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Christopher Abbott

Christopher Abbott

28 movies on Netflix

Biography

Christopher Abbott is an American actor whose career began in New York theater. He grew up in Stamford, Connecticut, took an early acting class at Norwalk Community College and later trained at HB Studio. His first professional jobs were off-Broadway plays in 2008, and he made his Broadway debut in The House of Blue Leaves in 2011, the same year his first feature, Martha Marcy May Marlene, appeared. Television brought him wider attention when he played Charlie, the mild boyfriend of Marnie, on the HBO comedy Girls. On screen he has moved between independent drama and horror, with roles in James White, a performance that earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination, and in It Comes at Night and Black Bear. Catch-22 brought a Golden Globe nomination, and he later earned a Tony nomination playing Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman.

40years old

Turns 41 on February 10in 91 days

  • Born Greenwich
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films
28
Career span
14 years2011 to 2025

Genres

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  1. First role

    Abbott landed his first two off-Broadway jobs by attending large open calls for plays while he was still a student.

  2. Early training

    Abbott took his first acting class at Norwalk Community College before going on to study acting at HB Studio in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.

Christopher Abbott 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. Poor Things2023 Romance, Sci-Fias Alfie Blessington

    IMDb rating 7.7423K votes

  2. It Comes at Night2017 Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fias Will

    IMDb rating 6.1112K votes

  3. Wolf Man2025as Blake

    IMDb rating 5.645K votes

  4. Possessor Uncut2020as Colin Tate

    IMDb rating 6.555K votes

  5. First Man2018as Dave Scott

    IMDb rating 7.3220K votes

  6. Kraven the Hunter2024as The Foreigner

    IMDb rating 5.587K votes

  7. Black Bear2020as Gabe

    IMDb rating 6.518K votes

  8. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot2016as Fahim Ahmadzai

    IMDb rating 6.659K votes

Most often with

Mona Fastvold directed three of these films, J.C. Chandor two and Carlos Puga two. Two actors appear in three 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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Maria Dizzia, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Maria DizziaBrady Corbet, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Brady CorbetAlessandro Nivola, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Alessandro NivolaJessica Chastain, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jessica ChastainCaleb Landry Jones, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Caleb Landry JonesScott Mescudi, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Scott MescudiMona FastvoldDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Mona FastvoldJ.C. ChandorDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by J.C. ChandorCarlos PugaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Carlos Puga

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Box office

What Christopher Abbott's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$412 million

13 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 28 films: 13 worldwide figure; 8 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.

  • 13Worldwide figure
  • 8US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 6Figure not found

Top grosser

Poor Things2023as Alfie Blessington$118 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Poor Things2023as Alfie Blessington
    $118M28.6% of the total
  2. 2
    First Man2018as Dave Scott
    $106M25.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Kraven the Hunter2024as The Foreigner
    $62M15.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot2016as Fahim Ahmadzai
    $48M11.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Wolf Man2025as Blake
    $37M8.9% of the total
  6. 6
    It Comes at Night2017as Will
    $19M4.7% of the total
  7. 7
    A Most Violent Year2014as Louis Servidio
    $12M2.9% of the total
  8. 8
    The Testament of Ann Lee2025as Abraham Standerin
    $4.2M1.0% of the total
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), $3.5 millionVox Lux (2018), $1.3 millionPossessor Uncut (2020), $911,000Hello I Must Be Going (2012), $354,939Sweet Virginia (2017), $10,456

$6.1 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total

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