Chris Parnell
Acting
Born: February 5, 1967 (age 59) · Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell (born February 5, 1967) is an American comic actor best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2006 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 30 Rock. Parnell is currently one of the lead voices on the FX animated comedy Archer. In 2010, Parnell starred alongside his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz in the Comedy Central series Big Lake. After performing as a company player with The Groundlings for a number of years, Parnell was hired to join the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player on September 26, 1998, and was promoted to repertory player the following season. In the summer of 2001, budget cuts and hiring four new cast members required Lorne Michaels to dismiss two cast members; he chose to lay off Parnell and Jerry Minor over Horatio Sanz, Rachel Dratch, and Maya Rudolph. While on SNL, Parnell appeared in numerous sketches, and commercial parodies, and performed memorable impressions of various celebrities. One of his most popular sketches is Lazy Sunday, a rap video he shot with Andy Samberg about buying cupcakes and going to see The Chronicles of Narnia. He has also performed raps about hosts Jennifer Garner, Britney Spears, Kirsten Dunst and Ashton Kutcher. In the summer of 2006, Lorne Michaels announced that four cast members would be fired due to budget cuts, but he did not say who. On September 22, 2006 it was announced that three cast members had been fired: Parnell, Horatio Sanz, and Finesse Mitchell. This effectively made him the only SNL performer to have been fired twice by Lorne Michaels, though Parnell did say in a 2008 interview with The Sound of Young America podcast that he was okay with being let go this time, because he was considering leaving after that season anyway, but added that he probably would have stayed one last season if he was asked back. He had been with SNL for eight seasons; at the time only four people (Darrell Hammond, Tim Meadows, Kevin Nealon, and Al Franken) have been cast members longer. He has since made uncredited cameo appearances on the show, most recently in 2008 parodying newscasters Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, and Bob Schieffer. Parnell and his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz recently starred together in Big Lake, a 2010 sitcom on Comedy Central from executive producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. He also recently appeared as Dr. Drummer/Santa in the SyFy Holiday Special episode from the television show Eureka, which aired on December 7, 2010 (Season 4 Episode 10).
Known for
Rick and Morty
2013
21 Jump Street
2012
The Simpsons
1989
Hotel Transylvania
2012
Friends
1994
The Dictator
2012
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
Family Guy
1999
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
Love, Death & Robots
2019
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Photos (6)
Movies (79)
Hotel Transylvania
Mr. Fly (voice)
21 Jump Street
Mr. Gordon
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Stan / Fish Man (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2
Fly (voice)
The Dictator
News Anchor
Turbo
Announcer #2 (voice)
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Walter
The Dink
Neil
Jingle All the Way
Toy Store Sales Clerk
Home Sweet Home Alone
Uncle Stu
The Laundromat
Doomed Gringo #2
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Dave Bollinari (voice)
Senior Year
Jim Conway
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Junior
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Garth Holliday
The Five-Year Engagement
Bill
Life of the Party
Mr. Truzack (Wayne)
Battle of the Sexes
DJ
Hot Rod
Barry Pasternack
Labor Pains
Jerry Steinwald
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Washington (voice)
Stop! That! Train!
Conductor Davenport
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Garth Holliday
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Theo
Sisters
Phil
Escape from Planet Earth
Hammer (voice)
Down with Love
TV Emcee
Paper Man
Peter
Finding ʻOhana
Brown
The Ridiculous 6
Bank Manager
Our Little Secret
Veterinarian
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Garth Holliday
Barely Legal
Mr. Ronald Greitzer
The Ladies Man
Phil Swanson
A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice
Gerald (voice)
Lorne
Narrator
I Am Woman
Artie Mogull
I'm Reed Fish
Ralph
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
Mr. Thistleton (voice)
Hollywood & Wine
Peter West
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
Micro Budget
Toby
The Grand
Harold Melvin
Elena and the Secret of Avalor
Migs (voice)
Kabluey
Frank
Kung Fu Magoo
Cole Fusion / Ninja (voice)
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Dr. Vince Harbert
The Last Laugh
Charlie Green
Harold
Coach Vanderpool
WordGirl: The Rise of Miss Power
2012
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
Eavesdrop
Terrence
Break Point
Jay LaRoche
Answer This!
Brian Collins
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Edward Turlington (archive footage)
Looking for Kitty
Guy Borne
The Better Half
Daniel
Wake
2026
As We Know It
Ted Sommers
Evil Alien Conquerors
Du-ug
Ira & Abby
Dr. Ronald Silverberg
Austin Found
Alan Dickinson
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins
Migs (voice)
The Dogfather
Brian Franks
Hot Mess Holiday
Mike
In Fidelity
Lyle Ayker
WordGirl Vs. The Energy Monster
The Narrator
Mimics
Jack Conrad
Slice
Mayor Tracy
WordGirl: Earth Day Girl
The Narrator
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2006
Sunny and Share Love You
Kevin Keith Baker
AJ's Infinite Summer
Dad (voice)
Shadows on the Wall
Charlie
A Freezerburnt Christmas
2002
Wordgirl: Monkey Business
The Narrator
Millennial Hunter
John (voice)
Yung Punx: A Punk Parable
therapist (voice)
The Religetables
2002
TV Shows (116)
The Simpsons
Surgeon fiancé (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Joe Paterno (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Priest / Father Raccoon (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Highway Man (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
White Guy (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Target Manager / Veterinarian (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Smarmy (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Priest (voice) · 3 eps
Family Guy
Doug (voice) · 12 eps
Family Guy
Guy at Pool / Priest (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Card Store Owner (voice) · 1 eps
Rick and Morty
Jerry Smith (voice) · 91 eps
American Dad!
Doctor (voice) · 2 eps
American Dad!
(voice) · 2 eps
American Dad!
Valet / Borax Employee (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Francine's Drinking Buddy (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Book on Tape (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Kidnapper (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Dr. Moe Munney (voice) · 2 eps
American Dad!
James Garfield / Mint Worker (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Co-Worker (voice) · 2 eps
American Dad!
James Garfield (voice) · 7 eps
American Dad!
Train Actor (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Funeral Speaker (voice) · 1 eps
Conan
Book Signing · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Tom Brokaw (voice) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Jim Lehrer (uncredited) · 1 eps
Seinfeld
NBC Executive · 1 eps
Friends
Bob · 1 eps
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Geoffrey Hoytsman · 2 eps
Bob's Burgers
Warren Fitzgerald (voice) · 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hank · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
HOA Ambassador · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
(voice) · 1 eps
Gravity Falls
Host (voice) · 1 eps
Gravity Falls
Additional Voices (voice) · 1 eps
Glee
Mario · 1 eps
The Goldbergs
Harrison Whitby · 2 eps
Archer
Cyril Figgis (voice) · 132 eps
Archer
Siegbert Fuchs (voice) · 8 eps
30 Rock
Dr. Leo Spaceman · 24 eps
BoJack Horseman
Klaus / News Reporter (voice) · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Scooter / Major Nelson (voice) · 1 eps
Eureka
Dr. Noah Drummer · 2 eps
The Tom and Jerry Show
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
black-ish
Dean Parker · 1 eps
Fallout
Overseer Benjamin · 2 eps
WordGirl
183 eps
Love, Death & Robots
The Cat (voice) · 2 eps
Love, Death & Robots
Sanchez (voice) · 1 eps
My Adventures with Superman
Agent Slade Wilson (voice) · 14 eps
Elena of Avalor
Migs (voice) · 81 eps
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Parchment Paper (voice) · 1 eps
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Junior · 1 eps
Murphy Brown
1 eps
grown-ish
Dean Burt Parker · 13 eps
Childrens Hospital
Ron Pippin · 1 eps
Workaholics
Bruce Benson · 1 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Poseidon · 1 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Stephendorff · 1 eps
Dawn of the Croods
Snoot / Dub (voice) · 5 eps
Dawn of the Croods
Snoot / Evil Egg (voice) · 1 eps
Dawn of the Croods
Snoot (voice) · 22 eps
Fish Hooks
Announcer / Allibut (voice) · 1 eps
Drunk History
Thomas Edison · 1 eps
Drunk History
Jim Bowie · 1 eps
Drunk History
King Charles II · 1 eps
Drunk History
Carl Sagan · 1 eps
Caroline in the City
Gene · 1 eps
The Jamie Foxx Show
Director · 1 eps
Close Enough
Ron (voice) · 1 eps
Suburgatory
Fred Shay · 45 eps
Will & Grace
Dr. DiLorenzo · 2 eps
Krapopolis
Ares (voice) · 3 eps
The Hughleys
Rick · 1 eps
Miracle Workers
God's Dad · 1 eps
T.U.F.F. Puppy
Caped Cod (voice) · 1 eps
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Dustin Wallswreath / Jim McCoy / Cop (voice) · 1 eps
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Judge Blort Clooney (voice) · 1 eps
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
Mr. Peabody (voice) · 52 eps
Ed
DJ Curtis Morris · 1 eps
Great News
Gerald · 1 eps
Another Period
Dr. Sigmund Freudas · 1 eps
The Hawk
Anton Floyd · 6 eps
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Walton Rothchild · 1 eps
Suddenly Susan
Waiter · 1 eps
Suddenly Susan
Phil · 1 eps
Better Off Ted
Walter · 1 eps
Love Bites
Chad Banks (segment "A Sexual Haunting") · 1 eps
The Life & Times of Tim
William (voice) · 1 eps
Glenn Martin, DDS
1 eps
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
Alvin Healy / Tenpin (voice) · 1 eps
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
Benjamin Franklin · 1 eps
Bad Judge
Douglas Riller · 1 eps
Dogs in Space
Ed (voice) · 20 eps
Adam Ruins Everything
1 eps
Hope and Gloria
Howard · 1 eps
Ask the Storybots
1 eps
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Vice Chairman · 1 eps
Happy Together
Wayne · 13 eps
Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances
Ted (voice) · 1 eps
Garfunkel and Oates
Stan · 1 eps
Benched
Mitch · 1 eps
Union Square
Don · 1 eps
TV Funhouse
James Brolin (voice) · 1 eps
Dummy
Agent Chett · 1 eps
Mad Love
Officer Barrett · 2 eps
The Spoils Before Dying
Bebop Jones · 6 eps
Breaking Bear
Dwight Salter / Governor Jim Cummings / Shooter (voice) · 8 eps
Miss Guided
Bruce Terry · 7 eps
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
9 eps
Alien News Desk
1 eps
Conrad Bloom
Simpson · 2 eps
I Just Want My Pants Back
JB · 12 eps
Big Lake
Chris Henkel · 10 eps
Highston
Wilbur Liggetts · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (16)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 146 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self · 1 eps
Match Game
Self - Panelist · 3 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Name That Tune
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · 1 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Self / Various (archive footage)
Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood
Self
The Maya Rudolph Show
Self
