Chris Parnell

ActorWriter Feb 5 (age 59) Memphis, Tennessee, USA 1975–2026 (51 year career)

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Biography

Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell (born February 5, 1967) is an American comic actor best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2006 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 30 Rock. Parnell is currently one of the lead voices on the FX animated comedy Archer. In 2010, Parnell starred alongside his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz in the Comedy Central series Big Lake. After performing as a company player with The Gro…

Known For

Film

Rick and Morty

Jerry Smith (voice)

Film

21 Jump Street

Mr. Gordon

Film

Hotel Transylvania

Mr. Fly (voice)

Film

Hotel Transylvania 2

Fly (voice)

Film

Archer

Cyril Figgis (voice)

Film

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Stan / Fish Man (voice)

Film

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Garth Holliday

Film

The Dictator

News Anchor

Filmography

Acting (170)

Movies (82)

Stop! That! Train!

2026 Upcoming

Jun 12

Mimics

2026

as Jack Conrad

The Dink

2026 Upcoming

Jul 23

Micro Budget

2026

as Toby

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

as Self

6.7

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

as Self (archive footage)

7.8

A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice

as Gerald (voice)

Our Little Secret

as Veterinarian

In Fidelity

as Lyle Ayker

Millennial Hunter

as John (voice)

As We Know It

as Ted Sommers

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

2022

as Dave Bollinari (voice)

7.0

Senior Year

2022

as Jim Conway

5.9

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

2022

as Washington (voice)

6.4

Home Sweet Home Alone

as Uncle Stu

Finding ʻOhana

as Brown

Hot Mess Holiday

as Mike

Yung Punx: A Punk Parable

2021

as therapist (voice)

I Am Woman

2020

as Artie Mogull

6.2

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

as Junior

The Laundromat

as Doomed Gringo #2

The Last Laugh

as Charlie Green

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

2018

as Stan / Fish Man (voice)

6.8

Life of the Party

2018

as Mr. Truzack (Wayne)

6.1

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

as Walter

Slice

as Mayor Tracy

Battle of the Sexes

as DJ

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

as Dr. Vince Harbert

Austin Found

as Alan Dickinson

Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins

2017

as Migs (voice)

Elena and the Secret of Avalor

as Migs (voice)

The Better Half

as Daniel

Hotel Transylvania 2

as Fly (voice)

The Ridiculous 6

as Bank Manager

Sisters

as Phil

Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood

as Self

AJ's Infinite Summer

as Dad (voice)

Break Point

as Jay LaRoche

The Maya Rudolph Show

2014

as Self

5.0

Turbo

2013

as Announcer #2 (voice)

6.3

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

2013

as Garth Holliday

6.1

Escape from Planet Earth

as Hammer (voice)

Hotel Transylvania

as Mr. Fly (voice)

The Dictator

as News Anchor

The Five-Year Engagement

as Bill

21 Jump Street

as Mr. Gordon

Electric City

as Voice Actor (voice)

6.5

WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. Power

2012

Answer This!

2011

as Brian Collins

4.3

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

2011

as Mr. Thistleton (voice)

7.0

Hollywood & Wine

2011

as Peter West

3.4

Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again

2010

as Self

The Dogfather

2010

as Brian Franks

2.9

Kung Fu Magoo

2010

as Cole Fusion / Ninja (voice)

4.9

The Women of SNL

2010

as Various (archive footage)

6.0

Paper Man

2009

as Peter

6.3

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

2009

as Edward Turlington (archive footage)

Labor Pains

as Jerry Steinwald

Harold

as Coach Vanderpool

Eavesdrop

as Terrence

Hot Rod

as Barry Pasternack

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

as Theo

Kabluey

as Frank

The Grand

as Harold Melvin

I'm Reed Fish

as Ralph

Sunny and Share Love You

2007

as Kevin Keith Baker

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies

2006

6.7

Ira & Abby

2006

as Dr. Ronald Silverberg

5.5

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

2004

as Garth Holliday

6.7

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

as Garth Holliday

Looking for Kitty

as Guy Borne

Barely Legal

as Mr. Ronald Greitzer

Down with Love

as TV Emcee

Farm Sluts

as Larry

Evil Alien Conquerors

2003

as Du-ug

5.4

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

2002

as Self / Various (archive footage)

7.7

The Religetables

2002

A Freezerburnt Christmas

The Ladies Man

as Phil Swanson

Jingle All the Way

as Toy Store Sales Clerk

6.1

Wake

Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture

Television (88)

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025

as Self

7.8

Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances

as Ted (voice)

Fallout

as Overseer Benjamin

Krapopolis

as Ares (voice)

My Adventures with Superman

2023

as Agent Slade Wilson (voice)

Dogs in Space

as Ed (voice)

Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.

as Alvin Healy / Tenpin (voice)

6.6

Name That Tune

2021

as Self - Contestant

7.1

Batman: The Audio Adventures

2021

as Narrator

Close Enough

as Ron (voice)

Dummy

as Agent Chett

Love, Death & Robots

as The Cat (voice)

Miracle Workers

as God's Dad

Alien News Desk

grown-ish

as Dean Burt Parker

Happy Together

as Wayne

Great News

as Gerald

Will & Grace

as Dr. DiLorenzo

The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self

Elena of Avalor

as Migs (voice)

Match Game

as Self - Panelist

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

as Walton Rothchild

Ask the Storybots

Rhett & Link's Buddy System

2016

as Vice Chairman

7.0

Dawn of the Croods

2015

as Snoot / Evil Egg (voice)

7.4

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015

as Junior

7.1

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!

2015

as Dustin Wallswreath / Jim McCoy / Cop (voice)

8.0

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

2015

as Mr. Peabody (voice)

6.1

Adam Ruins Everything

2015

7.4

Another Period

2015

as Dr. Sigmund Freudas

6.9

The Spoils Before Dying

as Bebop Jones

Highston

as Wilbur Liggetts

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self - Guest

5.2

BoJack Horseman

2014

as Klaus / News Reporter (voice)

8.5

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

as Voice Over (voice)

7.8

black-ish

2014

as Dean Parker

7.1

The Tom and Jerry Show

2014

as Narrator (voice)

7.3

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

2014

as Judge Blort Clooney (voice)

Bad Judge

as Douglas Riller

Benched

as Mitch

Garfunkel and Oates

as Stan

Rick and Morty

as Jerry Smith (voice)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Geoffrey Hoytsman

The Goldbergs

as Harrison Whitby

Drunk History

as King Charles II

Gravity Falls

as Host (voice)

Comedy Bang! Bang!

as Stephendorff

Bob's Burgers

as Warren Fitzgerald (voice)

Suburgatory

as Fred Shay

Suburgatory

as Fred Shay

Workaholics

as Bruce Benson

I Just Want My Pants Back

Conan

as Self

T.U.F.F. Puppy

as Caped Cod (voice)

Fish Hooks

as Announcer / Allibut (voice)

6.5

Big Lake

2010

as Chris Henkel

Glee

2009

as Mario

6.8

Archer

2009

as Cyril Figgis (voice)

Better Off Ted

as Walter

Glenn Martin, DDS

Childrens Hospital

as Ron Pippin

The Life & Times of Tim

2008

as William (voice)

7.4

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

Miss Guided

as Bruce Terry

WordGirl

Eureka

as Dr. Noah Drummer

30 Rock

as Dr. Leo Spaceman

American Dad!

as James Garfield / Mint Worker (voice)

7.0

Robot Chicken

2005

as Scooter / Major Nelson (voice)

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Hank

as DJ Curtis Morris

TV Funhouse

as James Brolin (voice)

Family Guy

as Smarmy (voice)

The Hughleys

as Rick

Conrad Bloom

as Simpson

Union Square

as Don

The Jamie Foxx Show

as Director

Suddenly Susan

as Waiter

Caroline in the City

as Gene

Hope and Gloria

as Howard

Friends

as Bob

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

The Simpsons

1989

as Surgeon fiancé (voice)

Seinfeld

as NBC Executive

Murphy Brown

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

7.0

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Talent Scout

7.0

The Hawk

as Anton

Crew (1)

Television (1)

Saturday Night Live

1975

Writer

7.0