Christopher Abbott

Christopher Jacob Abbott (born February 10, 1986) 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). Abbott took supporting roles in a plethora of films, such as A Most Violent Year (2014), It Comes at Night (2017), Piercing (2018), Possessor (2020), Black Bear (2020), On the Count of Three (2021), Sanctuary (2022), 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).