Chris Elliott

Born: 1960-05-31

Christopher Nash Elliott is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and author. He was born on May 31, 1960, in New York City, New York. He is the youngest of five children of Lee (née Peppers), a model and TV director, and Bob Elliott, who was part of the successful comedy team Bob and Ray. Elliott began his career as a writer for Late Night with David Letterman in 1982. He stayed with the show for six years, during which time he created and performed in many memorable sketches. In 1990, he created and starred in the cult comedy series Get a Life, which ran for two seasons on Fox. Elliott has also appeared in numerous films, including Cabin Boy (1994), Scary Movie 2 (2001), Something About Mary (1998), and There's Something About Mary (1998). He has also had recurring roles on the television shows Everybody Loves Raymond (2003-2005), How I Met Your Mother (2009-2014), and Eagleheart (2011-2014). In recent years, Elliott has had a recurring role on the Canadian television comedy series Schitt's Creek (2015-2020). He played Roland Schitt, the eccentric father of the show's main character, Johnny Schitt. For his performance, Elliott received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Elliott is also a writer and director. He has written several books, including Daddy's Boy (1989), a memoir about his relationship with his father. He has also directed several films, including the comedy Strange Brew (1983), which he co-wrote with his father. Elliott is married to Paula Niedert, whom he met while she was a talent coordinator on Late Night with David Letterman. They have two daughters, Abby and Bridey.


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as Bendix
Released: 1989-08-09

A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear...

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as Larry
Released: 1993-02-11

A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish...

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Scary Movie 4

as Ezekiel
Released: 2006-04-12

Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find...

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as Henson
Released: 2001-07-04

While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary...

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as Dom Woganowski
Released: 1998-07-15

For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years...

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The Dictator

as Mr. Ogden
Released: 2012-05-15

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to...

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as The Gambler
Released: 1996-07-04

After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles...

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Osmosis Jones

as Bob
Released: 2001-08-10

A white blood cell policeman, with the help of a cold pill, must stop a deadly virus from...

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Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

as Restaurant Manager
Released: 2000-07-27

The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist,...

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Dance Flick

as Ron
Released: 2009-05-22

Street dancer, Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the...

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CB4

as A. White
Released: 1993-03-12

A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike:...

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Snow Day

as Roger the Snowplowman
Released: 2000-02-11

When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day"...

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Sandy Wexler

as Mr. Buttons
Released: 2017-04-14

When a hapless but dedicated talent manager signs his first client who actually has talent, his...

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The Rewrite

as Jim Harper
Released: 2014-06-15

An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the...

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Christmas Cottage

as Ernie
Released: 2008-10-15

Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the...

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New York Stories

as Robber
Released: 1989-03-10

Get ready for a wildly diverse, star-studded trilogy about life in the big city. One of the...

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Cabin Boy

as Nathanial Mayweather
Released: 1994-01-07

A foul-mouthed finishing school graduate mistakenly winds up on an ill-fated fishing boat, and...

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Lianna

as Lighting Assistant
Released: 1983-01-19

Lianna's life is a succession of domestic errands and boring faculty parties, however her...

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Frat Star

as Eugene Cooper
Released: 2017-01-03

"Frat Star" explores the alluring, superficial, manipulative, and dark world of Ivy League...

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Action Family

as Chris
Released: 1987-02-07

At work, Chris is a hardboiled no-nonsense detective who's investigating a series of brutal...

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My Man Adam

as Mr. Spooner
Released: 1985-10-25

A young man meets the girl of his dreams, whereupon he finds himself involved in a murder mystery.

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The Sector

as Six Killer
Released: 2016-07-05

In a dystopian world, a bounty hunter sets out to capture a ruthless band of outlaws who have...

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Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

as Self
Released: 2020-04-26

Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of...

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SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools

as Captain (voice)
Released: 2011-10-21

Aye, this here set has the full spooky Halloween double-length-episode, GHOUL FOOLS, where...

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Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell

as Self
Released: 2020-04-07

Interviews with the cast, creators, journalists and celebrity fans, plus behind-the-scenes...

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Better Off Single

as Angela's Dad
Released: 2016-10-07

A comedy that follows a man on a mission of self-discovery that results in hallucinations,...

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Eagleheart: Paradise Rising

as Chris Monsanto
Released: 2013-12-13

Chris Monsanto, disgraced Marshal turned fugitive from justice, goes on a journey of both heart...

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Christmas vs The Walters

as Dr. Tom
Released: 2021-11-05

Diane Walters, an over-burdened mother of two with a third child on the way, strives to create...

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Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

as Self
Released: 2013-06-07

Long before O'Reilly and Beck, Morton Downey, Jr., was tearing up the talk-show format with his...

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The Sky is Falling

as Santa Claus
Released: 2001-06-07

A young woman, struggling to become a novelist, has her life go into a tailspin. Her first novel...

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Clara's Ghost

as Ted Reynolds
Released: 2018-09-22

Set over the course of a single evening at the Reynolds’ family home in Connecticut, Clara, fed...

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How to Get Girls

as Mr. P
Released: 2017-10-03

Zach and Ben are two nerdy childhood best friends with a dream to go to Comic Con. When Ben is...

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I'll Believe You

as Eugene the Gator Guy
Released: 2007-01-01

Late-night radio host Dale Sweeney's usual line up of odd-ball, conspiracy-obsessed callers is...

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Merry F#%$in' Christmas

as Self
Released: 2005-11-27

Denis Leary and a cast of many others celebrate Christmas Leary-style. Packed with original...

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The Barefoot Executive

as Jase Wallenberg
Released: 1995-11-11

A young man working in the mailroom of a television network rises to the top of the company...

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Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful

as Andy
Released: 1991-12-01

In this made for Showtime television spoof of Madonna's "Truth or Dare" documentary, comedienne...

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Hyperspace

as Hopper
Released: 1984-09-01

Because of a small navigation mistake Lord Buckethead lands on Earth instead of "in a galaxy...

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as Zeller
Released: 1986-08-14

FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in...

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Chris Elliott's FDR -- A One-Man Show

as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Released: 1987-12-26

Chris Elliot plays FDR in his live "One Man Show" about the life and times of the president,...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Anton Thibodeaux
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Pete Matthews
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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The Daily Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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That '70s Show

as Mr. Bray
First aired: 1998-08-23

Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the...

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How I Met Your Mother

as Mickey Aldrin
First aired: 2005-09-19

A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four...

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Futurama

as V-Giny (voice)
First aired: 1999-03-28

The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who,...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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King of the Hill

as Chris Sizemore (voice)
First aired: 1997-01-12

Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives...

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King of the Hill

as Rob Holguin (voice)
First aired: 1997-01-12

Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives...

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King of the Hill

as Ed Burnett (voice)
First aired: 1997-01-12

Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives...

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Community

as Russell Borchert
First aired: 2009-09-17

Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college...

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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Warren
First aired: 1996-09-27

On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her...

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The King of Queens

as Pete, The Exterminator
First aired: 1998-09-21

Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves...

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The Simpsons

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Nanny

as Chris Malley
First aired: 1993-11-03

Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the...

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Miami Vice

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-09-16

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking...

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Everybody Loves Raymond

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-09-13

Ray Barone is a successful sportswriter living on Long Island with his wife Debra, daughter...

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Hot in Cleveland

as Luke
First aired: 2010-06-16

Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever...

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The Outer Limits

as Jack Parson
First aired: 1995-03-26

Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end,...

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Conan

as Self
First aired: 2010-11-08

A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.

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Schitt's Creek

as Roland Schitt
First aired: 2015-01-13

Formerly filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two...

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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According to Jim

as Reverend Pierson
First aired: 2001-10-03

According to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role...

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Wings

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-04-19

Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

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Fresh Off the Boat

as Adam
First aired: 2015-02-04

A '90s-set single-camera comedy about a hip-hop-loving Asian kid growing up in suburban Orlando,...

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Third Watch

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-09-23

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers,...

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The Naked Truth

as Bradley Crosby
First aired: 1995-09-13

The Naked Truth is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 1996, and on NBC...

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Duckman

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-03-05

Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man is an American animated sitcom that aired from 1994–1997,...

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The Equalizer

as Rags Maloney
First aired: 1985-09-18

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...

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The Adventures of Pete & Pete

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-11-28

The Adventures of Pete & Pete is an American children's television series produced by Wellsville...

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Hercules

as Triton (voice)
First aired: 1998-08-31

Follow Herc's many labors during the years he spent training on how to be a hero under the...

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Get a Life

as Chris Peterson
First aired: 1990-09-23

Get a Life is a television sitcom that was broadcast in the United States on the Fox Network...

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Dilbert

as Dogbert (voice)
First aired: 1999-01-25

Dilbert is an animated television series adaptation of the comic strip of the same name,...

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Still Standing

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-09-30

After 18 years of marriage, high school sweethearts Bill and Judy Miller still make each other...

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The Birthday Boys

as Various
First aired: 2013-10-18

"The Birthday Boys" is a scripted original sketch comedy, executive produced by Bob Odenkirk...

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The Shivering Truth

as (voice)
First aired: 2018-12-09

A miniature propulsive omnibus clusterbomb of painfully riotous daymares all dripping with the...

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Agent Elvis

as Timothy Leary (voice)
First aired: 2023-03-17

Elvis Presley trades in his white jumpsuit for a jet pack when he is covertly inducted into a...

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Ed

as Chet Bellafiore
First aired: 2000-10-08

After his wife leaves him and he's fired from his job at a high-profile New York city law firm,...

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The Weber Show

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-10-26

Cursed, later renamed The Weber Show, is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 2000–2001. It...

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Graves

as Thomas Nash
First aired: 2016-10-16

Former two-term President Richard Graves embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs...

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Primetime Glick

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-06-20

Talk-show parody featuring obese host Jiminy Glick, who usually knows nothing about his guests...

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Maggie

as Jack
First aired: 2022-07-06

As a psychic, Maggie regularly sees the future of her friends, parents, clients and random...

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Eagleheart

as Chris Monsanto
First aired: 2011-02-03

Eagleheart is an action-comedy television series that premiered on February 3, 2011, on Adult Swim.

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Difficult People

as Rick
First aired: 2015-08-05

Life is really tough for Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein, two thirty-something aspiring comics...

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Minoriteam

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-11-06

Minoriteam is an animated television series on Cartoon Network's late night programming block,...

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