Brett Gelman
Brett Gelman's cult comedy credentials were nearly unparalleled. After graduation from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Gelman joined the improv/sketch group Upright Citizens Brigade, and immediately began working at an impressive rate. He appeared in supporting or guest roles in numerous TV shows and feature films, all comedies, many of which were outlandish Comedy Central and Adult Swim TV shows. Gelman was also known for his appearances on multiple podcasts and his trademark scruffy beard. Born in 1976 in Highland Park, Illinois, Gelman saw the Marx Brothers film "Night at the Opera" (1935) at age 6, and decided that comedy was for him. After his stint at UNC, Winston-Salem he headed to UCB New York and quickly became ensconced in the cabal of comedians (including Amy Poelher, Rob Corddry, and Matt Besser) who were just beginning to make their presence known. Gelman's first professional onscreen appearance was in "Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story" (2004). The sports movie satire was a UCB affair, featuring many members of the troupe, including stars Rob Corddry and Paul Scheer. It premiered at the 2004 South by Southwest Film Festival where the film won the audience award, before being picked up for distribution then released in theaters two years later. Although his role was small, the die was cast. Over the next two years Gelman and frequent collaborator Jon C. Daly wrote, produced, and directed a number of music videos for their comedy rap duo Cracked Out, and in 2007 they released their EP The Fleetwood Crack for download. Also in 2007, Gelman appeared in "Watching the Detectives," starring Lucy Liu and Cillian Murphy and a supporting cast chock full of UCB talent. In the postmillennial comedy world, everybody took advantage of the podcast, and Gelman was no exception. He appeared regularly on Scott Aukerman's "Comedy, Bang! Bang!" podcast on Earwolf as well as the subsequent IFC TV series. In 2011 he premiered his own podcast, "Gelmania," also distributed on Earwolf. Still in 2011, Gelman also appeared in his first series regular role. Produced by Conan O'Brien and starring Chris Elliott, "Eagleheart" (Adult Swim, 2011-14) was an outrageous parody of "Walker, Texas Ranger" (CBS, 1993-2001) and other similar police procedurals. Gelman played Brett Mobley, dimwitted partner to Elliott's Marshall Chris Monsanto on their crime fighting adventures. After being cast in "Eagleheart," the floodgates opened. Gelman was a series regular on "The Inbetweeners" (MTV, 2012), a remake of the British show. The same year, he was also a regular on the Matthew Perry vehicle "Go On" (NBC, 2012). Unfortunately, neither show managed to find an audience, and both were cancelled after one season. Gelman appeared in a small part in the Ashton Kutcher film "Jobs" (2013), before coming back to TV with two more series roles in 2014. First, he appeared in the sitcom "Bad Teacher" (NBC, 2014), which also lasted only one season. He then joined the cast of "Married" (FX, 2014-), starring Nat Faxon and Judy Greer. Gelman was a series regular playing AJ, an intense and troubled recently divorced friend of Faxon's character, Russ.
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Filmography
Movies
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78% | No Score Yet | McVeigh | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
59% |
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Boy Kills World | Gideon Van Der Koy (Character) | $2.6M | 2023 |
54% |
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Strays | Willy (Character) | $23.9M | 2023 |
88% |
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Surrounded | Mr. Fields (Character) | - | 2023 |
71% |
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile | Mr. Grumps (Character) | $46.5M | 2022 |
62% |
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Metal Lords | Dr. Sylvester (Character) | - | 2022 |
45% |
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Tom Clancy's Without Remorse | Victor Rykov (Character) | - | 2021 |
85% |
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Arlo the Alligator Boy | Marcellus (Voice) | - | 2021 |
95% |
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Jezebel | Bobby (voice) (Character) | - | 2019 |
97% |
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Harpoon | Narrator | - | 2019 |
100% | No Score Yet | If Only | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | If Only | Bruce (Character) | - | 2019 |
89% |
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Wild Nights With Emily | Higginson (Character) | $519.2K | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | End of the Line | Big Man (Character) | - | 2018 |
88% |
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Room for Rent | Carl Lemay (Character) | - | 2017 |
67% |
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DRIB | Brady Thompson (Character) | - | 2017 |
55% |
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Lemon |
Isaac (Character), Screenwriter, Executive Producer |
$29.1K | 2017 |
36% |
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Flock of Dudes | Howie (Character) | - | 2016 |
81% |
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Joshy | Greg (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pauline Alone | Watch (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gregory Go Boom |
Tom (Character), Producer |
- | 2013 |
22% |
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Awful Nice | Ivan (Character) | - | 2013 |
45% |
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30 Minutes or Less | Pizza Boss (Character) | $37.1M | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eat | Unknown (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stick It in Detroit | Hot Rod Johnson (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Watching the Detectives | Glenn (Character) | - | 2007 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2024 |
79% | 91% | Inside Job | Magic Myc (Voice) | 2021-2022 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2019 2022 |
91% | 90% | Stranger Things | Murray (Character) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2020-2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Heart Arlo | Marcellus (Voice) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 54% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Escape Room Guy (Guest Voice) | 2020 |
82% | 16% | A Little Late With Lilly Singh | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Lights Out With David Spade | Guest | 2019 |
100% | 93% | Fleabag | Martin (Character) | 2016 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shatterbox | Unknown (Character) | 2019 |
27% | 22% | Camping | George (Character) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2014 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beyond Stranger Things | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 88% | At Midnight With Chris Hardwick | Guest | 2015-2017 |
No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad! | Hammer Throwing Man (Guest Voice) | 2017 |
94% | 83% | Twin Peaks: The Return | Supervisor Burns (Guest Star) | 2017 |
80% | 86% | Budding Prospects | Unknown (Character) | 2017 |
100% | 86% | Jeff & Some Aliens | Jeff (Voice) | 2017 |
92% | 70% | Making History | Paul Revere (Guest Star) | 2017 |
41% | 58% | Angel From Hell | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Clarence | Mr. Mozer (Guest Voice) | 2016 |
56% | 75% | Married | AJ (Character) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Soup | Unknown (Character) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 91% | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
94% | 96% | Mad Men | Daniel (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 63% | The Odd Couple | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
90% | 73% | Kroll Show | Nameless Leader (Guest Star) | 2014-2015 |
94% | 79% | Fresh Off the Boat | Dusty Nugget (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2014 |
56% | 33% | Bad Teacher | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
100% | 94% | Adventure Time | Ringmaster (Guest Voice) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eagleheart | Brett Mobley (Character) | 2011-2014 |
81% | 83% | The League | Gavin (Guest Star) | 2011 2013 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Drunk History | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
54% | 68% | Go On | Mr. K (Character) | 2012-2013 |
81% | 89% | The Office | The Magician (Guest Star) | 2012 |
92% | 90% | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Pig Parker (Guest Star) | 2011 |
76% | 85% | Happy Endings | Carl (Guest Star) | 2011 |
100% | No Score Yet | Funny or Die Presents | Performer (Character) | 2010-2011 |
57% | 78% | Californication | Annoying Hipster (Guest Star) | 2009 |