Colton Dunn

Colton Dunn
Dunn at the 2015 Comic-Con International
Born	(1977-06-30) June 30, 1977 (age 39) Normal, Illinois, United States
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Writer, actor, comedian, producer
Years active	2001–present

Colton Dunn (born June 30, 1977) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work on the Comedy Central sketch comedy series Key & Peele (2013–2015), where he served as writer, producer, and an occasional performer throughout its five-season run.

Born in Illinois in 1977, Dunn moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, with his mother when he was a toddler. While attending St. Paul Central High School, he was involved in theater and joined an improv comedy group. Dunn moved to New York in 1998, and while there, worked for Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He then moved to Los Angeles in 2004.

Prior to working on Key & Peele, Dunn was a writer and performer on madTV, from 2005 to 2009. He has also appeared in Parks and Recreation,Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, Game Shop, Burning Love, and currently co-stars in Superstore on NBC. Dunn hosted the comedy variety show RT-ES, produced by Rooster Teeth Productions, and co-starred in their sci-fi action comedy Lazer Team in 2016.

He is an alumnus of the improvisational comedy group Boom Chicago and has performed and taught at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre since 1999.

Dunn has received two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work on Key & Peele.