Chris Coppola

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Chris Coppola
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Christopher Coppola

(1968-11-26) November 26, 1968 (age 55)
Occupation(s)Actor, voice artist, comedian
Years active1997–present

Christopher Coppola (born November 26, 1968) is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian. [1]

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Career

Chris is best known for his roles in such movies as Friday the 13th , Far Cry , Postal , Loveless in Los Angeles , [2] [3] The Polar Express , Beowulf , and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul . He also voiced Dancer in Santa Buddies , and appeared in the episode "Tailgate" on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Spawn Punk #2
1998 Ringmaster Goat BoyUncredited
2002L.A.X.Sheldon
2002 Spider-Man KyleUncredited
2002 Simone Echo Photographer
2002 The Tuxedo BodyguardUncredited
2004Dog Gone LoveChuck
2004 The Polar Express Toothless Boy / ElfVoice
2005 Forbidden Warrior Jibberish
2006 Cloud 9 Stalker
2006Alexander the Great Darius
2006Monster NightMr. Incredulous
2007 Undead or Alive Cletus
2007 Loveless in Los Angeles Freddie
2007 Postal Richard
2007Saint AnthonyElias
2007 BloodRayne 2: Deliverance Newton Piles
2007 Beowulf Olaf
2008 Visioneers Todd
2008 Far Cry Emillio
2009 Friday the 13th Gas Station Attendant
2009 Shadow Buck
2009 Santa Buddies CometVoice
2010 I Kissed a Vampire Dr. Dan Helsing
2010Sinatra ClubRoundy
2010 The Search for Santa Paws Gus
2012 Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups DancerVoice
2013 Super Buddies Mr. Bull
2015Russell MadnessDozerVoice
2015Monkey UpStan
2016The Last BidBarry
2016Pup StarTuneVoice
2017 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Mr. Beardo
2017Garlic & GunpowderThe Clown
2017Pup Star: Better 2GetherRocky
2017 Shot Cat Scan Tech
2018 Stuck Jimmy Palicelli
2018Mission PossibleFrank
2018Acts of DesperationStu
2020DisruptedEd
2021Take Me to TarzanaMorgan Schmeltz
2021The Dog of ChristmasJerry

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 ER CopEpisode: "Carter's Choice"
1999 The Pretender ZipperEpisode: "The Assassin"
2003Ghost Dog: A Detective TailWallyTelevision film
2004 Judging Amy Flower Delivery GuyEpisode: "Sins of the Father"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Clyde GrimesEpisode: "Dead Ringer"
2005 The West Wing HowardEpisode: "King Corn"
2005 Love, Inc. ChuckEpisode: "One on One"
2005 I Love the '80s 3-D 2 episodes
2007 Cory in the House CarlEpisode: "Rock the Vote"
2010 Cold Case Cole AustenEpisode: "Almost Paradise"
2011 Wizards of Waverly Place CustomerEpisode: "Everything's Rosie for Justin"
2011 Kickin' It Officer BloatEpisode: "Wasabi Warrior"
2012 How I Met Your Mother Guy in Black SuitEpisode: "Tailgate"
2013 Wedding Band Over-ToasterEpisode: "99 Problems"
2013 The Goodwin Games Construction WorkerEpisode: "Welcome Home, Goodwins"
2013 Rizzoli & Isles Mark LewisEpisode: "Judge, Jury and Executioner"
2014 Bones Kyle StanleyEpisode: "The Source in the Sludge"
2014 The Middle GeneEpisode: "The Smell"
2014Super LarrySheriffEpisode: "Pilot"
2014–2016 Doc McStuffins Tony the Taxi4 episodes
2015 Two and a Half Men DouglasEpisode: "Of Course He's Dead"
2016 Agent Carter Hank2 episodes
2016 Ray Donovan Larry4 episodes
2016 Good Girls Revolt Rich Riccardi2 episodes
2016Hitting the BreaksDonny DochardEpisode: "Safe House"
2019 Too Old to Die Young Melvin Redmond4 episodes
2020Russell ManiacDozerEpisode: "Ferraro Family Business"
2020 Sneakerheads FrankEpisode: "CSI: Sandwich"
2022 The Afterparty MickeyEpisode: "Brett"
2022 Barry MelEpisode: "candy asses"
2023 Spidey and His Amazing Friends Neighbor DadEpisode: "Spin Saves the Day/Water Woes"

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