Background[]
John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an American actor. Throughout his near 4 decade career he has become known as a character actor, acting in both drama and comedy in numerous films and tv series. He gained exposure through his supporting roles in 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 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) and Step Brothers (2008). He voiced the title character in the Wreck It Ralph film series (2012–2018), and acted in the independent films Cyrus, We Need to Talk About Kevin, and Carnage (all in 2011), The Lobster (2015), and The Sisters Brothers (2018). He portrayed comedian Oliver Hardy in the biopic Stan and Ollie (2018) earning nominations for the Golden Globe Award and Critics' Choice Award. He created and starred in a Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8 (2020) and led an ensemble cast for the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022). Reilly performs with his band John Reilly and Friends. For his role in the Broadway revival in Sam Shepard's play True West (2000) he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
Biography[]
Personal Life[]
Filmography[]
- Casualties of War (1989)
- We're No Angels (1989)
- Days of Thunder (1990)
- State of Grace (1990)
- Shadows and Fog (1991)
- Out on a Limb (1992)
- Hoffa (1992)
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
- Two Bits (1993)
- The River Wild (1994)
- Dolores Claiborne (1995)
- Georgia (1995)
- Hard Eight (1996)
- Boys (1996)
- Nightwatch (1997)
- Boogie Nights (1997)
- Chicago Cab (1997)
- Flagpole Special (1998)
- The Thin Red Line (1998)
- Tenacious D: The Complete Master Works (1999) 1 episode
- The Settlement (1999)
- Never Been Kissed (1999)
- For Love of the Game (1999)
- Magnolia (1999)
- The Perfect Storm (2000)
- The Anniversary Party (2001)
- Frank's Book (2001)
- The Good Girl (2002)
- Gangs of New York (2002)
- Chicago (2002)
- The Hours (2002)
- Anger Management (2003)
- Piggie (2003)
- Cracking Up (2004)
- Criminal (2004)
- History vs. Hollywood (2004) 1 episode
- The Aviator (2004)
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2005) 1 episode
- Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody? (2005)
- Dark Water (2005)
- A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
- Tom Goes to the Mayor (2006) 1 episode
- Saturday Night Live (2006) 1 episode
- Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
- Year of the Dog (2007)
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007-10) 25 episodes
- The Simpsons (2008) 1 episode
- The Promotion (2008)
- Step Brothers (2008)
- Green Team (2008)
- Prop 8: The Musical (2008)
- 9 (2009)
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
- Cyrus (2010)
- The Extra Man (2010)
- Drunk History (2010) 1 episode
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special (2010)
- Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy (2010)
- Funny or Die Presents... (2010-11) 2 episodes
- Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule (2010-14) 18 episodes
- Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
- Terri (2011)
- Cedar Rapids (2011)
- We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
- Carnage (2011)
- Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
- 8 (2012)
- G4 Presents Comic Con 2012 Live (2012)
- The Dictator (2012)
- Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
- Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
- Bears (2014)
- Life After Beth (2014)
- When Marnie Was There (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories (2014) 1 episode
- Rubberhead (2014)
- Stone Quackers (2014-15) 6 episodes
- Entertainment (2015)
- Tale of Tales (2015)
- The Lobster (2015)
- Les cowboys (2015)
- View from a Blue Moon (2015)
- Sing (2016)
- Stan and Ollie (2016)
- The Little Hours (2017)
- Kong: Skull Island (2017)
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
- Holmes & Watson (2018)