- Born
- Birth nameChristopher Jacob Abbott
- Nickname
- Chris
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Christopher Jacob Abbott is an American actor. Abbott made his feature film debut in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). Abbott's other notable films include Hello I Must Be Going (2012) and The Sleepwalker (2014). In 2015, Abbott starred as the titular character in the critically acclaimed film James White. In 2017, he starred opposite Joel Edgerton in the psychological horror film It Comes at Night. In 2018, he portrayed astronaut David Scott in the film First Man, and a reporter in Vox Lux. Abbott portrayed John Yossarian as the lead role in the 2019 miniseries Catch-22 based on the Joseph Heller novel of the same name, for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film. In 2020, he co-starred in the films Black Bear, Possessor and The World to Come.- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- ParentsAnna Abbott (Servidio)Orville Abbott
- Studied drama at Herbert Berghof HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.
- His mother is of Italian descent.
- Lives in Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, NY, and when he came to NYC he worked odd jobs including helping out a carpenter friend.
- LIke his fellow male cast members on Girls (2012), he cites John Cassavetes as a major model for the creative life he'd like to achieve.
- Abbott appeared on the Bob Rivers Show (95.7 KJR - Seattle) on June 13, 2012. Bob Rivers asked him how old he was, as the information was not available at the IMDb, and he replied, "I'm 26 years old".
- It's one of the most beautiful things in the world, to go off and make a film. At the heart of it, making a film - it's pretend. It's a silly thing to do. But it can be important, and to have that experience with people you love is one of the best things you can do.
- Doing a play, you have a little bit more time, obviously. You rehearse for a month before you get up in front of people. It's a totally different energy. With film, TV, you want to try to capture lightning-in-a-bottle moments. I don't try to rehearse as much with that stuff, because you want those sparks of something to come out, if they do.
- In the future, I kind of like the idea of doing music for film. I think that would be a nice job. I've always liked the sound aspect in movies. I guess once I have more instruments under my belt, it could be something I could do.
- I've never been in a band, but I've hung out with a lot of musicians and helped them with their shows. It's something that I'm really drawn to.
- I was in 'Martha Marcy May Marlene,' and I got to do a song for the soundtrack.
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