John C. Reilly

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-05-24 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

John C. Reilly

Biography

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...

Acting

1999

Magnolia

as Officer Jim Kurring

2002

The Hours

as Dan Brown

1989

Casualties of War

as Private Herbert Hatcher

1990

Days of Thunder

as Buck Bretherton

2002

Chicago

as Amos Hart

2000

The Perfect Storm

as Dale "Murp" Murphy

1993

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

as Tucker Van Dyke

2006

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

as Sasquatch (uncredited)

1990

2002

Gangs of New York

as Happy Jack

2021

Licorice Pizza

as Fred Gwynne / Herman Munster (uncredited)

2004

The Aviator

as Noah Dietrich

1999

1992

Hoffa

as Pete Connelly

1997

Boogie Nights

as Reed Rothchild

1999

Never Been Kissed

as Gus Strauss

1989

We're No Angels

as Young Monk

1996

Hard Eight

as John

1995

Dolores Claiborne

as Const. Frank Stamshaw

1998

The Thin Red Line

as Sgt. Maynard Storm

2008

Step Brothers

as Dale Doback

1994

2005

Dark Water

as Mr. Murray

2009

9

as #5 (voice)

2001

The Anniversary Party

as Mac Forsyth

2002

The Good Girl

as Phil Last

2008

The Promotion

as Richard Wehlner

2004

Criminal

as Richard Gaddis

1996

Boys

as Officer Kellogg Curry

2021

O Night Divine

as Kristof

2010

Cyrus

as John Kilpatrick

2010

The Extra Man

as Gershon Gruen

2006

Ricky Bobby: Sports Century

as Cal Naughton Jr. (archive footage)

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DreamQuil

as Gary

2011

Terri

as Mr. Fitzgerald

2011

Cedar Rapids

as Dean Ziegler

2011

We Need to Talk About Kevin

as Franklin Plaskett

2011

Carnage

as Michael Longstreet

2012

Wreck-It Ralph

as Wreck-It Ralph (voice)

2012

The Dictator

as Clayton (uncredited)

1995

Georgia

as Herman

1998

Chicago Cab

as Steve

1992

Out on a Limb

as Jim Jr.

2014

1999

2022

Stars at Noon

as American Magazine Editor

2014

Bears

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2014

Life After Beth

as Maury Slocum

2023

Once Upon a Studio

as Wreck-It-Ralph (voice)

1997

Nightwatch

as Bill Davis (uncredited)

2014

Rubberhead

as Father (segment "Ham")

2015

Tale of Tales

as King of Longtrellis

2008

Largo

as Self

2015

The Lobster

as Lisping Man

2013

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

as Ghost of Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)

2001

Frank's Book

as Frank

1988

Above the Law

as Thug in Bar (uncredited)

2015

2015

Les Cowboys

as American in Pakistan

2022

Minions & More Volume 2

as Eddie (voice)

2017

Kong: Skull Island

as Hank Marlow

2016

Sing

as Eddie (voice)

1991

Shadows and Fog

as Cop at Police Station

2018

Stan & Ollie

as Oliver "Ollie" Hardy

2017

The Little Hours

as Father Tommasso

2015

Bagboy

as Dr. Steve Brule

2012

8

as David Blankenhorn

2019

Hal

as Self

2015

View from a Blue Moon

as Narrator (voice)

2018

The Sisters Brothers

as Eli Sisters

2018

Holmes & Watson

as Dr. John Watson

2017

Eddie's Life Coach

as Eddie (voice)

2011

Fight for Your Right Revisited

as Mike D (B-Boys 2)

2003

Piggie

as Russell

2008

Prop 8: The Musical

as Prop 8 Leader

2003

Anger Management

as Older Arnie Shankman (uncredited)

2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

as Wreck-It Ralph (voice)

2007

Green Team

as Jim Smegg

2020

My Darling Vivian

as Self (archive footage)

2000

Skipped Parts

as Cowboy at Pool Table (uncredited)

1997

Cinema Cinema

as Himself

2024

An Almost Christmas Story

as The Folk Singer (voice)

-

The Players

as Edwin Forrest

2025

Heads or Tails?

as Buffalo Bill

Production

2012

Wreck-It Ralph

as Additional Writing

2008

2015

Bagboy

as Executive Producer

2015

Bagboy

as Writer

2018

1998

Happiness

as Thanks

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