Christopher Jacob Abbott is an American actor. He is known for his work in independent films. In 2011, Abbott made his feature film debut in Martha Marcy May Marlene and his Broadway debut in the revival of the play The House of Blue Leaves. Abbott received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for the drama film James White (2015). He portrayed astronaut David Scott in the biographical drama film First Man (2018), and had further supporting roles in the films A Most Violent Year (2014), It Comes at Night (2017), Possessor (2020), Black Bear (2020), and Poor Things (2023). Abbott portrayed Capt. Yossarian in the Hulu miniseries Catch-22 (2019) for which he earned a Golden Globe Award nomination. He also acted in the HBO series Girls (2012–2016), the USA Network series The Sinner (2017), and the Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room (2023).
TBAEast of Eden (7 Episodes) as Adam Trask
TBAAnn Lee as Unknown
TBAThe Maid of Orleans as Sammy Lindberg
2025Bring Them Down as Michael
2025Wolf Man as Blake
2024Kraven the Hunter as The Foreigner
2024Swimming Home as Joe
2024It Doesn't Matter as Chris
2023Poor Things as Alfie Blessington
2023The Crowded Room (5 Episodes) as Stan Camisa
2023Sanctuary as Hal Porterfield
2022Entergalactic as Reed (voice)
2022The Forgiven as Tom Day
2022On the Count of Three as Kevin
2021The World to Come as Finney
2020A Heightened World as Unknown
2020Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life as Unknown
2020Black Bear as Gabe
2020Possessor as Colin Tate
2020Homemade (1 Episode) as Unknown
2019The Cat and the Moon as Nick's Dad
2019Full-Dress as Nick / Chris
2019Catch-22 (6 Episodes) as John Yossarian
2019Piercing as Reed
2018First Man as David Scott
2018Vox Lux as Journalist
2018Katie Says Goodbye as Bruno
2018Tyrel as Johnny
2017Sweet Virginia as Elwood
2017The Sinner (8 Episodes) as Mason Tannetti
2017It Comes at Night as Will
2016Whiskey Tango Foxtrot as Fahim Ahmadzai
2015Criminal Activities as Warren
2015James White as James White
2015The Girlfriend Game as Henry (voice)
2014A Most Violent Year as Louis Servidio
2014The Sleepwalker as Andrew
20131009 as Man
2013The Exit Room as Joseph Michaels
2013All That I Am as Christian
2012Art Machine as Cap'n Tar
2012Hello I Must Be Going as Jeremy
2012Girls (13 Episodes) as Charlie Dattolo
2012Father/Son as Oliver
2011Martha Marcy May Marlene as Max
2010Snapshots as Unknown
2009Nurse Jackie (1 Episode) as Andy Singer
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 Episode) as Kyle Wyler
TBAThe Maid of Orleans ... Producer
2025Bring Them Down ... Executive Producer
2013The Exit Room ... Executive Producer
2012Simon Killer ... Thanks