Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

Known for
Acting
Born
October 6, 1976 (age 50)
Birthplace
Highland Park, Illinois, USA

Biography

Brett Clifford Gelman is an American actor and comedian. He was born on October 6, 1976, in Highland Park, Illinois. He is best known for his roles as Murray Bauman in the Netflix series Stranger Things and Martin on the BBC series Fleabag. Gelman began his career as a comedian in the early 2000s. He performed in numerous comedy clubs and improv theaters in New York City. In 2009, he was a writer and performer on the sketch comedy series Eagleheart. He also had a recurring role on the comedy series Another Period. In 2016, Gelman was cast as Murray Bauman in the third season of Stranger Things. His character is a conspiracy theorist who helps the main characters investigate the supernatural events in Hawkins, Indiana. Gelman has since appeared in all four seasons of the show. In 2016, Gelman also starred in the BBC series Fleabag. He played Martin, the boyfriend of the show's main character, Fleabag. Gelman's performance was critically acclaimed, and he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Gelman has also appeared in numerous films, including The Other Guys (2010), 30 Minutes or Less (2011), and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011). He has also had recurring roles on the television shows Go On, Married, and Camping.

Known For

Filmography

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Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins poster

Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins

Movie · as Clarinet Player

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One Thousand Cats poster

One Thousand Cats

Movie

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Going There

Going There

Movie

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Syndetic

Syndetic

Movie · as Dr. Carnegie

2026
Haunted Heist poster

Haunted Heist

Movie · as Alton Dempsey

2026
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 poster

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

Movie · as Self - Murray Bauman

2026
Hexed poster

Hexed

Movie · as (voice)

2024
Boy Kills World poster

Boy Kills World

Movie · as Gideon Van Der Koy

2024
McVeigh poster

McVeigh

Movie · as Terry

2024
Lady in the Lake poster

Lady in the Lake

TV · as Milton · 7 eps

2024
It's Florida, Man. poster

It's Florida, Man.

TV · 1 ep

2023
Strays poster

Strays

Movie · as Willy

2023
Surrounded poster

Surrounded

Movie · as Mr. Fields

2023
Entitled poster

Entitled

TV · as Gabe · 8 eps

2022
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile poster

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Movie · as Alistair Grumps

2022
Metal Lords poster

Metal Lords

Movie · as Dr. Sylvester

2021
The Retrospective poster

The Retrospective

Movie · as Gary Pimbladt

2021
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse poster

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

Movie · as Victor Rykov

2021
Arlo the Alligator Boy poster

Arlo the Alligator Boy

Movie · as Marcellus (voice)

2021
I Heart Arlo poster

I Heart Arlo

TV · as Marcellus (voice) · 19 eps

2021
Inside Job poster

Inside Job

TV · as Magic Myc (voice) · 18 eps

2020
Jezebel poster

Jezebel

Movie · as Bobby (voice)

2020
If Only poster

If Only

Movie · as Bruce

2020
The Mighty Ones poster

The Mighty Ones

TV · as Egg (voice) · 1 ep

2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's poster

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Harpoon poster

Harpoon

Movie · as Narrator

2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh poster

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Lights Out with David Spade poster

Lights Out with David Spade

TV · as Self - Panelist · 2 eps

2018
The Night Is Young poster

The Night Is Young

Movie · as Rick Ramsey

2018
End of the Line poster

End of the Line

Movie · as Big Man

2018
Wild Nights with Emily poster

Wild Nights with Emily

Movie · as Col Thomas Wentworth Higginson

2018
Like Father poster

Like Father

Movie · as Frank Lerue

2018
Camping poster

Camping

TV · as George · 8 eps

2017
Budding Prospects poster

Budding Prospects

Movie · as Vogelsein

2017
Lemon poster

Lemon

Movie · as Isaac

2017
DRIB poster

DRIB

Movie · as Brady Thompson

2017
The Disaster Artist poster

The Disaster Artist

Movie · as Acting Teacher (uncredited)

2017
Wilson poster

Wilson

Movie · as Robert

2017
Room for Rent poster

Room for Rent

Movie · as Carl Lemay

2017
Jeff and Some Aliens poster

Jeff and Some Aliens

TV · as Jeff · 10 eps

2017
Making History poster

Making History

TV · as Paul Revere · 2 eps

2017
Beyond Stranger Things poster

Beyond Stranger Things

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2017
Mr. Mercedes poster

Mr. Mercedes

TV · as Roland Finkelstein · 9 eps

2016
Joshy poster

Joshy

Movie · as Greg

2016
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America

Brett Gelman's Dinner in America

Movie · as Self

2016
Fleabag poster

Fleabag

TV · as Martin · 7 eps

2016
Stranger Things poster

Stranger Things

TV · as Murray · 25 eps

2016
Love poster

Love

TV · as Dr. Greg Colter · 10 eps

2015
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family poster

Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family

Movie · as Himself

2015
Flock of Dudes poster

Flock of Dudes

Movie · as Howie

2015
Shaman

Shaman

Movie · as Shaman

2015
The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple

TV · as Stuart · 1 ep

2015
Another Period poster

Another Period

TV · as Hamish · 32 eps

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2015
Man Seeking Woman poster

Man Seeking Woman

TV · as Demon · 1 ep

2015
Fresh Off the Boat poster

Fresh Off the Boat

TV · as Dusty Nugget · 1 ep

2014
Someone Marry Barry poster

Someone Marry Barry

Movie · as Goker

2014
Pauline Alone poster

Pauline Alone

Movie · as Watch

2014
Rubberhead poster

Rubberhead

Movie · as Self

2014
Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends

Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends

Movie · as Himself

2014
Married poster

Married

TV · as AJ · 23 eps

2014
TripTank poster

TripTank

TV · as Jeff (voice) · 1 ep

2014
Bad Teacher poster

Bad Teacher

TV · as Mr. Pilaf · 5 eps

2014
Clarence poster

Clarence

TV · as Mr. Mozer (voice) · 1 ep

2013
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising poster

Eagleheart: Paradise Rising

Movie · as Brett Mobley

2013
Awful Nice poster

Awful Nice

Movie · as Ivan

2013
Gregory Go Boom poster

Gregory Go Boom

Movie · as Tom

2013
Jobs poster

Jobs

Movie · as Jef Raskin

2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick poster

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
The Jeselnik Offensive poster

The Jeselnik Offensive

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Drunk History poster

Drunk History

TV · as Art Thief, Joseph Pulitzer · 1 ep

2013
Tim and Gelman Have Lunch (Again) poster

Tim and Gelman Have Lunch (Again)

TV · as Brett Gelman · 4 eps

2012
Go On poster

Go On

TV · as Mr. K · 22 eps

2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang!

TV · as Dog Lawyer, Self, Mr. Celebrity · 1 ep

2012
Garfunkel and Oates poster

Garfunkel and Oates

TV · as Carlos · 1 ep

2012
The Inbetweeners poster

The Inbetweeners

TV · as Mr. Gilbert · 7 eps

2011
30 Minutes or Less poster

30 Minutes or Less

Movie · as Pizza Boss

2011
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas poster

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

Movie · as T.V. Director

2011
Eat poster

Eat

Movie · as August

2011
Tim and Gelman Have Lunch poster

Tim and Gelman Have Lunch

Movie · as Brett Gelman

2011
Eagleheart poster

Eagleheart

TV · as Brett Mobley · 24 eps

2011
Happy Endings poster

Happy Endings

TV · as Carl · 1 ep

2011
NTSF:SD:SUV:: poster

NTSF:SD:SUV::

TV · as Gabby Hoffstein · 1 ep

2010
The Other Guys poster

The Other Guys

Movie · as Hal

2010
This Show Will Get You High poster

This Show Will Get You High

Movie

2009
May the Best Man Win poster

May the Best Man Win

Movie · as Bachelor Party Host

2009
The League poster

The League

TV · as Gavin · 2 eps

2008
Stick It in Detroit poster

Stick It in Detroit

Movie · as Hot Rod Johnson

2008
The Life & Times of Tim poster

The Life & Times of Tim

TV · as Doug (voice) · 1 ep

2007
Watching the Detectives poster

Watching the Detectives

Movie · as Glenn

2007
Mad Men poster

Mad Men

TV · as Daniel · 1 ep

2007
Californication poster

Californication

TV · as Annoying Hipster · 1 ep

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Hammer Throwing Man (voice), Gay Man (voice), Mervyn (voice), CIA Agent (voice), Candy Cane Eater (voice), Truck Driver (voice) · 1 ep

2005
The Office poster

The Office

TV · as The Magician · 1 ep

2004
Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story poster

Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story

Movie · as Mayhem Team Member

2003
Eretz Nehederet poster

Eretz Nehederet

TV · as Wise man from the east · 1 ep

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Pig Parker · 1 ep

2000
Aqua Teen Hunger Force poster

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

TV · as Rocket Horse (voice) · 1 ep

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Escape Room Guy (voice) · 1 ep

1990
Twin Peaks poster

Twin Peaks

TV · as Supervisor Burns · 2 eps