Christopher Abbott

Christopher Abbott
Christopher Abbott outside the Signature Theatre in 2015
Born	Christopher Jacob Abbott February 1986 (age 31) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Residence	New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	HB Studio
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present

Christopher Jacob Abbott (born February 1986) is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). His other notable films include Hello I Must Be Going (2012), The Sleepwalker (2014) and A Most Violent Year (2014). In 2015, he starred as the title character in the critically acclaimed film James White.

Abbott is mostly known for his role as Charlie Dattolo in the HBO comedy-drama series Girls. He has also had an extensive career on stage, having performed in both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.

Abbott was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, the son of Anna (née Servidio) and Orville Abbott. He has an older sister, Christina. Abbott is of Italian and Portuguese descent. He spent his early years in Chickahominy, a working-class, heavily Italian-American neighborhood in Greenwich, and grew up in Stamford. He worked at a local video store and at his friend's wine store. He attended Norwalk Community College shortly before he began studying acting at HB Studio. He moved to New York City in 2006 to be closer to school.

After moving to New York, Abbott began going to big open calls for plays while in school. This is how he got his two first acting jobs, Off-Broadway. The first play, Good Boys and True, opened in the Spring of 2008 and was written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and directed by Scott Ellis. It followed a scandal at a prep school. Abbott played the lead character's (Brian J. Smith) gay best friend, Justin. The second play, Mouth to Mouth, opened in the Fall of 2008. The mordant and mournful play about the limits of friendship and family was written by Kevin Elyot and directed by Mark Brokaw. Abbott played the sympathetic 15-year-old son of Laura (Lisa Emery). Abbott received positive reviews for both productions. He followed this with guest-starring roles in the comedy series Nurse Jackie and the police procedural series Law & Order: Criminal Intent . In 2010, Abbott co-starred opposite Cristin Milioti and Laila Robins in the play That Face at the Manhattan Theatre Club.