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Charlie Day

Charlie Day

Acting1976New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Acting History

2026
Kill Me
as Jimmy
Wildwood
as (voice)
Kill Me
Producer
2025
Honey Don't!
as Marty Metakawitch
Summer of 69
as Rick Richards
Rick and Morty
TVas Salva-tron (voice)1 eps
Mythic Quest
TVas Spencer1 eps
Abbott Elementary
TVas Charlie1 eps
Hot Ones Versus
TVas Self1 eps
Side Quest
TVExecutive Producer
Side Quest
TVOriginal Series Creator
2024
Snacked
TVas Self1 eps
2023
Fool's Paradise
as Latte Pronto
Welcome to Wrexham
TVas Self1 eps
Bupkis
TVas Glen Rossi
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self - Guest3 eps
I Want You Back
Executive Producer
2021
How It Ends
as Lonny
2020
Mythic Quest
TVExecutive Producer
Mythic Quest
TVWriter
2018
Pacific Rim: Uprising
as Dr. Newton Geiszler
Hotel Artemis
as Acapulco
The Cool Kids
TVas Chet the Handyman1 eps
The Cool Kids
TVExecutive Producer22 eps
The Cool Kids
TVWriter1 eps
The Cool Kids
TVCreator
2017
Fist Fight
as Andy Campbell
Hot Ones
TVas Self1 eps
Fist Fight
Executive Producer
2016
The Hollars
as Jason
2014
The Emmet Awards Show!
as Benny (voice / uncredited / archive footage)
The Lego Movie
as Benny (voice)
Party Central
as Art (voice)
Horrible Bosses 2
as Dale Arbus
2013
Monsters University
as Art (voice)
Pacific Rim
as Dr. Newton Geiszler
2012
Unsupervised
TVas Jesse Judge (Voice)
American Dad!
TVas Jon (Voice)1 eps
Unsupervised
TVProducer
2011
Horrible Bosses
as Dale Arbus
2010
Going the Distance
as Dan Grant
Conan
TVas Self
2009
2004
Reno 911!
TVas Inbred Twin1 eps
2003
2001
Third Watch
TVas Michael Boscorelli5 eps
Law & Order
TVas Jeremy1 eps
2000
Mary and Rhoda
as Mailroom Kid
1997
The View
TVas Self - Guest
1993
Raw
TVas Self
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/9/1976(50 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA