Chris Ellis: movies and TV shows
Chris Ellis has 109 credits in the archive: 60 films and 49 TV series, from 1982 to 2024. Highest rated: The Office (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1982 – 2024 · busiest year: 1996 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Ghost Trap | Doug Kane | Film | 8.4 | 68 |
| 2021 | Silo | Mr. Adler | Film | 4.8 | 65 |
| 2020 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Derek Poole | TV | 8.0 | 64 |
| 2018 | Homecoming | Richard Lehmann | TV | 7.0 | 62 |
| 2018 | What Still Remains | Harvey | Film | 5.2 | 62 |
| 2018 | The Oath | Hank | Film | 5.6 | 62 |
| 2018 | Kenny | Al | Film | — | 62 |
| 2017 | Young Sheldon | Marty Steinbecker | TV | 8.0 | 61 |
| 2017 | The Show | Keller | Film | 5.7 | 61 |
| 2017 | Amelia 2.0 | Senator Thaddeus Williams | Film | 5.5 | 61 |
| 2017 | Pitching Tents | Principal Don Bishop | Film | 5.5 | 61 |
| 2015 | K.C. Undercover | Christos Markos | TV | 7.8 | 59 |
| 2015 | McFarland, USA | Coach Jenks (as Chris Ellis Jr.) | Film | 7.5 | 59 |
| 2014 | The Guest | Hendricks | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 2014 | Jessabelle | Sheriff Pruitt | Film | 5.4 | 58 |
| 2014 | Faults | Dad | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Fr. Reilly | Film | 7.8 | 56 |
| 2012 | The Finder | Warden Nick Larsen | TV | 7.1 | 56 |
| 2012 | Political Animals | Jubal Jacobs | TV | 7.1 | 56 |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | TV | 7.4 | 55 | |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal | Maddox Resor | TV | 6.5 | 55 |
| 2010 | Justified | Douglas Cooper | TV | 8.0 | 54 |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Walter Exley | TV | 6.8 | 54 |
| 2010 | The Good Guys | Beau Teague | TV | 7.3 | 54 |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 | Colonel Arnold Cassell | TV | 7.7 | 53 |
| 2009 | G-Force | NSA Director | Film | 5.5 | 53 |
| 2009 | Teenage Dirtbag | Pops | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Sherrif Mullery | TV | 8.4 | 52 |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Hayes | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight | Reidell | TV | 7.1 | 52 |
| 2008 | Gospel Hill | L Donn Murray | Film | 4.7 | 52 |
| 2008 | Crazy | Glen the Carousel Manager | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 2007 | Mad Men | Del Hill | TV | 8.1 | 51 |
| 2007 | Burn Notice | Virgil Watkins | TV | 7.5 | 51 |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Capt. Jack Scalvino | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 2007 | Transformers | Admiral Brigham | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 2006 | The Unit | Congressman Bruce Gelber | TV | 7.3 | 50 |
| 2006 | Vanished | Shelton | TV | 5.7 | 50 |
| 2006 | The Darkroom | Jackson | Film | 4.9 | 50 |
| 2006 | Sissy Frenchfry | Willinger McDodey | Film | 4.8 | 50 |
| 2006 | Believe in Me | Jim Stovall | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Sheriff Rhodes | TV | 8.3 | 49 |
| 2005 | The Office | Chris O'Keefe | TV | 8.6 | 49 |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Captain Ken Nilsen | TV | 8.1 | 49 |
| 2005 | The Island | Aces & Spades Barman | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Vice President - Grand Cayman Bank | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 2005 | The Devil's Rejects | Coggs | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Vincent Williams | TV | 7.3 | 48 |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars | Reverend Ted Capistrano | TV | 7.8 | 48 |
| 2004 | Helter Skelter | Sgt. Whiteley | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 2004 | In Enemy Hands | Samuel Littleton | Film | 5.9 | 48 |
| 2004 | Tiger Cruise | Captain Anderson | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 2004 | Death and Texas | Phillip Brodeur | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 2003 | NCIS | John Deluca | TV | 7.6 | 47 |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Jim Horn (2008) | TV | 7.8 | 47 |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | Dr. Sassen | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 2003 | Wonderland | Captain Nimziki | Film | 6.1 | 47 |
| 2003 | My Dinner with Jimi | Sergeant | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can | Special Agent Witkins | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 2002 | Birds of Prey | Larry Ketterly | TV | 6.2 | 46 |
| 2002 | First Monday | TV | 6.5 | 46 | |
| 2002 | Love Liza | Patriot Model Aeronautics Clerk | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Construction Worker #2 | TV | 8.1 | 45 |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | Commander Karl Vasich | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 2001 | Alias | Agent Chapman | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 2001 | Domestic Disturbance | Detective Warren | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 2001 | Beyond the City Limits | Det. Hanson | Film | 4.7 | 45 |
| 2001 | Daddy and Them | Dewey | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Clinton Malton | TV | 7.6 | 44 |
| 2000 | The Watcher | Hollis | Film | 5.1 | 44 |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Congressman Fields | TV | 8.3 | 43 |
| 1999 | Roswell | T. Greer | TV | 7.7 | 43 |
| 1999 | Family Law | Mr. Reese | TV | 8.1 | 43 |
| 1999 | October Sky | Principal Turner | Film | 7.7 | 43 |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Flight Director Clark | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Bob Parker | TV | 8.1 | 42 |
| 1998 | Godzilla | General Anderson | Film | 5.7 | 42 |
| 1998 | Home Fries | Henry Lever | Film | 5.1 | 42 |
| 1998 | On the Line | Officer Roux | Film | 3.2 | 42 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Zoning Board Chairman Donald Blane | TV | 7.7 | 41 |
| 1997 | Con Air | BOP Official Grant | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1997 | Bean | Detective Butler | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Officer | Film | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1997 | Sparkler | Buddy #1 | Film | 4.3 | 41 |
| 1996 | Arli$$ | Henneman | TV | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1996 | Arli$$ | Maynard Dupree | TV | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1996 | Millennium | Jim Penseyres | TV | 7.7 | 40 |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Daniel Crockett | TV | 7.4 | 40 |
| 1996 | Promised Land | Brian Pascal | TV | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1996 | That Thing You Do! | Phil Horace | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1996 | If These Walls Could Talk | Crowd Leader | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1996 | Her Costly Affair | Wes | Film | 4.0 | 40 |
| 1995 | Murder One | Mr. Switzer | TV | 7.7 | 39 |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | Deke Slayton | Film | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1995 | Space: Above and Beyond | Adm. Stenner | TV | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | Additional Magician | Film | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1995 | A Little Princess | Policeman | Film | 7.6 | 39 |
| 1995 | The Tie That Binds | Security Guard #1 | Film | 4.9 | 39 |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | Bill Erskine | TV | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1994 | In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance | News Vendor | Film | 5.7 | 38 |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Sheriff Lance Hindt | TV | 8.4 | 37 |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Marshal | TV | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Leonard Wilson | TV | 7.1 | 37 |
| 1993 | Addams Family Values | Moving Man | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1993 | Undercover Blues | Burt | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | Cop | TV | 5.8 | 36 |
| 1992 | My Cousin Vinny | J.T. | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | Harlem Hoogerhyde | Film | 6.4 | 34 |
| 1982 | Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn | Clown | Film | 5.3 | 26 |