Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan is an American actor and musician who came up through Chicago theater. Born in New York City, he trained in improv at the iO Theater and appeared in the Chicago production The Ballad of Emmett Till. He was in the original Broadway cast of Lombardi and in 2011 joined the revival of Chicago. He first drew attention as Tom Cleary on the Cinemax series The Knick, and his later films include Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), in which he played Taserface. He also appeared as Benny Hammond in Stranger Things. He played Toby Damon on This Is Us from 2016 to 2022, a role that brought him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations in the supporting actor category. His film work includes The Drop (2014) and The Normal Heart, and he has also done voice-over work, including the voice of the camel in a GEICO commercial.