John C. Reilly

John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, musician, producer, and writer. After his film debut in ''Casualties of War'' (1989), he gained exposure through his supporting roles in ''Days of Thunder'' (1990), ''What's Eating Gilbert Grape'' (1993) and ''The River Wild'' (1994). He also starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's films ''Hard Eight'' (1996), ''Boogie Nights'' (1997) and ''Magnolia'' (1999), as well as Terrence Malick's ''The Thin Red Line'' (1998). For his performance in ''Chicago'' (2002), 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'' (2002) and ''The Aviator'' (2004).

In 2007, he starred in the comedy ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'', garnering a Grammy Award nomination and a second Golden Globe Award nomination for the film's title song, "Walk Hard". Reilly starred with Will Ferrell in the Adam McKay-directed comedies ''Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' (2006) and ''Step Brothers'' (2008). He voiced the title character in the ''Wreck It Ralph'' film series (2012–⁠2018), and appeared in the superhero film ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014) and ''Kong: Skull Island'' (2017). Reilly continued to act in independent films such as ''Cyrus'', ''We Need to Talk About Kevin'', and ''Carnage'' (all in 2011), as well as Yorgos Lanthimos's ''The Lobster'' (2015), and ''The Sisters Brothers'' (2018). In 2018 he starred as the comedian Oliver Hardy in the biopic ''Stan and Ollie''. The role earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination as well as a Critics' Choice Award nomination. In 2020, he created and starred in a Showtime comedy series ''Moonbase 8''. In 2022, he led an ensemble cast for the HBO sports drama series ''Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty''.

Reilly performs with his band John Reilly and Friends and worked as a stage actor in ''True West'' (2000), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Provided by Wikipedia