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Canadian actor
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Christopher "Chris" Diamantopoulos
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Birth:
9 May 1975(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
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East York Collegiate Institute
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Children:
Christian Diamantopoulos
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Chris Diamantopoulos (Greek: Χρήστος "Κρις" Διαμαντόπουλος; born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor, voice actor, and comedian. His acting roles include Russ Hanneman in the HBO series Silicon Valley, Moe Howard in the 2012 film The Three Stooges, and the voice of Mickey Mouse in the eponymous television series.

Career

Diamantopoulos began appearing in TV commercials and professional theatre productions at the age of 9 and by the time he turned 18, he had left home to partake in a series of U.S. national tours. A short time later, he worked on Broadway where he played leading parts in The Full Monty (2002) and Les Misérables (2003). Diamantopoulos attended East York Collegiate Institute.

He portrayed Robin Williams in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy alongside co-star Erinn Hayes. He has guest-starred in several series, including Kevin Hill, Charmed, The Sopranos, Nip/Tuck and Boston Legal. In 2007, he appeared opposite Debra Messing in The Starter Wife, where he played the role of Rodney, the interior decorator.

Diamantopoulos had a recurring role on State of Mind. He also guest-voiced on American Dad! in 2009.

On the eighth season of 24, he played US President Allison Taylor's Chief of Staff Rob Weiss. He played Frank Sinatra in The Kennedys. Diamantopoulos played Moe Howard in the 2012 The Three Stooges film.

He had recurring roles on the NBC sitcoms Up All Night, as Maya Rudolph's on and off lover, Julian; The Office, as Brian, a former member of the show's documentary film crew; and on Arrested Development, as Marky, Lindsay's face-blind environmentalist boyfriend.

He has recently featured in the UK/US television sitcom Episodes playing the part of TV network boss Castor Sotto, Mr. Chris in the TV adaptation of About a Boy, and billionaire investor Russ Hanneman inSilicon Valley.

In 2017 Diamantopoulos starred in the musical Waitress on Broadway.

On October 11, 2018, it was revealed by TVLine that Diamantopoulos would have a role in the upcoming spinoff pilot for the situation comedy The Middle playing Sue Heck's mercurial, charming and rich boss Nick.

Personal life

Diamantopoulos grew up splitting his time between Canada and Greece. He is of Greek descent and is a practicing member of the Greek Orthodox church.

He met his wife, actress Becki Newton, in a subway station in New York. The couple married on May 12, 2005. Newton gave birth to their first child, a boy, in November 2010. In 2014 they had a girl.

Filmography

Film

Year Series Role Notes Source
2000 The Adulterer Dave
2001 Drop Dead Roses Trevor
2006 Wedding Daze William
2007 Three Days to Vegas Laurent Perrier
2009 Under New Management Robert Monte
2012 The Three Stooges Moe Howard
2013 The Art of the Steal Guy de Cornet
2013 Empire State Spiro
2014 Dr. Cabbie Colin Hill
2015 Man Vs. Doug
2017 The Truth About Lies Eric Stone
Year Series Role Notes Source
2015 Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts Green Arrow Direct-to-video
Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem
2016 Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants

Television

Year Series Role Notes Source
2002 Law & Order Chris Wilson Episode: "Open Season"
2004 Third Watch Hansen Episode: "Black and Blue"
2004 Frasier Steve Episode: "And Frasier Makes Three"
2004 Nip/Tuck Chad Myers Episode: "Erica Noughton"
2004 Charmed Inspector Davis Episode: "Charmed Noir"
2004 Kevin Hill Gil Hacker Episode: "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
2004 DeMarco Affairs Ernesto Boticelli TV movie
2004 American Dreams Coach Tom Berg 2 episodes
2005 Jake in Progress Cesar Episode: "Stand by Your Man"
2005 Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy Robin Williams TV movie
2005 Into the Fire NTSB Agent #2 TV movie
2006 Boston Legal Douglas Karnes Episode: "Whose God Is It Anyway?"
2006 The Sopranos Jason Barone Episode: "The Fleshy Part of the Thigh”
2006 52 Fights Rob TV movie
2007 Raines Andrew Carver Episode: "Closure"
2007 The Starter Wife Rodney 6 episodes
2007 State of Mind Phil Erikson 6 episodes
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Oliver Zarco Episode: "The Chick Chop Flick Shop"
2008 The Starter Wife Rodney 10 episodes
2010 24 Rob Weiss 12 episodes
2011 The Kennedys Frank Sinatra Episode: "Bobby's War"
2011–2012 Up All Night Julian 4 episodes
2012 WWE Raw Moe Howard Episode #20.15
2013 Community Reinhold Episode: "Alternative History of the German Invasion"
2013 The Goodwin Games Chad Episode: "The Birds of Granby"
2013 Arrested Development Marky Bark, Davini Spirit 7 episodes
2013 The Office Brian, Cameraman 5 episodes
2014 Hannibal Clark Ingram 2 episodes
2014 High Moon Ian TV movie
2014–2015 About a Boy Mr. Chris 9 episodes
2014–2015 Episodes Caster Sotto 8 episodes
2015 Ellen More or Less Jerry TV movie
2015–2016 Good Girls Revolt Evan Phinnaeus 'Finn' Woodhouse 10 episodes
2015–present Silicon Valley Russ Hanneman 18 episodes
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit David Willard Episode: "Know It All"
2017 A Christmas Story Live! Old Man Parker TV movie
2018 The Dangerous Book for Boys Patrick, Terry McKenna 6 episodes
2018 Let's Get Physical Barry Cross 8 episodes
2018 Sue Sue in the City Nick TV movie
2019 The Twilight Zone Joe Beaumont Episode: "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet" (credited as "The 'Pilot'")
2019 Elementary Jason Wood Episode: "Into the Woods"
2019 Untitled The Middle spinoff Upcoming television series
Year Series Role Notes Source
2006–present American Dad! Donald Sutherland, Robert DeNiro, Abraham Lincoln, others 28 episodes
2013–present Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse 83 episodes
2013 Doctor Lollipop Dr. Lollipop Pilot
2013–2018 Family Guy Parker Stanton, Fivel Mousekowitz, Stryker Foxx, Millipede 6 episodes
2015 Batman Unlimited Green Arrow Episodes: "Training Standoff", "No Joke"
2015 BoJack Horseman Additional voices Episode: "Hank After Dark"
2015 Club Penguin: Halloween Panic! Redrum Television Special
2015 Robot Chicken Michael Bay, Fritz Darges Episode: "Zero Vegetables"
2016–18 Skylanders Academy Master Eon,Chompy Mage 38 episodes
2016–present Justice League Action Green Arrow, Nyorlath, H.I.V.E. Master (1st appearance) 8 episodes
2017 Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm Mouse Television film
2017 Justice League Action Shorts Green Arrow, Metallo Episodes: "True Colors", "Super Stakeout"
2018 DuckTales Storkules, Drake Mallard/Darkwing Duck, Melon 5 episodes
2018 Harvey Street Kids Horse, Boy #1 Episode: "Campfire Weekend/Girls Just Wanna Save Fun"
2018 Voltron: Legendary Defender Macidus 2 episodes
2018–present Go Away, Unicorn! Unicorn 15 episodes
2019 Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure "Flynn Ryder"

Video games

Year Series Role Notes Source
2003 Celebrity Deathmatch Additional voices
2007 300: March to Glory Daxos, Persian Commander, various persians