Christopher William D'Elia is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and podcast host. He is known for playing Alex Miller on the NBC sitcom Whitney, Danny Burton on the NBC sitcom Undateable, Kenny on the ABC television series The Good Doctor and Henderson on the Netflix thriller series You.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 29, 1980 (46)
- Montclair, New Jersey, USA
- Actor and writer, also producer
- 22 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Known for
What are Chris D'Elia's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 6
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Trickster: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Tricksteras Adam in Jennifer Falls (2014)
- Heroas Adam in Flock of Dudes (2016)
- Heroas Neil in XOXO (2016)
- Shapeshifteras Peter Brock in Half Magic (2018)
- Tricksteras Dean in Alone Together (2018)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Chris D'Elia's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Chris D'Elia's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
32 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Chris D'Elia: The 'B Side' Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Chris D'Elia: Grow or Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Life in a Year(2020)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Chris D'Elia: No Pain(2020)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Comedians of the World(2019)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
You(2018)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Half Magic(2018)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Alone Together(2018)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
The Good Doctor(2017)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Little Evil(2017)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Band Aid(2017)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Great Indoors(2016)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
XOXO(2016)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Rush Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Flock of Dudes(2016)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Undateable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Jennifer Falls(2014)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Chris D'Elia: White Male. Black Comic. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Sanjay and Craig(2013)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
Mash Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Celeste & Jesse Forever(2012)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Whitney(2011)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Workaholics(2011)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Glory Daze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Boston Legal(2004)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
American Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Monk(2002)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Get Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Career shape
Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2016.
Biggest box office
Life in a Year (2020)
Highest rated
Life in a Year (2020)
Most popular right now
Whitney (2011)
Film career
Peak 2016 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2011Screen debut· Whitney
- 2012First film· Celeste & Jesse Forever
- 2015First top-billed film· Flock of Dudes
- 2020Career best· Life in a Year
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Chris D'Elia's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 22 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed12
Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Chris D'Elia's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Chris D'Elia work with?
People who share at least 2 of Chris D'Elia's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill D'Elia shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Bill D'EliaShared titles: Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire (2017), Chris D'Elia: Incorrigible (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Bill D'Elia
Cinematographers
- Jay LafayetteShared titles: Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire (2017), Chris D'Elia: Incorrigible (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Lafayette
Producers
- Bill SheinbergShared titles: Half Magic (2018), Bad Girls from Valley High (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Sheinberg
- Jonathan SheinbergShared titles: Half Magic (2018), Bad Girls from Valley High (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Sheinberg
- Sid SheinbergShared titles: Half Magic (2018), Bad Girls from Valley High (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Sid Sheinberg
- John IrwinShared titles: Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire (2017), Chris D'Elia: Incorrigible (2015)See all 2 shared titles with John Irwin
