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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-05-24 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

John C. Reilly

Biography:

John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965), better known as John C. Reilly is an American film and theatre actor. Debuting in Casualties of War in 1989, he is one of several actors whose careers were launched by Brian De Palma. To date, he has appeared in more than fifty films, including three separate films in 2002, each of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Chicago and a Grammy Award for the song "Walk Hard", which he performed in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

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Known For

Acting

2025

Heads or Tails? as Buffalo Bill

2024

An Almost Christmas Story as The Folk Singer (voice)

2023

Once Upon a Studio as Wreck-It-Ralph (voice)

2022

Stars at Noon as American Magazine Editor
Minions & More Volume 2 as Eddie (voice)

2021

Licorice Pizza as Fred Gwynne / Herman Munster (uncredited)
O Night Divine as Kristof
Ultra City Smiths as Donovan Smith (voice)

2020

My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
Moonbase 8 as Cap

2019

Hal as Self

2018

Stan & Ollie as Oliver "Ollie" Hardy
The Sisters Brothers as Eli Sisters
Holmes & Watson as Dr. John Watson
Ralph Breaks the Internet as Wreck-It Ralph (voice)

2017

Kong: Skull Island as Hank Marlow
The Little Hours as Father Tommasso
Eddie's Life Coach as Eddie (voice)

2016

Sing as Eddie (voice)

2015

Tale of Tales as King of Longtrellis
The Lobster as Lisping Man
Les Cowboys as American in Pakistan
Bagboy as Dr. Steve Brule
View from a Blue Moon as Narrator (voice)

2014

Guardians of the Galaxy as Corpsman Dey
Bears as Self - Narrator (voice)
Life After Beth as Maury Slocum
Rubberhead as Father (segment "Ham")
Stone Quackers as Officer Barry

2013

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Ghost of Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)

2012

Wreck-It Ralph as Wreck-It Ralph (voice)
The Dictator as Clayton (uncredited)
8 as David Blankenhorn

2011

Terri as Mr. Fitzgerald
Cedar Rapids as Dean Ziegler
We Need to Talk About Kevin as Franklin Plaskett
Carnage as Michael Longstreet
Fight for Your Right Revisited as Mike D (B-Boys 2)

2010

Cyrus as John Kilpatrick
The Extra Man as Gershon Gruen
Conan as Self

2009

9 as #5 (voice)

2008

Step Brothers as Dale Doback
The Promotion as Richard Wehlner
Largo as Self
Prop 8: The Musical as Prop 8 Leader

2007

Green Team as Jim Smegg
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Dr. Steve Brule (uncredited)

2006

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny as Sasquatch (uncredited)
Ricky Bobby: Sports Century as Cal Naughton Jr. (archive footage)

2005

Dark Water as Mr. Murray

2004

The Aviator as Noah Dietrich
Criminal as Richard Gaddis
Kulturplatz as Self
Tom Goes to the Mayor as John (voice)

2003

Piggie as Russell
Anger Management as Older Arnie Shankman (uncredited)

2002

The Hours as Dan Brown
Chicago as Amos Hart
Gangs of New York as Happy Jack
The Good Girl as Phil Last

2001

The Anniversary Party as Mac Forsyth
Frank's Book as Frank

2000

The Perfect Storm as Dale "Murp" Murphy
Skipped Parts as Cowboy at Pool Table (uncredited)

1999

Magnolia as Officer Jim Kurring
For Love of the Game as Gus Sinski
Never Been Kissed as Gus Strauss

1998

The Thin Red Line as Sgt. Maynard Storm
Chicago Cab as Steve

1997

Boogie Nights as Reed Rothchild
Nightwatch as Bill Davis (uncredited)
Cinema Cinema as Himself
The View as Self
Tenacious D as Sasquatch

1996

Hard Eight as John
Boys as Officer Kellogg Curry

1995

Dolores Claiborne as Const. Frank Stamshaw
Georgia as Herman

1994

1993

What's Eating Gilbert Grape as Tucker Van Dyke
Fallen Angels as Martin Lonsdale

1992

Hoffa as Pete Connelly
Out on a Limb as Jim Jr.

1991

Shadows and Fog as Cop at Police Station

1990

Days of Thunder as Buck Bretherton
State of Grace as Stevie

1989

Casualties of War as Private Herbert Hatcher
We're No Angels as Young Monk
The Simpsons as John C. Reilly (voice)

1988

Above the Law as Thug in Bar (uncredited)

1981

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live as Harpoon Man

1953

The Oscars as Self

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DreamQuil as Gary
The Players as Edwin Forrest

Crew

2018

2012

Wreck-It Ralph as Additional Writing

Writing

2020

Moonbase 8 as Writer

2015

Bagboy as Writer

2008

Step Brothers as Story

Production

2020

Moonbase 8 as Executive Producer

2018

2015

Bagboy as Executive Producer

2010

Creator

2020

Moonbase 8 as Creator