Christopher Abbott

Biography

Christopher Jacob Abbott is an American actor. He is known for his work in independent films. In 2011, Abbott made his feature film debut in Martha Marcy May Marlene and his Broadway debut in the revival of the play The House of Blue Leaves. Abbott received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for the drama film James White (2015).

He portrayed astronaut David Scott in the biographical drama film First Man (2018), and had further supporting roles in the films A Most Violent Year (2014), It Comes at Night (2017), Possessor (2020), Black Bear (2020), and Poor Things (2023). Abbott portrayed Capt. Yossarian in the Hulu miniseries Catch-22 (2019) for which he earned a Golden Globe Award nomination. He also acted in the HBO series Girls (2012–2016), the USA Network series The Sinner (2017), and the Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room (2023).

Known For

Bring Them Down
Bring Them Down
Kraven the Hunter
Kraven the Hunter
The Sleepwalker
The Sleepwalker
Swimming Home
Swimming Home
Poor Things
Poor Things
Wolf Man
Wolf Man
Entergalactic
Entergalactic
Criminal Activities
Criminal Activities

Filmography

2025 Bring Them Down
as Michael
2025 Wolf Man
as Blake
2024 Kraven the Hunter
as The Foreigner
2024 Swimming Home
as Joe
2024 It Doesn't Matter
as Chris
2023 Poor Things
as Alfie Blessington
2023 The Crowded Room
as Stan Camisa
2023 Sanctuary
as Hal Porterfield
2022 Entergalactic
as Reed (voice)
2022 The Forgiven
as Tom Day
2022 On the Count of Three
as Kevin
2021 The World to Come
as Finney
2020 Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
as
2020 A Heightened World
as
2020 Black Bear
as Gabe
2020 Possessor
as Colin Tate
2020 Homemade
as
2019 The Cat and the Moon
as Nick's Dad
2019 Full-Dress
as Nick / Chris
2019 Catch-22
as John Yossarian