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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-02-09 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Charlie Day

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–present) with McElhenney and Megan Ganz. He continues to executive-produce the latter.

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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Known For

Acting

2025

Summer of 69 as Rick Richards

2023

Fool's Paradise as Latte Pronto
Bupkis as Glen Rossi

2022

2021

How It Ends as Lonny
Snacked as Self

2020

Mythic Quest as Spencer

2019

2018

Pacific Rim: Uprising as Dr. Newton Geiszler
Hotel Artemis as Acapulco
The Cool Kids as Chet the Handyman
Lie Detector as Self

2017

Fist Fight as Andy Campbell
I Love You, Daddy as Ralph Kinder

2016

The Hollars as Jason

2015

2014

The Lego Movie as Benny (voice)
Horrible Bosses 2 as Dale Arbus
Party Central as Art (voice)
The Emmet Awards Show! as Benny (voice / uncredited / archive footage)

2013

Monsters University as Art (voice)
Pacific Rim as Dr. Newton Geiszler

2012

Unsupervised as Jesse Judge (Voice)

2011

Horrible Bosses as Dale Arbus

2010

Going the Distance as Dan Grant
Conan as Self

2009

A Very Sunny Christmas as Charlie Kelly
The Nightman Cometh: Live as Charlie Kelly

2008

2005

Love Thy Neighbor as Video Clerk
American Dad! as Jon (Voice)

2003

Luis as Richie
Reno 911! as Inbred Twin

2001

The Red Peppers as Mr. Nudger
Late Summer as Trevor

2000

1999

Third Watch as Michael Boscorelli

1997

The View as Self - Guest

1993

1990

Law & Order as Jeremy

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

-

Kill Me as Jimmy
Wildwood as (voice)

Production

2025

Side Quest as Executive Producer

2023

For the Safety of Theo as Executive Producer

2022

I Want You Back as Executive Producer

2020

Mythic Quest as Executive Producer

2018

The Cool Kids as Executive Producer

2017

Fist Fight as Executive Producer

2012

Unsupervised as Producer

2009

A Very Sunny Christmas as Executive Producer

2008

2005

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Executive Producer

-

Kill Me as Producer

Writing

2025

Side Quest as Original Series Creator

2023

Fool's Paradise as Writer

2020

Mythic Quest as Writer

2018

The Cool Kids as Writer

2008

Directing

2023

Fool's Paradise as Director

Creator

2020

Mythic Quest as Creator

2018

The Cool Kids as Creator