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Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

Highest Rated: 100% If Only (2019)

Lowest Rated: 22% Awful Nice (2013)

Birthday: Oct 6, 1976

Birthplace: Highland Park, Illinois, USA

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.

Highest rated movies

100% If Only
90% 50% Jezebel
89% 82% Surrounded 89% 56% Wild Nights With Emily 88% 56% Room for Rent 81% 55% Joshy
78% McVeigh
71% 93% Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Filmography

Movies

Credit
78% No Score Yet McVeigh Unknown (Character) - 2024
58% 72% Boy Kills World Gideon Van Der Koy (Character) $2.6M 2023
53% 69% Strays Willy (Character) $23.9M 2023
89% 82% Surrounded Mr. Fields (Character) - 2023
71% 93% Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Mr. Grumps (Character) $46.5M 2022
63% 84% Metal Lords Dr. Sylvester (Character) - 2022
45% 41% Tom Clancy's Without Remorse Victor Rykov (Character) - 2021
85% 84% Arlo the Alligator Boy Marcellus (Voice) - 2021
90% 50% Jezebel Bobby (voice) (Character) - 2019
97% 60% Harpoon Narrator - 2019
100% No Score Yet If Only Unknown (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet If Only Bruce (Character) - 2019
89% 56% Wild Nights With Emily Higginson (Character) $519.2K 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet End of the Line Big Man (Character) - 2018
88% 56% Room for Rent Carl Lemay (Character) - 2017
67% 57% DRIB Brady Thompson (Character) - 2017
55% 35% Lemon Isaac (Character),
Screenwriter,
Executive Producer
$29.1K 2017
36% 47% Flock of Dudes Howie (Character) - 2016
81% 55% 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% 37% Awful Nice Ivan (Character) - 2013
45% 40% 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 54% Watching the Detectives Glenn (Character) - 2007

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2024
79% 91% Inside Job Magic Myc (Voice) 2021-2022
No Score Yet 49% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2019 2022
91% 90% Stranger Things Murray (Character) 2022
No Score Yet 19% 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 62% 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 91% 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% 71% Making History Paul Revere (Guest Star) 2017
41% 58% Angel From Hell Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
No Score Yet 70% Clarence Mr. Mozer (Guest Voice) 2016
56% 74% Married AJ (Character) 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Soup Unknown (Character) 2015
No Score Yet 92% 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% 82% The League Gavin (Guest Star) 2011 2013
No Score Yet 81% Drunk History Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
54% 67% Go On Mr. K (Character) 2012-2013
81% 89% The Office The Magician (Guest Star) 2012
92% 91% Curb Your Enthusiasm Pig Parker (Guest Star) 2011
76% 84% 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