Charlie Day

Charlie Day

Known for
Acting
Born
February 9, 1976 (age 50)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

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

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Filmography

2026
Kill Me poster

Kill Me

Movie · as Jimmy

2026
Wildwood poster

Wildwood

Movie · as Dmitri (voice)

2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie poster

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Movie · as Luigi (voice)

2025
Summer of 69 poster

Summer of 69

Movie · as Rick Richards

2025
Honey Don't! poster

Honey Don't!

Movie · as Marty Metakawitch

2025
PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!

PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!

Movie · as Self

2024
Hot Ones Versus poster

Hot Ones Versus

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie poster

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Movie · as Luigi (voice)

2023
The Saint of Second Chances poster

The Saint of Second Chances

Movie · as Mike Veeck

2023
Fool's Paradise poster

Fool's Paradise

Movie · as Latte Pronto

2023
Bupkis poster

Bupkis

TV · as Glen Rossi · 1 ep

2022
I Want You Back poster

I Want You Back

Movie · as Peter

2022
Welcome to Wrexham poster

Welcome to Wrexham

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
How It Ends poster

How It Ends

Movie · as Lonny

2021
Snacked poster

Snacked

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Abbott Elementary poster

Abbott Elementary

TV · as Charlie · 1 ep

2020
Mythic Quest poster

Mythic Quest

TV · as Spencer · 1 ep

2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part poster

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Movie · as Benny (voice)

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

2018
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short poster

Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short

Movie · as Benny (voice)

2018
Pacific Rim: Uprising poster

Pacific Rim: Uprising

Movie · as Dr. Newton Geiszler

2018
Hotel Artemis poster

Hotel Artemis

Movie · as Acapulco

2018
The Cool Kids poster

The Cool Kids

TV · as Chet the Handyman · 1 ep

2017
Fist Fight poster

Fist Fight

Movie · as Andy Campbell

2017
I Love You, Daddy poster

I Love You, Daddy

Movie · as Ralph Kinder

2016
The Hollars poster

The Hollars

Movie · as Jason

2015
Vacation poster

Vacation

Movie · as Chad

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Lego Movie poster

The Lego Movie

Movie · as Benny (voice)

2014
Horrible Bosses 2 poster

Horrible Bosses 2

Movie · as Dale Arbus

2014
Party Central poster

Party Central

Movie · as Art (voice)

2014
The Emmet Awards Show! poster

The Emmet Awards Show!

Movie · as Benny (voice / uncredited / archive footage)

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps

2013
Monsters University poster

Monsters University

Movie · as Art (voice)

2013
Pacific Rim poster

Pacific Rim

Movie · as Dr. Newton Geiszler

2013
Rick and Morty poster

Rick and Morty

TV · as Salva-tron (voice) · 1 ep

2012
Unsupervised poster

Unsupervised

TV · as Jesse Judge (Voice) · 1 ep

2011
Horrible Bosses poster

Horrible Bosses

Movie · as Dale Arbus

2010
Going the Distance poster

Going the Distance

Movie · as Dan Grant

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2009
A Very Sunny Christmas poster

A Very Sunny Christmas

Movie · as Charlie Kelly

2009
The Nightman Cometh: Live poster

The Nightman Cometh: Live

Movie · as Charlie Kelly

2008
A Quiet Little Marriage poster

A Quiet Little Marriage

Movie · as Adam

2008
Boldly Going Nowhere poster

Boldly Going Nowhere

Movie · as Trainee

2008
Free Radio poster

Free Radio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

TV · as Charlie Kelly · 187 eps

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Jon (Voice) · 1 ep

2003
Love Thy Neighbor poster

Love Thy Neighbor

Movie · as Video Clerk

2003
Luis poster

Luis

TV · as Richie · 10 eps

2003
Reno 911! poster

Reno 911!

TV · as Inbred Twin · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps

2001
Campfire Stories poster

Campfire Stories

Movie · as Joe

2001
Late Summer poster

Late Summer

Movie · as Trevor

2000
Mary and Rhoda poster

Mary and Rhoda

Movie · as Mailroom Kid

2000
Madigan Men poster

Madigan Men

TV · 1 ep

1999
Third Watch poster

Third Watch

TV · as Michael Boscorelli · 5 eps

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1993
Raw poster

Raw

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Jeremy · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host, Finton Worthington Carey (uncredited)