Chris Parnell

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-02-05 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Chris Parnell

Biography

​Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell (born February 5, 1967) is an American comic actor best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2006 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 30 Rock. Parnell is currently one of the lead voices on the FX animated comedy Archer. In 2010, Parnell starred alongside his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz in the Comedy Central series Big Lake. After performing as a company player with The Groundlings for a number of years, Parnell was hired to join the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player on September 26, 1998, and was promoted...

Acting

2007

Hot Rod

as Barry Pasternack

2003

Down with Love

as TV Emcee

2013

Turbo

as Announcer #2 (voice)

2007

2021

Yung Punx: A Punk Parable

as therapist (voice)

2008

Eavesdrop

as Terrence

2009

Paper Man

as Peter

2013

Escape from Planet Earth

as Hammer (voice)

2022

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

as Dave Bollinari (voice)

2011

Answer This!

as Brian Collins

2011

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

as Mr. Thistleton (voice)

2016

Electric City

as Voice Actor (voice)

2023

Millennial Hunter

as John (voice)

2014

Break Point

as Jay LaRoche

2023

As We Know It

as Ted Sommers

2021

2017

Austin Found

as Alan Dickinson

2002

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

as Self / Various (archive footage)

2010

Kung Fu Magoo

as Cole Fusion / Ninja (voice)

2009

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

as Edward Turlington (archive footage)

2024

Our Little Secret

as Veterinarian

2006

Ira & Abby

as Dr. Ronald Silverberg

2015

The Ridiculous 6

as Bank Manager

2007

The Grand

as Harold Melvin

2012

Hotel Transylvania

as Mr. Fly (voice)

2000

The Ladies Man

as Phil Swanson

2015

Sisters

as Phil

1996

Jingle All the Way

as Toy Store Sales Clerk

2009

Labor Pains

as Jerry Steinwald

2024

2008

Harold

as Coach Vanderpool

2007

Kabluey

as Frank

2004

Looking for Kitty

as Guy Borne

2003

Barely Legal

as Mr. Ronald Greitzer

2018

Life of the Party

as Mr. Truzack (Wayne)

2014

AJ's Infinite Summer

as Dad (voice)

2011

Hollywood & Wine

as Peter West

2012

The Dictator

as News Anchor

2015

2012

21 Jump Street

as Mr. Gordon

2018

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

as Stan / Fish Man (voice)

2015

Hotel Transylvania 2

as Fly (voice)

2018

Slice

as Mayor Tracy

2019

The Laundromat

as Doomed Gringo #2

2019

The Last Laugh

as Charlie Green

2007

Sunny and Share Love You

as Kevin Keith Baker

2010

The Women of SNL

as Various (archive footage)

2021

2020

I Am Woman

as Artie Mogull

2003

Farm Sluts

as Larry

2021

2022

Senior Year

as Jim Conway

2010

The Dogfather

as Brian Franks

2024

In Fidelity

as Lyle Ayker

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Mimics

as Jack Conrad

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