Chris Geere | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christopher William Geere 18 March 1981 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse |
Jennifer Sawdon (m. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
Christopher William Geere (born 18 March 1981) is an English actor. He is known for playing the lead role of Jimmy Shive-Overly in the FX and FXX dark comedy series You're the Worst (2014), Roger Clifford in the 2019 film Detective Pikachu, and Kanduu / Slappy the Dummy in the Disney+/Hulu series Goosebumps (2023).
Career
Geere graduated from Guildford School of Acting[2] and began his career on stage opposite Dame Judi Dench in Royal Shakespeare Company's All’s Well That Ends Well.[3]
Geere portrayed the character of Music and Drama teacher Matt Wilding in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road. In January 2009, just as the fourth series of Waterloo Road began airing, Geere said that he would not be returning for the fifth series.[4]
Geere broke out to American audiences as Jimmy Shive-Overly, one half of the toxic and self-destructive couple at the heart of Stephen Falk's critically acclaimed comedy You're the Worst for FX and FXX which received 4 Critic's Choice nominations including Best Comedy. You're the Worst ran for five seasons from 2014 to 2019.[5]
In 2019 Geere joined the global Pokémon universe as Roger Clifford in Legendary Entertainment/Universal Pictures live-action film Pokémon Detective Pikachu alongside Justice Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Kathryn Newton and Bill Nighy.[6][7]
Geere recurred on ABC's Modern Family as Haley & then Alex's love interest Professor Arvin Fennerman;[8] as Joel, the well-meaning but hilariously toxic lead in BBC & Showtime's dark comedic limited series, Ill Behaviour (TV series), opposite Tom Riley and Lizzy Caplan;[9] Channel 4's This Way Up (TV series) starring Sharon Horgan and Aisling Bea;[10] The First Team (TV series) with Will Arnett;[11] and on A Million Little Things as Allison Miller's new roommate/love interest Jamie.[12]
After recurring in season 5, Geere joined the cast of This Is Us as a series regular for their sixth and final season.[13]
Personal life
Geere was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. He married Jennifer Sawdon, a singer-songwriter and pianist, in 2010. Their son was born in 2012.[14]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Wondrous Oblivion | Mrs. Wilson's grandson | |
| 2007 | Blood and Chocolate | Ulf | |
| 2008 | Lawnchairs & Grappling Hooks | Simon | Short |
| The Prince & Me: A Royal Honeymoon | King Edvard / Eddie | Direct-to-video | |
| 2010 | The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure | ||
| 2011 | Endless | Abraham | Short |
| 2012 | Cleanskin | Nick | |
| 2013 | After Earth | Hesper Navigator | |
| 2014 | The Last Showing | Jamie | |
| 2016 | Urge | Vick | |
| 2018 | Deadtectives | Sam Whitner | |
| The Festival | Brother David | ||
| 2019 | Detective Pikachu | Roger Clifford / Ditto |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | German Soldier | Unknown episodes |
| 2002 | TLC | Medical Student | 1 episode – Season 1, Episode 6: Agency Nurse |
| Casualty | Longfellow | 1 episode – Season 18, Episode 16: Eat, Drink and Be Merry | |
| 2003 | Trust | Andy Boyd | 3 episodes – Season 1, Episode 1,2 and 3 |
| Adventure Inc. | Ben | 2 episodes – Season 1, Episode 12: Angel of St. Edmunds and Season 1, Episode 13: Echoes of the Past | |
| Danielle Cable: Eyewitness | Josh Harman | TV movie | |
| Reversals | Student | TV movie | |
| 2004 | The Bill | Michael Sparks | 1 episode – Season 20, Episode 61 |
| 2005 | Family Affairs | Joel Dobson | 2 episodes – Season 9, Episode 256 and Season 9 Episode 257 |
| 2006 | Bombshell | Gunner Dean McGowan | 7 episodes – Season 1, Episode 1–7 |
| 2007–2009, 2011–2012 | Waterloo Road | Matt Wilding | 60 episodes |
| 2008 | EastEnders | Anton | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Hollyoaks | Dale Greer | 1 episode |
| Missing | Lee Beckett | 1 episode – Season 2, Episode 5 | |
| Pete Versus Life | Kurt | 5 episodes – Season 1, Episode 1–5 | |
| Holby City | Patrick Wright | 1 episode – Season 13, Episode 4: Queen's Gambit | |
| 2012 | Doctors | Tom Malone | 1 episode – Season 14, Episode 6: A Little on the Side |
| Little Crackers | Harry | 1 episode – Season 3, Episode 1: Joanna Lumley's Little Cracker: Baby, Be Blonde | |
| 2013 | The Spa | Bolek Glodwisky | 6 episodes – Season 1, Episode 2–7 |
| Trollied | Richard France | Series 3 | |
| 2014 | Death in Paradise | Max Leigh | Series 3, Episode 4 |
| Outnumbered | Tommy | Series 5, Episode 6 | |
| 2014–2019 | You're the Worst | Jimmy Shive-Overly | Series lead, 62 episodes |
| 2017 | Ill Behaviour | Joel | 3 Episodes – Series 1 |
| 2018–2020 | Modern Family | Dr. Arvin Fennerman | 9 episodes – Season 9–11, recurring role |
| 2019 | This Way Up | Freddie | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Single Parents | Colin | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The First Team | Chris Booth | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | A Million Little Things | Jamie | Recurring role – Season 3 |
| 2020–2022 | This Is Us | Phillip | Guest star (season 5); Main cast (season 6) |
| 2021 | Hacks | British TV Producer | Guest Star – Season 1 |
| 2022–2023 | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | Klaus (voice)[15] | 10 episodes |
| 2023–present | Goosebumps | Kanduu / Slappy the Dummy | 4 episodes |
References
- ^ "BBC – Press Office – Waterloo Road series three: Chris Geere plays Matt Wilding". BBC. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Chris Geere, Alumni". Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Simonson, Robert (18 February 2004). "Judi Dench Returns to West End in RSC's All's Well That End's Well, Feb. 18". Playbill.
- ^ "Waterloo Road Interview". Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- ^ Pederson, Erik (28 June 2017). "'You're The Worst' Renewed For Fifth & Final Season on FXX". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ Holland, Patrick (11 May 2019). "You're the Worst star Chris Geere talks Detective Pikachu and wanting to be Doctor Who". Cnet.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (30 January 2018). "Legendary's 'Detective Pikachu' Film Adds Bill Nighy & Chris Geere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Fowle, Kyle (17 October 2018). "Modern Family resolves its love triangle, and finds comfort in familiarity". AV Club.
- ^ Petski, Denise (4 October 2017). "'Ill Behaviour': Showtime Acquires BBC Comedy Series Starring Chris Geere, Lizzy Caplan & Tom Riley". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Holmes, Linda (21 August 2019). "'This Way Up' Deserves A Spot on Your Crowded Viewing List". NPR.
- ^ Munn, Patrick (23 September 2019). "Chris Geere, Will Arnett & More To Star in BBC Two's 'The First Team'". TV Wise.
- ^ Petski, Denise (25 September 2020). "'A Million Little Things': Chris Geere To Recur on Season 3 of ABC Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "This Is Us – Season 6 – Chris Geere Promoted to Regular". Spoiler TV. 29 May 2021.
- ^ McKeegan, Alice (23 January 2013). "Waterloo Road star and his wife backs 'breast is best' bid". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ Hernandez, Helen (16 March 2022). "The Kung Fu master returns, Po returns and in the form of an exclusive series for Netflix". OICanadian. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
External links
- Chris Geere at IMDb
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