Christopher Abbott

Acting

Born Feb 10, 1986

From Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

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).

Christopher Abbott

Known For

Kraven the Hunter

Poor Things

The Testament of Ann Lee

First Man

Wolf Man

It Comes at Night

A Most Violent Year

Sanctuary

Entergalactic

The World to Come

Filmography — Acting

Kraven the Hunter

Poor Things

The Testament of Ann Lee

First Man

Wolf Man

It Comes at Night

A Most Violent Year

Sanctuary

Entergalactic

The World to Come

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Possessor

Hello I Must Be Going

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Vox Lux

Piercing

The Forgiven

On the Count of Three

Criminal Activities

Sweet Virginia

Bring Them Down

Black Bear

James White

The Cat and the Moon

Swimming Home

Tyrel

Art Machine

Katie Says Goodbye

The Sleepwalker

The Girlfriend Game

Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

Snapshots

The Maid of Orleans

1009

Full-Dress

All That I Am

It Doesn't Matter

The Exit Room

A Heightened World

Father/Son

Filmography — Crew

The Maid of Orleans