Acting
Chris Parnell
Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell (born February 5, 1967) is an American comic actor best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2006 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 30 Rock. Parnell is currently one of the lead voices on the FX animated comedy Archer. In 2010, Parnell starred alongside his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz in the Comedy Central series Big Lake. After performing as a company player with The Groundlings for a number of years, Parnell was hired to join the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player on September 26, 1998, and was promoted to repertory player the following season. In the summer of 2001, budget cuts and hiring four new cast members required Lorne Michaels to dismiss two cast members; he chose to lay off Parnell and Jerry Minor over Horatio Sanz, Rachel Dratch, and Maya Rudolph. While on SNL, Parnell appeared in numerous sketches, and commercial parodies, and performed memorable impressions of various celebrities. One of his most popular sketches is Lazy Sunday, a rap video he shot with Andy Samberg about buying cupcakes and going to see The Chronicles of Narnia. He has also performed raps about hosts Jennifer Garner, Britney Spears, Kirsten Dunst and Ashton Kutcher. In the summer of 2006, Lorne Michaels announced that four cast members would be fired due to budget cuts, but he did not say who. On September 22, 2006 it was announced that three cast members had been fired: Parnell, Horatio Sanz, and Finesse Mitchell. This effectively made him the only SNL performer to have been fired twice by Lorne Michaels, though Parnell did say in a 2008 interview with The Sound of Young America podcast that he was okay with being let go this time, because he was considering leaving after that season anyway, but added that he probably would have stayed one last season if he was asked back. He had been with SNL for eight seasons; at the time only four people (Darrell Hammond, Tim Meadows, Kevin Nealon, and Al Franken) have been cast members longer. He has since made uncredited cameo appearances on the show, most recently in 2008 parodying newscasters Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, and Bob Schieffer. Parnell and his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz recently starred together in Big Lake, a 2010 sitcom on Comedy Central from executive producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. He also recently appeared as Dr. Drummer/Santa in the SyFy Holiday Special episode from the television show Eureka, which aired on December 7, 2010 (Season 4 Episode 10).
Filmography
Micro Budget
Film · 2026
The Dink
Film · 2026
Mimics
Film · 2026
Wake
Film · 2026
Stop! That! Train!
Film · 2026
Lorne
Film · 2026
Hexed
Film · 2026
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
Series · 2026
Breaking Bear
Series · 2026
The Hawk
Series · 2026
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Film · 2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Film · 2025
A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice
Film · 2025
Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances
Series · 2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Series · 2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Series · 2025
Our Little Secret
Film · 2024
In Fidelity
Film · 2024
An SNL Thanksgiving
Film · 2024
Fallout
Series · 2024
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Series · 2024
Millennial Hunter
Film · 2023
As We Know It
Film · 2023
My Adventures with Superman
Series · 2023
Krapopolis
Series · 2023
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Film · 2022
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Film · 2022
Senior Year
Film · 2022
Yung Punx: A Punk Parable
Film · 2021
Hot Mess Holiday
Film · 2021
Home Sweet Home Alone
Film · 2021
Finding ʻOhana
Film · 2021
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
Series · 2021
Dogs in Space
Series · 2021
Name That Tune
Series · 2021
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Film · 2020
I Am Woman
Film · 2020
Dummy
Series · 2020
Close Enough
Series · 2020
The Laundromat
Film · 2019
The Last Laugh
Film · 2019
Alien News Desk
Series · 2019
Love, Death & Robots
Series · 2019
Miracle Workers
Series · 2019
Love, Death & Robots
Series · 2019
Life of the Party
Film · 2018
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Film · 2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Film · 2018
Slice
Film · 2018
grown-ish
Series · 2018
Happy Together
Series · 2018
Austin Found
Film · 2017
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Film · 2017
Battle of the Sexes
Film · 2017
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins
Film · 2017
Great News
Series · 2017
Will & Grace
Series · 2017
Elena and the Secret of Avalor
Film · 2016
Elena of Avalor
Series · 2016
Ask the Storybots
Series · 2016
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Series · 2016
Match Game
Series · 2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
Series · 2016
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Series · 2016
The Ridiculous 6
Film · 2015
Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood
Film · 2015
Sisters
Film · 2015
The Better Half
Film · 2015
Hotel Transylvania 2
Film · 2015
Dawn of the Croods
Series · 2015
Dawn of the Croods
Series · 2015
Another Period
Series · 2015
Highston
Series · 2015
The Spoils Before Dying
Series · 2015
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
Series · 2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Series · 2015
Adam Ruins Everything
Series · 2015
Dawn of the Croods
Series · 2015
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Series · 2015
Break Point
Film · 2014
AJ's Infinite Summer
Film · 2014
The Maya Rudolph Show
Film · 2014
WordGirl: Earth Day Girl
Film · 2014
Wordgirl: Monkey Business
Film · 2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Series · 2014
Benched
Series · 2014
The Tom and Jerry Show
Series · 2014
BoJack Horseman
Series · 2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Series · 2014
black-ish
Series · 2014
Garfunkel and Oates
Series · 2014
Bad Judge
Series · 2014
Turbo
Film · 2013
Escape from Planet Earth
Film · 2013
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Film · 2013
WordGirl Vs. The Energy Monster
Film · 2013
Rick and Morty
Series · 2013
Drunk History
Series · 2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Series · 2013
The Goldbergs
Series · 2013
Drunk History
Series · 2013
Drunk History
Series · 2013
Drunk History
Series · 2013
Hotel Transylvania
Film · 2012
The Five-Year Engagement
Film · 2012
The Dictator
Film · 2012
21 Jump Street
Film · 2012
WordGirl: The Rise of Miss Power
Film · 2012
Gravity Falls
Series · 2012
Gravity Falls
Series · 2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Series · 2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Series · 2012
Answer This!
Film · 2011
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
Film · 2011
Hollywood & Wine
Film · 2011
Suburgatory
Series · 2011
I Just Want My Pants Back
Series · 2011
Bob's Burgers
Series · 2011
Workaholics
Series · 2011
Mad Love
Series · 2011
Love Bites
Series · 2011
Kung Fu Magoo
Film · 2010
The Women of SNL
Film · 2010
The Dogfather
Film · 2010
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Film · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
Big Lake
Series · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
Fish Hooks
Series · 2010
T.U.F.F. Puppy
Series · 2010
Paper Man
Film · 2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Film · 2009
Labor Pains
Film · 2009
Better Off Ted
Series · 2009
Archer
Series · 2009
Glenn Martin, DDS
Series · 2009
Archer
Series · 2009
Glee
Series · 2009
Eavesdrop
Film · 2008
Harold
Film · 2008
Miss Guided
Series · 2008
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Series · 2008
Childrens Hospital
Series · 2008
The Life & Times of Tim
Series · 2008
Hot Rod
Film · 2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Film · 2007
I'm Reed Fish
Film · 2007
The Grand
Film · 2007
Kabluey
Film · 2007
Sunny and Share Love You
Film · 2007
WordGirl
Series · 2007
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
Film · 2006
Ira & Abby
Film · 2006
30 Rock
Series · 2006
Eureka
Series · 2006
American Dad!
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
Robot Chicken
Series · 2005
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Film · 2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Film · 2004
Looking for Kitty
Film · 2004
Down with Love
Film · 2003
Evil Alien Conquerors
Film · 2003
Barely Legal
Film · 2003
Farm Sluts
Film · 2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Film · 2002
The Religetables
Film · 2002
A Freezerburnt Christmas
Film · 2002
The Ladies Man
Film · 2000
Ed
Series · 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Series · 2000
TV Funhouse
Series · 2000
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Conrad Bloom
Series · 1998
The Hughleys
Series · 1998
Union Square
Series · 1997
Jingle All the Way
Film · 1996
The Jamie Foxx Show
Series · 1996
Suddenly Susan
Series · 1996
Suddenly Susan
Series · 1996
Hope and Gloria
Series · 1995
Caroline in the City
Series · 1995
Friends
Series · 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Seinfeld
Series · 1989
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
Murphy Brown
Series · 1988
Shadows on the Wall
Film · 1986
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture
Film
Crohnie
Film