]
2017 Six Degrees of Separation Trent Ethel Barrymore Theatre [9]
2018 The Low Road Jim Trewitt Public Theater [9]
2019 Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Masha Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space [9]
2022 King James Matt Steppenwolf Theatre [9]
2023 Inherit the Wind E.K. Hornbeck Pasadena Playhouse [10]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryTitleWorkRef
2022 Peabody Award Entertainment Abbott Elementary Won
2023 Critics' Choice Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won [11]
2024Nominated [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Perfetti Birthday". Theater World Awards. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Instagram". instagram.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ Rosenberry, Missy (June 30, 2014). "Schroeder grad in finals of So You Think You Can Dance". The Democrat and Chronicle . Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Webster grad appearing in new show premiering Tuesday on ABC". WHAM ABC 13. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Chris Perfetti". purchase.edu. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  6. ↑ Interview with Chris Perfetti
  7. ↑ "Theatre World Awards - Theatre World Awards". theatreworldawards.org. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Chris Perfetti Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Chris Perfetti Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  10. ↑ See Alfred Molina, John Douglas Thompson & Chris Perfetti in INHERIT THE WIND at Pasadena Playhouse
  11. ↑ Voyles, Blake (September 7, 2023). "83rd Peabody Award Winners" . Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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