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Chris Lilley

Chris Lilley

Actor, writer, director and producer · Born November 10, 1974 (51) · Sydney, Australia

Christopher Daniel Lilley (born 10 November 1974) is an Australian actor, comedian, writer, director, television producer, and musician. He is known for his creation and portrayal of several characters in the mockumentary television series We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year (2005), Summer Heights High (2007), Angry Boys (2011), Ja'mie: Private School Girl (2013), Jonah from Tonga (2014), and Lunatics (2019). He is a two-time winner of the Logie Award for Most Popular Actor.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 10, 1974 (51)
From
Sydney, Australia
Works as
Actor, writer, director and producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

What are Chris Lilley's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
68%
Society
18%
Bonds
12%
Power
3%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 8
Trickster
3 of 8
Shapeshifter
2 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
6
Melancholic
2
Joyful
2
Bittersweet
1
Manic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Lilley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Lilley'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

9 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lunatics(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Jonah from Tonga(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Jonah Takalua

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Ja'mie: Private School Girl(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Ja'mie King

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Angry Boys(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · as Daniel / Nathan / Gran / S.mouse / Blake / Jen

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Summer Heights High(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · Co-Producer · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Jonah Takalua / Mr. G / Ja'mie King

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • We Can Be Heroes(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Daniel Sims / Ja'mie / Nathan Sims / Pat / Phil / Ricky

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • We Can Be Heroes: Finding the Australian of the Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer · as Phil Olivetti / Ricky Wong / Ja'mie King / Daniel Sims / Nathan Sims / Pat Mullins

  • Ned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Customer 1 & Klansman

  • Big Bite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 9 titles from 2003 to 2019.

Highest rated

Summer Heights High (2007)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

We Can Be Heroes (2005)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 9: 2 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting4 of 9: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting5 of 9: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing2 of 9: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew6 of 9: 0 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

9 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · 5 acting · 3 crew2010s4 · 4 acting · 4 crew

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.

Who does Chris Lilley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Lilley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Laura Waters shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers