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Charlie Day

Charlie Day

21 movies on Netflix

Biography

Charlie Day is an American actor, comedian and writer who has played Charlie Kelly on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia since 2005, a series he also writes and executive produces. The role brought him Critics' Choice Television Award and Satellite Award nominations in 2011, and he later co-created Mythic Quest with Rob McElhenney and Megan Ganz, a comedy that aired from 2020 to 2025. On film he has played Dale Arbus in Horrible Bosses (2011) and Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), Dr. Newton Geiszler in Pacific Rim (2013) and Pacific Rim Uprising (2018), and Andy Campbell in Fist Fight (2017). He also voiced characters in Monsters University (2013), The Lego Movie (2014) and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019), and Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026). Fool's Paradise (2023), which he wrote, produced and starred in, was his directorial debut.

50years old

Turns 51 on February 9in 119 days

  • Born New York City
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Charles Peckham Day (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
21
Career span
18 years2008 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Big break

    Day played biologist Dr. Newton Geiszler in Guillermo del Toro's science fiction kaiju film Pacific Rim, cast after del Toro saw his performance in the It's Always Sunny episode Charlie Kelly: King of the Rats. In exchange, Day invented the recurring part of Pappy McPoyle for del Toro on the show.

  2. Early training

    Day spent summers from 1997 training at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, where his contemporaries included Jimmi Simpson, David Hornsby, Kathryn Hahn, Justin Long, and Sterling K. Brown.

  3. A first

    Charlie Day stars as Charlie Kelly on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which he also writes and executive produces. In 2021, with its 15th season released, the show became American television's longest running live-action comedy.

  4. A first

    In 2013, Day took on his first voice acting part in a movie. He voiced Art in the Pixar animated film Monsters University.

Charlie Day movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Horrible Bosses2011 Comedy, Crimeas Dale Arbus

    IMDb rating 6.9492K votes

  2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie2023 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Luigivoice

    IMDb rating 7.0302K votes

  3. Horrible Bosses 22014as Dale Arbus

    IMDb rating 6.3195K votes

  4. Pacific Rim2013as Dr. Newton Geiszler

    IMDb rating 6.9564K votes

  5. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie2026as Luigivoice

    IMDb rating 6.375K votes

  6. Fist Fight2017as Andy Campbell

    IMDb rating 5.649K votes

  7. Monsters University2013as Artvoice

    IMDb rating 7.2431K votes

  8. The Lego Movie2014as Bennyvoice

    IMDb rating 7.7421K votes

Most often with

Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic directed two of these films together. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Keegan-Michael Key, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Keegan-Michael KeyChris Pratt, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Chris PrattJason Sudeikis, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Jason SudeikisCarlos Alazraqui, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Carlos AlazraquiJason Bateman, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jason BatemanJohn Goodman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with John GoodmanAaron HorvathDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Aaron HorvathMichael JelenicDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Michael Jelenic

Films together

Box office

What Charlie Day's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$5.0 billion

16 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 21 films: 16 worldwide figure; 2 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.

  • 16Worldwide figure
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found

Top grosser

The Super Mario Bros. Movie2023as Luigi (voice)$1.4 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Super Mario Bros. Movie2023as Luigi (voice)
    $1.4B27.1% of the total
  2. 2
    The Super Mario Galaxy Movie2026as Luigi (voice)
    $1.0B20.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Monsters University2013as Art (voice)
    $744M14.8% of the total
  4. 4
    The Lego Movie2014as Benny (voice)
    $471M9.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Pacific Rim2013as Dr. Newton Geiszler
    $411M8.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Pacific Rim: Uprising2018as Dr. Newton Geiszler
    $290M5.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Horrible Bosses2011as Dale Arbus
    $210M4.2% of the total
  8. 8
    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part2019as Benny (voice)
    $200M4.0% of the total
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), $108 millionVacation (2015), $104 millionGoing the Distance (2010), $42.0 millionFist Fight (2017), $41.1 millionHotel Artemis (2018), $12.4 millionHoney Don't! (2025), $7.4 millionThe Hollars (2016), $1.0 millionFool's Paradise (2023), $885,712

$317 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total

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