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Chris Parnell

Thomas Christopher Parnell is an American actor, voice artist and comedian. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2006 and played the role of Dr. Leo Spaceman on 30 Rock. In animation, he voices Cyril Figgis on the FX series Archer, Jerry Smith on Adult Swim's Rick and Morty and the narrator on the PBS series WordGirl. He also voices "The Progressive Box" in a series of advertisements by the Progressive Corporation.

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Rick and Morty

2013
as Jerry Smith

21 Jump Street

2012
as Mr. Gordon

Archer (2009)

2009
as Cyril Figgis

Hotel Transylvania

2012
as Mr. Fly (voice)

Senior Year

2022
as Jim

Hotel Transylvania 2

2015
as Fly (voice)

Suburgatory

2011
as Fred Shay

Jingle All the Way

1996
as Toy Store Sales Clerk

The Dictator

2012
as News anchor

Happy Together

2018
as Wayne

30 Rock

2006
as Dr. Leo Spaceman

grown-ish

2018
as Dean Parker

Saturday Night Live

1975
as Chris Parnell

Down with Love

2003
as TV Emcee

Elena of Avalor

2016
as Skylar

Life of the Party

2018
as Wayne Truzack

Sisters

2015
as Phil

The Laundromat

2019
as Doomed Gringo #2

The Ridiculous 6

2015
as Bank Manager

I'm Reed Fish

2007
as Ralph

Shadow of the Blair Witch

2000
as Frank Parsons

The Last Laugh

2019
as Charlie Green

Kabluey

2007
as Frank

Shooting Lily

1996
as Phone Company Salesman

Escape from Planet Earth

2013
as Hammer (voice)

National Lampoon's Barely Legal

2005
as Mr. Ronald Greitzer

The Better Half

2015
as Daniel

Hollywood & Wine

2011
as Peter West

Austin Found

2017
as Alan Dickinson

WordGirl

2007
as The Narrator

Eavesdrop

2008
as Terrence

Hot Rod

2007
as Barry Pasternack

Labor Pains

2009
as Jerry Steinwald

Looking for Kitty

2004
as Guy Borne

Answer This!

2011
as Brian Collins

Farm Sluts

2003
as Larry

A Name Without a Place

2019
as Jerry Sundall

Miss Guided

2008
as Vice Principal Bruce Terry

Slice

2018
as Mayor Tracy

The Grand

2007
as Harold Melvin

Paper Man

2009
as Peter

Harold

2008
as Coach Vanderpool

Break Point

2014
as Jay LaRoche

Alpha Betas

2021
as Darryl

Mad Love

2011
as Officer Barrett

Mad Love

2011
as Officer Dennis Barrett

Kung Fu Magoo

2010
as Cole Fusion

The Dogfather

2010
as Brian Franks

Big Lake

2010
as Mr. Chris Henkel

Batman: The Audio Adventures

2021
as Narrator (voice)

Sunny and Share Love You

2007
as Kevin Keith Baker

The Ladies Man

2000
as Phil Swanson

Guest Star

Episode Conrad Bloom
The Ultimatum
1998
Episode Caroline in the City
Caroline and the Cabbie
1998
Episode T.V. Funhouse
Safari Day
2001
Episode The Lonely Island
Natalie's Rap
2006
Episode Drunk History
The Wild West
2013
Episode Will & Grace
With Enemies Like These
2019
Episode Drunk History
Inventors
2015
Episode Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
March 27, 2022: Harm Reduction
2022
Episode Funny or Die Presents
1,000 Cats; Casual Sex
2010
Episode Love, Death & Robots
Three Robots: Exit Strategies
2022
Episode Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
The Weighting Game
1997
Episode Saturday Night Live
Thursday Night Live (2)
2001
Episode The Late Late Show with James Corden
Chris Parnell, Nina Dobrev, R. City
2015
Episode The Simpsons
A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas
2020
Episode The Goldbergs (2013)
The Beverly Goldberg Cookbook: Part 2
2019
Episode Will & Grace
Broadway Boundaries
2020
Episode Hope and Gloria
Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Funicular
1996
Episode Murphy Brown
Never Can Say Goodbye (1)
1998
Episode Workaholics
In the Line of Getting Fired
2011
Episode Fallout
The Radio
2024
Episode Mad Love
Paw & Order
2011
Episode Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Defense Rests
2015
Episode Seinfeld
The Butter Shave
1997
Episode SNL Digital Shorts
Lazy Sunday
2005
Episode Saturday Night Live
Ellen DeGeneres/No Doubt
2001
Episode The Maya Rudolph Show
Pilot
2014
Episode Better Off Ted
The Impertence of Communicationizing
2010
Episode 30 Rock
Live Show (West Coast)
2010
Episode Family Guy
LASIK Instinct
2021
Episode Union Square
It Takes A Thief
1998
Episode Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Defending the Earth
2015
Episode Drunk History
Philadelphia
2014
Episode Love, Death & Robots
THREE ROBOTS
2019
Episode Comedy Bang! Bang!
Schoolboy Q Wears a Patterned Bucket hat and Glasses
2015
Episode Friends
The One with Rachel's Date
2001
Episode The Problem Solverz
Time Twister
2011
Episode Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Sabotage
2015
Episode Close Enough
First Date
2020
Episode Suddenly Susan
Daddy Piper
1998
Episode Eureka
O Little Town
2010
Episode Binging with Babish
Good Morning Burger from The Simpsons
2019
Episode Garfunkel and Oates
Rule 34
2014
Episode The Lonely Island
Lazy Sunday
2005
Episode The Late Late Show with James Corden
Melissa McCarthy, Chris Parnell, Wallows
2018
Episode Conrad Bloom
Pilot
1998
Episode The Jamie Foxx Show
Do the Write Thing
1997
Episode Inside Amy Schumer
The World's Most Interesting Woman in the World
2016
Episode Ed
The Divorce
2002
Episode Fallout
The Trap
2024
Episode The Goldbergs (2013)
Dave Kim's Party
2020
Episode Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Held Breath
2019