Chris Pratt

Christopher Michael Pratt is an American actor born on June 21, 1979, in Virginia, Minnesota. He raised in Lake Stevens, Washington, and pursued acting after being discovered while working as a waiter in Hawaii in the late 1990s. He gained initial television recognition through his roles as Harold Brighton "Bright" Abbott in the drama series Everwood from 2002 to 2006 and as Winchester "Chaim" Hartman in the teen drama series The O.C.

Pratt achieved his mainstream breakthrough playing Andy Dwyer on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation from 2009 to 2015. Originally intended as a temporary guest character, his comedic performance led to him becoming a main cast member throughout the series' six-year run. During this period, he also appeared in supporting roles in high-profile feature films, including Moneyball in 2011, Zero Dark Thirty in 2012, and Her in 2013.

In 2014, Pratt established himself as a major Hollywood leading man by starring as Peter Quill, also known as Star-Lord, in Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy. He reprised the role across several Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in 2017, Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, Avengers: Endgame in 2019, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in 2023. He further anchored another major film franchise by starring as dinosaur researcher Owen Grady in the Jurassic World trilogy from 2015 to 2022.

In addition to live-action roles, Pratt has voiced main characters in animated feature films, including Emmet Brickowski in The Lego Movie in 2014 and its 2019 sequel, Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023, and the titular feline in The Garfield Movie in 2024. He has also expanded into television production, serving as an executive producer and star of the action thriller series The Terminal List, which premiered on Prime Video in 2022.