Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 9, 1976
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Charlie Day
Biography
Charles Peckham Day (born February 9, 1976) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for playing Charlie Kelly on the FX dark comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), which he stars with Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton and Danny DeVito, and he is also a writer and an executive producer. In 2011, he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Satellite Award for the role. He subsequently co-created the Fox sitcom The Cool Kids (2018–2019) with Paul Fruchbom and the Apple TV+ comedy Mythic Quest (2020–present) with McElhenney and Megan Ganz. He continues to executive-produce the latter.
In film, Day is best known for his performances as biologist Dr Newton Geiszler in Guillermo del Toro's science-fiction monster movie Pacific Rim(2013) and its sequel Pacific Rim Uprising (2018), Dale Arbus in the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011) and sequel Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and teacher Andy Campbell in the comedy Fist Fight(2017). He is also known for his voice roles in Monsters University (2013), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019) and the Nintendo franchise character Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). He made his directorial debut with Fool's Paradise in 2023.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Super Mario World | Luigi (voice) |
| 2025 | Honey Don't! | Marty Metakawitch |
| 2025 | Summer of 69 | Rick Richards |
| 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Luigi (voice) |
| 2023 | The Saint of Second Chances | Mike Veeck |
| 2023 | Fool's Paradise | Latte Pronto |
| 2022 | I Want You Back | Peter |
| 2021 | How It Ends | Lonny |
| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Benny (voice) |
| 2018 | Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short | Benny (voice) |
| 2018 | Pacific Rim: Uprising | Dr. Newton Geiszler |
| 2018 | Hotel Artemis | Acapulco |
| 2017 | Fist Fight | Andy Campbell |
| 2017 | I Love You, Daddy | Ralph Kinder |
| 2016 | The Hollars | Jason |
| 2015 | Vacation | Chad |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | Benny (voice) |
| 2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 | Dale Arbus |
| 2014 | Party Central | Art (voice) |
| 2014 | The Emmet Awards Show! | Benny (voice / uncredited / archive footage) |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Art (voice) |
| 2013 | Pacific Rim | Dr. Newton Geiszler |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses | Dale Arbus |
| 2010 | Going the Distance | Dan Grant |
| 2009 | A Very Sunny Christmas | Charlie Kelly |
| 2009 | The Nightman Cometh: Live | Charlie Kelly |
| 2008 | A Quiet Little Marriage | Adam |
| 2005 | Love Thy Neighbor | Video Clerk |
| 2001 | Campfire Stories | Joe |
| 2001 | The Red Peppers | Mr. Nudger |
| 2001 | Late Summer | Trevor |
| 2000 | Mary and Rhoda | Mailroom Kid |
| Kill Me | Jimmy | |
| Wildwood | (voice) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bupkis | Glen Rossi |
| 2022 | Welcome to Wrexham | Self |
| 2021 | Snacked | Self |
| 2021 | Abbott Elementary | Charlie |
| 2020 | Mythic Quest | Spencer |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2018 | The Cool Kids | Chet the Handyman |
| 2018 | Lie Detector | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2015 | Hot Ones | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2012 | Unsupervised | Jesse Judge (Voice) |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Charlie Kelly |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Jon (Voice) |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | |
| 2003 | Luis | Richie |
| 2003 | Reno 911! | Inbred Twin |
| 2000 | Madigan Men | |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Michael Boscorelli |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Raw | |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Jeremy |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |