Biography
Brett Clifford Gelman is an American actor and comedian. He was born on October 6, 1976, in Highland Park, Illinois. He is best known for his roles as Murray Bauman in the Netflix series Stranger Things and Martin on the BBC series Fleabag. Gelman began his career as a comedian in the early 2000s. He performed in numerous comedy clubs and improv theaters in New York City. In 2009, he was a writer and performer on the sketch comedy series Eagleheart. He also had a recurring role on the comedy se...
Known For
Complete Filmography

McVeigh
2024
as Terry
A haunting psychological thriller based on one of America's most infamous figures. After the Waco siege, a chilling plan brews in the mind of army vet...

Boy Kills World
2024
as Gideon Van Der Koy
When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and...

Strays
2023
as Willy
When Reggie is abandoned on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner, Doug, Reggie is certain that his beloved owner would never leave him on purpos...

Surrounded
2023
as Mr. Fields
After her stagecoach is ambushed, a woman is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit’s gang tries to ...

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2022
as Alistair Grumps
When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he d...

Metal Lords
2022
as Dr. Sylvester
For teenage misfits Hunter and Kevin, the path to glory is clear: Devote themselves to metal. Win Battle of the Bands. And be worshipped like gods.

The Retrospective
2021
as Gary Pimbladt
In a satirical near-future, citizens are judged by a jury of their peers to determine whether they will proceed or conclude their journeys on earth.

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021
as Victor Rykov
An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.

Arlo the Alligator Boy
2021
as Marcellus (voice)
Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp a...

If Only
2020
as Bruce
Alma, Jean and Sebastiano, the children of divorced parents, arrive in Rome from Paris on a visit to their father. During a holiday, the family’s tens...

Jezebel
2020
as Bobby (voice)
A true story. In the last days of her mother’s life, 19-year-old Tiffany crashes with five family members in a Las Vegas studio apartment. In order to...

Harpoon
2019
as Narrator
Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean under suspic...

Like Father
2018
as Frank Lerue
When a workaholic young executive, is left at the altar, she ends up on her Caribbean honeymoon cruise with the last person she ever expected: her est...

Wild Nights with Emily
2018
as Col Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Explore Emily Dickinson's vivacious, irreverent side that was covered up for years — most notably her lifelong romantic relationship with another woma...

The Night Is Young
2018
as Rick Ramsey
This is the story of the night Matt and Dave met Amy and Syd. All feeling a bit fed up with their jobs and Los Angeles, luck would have it that they d...

End of the Line
2018
as Big Man
A lonely man goes to the pet store and buys a tiny man in a cage.

Room for Rent
2017
as Carl Lemay
When a reclusive man-child convinces his parents to rent their spare room to save from downsizing, a stranger with a hidden agenda moves in.

Wilson
2017
as Robert
Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past.

Budding Prospects
2017
as Vogelsein
A group of friends leave San Francisco in 1983 to start their own marijuana enterprise out in the country.

The Disaster Artist
2017
as Acting Teacher (uncredited)
An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have pred...

DRIB
2017
as Brady Thompson
The true story of how director Kristoffer Borgli's friend Amir, a stand-up comedian and performance artist, almost ended up as the international face ...

Lemon
2017
as Isaac
Isaac has seen better days. His acting career is tanking, his blind girlfriend of 10 years plans to leave him, and his own family singles him out as a...

Lemon
2017
Writer, Executive Producer
Isaac has seen better days. His acting career is tanking, his blind girlfriend of 10 years plans to leave him, and his own family singles him out as a...

Joshy
2016
as Greg
After his engagement ends badly, Josh decides to take advantage of his bachelor-party plans in Ojai, California, with the few friends still willing to...
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
2016
as Himself
Brett Gelman invites four African-American panelists to discuss racism in the United States.
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
2016
Writer, Executive Producer
Brett Gelman invites four African-American panelists to discuss racism in the United States.
Shaman
2015
as Shaman
A guy hires a shaman to fix his broken life.

Flock of Dudes
2015
as Howie
A 30-something year old decides to "break up" with his best buds in order to finally grow up.

Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
2015
as Himself
Brett Gelman throws his parents a dinner and show for their 40th anniversary.

Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
2015
Writer, Executive Producer
Brett Gelman throws his parents a dinner and show for their 40th anniversary.

Rubberhead
2014
as Self
Sarah Silverman hosts the first episode of Rubberhead - a night of comedy shorts featuring some of her favorite performers. With comedy from Nathan Ba...

Pauline Alone
2014
as Watch
A woman tries to connect with people she's never met.

Pauline Alone
2014
Producer
A woman tries to connect with people she's never met.
Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends
2014
as Himself
You are cordially invited to join Brett Gelman and his Hollywood friends for a lively night of dining, tasty showbiz chit-chat, and psychological tort...
Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends
2014
Writer
You are cordially invited to join Brett Gelman and his Hollywood friends for a lively night of dining, tasty showbiz chit-chat, and psychological tort...

Someone Marry Barry
2014
as Goker
A trio of friends scheme to find a wife for their socially inappropriate friend Barry, and end up finding a girl just like him.

Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
2013
as Brett Mobley
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.

Jobs
2013
as Jeff Raskin
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

Gregory Go Boom
2013
as Tom
A paraplegic man leaves home for the first time only to discover that life on the outside is not like he had imagined it.

Gregory Go Boom
2013
Producer
A paraplegic man leaves home for the first time only to discover that life on the outside is not like he had imagined it.

Awful Nice
2013
as Ivan
Estranged brothers Jim and Dave must travel to Branson together when their father dies and leaves them the lake home. A series of hilarious mishaps an...

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
2011
as T.V. Director
Six years have elapsed since Guantanamo Bay, leaving Harold and Kumar estranged from one another with very different families, friends and lives. But ...
Tim and Gelman Have Lunch
2011
as Brett Gelman
A little short Brett and I made last year. never really knew what to do with it.. After seeing "The Trip" felt king of redundant. Oh well, judge it fo...
Tim and Gelman Have Lunch
2011
Writer
A little short Brett and I made last year. never really knew what to do with it.. After seeing "The Trip" felt king of redundant. Oh well, judge it fo...

30 Minutes or Less
2011
as Pizza Boss
Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and advise him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else...

Eat
2011
as August
After locking herself out of her apartment, a young woman finds herself in the company of a strange and frightening neighbor.

This Show Will Get You High
2010
"My name is Matt Besser, one of the founders of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and one of the creators of This Show Will Get You High. A year ag...

The Other Guys
2010
as Hal
Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seeming...

May the Best Man Win
2009
as Bachelor Party Host
Two best friends compete to be the best man at their childhood friend's wedding.

Stick It in Detroit
2008
as Hot Rod Johnson
Chaos rules while factory worker Todd Kennedy is forced to choose between accepting a lucrative out of state job promotion or staying in Detroit. His ...

Watching the Detectives
2007
as Glenn
Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he...

Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story
2004
as Mayhem Team Member
Caught cheating and banned for ten years, Bobby Dukes, paintball's first superstar, returns to reclaim his title and erase the memory of his tainted p...

Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins
N/A
as Clarinet Player
A turf war has been raging in Oldtown for generations. On one side, The Syndicate - an evil gang of crank-head misfits, who has been set on muscling t...

One Thousand Cats
N/A
a one-man musical stage extravaganza about “one thousand cats, one thousand stories, nine thousand lives”
Haunted Heist
N/A
Four estranged friends reunite at what appears to be a typical house, But one friend has ulterior motives; he plans to rob the place and needs their h...
Going There
N/A
Rachel, a juvenile woman in her late twenties steals her younger sister’s passport and all-expense-paid youth-group ticket to Israel to chase down her...