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/FXX dark comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), of which 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. Subsequently, he co-created the Apple TV+ comedy Mythic Quest (2020–2025) with Rob Mac and Megan Ganz. In film, Day is best known for his performances as Dr. Newton Geiszler in Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim (2013), Dale Arbus in the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011) and its sequel Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and 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 Nintendo franchise character Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and its sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026). He made his directorial debut with Fool's Paradise (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlie Day, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Law & Order
Rick and Morty
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
American Dad!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Kelly Clarkson Show
All Movies (39)
- Wildwood2026 · as Seamus (voice)
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie2026 · as Luigi (voice)
- Kill Me2026 · as Jimmy
- Honey Don't!2025 · as Marty Metakawitch
- PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!2025 · as Self
- Summer of 692025 · as Rick Richards
- The Saint of Second Chances2023 · as Mike Veeck
- Fool's Paradise2023 · as Latte Pronto
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie2023 · as Luigi (voice)
- I Want You Back2022 · as Peter
- How It Ends2021 · as Lonny
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part2019 · as Benny (voice)
- Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short2018 · as Benny (voice)
- Hotel Artemis2018 · as Acapulco
- Pacific Rim: Uprising2018 · as Dr. Newton Geiszler
- I Love You, Daddy2017 · as Ralph Kinder
- Fist Fight2017 · as Andy Campbell
- The Hollars2016 · as Jason
- Vacation2015 · as Chad
- Horrible Bosses 22014 · as Dale Arbus
- The Emmet Awards Show!2014 · as Benny (voice / uncredited / archive footage)
- Party Central2014 · as Art (voice)
- The Lego Movie2014 · as Benny (voice)
- Pacific Rim2013 · as Dr. Newton Geiszler
- Monsters University2013 · as Art (voice)
- Horrible Bosses2011 · as Dale Arbus
- Going the Distance: A Guide to Long Distance Dating2010 · as Self
- Going the Distance: How to Have a Perfect Date2010 · as Self
- The Cast of Going the Distance: Off the Cuff2010 · as Self
- Going the Distance2010 · as Dan Grant
- A Very Sunny Christmas2009 · as Charlie Kelly
- The Nightman Cometh: Live2009 · as Charlie Kelly
- A Quiet Little Marriage2008 · as Adam
- Love Thy Neighbor2003 · as Video Clerk
- Late Summer2001 · as Trevor
- Campfire Stories2001 · as Joe
- Mary and Rhoda2000 · as Mailroom Kid
- Golf Trip—
- Untitled Third Super Mario Bros. Film— · as Luigi (voice)
All TV Shows (28)
- Hot Ones Versus2024 · as Self
- Bupkis2023 · as Glen Rossi
- Welcome to Wrexham2022 · as Self
- Abbott Elementary2021 · as Charlie
- Snacked2021 · as Self
- Mythic Quest2020 · as Spencer
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
- The Cool Kids2018 · as Chet the Handyman
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
- Hot Ones2015 · as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
- Rick and Morty2013 · as Salva-tron (voice)
- Unsupervised2012 · as Jesse Judge (Voice)
- Conan2010 · as Self
- Free Radio2008 · as Self
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2005 · as Charlie Kelly
- American Dad!2005 · as Jon (Voice)
- Luis2003 · as Richie
- Reno 911!2003 · as Inbred Twin
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
- Madigan Men2000
- Third Watch1999 · as Michael Boscorelli
- The View1997 · as Self - Guest
- Raw1993 · as Self
- Law & Order1990 · as Jeremy
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host