John C. Reilly

Known for ActingBorn 1965-05-24 (age 61)Chicago, Illinois, USA

John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for his character acting, taking on leading and supporting roles in independent drama films and studio comedies. He gained exposure through his supporting roles in Tony Scott's Days of Thunder (1990), Paul Thomas Anderson's films Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999), and Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002) and The Aviator (2004). Reilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award for his role in the musical film Chicago (2002). Reilly's other notable films include The River Wild (1994), The Thin Red Line (1998), and The Hours (2002). Reilly gained prominence for his roles in comedy films such as Cal Naughton in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006). He then went on to play the title character in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) and Dale Doback, one of the two stepbrothers, in Step Brothers (2008). Meanwhile, Reilly began co-starring as Dr. Steve Brule in the comedic television series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007–2010), which led to the spin-off series Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule (2010–2016). He voiced the title character in the Wreck-It Ralph film series (2012–⁠2018). Reilly is also known for his work in the independent films Cyrus, We Need to Talk About Kevin, and Carnage (all in 2011), The Lobster (2015), and The Sisters Brothers (2018). He combined his comedic and dramatic abilities for his portrayal of comedian Oliver Hardy in the biopic Stan and Ollie (2018), earning nominations for the Golden Globe Award and Critics' Choice Award. Reilly is also known for his work on television. He created and starred in the Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8 (2020) and led an ensemble cast for the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022–2023). Reilly performs with his band, John Reilly and Friends. For his role in the Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's play True West (2000), he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article John C. Reilly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Once Upon a Studio

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

Frank's Book

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Guardians of the Galaxy

Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule

Cinema Cinema

The Simpsons

Bagboy

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Awesome 10 Year Anniversary Version, Great Job?

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

Magnolia

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Minions & More 2

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Largo

Boogie Nights

Ricky Bobby: Sports Century

Bears

Wreck-It Ralph

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

Happiness

The Thin Red Line

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Gangs of New York

Nero Wolfe

My Darling Vivian

Conan

Sing

Carnage

The Hours

The Graham Norton Show

An Almost Christmas Story

The Aviator

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Dolores Claiborne

The Lobster

Licorice Pizza

Tenacious D

Stan & Ollie

Chicago

Prop 8: The Musical

9

Casualties of War

The Sisters Brothers