Biography
Christopher Nash Elliott is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and author. He was born on May 31, 1960, in New York City, New York. He is the youngest of five children of Lee (née Peppers), a model and TV director, and Bob Elliott, who was part of the successful comedy team Bob and Ray. Elliott began his career as a writer for Late Night with David Letterman in 1982. He stayed with the show for six years, during which time he created and performed in many memorable sketches. In 1990...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Carved
2024
as Earl
On Halloween 1993, the staff of a historic pioneer village attraction must work together to survive the attack of a monstrous killer pumpkin set on re...

Welcome to Redville
2023
as Sheriff Brooks
A young couple on the run from the law after a botched robbery takes refuge in a small desert town where strange townsfolk and the lure of one final h...

Christmas vs The Walters
2021
as Dr. Tom
Diane Walters, an over-burdened mother of two with a third child on the way, strives to create the perfect Christmas while her loving but dysfunctiona...

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020
as Self
Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope and inspiration in this national salute to our front...

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
2020
as Self
Interviews with the cast, creators, journalists and celebrity fans, plus behind-the-scenes footage from season six.

Clara's Ghost
2018
as Ted Reynolds
Set over the course of a single evening at the Reynolds’ family home in Connecticut, Clara, fed up with the constant ribbing from her self-absorbed sh...

How to Get Girls
2017
as Mr. P
Zach and Ben are two nerdy childhood best friends with a dream to go to Comic Con. When Ben is forced to move with his dad to Antarctica, the two make...

Sandy Wexler
2017
as Mr. Buttons
When a hapless but dedicated talent manager signs his first client who actually has talent, his career finally starts to take off.

Frat Star
2017
as Eugene Cooper
"Frat Star" explores the alluring, superficial, manipulative, and dark world of Ivy League fraternity culture. An insecure, poor, and broken-hearted N...

Better Off Single
2016
as Angela's Dad
A comedy that follows a man on a mission of self-discovery that results in hallucinations, flashbacks and fantasies in his quest to find new love and ...

The Rewrite
2014
as Jim Harper
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking clas...

Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
2013
as Chris Monsanto
Chris Monsanto, disgraced Marshal turned fugitive from justice, goes on a journey of both heart and mind to clear his name and uncover the truth.

Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
2013
as Self
Long before O'Reilly and Beck, Morton Downey, Jr., was tearing up the talk-show format with his divisive populism. Between the fistfights, rabid audie...

The Dictator
2012
as Mr. Ogden
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
2011
as Captain (voice)
Aye, this here set has the full spooky Halloween double-length-episode, GHOUL FOOLS, where SpongeBob and Patrick are caught in the middle of a ghostly...

Dance Flick
2009
as Ron
Street dancer, Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White might help the duo realize their dreams...

Christmas Cottage
2008
as Ernie
Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to...

I'll Believe You
2007
as Eugene the Gator Guy
Late-night radio host Dale Sweeney's usual line up of odd-ball, conspiracy-obsessed callers is interrupted by a panicked phone call in an indecipherab...

Scary Movie 4
2006
as Ezekiel
Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are i...

Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005
as Self
Denis Leary and a cast of many others celebrate Christmas Leary-style. Packed with original music and skits, this is a great spin on the usual holiday...

Osmosis Jones
2001
as Bob
A white blood cell policeman, with the help of a cold pill, must stop a deadly virus from destroying the human they live in, Frank.

Scary Movie 2
2001
as Henson
While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group...

The Sky is Falling
2001
as Santa Claus
A young woman, struggling to become a novelist, has her life go into a tailspin. Her first novel is rejected, her non-committal boy friend decides to ...

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
as Restaurant Manager
The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist, Denise Gaines, and discovers a brilliant formula that rever...

Snow Day
2000
as Roger the Snowplowman
When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by N...

There's Something About Mary
1998
as Dom Woganowski
For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom dat...

Kingpin
1996
as The Gambler
After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncover...

The Barefoot Executive
1995
as Jase Wallenberg
A young man working in the mailroom of a television network rises to the top of the company after he discovers that his girlfriend's chimp is capable ...

Cabin Boy
1994
as Nathanial Mayweather
A foul-mouthed finishing school graduate mistakenly winds up on an ill-fated fishing boat, and faces the wrath of a crew that considers him bad luck.

Cabin Boy
1994
Story
A foul-mouthed finishing school graduate mistakenly winds up on an ill-fated fishing boat, and faces the wrath of a crew that considers him bad luck.

CB4
1993
as A. White
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these th...

Groundhog Day
1993
as Larry
A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the sma...

Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful
1991
as Andy
In this made for Showtime television spoof of Madonna's "Truth or Dare" documentary, comedienne Julie Brown portrays Medusa, an egocentric, hyper-sexu...

The Abyss
1989
as Bendix
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself o...

New York Stories
1989
as Robber
Get ready for a wildly diverse, star-studded trilogy about life in the big city. One of the most-talked about films in years, New York Stories feature...

Chris Elliott's FDR -- A One-Man Show
1987
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Chris Elliot plays FDR in his live "One Man Show" about the life and times of the president, however, he looks and sounds nothing like the man and he ...

Chris Elliott's FDR -- A One-Man Show
1987
Teleplay, Story, Executive Producer
Chris Elliot plays FDR in his live "One Man Show" about the life and times of the president, however, he looks and sounds nothing like the man and he ...

Action Family
1987
as Chris
At work, Chris is a hardboiled no-nonsense detective who's investigating a series of brutal murders of jazz musicians. At home, he's a family man stra...

Action Family
1987
Writer
At work, Chris is a hardboiled no-nonsense detective who's investigating a series of brutal murders of jazz musicians. At home, he's a family man stra...

Manhunter
1986
as Zeller
FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a ne...

My Man Adam
1985
as Mr. Spooner
A young man meets the girl of his dreams, whereupon he finds himself involved in a murder mystery.

Hyperspace
1984
as Hopper
Because of a small navigation mistake Lord Buckethead lands on Earth instead of "in a galaxy far, far away". But he is still looking for the princess ...

Lianna
1983
as Lighting Assistant
Lianna's life is a succession of domestic errands and boring faculty parties, however her heaviest cross to bear is dealing with her waning marriage t...