Charlie Day
Born: 1976-02-09 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Charles Peckham Day (born February 9, 1976) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for playing Charlie Kelly on the FX dark comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), which he stars with Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton and Danny DeVito, and he is also a writer and an executive producer. In 2011, he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Satellite Award for the role. He subsequently co-created the Fox sitcom The Cool Kids (2018–2019) with Paul Fruchbom and the Apple TV+ comedy Mythic Quest (2020–2025) with McElhenney and Megan Ganz. In film, Day is best known for his performances as biologist Dr Newton Geiszler in Guillermo del Toro's science-fiction monster movie Pacific Rim (2013) and its sequel Pacific Rim Uprising (2018), Dale Arbus in the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011) and sequel Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and teacher Andy Campbell in the comedy Fist Fight (2017). He is also known for his voice roles in Monsters University (2013), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019) and the Nintendo franchise character Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). He made his directorial debut with Fool's Paradise in 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlie Day, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Luigi (voice)
2025
- Honey Don't! as Marty Metakawitch
- Summer of 69 as Rick Richards
- Side Quest ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Hot Ones Versus as Self
2023
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Luigi (voice)
- Bupkis as Glen Rossi
- The Saint of Second Chances as Mike Veeck
- Fool's Paradise as Latte Pronto
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Replayed as Luigi (archive sound)
- For the Safety of Theo ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- Welcome to Wrexham as Self
- I Want You Back as Peter
2021
- Abbott Elementary as Charlie
- Snacked as Self
- How It Ends as Lonny
2020
- Mythic Quest as Spencer
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part as Benny (voice)
2018
- Pacific Rim: Uprising as Dr. Newton Geiszler
- Lie Detector as Self
- Hotel Artemis as Acapulco
- The Cool Kids as Chet the Handyman
- Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short as Benny (voice)
2017
- I Love You, Daddy as Ralph Kinder
- Fist Fight as Andy Campbell
2016
- The Hollars as Jason
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
- Vacation as Chad
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Horrible Bosses 2 as Dale Arbus
- The Lego Movie as Benny (voice)
- Party Central as Art (voice)
- The Emmet Awards Show! as Benny (voice / uncredited / archive footage)
2013
- Rick and Morty as Salva-tron (voice)
- Pacific Rim as Dr. Newton Geiszler
- Monsters University as Art (voice)
2012
- Unsupervised as Jesse Judge (Voice)
2011
- Horrible Bosses as Dale Arbus
2010
- Conan as Self
- Going the Distance as Dan Grant
2009
- A Very Sunny Christmas as Charlie Kelly
- The Nightman Cometh: Live as Charlie Kelly
2008
- A Quiet Little Marriage as Adam
- Free Radio as Self
- Boldly Going Nowhere ... (Writer)
2005
- American Dad! as Jon (Voice)
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Charlie Kelly
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Reno 911! as Inbred Twin
- Luis as Richie
- Love Thy Neighbor as Video Clerk
2001
- Late Summer as Trevor
- Campfire Stories as Joe
2000
- Mary and Rhoda as Mailroom Kid
- Madigan Men
1999
- Third Watch as Michael Boscorelli
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
1993
- Raw as Self
1990
- Law & Order as Jeremy
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)