Christopher Carley

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Christopher Carley
Born
Christopher Murphy Carley

(1978-05-31) May 31, 1978 (age 46)
Other namesChris Carley
OccupationActor

Christopher Murphy Carley (born May 31, 1978) is an American actor who is sometimes credited as Chris Carley.

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Carley was born in Suffern, New York to Elizabeth and Gerard Carley and grew up in Pearl River. He has two sisters, Cara and Sarah, and graduated from Pearl River High School in 1996.

Carley made his acting debut on Broadway in the 1998 production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane taking over the role of Ray. [1] He also played "Second Bellboy" in Once in a Lifetime. [2]

He has appeared in such television series as House M.D. , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , The Sopranos , and Veronica Mars . [3] He also played a small role in the film Lions for Lambs . In 2008 he starred with Clint Eastwood in the film Gran Torino .

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Colin Fitz Lives! Lonely Fan
2003Main Road
2004 Garden State Gleason Party Drunk
2005BackseatGuy at Party
2005HomecomingTony
2007 Lions for Lambs Sniper
2008 AmericanEast Guy in coffee shop #2
2008 Gran Torino Father Janovich
2010 Miss Nobody Frankie Sheftell

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References

  1. On Stage and Off; 'Footloose' Shows Vigor, New York Times; accessed April 8, 2015.
  2. Once In A Lifetime review, curtainup.com; accessed April 8, 2015.
  3. Christopher Carley at IMDb