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Chris Perfetti
Born (1988-12-12) December 12, 1988 (age 35)[1]
Rochester, New York, U.S.
EducationState 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).

Early life and education

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Chris Perfetti was born in Rochester, New York. He is of Italian descent.[2] 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 State University of New York at Purchase, where he was a classmate of Micah Stock and Zoe Kravitz.[5]

Career

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 Please Come with Me Patrick
2019 Sound of Metal Harlan
2020 Minyan Eric
2020 The Surrogate Josh
2021 The Virtuoso The Motel Clerk
2023 The Anne Frank Gift Shop Ben Short film
TBA Twinless Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Submissions Only Party Goer Episode: "Woof!"
2012–2013 Next Caller Cody 5 episodes
2014 Crossbones Tim Fletch 9 episodes
2015 Looking Brady 4 episodes
2016 Blue Bloods ADA Elliot Pinsky Episode: "Help Me, Help You"
2016 Looking: The Movie Brady Television film
2016 The Night Of Lawyer / Cooper 3 episodes
2018 Gotham Cosmo Krank Episode: "A Dark Knight: Pieces of a Broken Mirror"
2018 Bull ADA Frank Russo Episode: "But for the Grace"
2019 What We Do in the Shadows Kyle Episode: "City Council"
2020 In the Dark Ben Recurring role; 11 episodes
2021 Bonding Patrick Episode: "Threesomes"
2021 The Resident Phillip Bondman 3 episodes
2021–present Abbott Elementary Jacob Hill Main role

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
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

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Year Ceremony Category Title Work Ref
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]
2024 Nominated [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Perfetti Birthday". Theater World Awards. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  2. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  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. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  5. ^ "Chris Perfetti". www.purchase.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  6. ^ Interview with Chris Perfetti
  7. ^ "Theatre World Awards - Theatre World Awards". www.theatreworldawards.org. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  8. ^ "Chris Perfetti Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "Chris Perfetti Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  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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