Christopher Abbott
Actor
Biography
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).
Filmography
Poor Things
as Alfie Blessington 2023
It Comes at Night
as Will 2017
Kraven the Hunter
as The Foreigner 2024
A Most Violent Year
as Louis Servidio 2014
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as Fahim Ahmadzai 2016
Possessor
as Colin Tate 2020
Wolf Man
as Blake 2025
Martha Marcy May Marlene
as Max 2011
Vox Lux
as Journalist 2018
Entergalactic
as Reed (voice) 2022
The World to Come
as Finney 2021
Sweet Virginia
as Elwood 2017
Criminal Activities
as Warren 2015
Black Bear
as Gabe 2020
Piercing
as Reed 2019
The Forgiven
as Tom Day 2022