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 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1965 |
| From | Chicago, Illinois, USA |