Christopher Abbott

Christopher Abbott is currently in production on the highly anticipated limited series adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel EAST OF EDEN for Netflix. He will star opposite Florence Pugh and Mike Faist for director Garth Davis and writer/showrunner Zoe Kazan. Up next, audiences will see Abbott transform into Universal’s iconic horror monster WOLF MAN directed by Leigh Whannell, produced by Blumhouse and also featuring Julia Garner.

He most recently starred in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Oscar-nominated feature POOR THINGS with Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo, Justin Anderson’s film adaptation of Deborah Levy’s Man Booker Prize-nominated novel SWIMMING HOME alongside Ariane Labed, Mackenzie Davis and Nadine Labaki, and Christopher Andrews’ BRING THEM DOWN opposite Barry Keoghan, which just premiered at TIFF and sold to MUBI.

Other feature credits include Zachary Wigon’s SANCTUARY opposite Margaret Qualley (premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2022, where it sold to NEON), Jerrod Carmichael’s directorial debut ON THE COUNT OF THREE (premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2021, where it sold to Annapurna), John Michael McDonagh’s THE FORGIVEN opposite Ralph Fiennes (premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2021), and Mona Fastvold’s THE WORLD TO COME with Katherine Waterston, Casey Affleck, and Vanessa Kirby (premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2020), among others. In 2015, he was named by Variety as one of the “10 Actors to Watch” following his portrayal of the title role in Josh Mond’s award-winning film JAMES WHITE.

His performance garnered Abbott “Best Actor” nominations from both the Independent Spirit and Gotham Awards.

In 2023, Christopher starred in an Off-Broadway revival of John Patrick Shanley’s play DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA with Aubrey Plaza at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. He made his Broadway debut in John Guare’s THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES.

Abbott was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the “Best Actor” category for his lead role in Hulu’s limited series adaptation of Joseph Heller’s classic novel CATCH-22 directed by George Clooney.