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John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Acting
Born: May 24, 1965
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for his character acting, taking on leading and supporting roles in independent drama films and studio comedies. He gained exposure through his supporting roles in Tony Scott's Days of Thunder (1990), Paul Thomas Anderson's films Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999), and Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002) and The Aviator (2004). Reilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award for his role in the musical film Chicago (2002). Reilly's other notable films include The River Wild (1994), The Thin Red Line (1998), and The Hours (2002). Reilly gained prominence for his roles in comedy films such as Cal Naughton in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006). He then went on to play the title character in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) and Dale Doback, one of the two stepbrothers, in Step Brothers (2008). Meanwhile, Reilly began co-starring as Dr. Steve Brule in the comedic television series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007–2010), which led to the spin-off series Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule (2010–2016). …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Licorice Pizza Fred Gwynne / Herman Munster … 2021 6.959
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Larten Crepsley 2009 5.85
9 #5 (voice) 2009 6.949
Step Brothers Dale Doback 2008 6.556
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Dewey Cox 2007 6.601
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny Sasquatch (uncredited) 2006 6.783
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Cal Naughton, Jr. 2006 6.369
A Prairie Home Companion Lefty 2006 6.265
Dark Water Mr. Murray 2005 5.679
The Aviator Noah Dietrich 2004 7.216
The Hours Dan Brown 2002 7.252
Chicago Amos Hart 2002 7.126
Gangs of New York Happy Jack 2002 7.315
The Good Girl Phil Last 2002 6.2
The Anniversary Party Mac Forsyth 2001 5.658
The Perfect Storm Dale "Murp" Murphy 2000 6.481
Magnolia Officer Jim Kurring 1999 7.731
For Love of the Game Gus Sinski 1999 6.424
Never Been Kissed Gus Strauss 1999 6.162
The Thin Red Line Sgt. Maynard Storm 1998 7.442
Boogie Nights Reed Rothchild 1997 7.629
Hard Eight John 1997 6.839
Dolores Claiborne Const. Frank Stamshaw 1995 7.266
The River Wild Terry 1994 6.453
What's Eating Gilbert Grape Tucker Van Dyke 1993 7.663
Hoffa Pete Connelly 1992 6.3
Days of Thunder Buck Bretherton 1990 6.3
State of Grace Stevie 1990 6.947
Casualties of War Private Herbert Hatcher 1989 7.15
We're No Angels Young Monk 1989 6.175
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1965
FromChicago, Illinois, USA