โ Acting๐ฅ 65 films๐บ 35 TV shows๐ 1975โ2026๐ฅ 6
Also known as: Christopher Michael Pratt
Born in Virginia, Minnesota, USA
1979-06-21 (age 46)
Christopher Michael Pratt (born 21 June 1979) is an American actor, known for starring in both television and action films. He rose to prominence for his television roles, particularly in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009โ2015), for which he received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013. He also starred earlier in his career as Bright Abbott in The WB drama series Everwood (2002โ2006) and had roles in Wanted (2008), Jennifer's Body (2009), Moneyball (2011), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2013), Delivery Man (2013), and Her (2013).
Pratt achieved leading man status in 2014, starring in two critically and commercially successful films: The Lego Movie as Emmet Brickowski, and Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy as Star-Lord. He starred in Jurassic World (2015) and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), and he reprised his Marvel role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and the planned Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Meanwhile, in 2016 he was part of an ensemble cast in The Magnificent Seven and the male lead in Passengers.
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Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor and film producer. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14.1 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing film stars of all time. Pratt was one of the world's highest-paid actors annually from 2015 to 2017. Through starring in blockbuster franchises and big-budget films, he has established himself as one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.
Pratt began his film career with minor roles before securing a starring role in the drama series Everwood (2002โ2006). He had his breakthrough role as Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009โ2015). Pratt received global recognition and established himself as a leading actor by portraying Star-Lord in six films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). He achieved further critical and commercial success by portraying Owen Grady in the first three films of the Jurassic World franchise (2015โ2022). Pratt's other starring roles include the Western action film The Magnificent Seven (2016), the science fiction film Passengers (2016), and the military science-fiction action film The Tomorrow War (2021). He has also voiced characters in animated films like The Lego Movie franchise (2014โ2019), Onward (2020), The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023โpresent), and The Garfield Movie (2024โpresent).
Pratt was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015, and appeared in Forbes' Celebrity 100 in 2016. Often regarded as a sex symbol, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. Since February 2020, Pratt has owned the production company Indivisible Productions; its first project, The Terminal List, made him one of the highest-paid television actors, earning $1.4 million per episode.