Chad Ridgely
Actor
Biography
Chad Ridgely is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. Founder of Full Auto Films, he is a former police officer and celebrity bodyguard. A regular performer on the LA comedy circuit, Ridgely studied at The Groundlings Theatre, the improvisational company that spawned the careers of Will Ferrell, Phil Hartman, and Melissa McCarthy.
Best known by horror fans for writing, starring, and producing the award-winning comedy horror films Massacre on Aisle 12 and 6:66 PM, Ridgely first gained attention in the comedy arena creating and starring in the FOX produced sketch-comedy series, The Chad Ridgely Show. He went on to garner millions of views creating digital comedy content and comedy music videos. Ridgely has appeared in numerous film and television projects, including Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Weedjies: Halloweed Night, Red Letters, Ice: The Movie, Murder Eleven and Indican Pictures animated feature The Trouble with Terkel.
Ridgely is originally from Washington, D.C., U.S.A., and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Filmography
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as Cop #1 2019
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
as Photographer 2000
Dick
as Hippy (uncredited) 1999
Transmorphers: Mech Beasts
as Wilks 2023
Massacre on Aisle 12
as Jack 2016
Weedjies! Halloweed Night
as Gorilla 2019
Bull Shark 2
as Mayor Williams 2024
Ice: The Movie
as Announcer 2018
6:66 PM
as Peter 2017
National Geographic: Incredible Human Machine
as Guy Walker 2007
Murder Eleven
as Mike Steel 2013
Silent Bite
as Radio Jockey (voice) 2025
Amityville Hex
as David 2021
Bull Shark 3
as Mayor Williams 2025
The Trouble with Terkel
as Uncle Stewart (voice) 2017
The Hand of Now
as Will 2013
Red Letters
as Scott Crenshaw 2019