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Christopher Abbott

Acting Born Feb 10, 1986 Greenwich, Connecticut, USA 24 credits

Biography

Christopher Jacob Abbott is an American actor. He is known for his work in independent films. In 2011, Abbott made his feature film debut in Martha Marcy May Marlene and his Broadway debut in the revival of the play The House of Blue Leaves. Abbott received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for the drama film James White (2015).

He portrayed astronaut David Scott in the biographical drama film First Man (2018), and had further supporting roles in the films A Most Violent Year (2014), It Comes at Night (2017), Possessor (2020), Black Bear (2020), and Poor Things (2023). Abbott portrayed Capt. Yossarian in the Hulu miniseries Catch-22 (2019) for which he earned a Golden Globe Award nomination. He also acted in the HBO series Girls (2012–2016), the USA Network series The Sinner (2017), and the Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room (2023).

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Known for

Film

Kraven the Hunter

as The Foreigner
Film

Poor Things

as Alfie Blessington
Film

The Testament of Ann Lee

as Abraham Standerin

Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Kyle Wyler
  • The Sinner (2017) as Mason Tannetti
  • Girls (2012) as Charlie Dattolo
  • Nurse Jackie (2009) as Andy Singer
  • Kraven the Hunter (2024) as The Foreigner
  • Poor Things (2023) as Alfie Blessington
  • The Crowded Room (2023) as Stan Camisa
  • Wolf Man (2025) as Blake
  • Catch-22 (2019) as John Yossarian
  • First Man (2018) as David Scott
  • Homemade (2020)
  • It Comes at Night (2017) as Will
  • Possessor (2020) as Colin Tate
  • Entergalactic (2022) as Reed (voice)
  • The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) as Abraham Standerin
  • East of Eden as Adam Trask
  • A Most Violent Year (2014) as Louis Servidio
  • Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) as Max
  • Sanctuary (2023) as Hal Porterfield
  • The World to Come (2021) as Finney
  • Vox Lux (2018) as Journalist
  • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) as Fahim Ahmadzai
  • The Forgiven (2022) as Tom Day
  • Bring Them Down (2025) as Michael