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Quick Facts

Born:
1976-02-09

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Credits:
62 Total Roles

Charlie Day

Acting

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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 dark comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), which he stars with Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton and Danny DeVito, and 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. He subsequently co-created the Fox sitcom The Cool Kids (2018–2019) with Paul Fruchbom and the Apple TV+ comedy Mythic Quest (2020–2025) with McElhenney and Megan Ganz.

In film, Day is best known for his performances as biologist Dr Newton Geiszler in Guillermo del Toro's science-fiction monster movie Pacific Rim (2013) and its sequel Pacific Rim Uprising (2018), Dale Arbus in the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011) and sequel Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and teacher 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 the Nintendo franchise character Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). He made his directorial debut with Fool's Paradise in 2023.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Wildwood MOVIE (voice)
2026 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie MOVIE Luigi (voice)
2026 Kill Me MOVIE Jimmy
2025 Honey Don't! MOVIE Marty Metakawitch
2025 PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration! MOVIE Self
2025 Summer of 69 MOVIE Rick Richards
2024 Hot Ones Versus TV Self
2023 The Saint of Second Chances MOVIE Mike Veeck
2023 Fool's Paradise MOVIE Latte Pronto
2023 Bupkis TV Glen Rossi

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