Chris D'Elia
Born: 1980-03-29 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Christopher William D'Elia (born March 29, 1980) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and podcast host. He is known for playing Alex Miller on the NBC sitcom Whitney, Danny Burton on the NBC sitcom Undateable, Kenny on the ABC television series The Good Doctor, and Henderson on the Netflix thriller series You. D'Elia has been performing stand-up comedy since 2006. He considers himself to be a stand-up comedian who acts. He has been featured on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, Comedy Central Presents, and Showtime's Live Nude Comedy. He was introduced to a broader audience as a regular on the series Glory Daze, which ran for one season on TBS. He was initially cast only for the pilot and was later made a series regular. He then co-starred in the NBC comedy series Whitney, opposite comedian Whitney Cummings, for two seasons. D'Elia was one of three hosts of the Ten Minute Podcast (2012–2015), along with Bryan Callen and Will Sasso. Since February 2017, he has hosted the weekly podcast Congratulations with Chris D'Elia, which has charted in the top 20 comedy podcasts in multiple countries. In January 2013, D'Elia released his debut parody rap album, as MC "Chank Smith", called Such Is Life. On December 6, 2013, D'Elia's first one-hour stand-up special, White Male Black Comic, aired on Comedy Central. He has had three subsequent comedy specials: Incorrigible (2015), Man On Fire (2017) and No Pain (2020), all of which aired on Netflix. These were directed by his father, with the exception of No Pain which was directed by his brother. D'Elia had a lead role in the 2014–2016 NBC sitcom Undateable as Danny Burton, a ladies' man whose friends are all in one way or another "undateable". In 2016, D'Elia headlined the Leafly 420 Comedy Tour show in Chicago with special guest Ron Funches. In March 2019, it was announced that D'Elia had been cast in the recurring role of Henderson on the second season of the Netflix thriller series You.
Filmography
2024
- Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer as Self (archive footage)
2023
- Chris D'Elia: Grow or Die as Self
2020
- Life in a Year as Phil
- Chris D'Elia: No Pain as Self
2019
- COMEDIANS of the world as Self
2018
- You as Henderson
- Half Magic as Peter Brock
- Alone Together as Dean
2017
- The Good Doctor as Kenny
- Band Aid as Uber Annoying
- Little Evil as Wayne
- Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire as Self
2016
- Match Game as Self - Panelist
- To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- Rush Hour as Buddy
- XOXO as Neil
2015
- Hot Ones as Self
- Lip Sync Battle as Self
- Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber as Self
- Flock of Dudes as Adam
- Chris D'Elia: Incorrigible as Self
2014
- Undateable as Danny Burton
2013
- @midnight with Chris Hardwick as Self
- Chris D'Elia: White Male. Black Comic. as Self
2012
- Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Host
- Celeste & Jesse Forever as Snow White
- Mash Up
2011
- Workaholics as Topher
- Whitney as Alex Green
2010
- Glory Daze as Bill Stankowski
2005
- Bad Girls from Valley High as Gavin
2004
- Boston Legal as Kevin Quinlan
2003
- Comedy Central Roasts as Self
2002
- Monk as Cal Gefsky
- American Dreams as Phil Toolin
1999
- Get Real as Chuck