John C. Reilly is an American actor and writer. After his film debut Above the Law, he gained exposure through supporting roles for Days of Thunder, What's Eating Gilbert Grape and The River Wild. Reilly collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson on several films, including Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Licorice Pizza. For his role in Chicago, Reilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He worked with director Martin Scorsese on both Gangs of New York and The Aviator. He starred in the comedy Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, garnering him a Grammy Award nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations for his performance and the song performed in the film, "Walk Hard". Reilly starred with Will Ferrell in Talladega Nights and Step Brothers. He voiced the title character in the commercially successful animated film Wreck-It Ralph and its 2018 sequel. Reilly starred in the television series Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule,[1] and played the titular character that originated on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Above the Law | Thug In Bar | |
| 1989 | Casualties of War | PFC Herbert Hatcher | |
| We're No Angels | Young Monk | ||
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | Buck Bretherton | |
| State of Grace | Stevie McGuire | ||
| 1992 | Shadows and Fog | Cop at Police Station | |
| Out on a Limb | Jim Jr. | ||
| Hoffa | Petey Connelly | ||
| 1993 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Tucker Van Dyke | |
| 1994 | The River Wild | Terry | |
| 1995 | Dolores Claiborne | Const. Frank Stamshaw | |
| Georgia | Herman | ||
| 1996 | Hard Eight | John Finnegan | |
| Boys | Officer Kellogg Curry | ||
| 1997 | Nightwatch | DI Bill Davis | Uncredited |
| Boogie Nights | Reed Rothchild | ||
| Chicago Cab | Steve | ||
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | Sgt. Storm | |
| 1999 | The Settlement | Pat | |
| Never Been Kissed | Augustus Strauss | ||
| For Love of the Game | Gus Sinski | ||
| Magnolia | Jim Kurring | ||
| 2000 | The Perfect Storm | Dale 'Murph' Murphy | |
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party | Mac Forsyth | |
| Frank's Book | Frank | Short film | |
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Phil Last | |
| Gangs of New York | Happy Jack | ||
| Chicago | Amos Hart | ||
| The Hours | Dan Brown | ||
| 2003 | Anger Management | Older Arnie Shankman | Uncredited |
| 2004 | The Aviator | Noah Dietrich | |
| Criminal | Richard Gaddis | ||
| 2005 | Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody? | Man With Survey | Short film[2] |
| Dark Water | Mr. Cory Murray | ||
| 2006 | A Prairie Home Companion | Lefty | |
| Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Cal Naughton, Jr. | ||
| Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Sasquatch | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | Year of the Dog | Albert "Al" | |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Dewford "Dewey" Cox | ||
| 2008 | The Promotion | Richard Wehlner | |
| Step Brothers | Dale Doback | Co-wrote the story with Adam McKay and Will Ferrell | |
| 2009 | 9 | 5 | Voice role |
| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Larten Crepsley | ||
| 2010 | The Extra Man | Gershon | |
| Cyrus | John | ||
| 2011 | Cedar Rapids | Dean Ziegler | |
| We Need to Talk About Kevin | Franklin | ||
| Terri | Mr. Fitzgerald | ||
| Carnage | Michael | ||
| 2012 | Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie | Taquito | |
| The Dictator | Clayton | Uncredited cameo | |
| Wreck-It Ralph | Wreck-It Ralph | Voice role; Additional story material | |
| 2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | The Ghost of Stonewall Jackson | Uncredited cameo[3] |
| 2014 | Bears | Narrator | Documentary |
| Life After Beth | Maury Slocum | ||
| Guardians of the Galaxy | Corpsman Rhomann Dey | ||
| 2015 | Entertainment | Cousin John | |
| The Lobster | Lisping Man | ||
| Tale of Tales | King of Longtrellis | ||
| The Cowboys | L'Américain | ||
| When Marnie Was There | Kiyomasa Oiwa | Voice role; English dub | |
| View from a Blue Moon[4] | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2016 | Sing | Eddie | Voice role |
| 2017 | The Little Hours | Father Tommasso | |
| Kong: Skull Island | Hank Marlow | ||
| 2018 | The Sisters Brothers | Eli Sisters | Producer |
| Stan & Ollie | Oliver Hardy | ||
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | Wreck-It Ralph | Voice role | |
| Holmes & Watson | John Watson | ||
| 2021 | Licorice Pizza | Fred Gwynne | Uncredited cameo |
| 2022 | Stars at Noon | American Magazine Editor[5] | Cameo |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Wreck-It Ralph | Voice role; Short film |
| 2024 | An Almost Christmas Story | The Folk Singer | |
| TBA | DreamQuil | Gary | Post-production |
| A Prayer for the Dying | Filming |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Martin Lonsdale | Episode: "The Frightening Frammis" |
| 1999 | Tenacious D | Sasquatch | Episode: "Death of a Dream" |
| 2004 | Cracking Up | Steve Evers | Episode: "Prom Night" |
| 2006 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | John (voice) | Episode: "Friendship Alliance" |
| Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "John C. Reilly/My Chemical Romance" | |
| 2007–2010 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Dr. Steven Brule | 25 episodes, plus two specials |
| 2008 | The Simpsons | Himself (voice) | Episode: "Any Given Sundance" |
| 2010–2011 | Funny or Die Presents | John / Nikola Tesla | 2 episodes |
| 2010–2016 | Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule | Dr. Steve Brule | Also co-creator, writer and executive producer |
| 2014 | Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories | Jordan | Episode: "Baby" |
| 2014–2015 | Stone Quackers | Officer Barry (voice) | 12 episodes Also executive producer |
| 2015 | Bagboy | Dr. Steve Brule | Television special Also writer and executive producer |
| 2020 | Moonbase 8 | Robert "Cap" Caputo | 6 episodes Also co-creator, writer and executive producer |
| 2022–2023 | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Jerry Buss | 17 episodes |
Stage
edit| Dates | Title[6] | Role | Production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Grapes of Wrath | Noah | Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago | [7][8] |
| 2000 | True West | Austin, Lee | Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway | Original role. Alternating roles with different shows.[9] Tony award nomination |
| 2002–2003 | Marty | Marty Piletti | Huntington Theatre Company, Boston | [10][11] |
| 2005 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stanley Kowalski | Studio 54, Broadway | Original role[12] |
| 2012 | 8 | David Blankenhorn | Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles | Stage reading[13][14] |
Other media
edit| Year | Title | Performer(s) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Across the Universe" | Fiona Apple | Jukebox Thief |
| "Talk About The Blues" | Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | Russell Simins | |
| 1999 | "Save Me" | Aimee Mann | Officer Jim Kurring |
| 2006 | "Chuck Norris" | Supafloss | Himself |
| 2008 | "Boats 'N Hoes" | Himself and Will Ferrell | Dale Doback |
| 2011 | "Make Some Noise" | Beastie Boys | Future Mike D |
| 2014 | "HAM" | Mr. Oizo | Father |
| 2017 | "Pillow Talking" | Lil Dicky | God |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Green Team[15] | Jim Smegg | Video short |
| 2010 | Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy[16] | Bing Crosby | |
| 2016 | Pound House[17] | Fish Man | Episode: "Fish Man" |
References
edit- ^ Entertainment Weekly article: "'Check it Out! with Dr. Steve Brule': Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim on John C. Reilly's 'Awesome Show' spin-off."
- ^ KL (February 8, 2006). ""Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?"". Salon. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "First look at James Marsden filming his cameo for 'Anchorman 2′ in Atlanta". On Location Vacations. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ Herreria, Carla (16 November 2015). "People Are Freaking Out Over This New Surf Film". The Huffington Post. (AOL). Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Stars at Noon". Ad Vitam Distribution. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "John C. Reilly – Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database. (The Broadway League). Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ Mayer, John (23 December 2016). "An Oral History of Steppenwolf's 'The Grapes of Wrath'". AMERICAN THEATRE.
- ^ "The Grapes Of Wrath - Steppenwolf Theatre". www.steppenwolf.org. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ Lefkowitz, David (10 March 2000). "Hoffman and Reilly Open True West on Broadway, March 9". Playbill.
- ^ "John C. Reilly in Marty - Huntington Theatre Company". www.huntingtontheatre.org.
- ^ Taylor, Markland (5 November 2002). "Marty".
- ^ Hernandez, Ernio (15 November 2004). "John C. Reilly to Wail 'Stella!' in Broadway's A Streetcar Named Desire". Playbill.
- ^ "George Clooney, Brad Pitt lead all-star Prop. 8 play reading". 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Brad Pitt, George Clooney in Prop 8 play reading: An on the scene report". EW.com.
- ^ "Green Team". Funny or Die. November 19, 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ Dombal, Ryan (December 13, 2010). "Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Do Bowie and Bing". Pitchfork. (Condé Nast). Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Pound House 13 – Fish Man". Buh. (HaChaCha). February 9, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.