Cast & creator
Chris Parnell
Best known for The Simpsons, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Family Guy
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).
Also known as: 크리스 파넬, Thomas Christopher Parnell, کریس پارنل, Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell
88
film credits
127
television credits
215
1975–2026 · acting roles
6.7
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (215)
Showing 215 of 215 credits
The Simpsons
Surgeon fiancé (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Family Guy
Joe Paterno (voice)
1999Family Guy
Priest / Father Raccoon (voice)
1999Family Guy
Highway Man (voice)
1999Family Guy
White Guy (voice)
1999Family Guy
Target Manager / Veterinarian (voice)
1999Family Guy
Smarmy (voice)
1999Family Guy
Priest (voice)
1999Family Guy
Doug (voice)
1999Family Guy
Guy at Pool / Priest (voice)
1999Family Guy
Card Store Owner (voice)
1999
American Dad!
Doctor (voice)
2005American Dad!
(voice)
2005American Dad!
Valet / Borax Employee (voice)
2005American Dad!
Francine's Drinking Buddy (voice)
2005American Dad!
Book on Tape (voice)
2005American Dad!
Kidnapper (voice)
2005American Dad!
Dr. Moe Munney (voice)
2005American Dad!
James Garfield / Mint Worker (voice)
2005American Dad!
Co-Worker (voice)
2005American Dad!
James Garfield (voice)
2005American Dad!
Train Actor (voice)
2005American Dad!
Funeral Speaker (voice)
2005
Conan
Self
2010Conan
Book Signing
2010
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self
1975Saturday Night Live
Tom Brokaw (voice)
1975Saturday Night Live
Jim Lehrer (uncredited)
1975
Rick and Morty
Jerry Smith (voice)
2013
Friends
Bob
1994
Seinfeld
NBC Executive
1989
Bob's Burgers
Warren Fitzgerald (voice)
2011
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Geoffrey Hoytsman
2013
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hank
2000
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
HOA Ambassador
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
(voice)
2014
The Goldbergs
Harrison Whitby
2013
Glee
Mario
2009
Robot Chicken
Scooter / Major Nelson (voice)
2005
30 Rock
Dr. Leo Spaceman
2006
BoJack Horseman
Klaus / News Reporter (voice)
2014
Archer
Cyril Figgis (voice)
2009Archer
Siegbert Fuchs (voice)
2009
black-ish
Dean Parker
2014
The Tom and Jerry Show
Narrator (voice)
2014
Gravity Falls
Host (voice)
2012Gravity Falls
Additional Voices (voice)
2012
WordGirl
2007
Murphy Brown
1988
Fallout
Overseer Benjamin
2024
Childrens Hospital
Ron Pippin
2008
Love, Death & Robots
The Cat (voice)
2019Love, Death & Robots
Sanchez (voice)
2019
Eureka
Dr. Noah Drummer
2006
grown-ish
Dean Burt Parker
2018
Caroline in the City
Gene
1995
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Poseidon
2012Comedy Bang! Bang!
Stephendorff
2012
Fish Hooks
Announcer / Allibut (voice)
2010
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Junior
2015
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Parchment Paper (voice)
2024
Dawn of the Croods
Snoot / Dub (voice)
2015Dawn of the Croods
Snoot / Evil Egg (voice)
2015Dawn of the Croods
Snoot (voice)
2015
Workaholics
Bruce Benson
2011
My Adventures with Superman
Agent Slade Wilson (voice)
2023
The Hughleys
Rick
1998
The Jamie Foxx Show
Director
1996
Elena of Avalor
Migs (voice)
2016
Drunk History
Thomas Edison
2013Drunk History
Jim Bowie
2013Drunk History
King Charles II
2013Drunk History
Carl Sagan
2013
Krapopolis
Ares (voice)
2023
Match Game
Self - Panelist
2016
Miracle Workers
God's Dad
2019
Will & Grace
Dr. DiLorenzo
2017
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
2016
Suburgatory
Fred Shay
2011
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Dustin Wallswreath / Jim McCoy / Cop (voice)
2015
Close Enough
Ron (voice)
2020
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Judge Blort Clooney (voice)
2014
Hotel Transylvania
Mr. Fly (voice)
2012
Ed
DJ Curtis Morris
2000
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
Mr. Peabody (voice)
2015
T.U.F.F. Puppy
Caped Cod (voice)
2010
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Stan / Fish Man (voice)
2018
The Dictator
News Anchor
2012
The Hawk
Anton Floyd
2026
Hotel Transylvania 2
Fly (voice)
2015
Name That Tune
Self - Contestant
2021
Great News
Gerald
2017
Another Period
Dr. Sigmund Freudas
2015
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Walton Rothchild
2016
21 Jump Street
Mr. Gordon
2012
Suddenly Susan
Waiter
1996Suddenly Susan
Phil
1996
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Love Bites
Chad Banks (segment "A Sexual Haunting")
2011
Better Off Ted
Walter
2009
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
The Life & Times of Tim
William (voice)
2008
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
Benjamin Franklin
2026
Turbo
Announcer #2 (voice)
2013
The Dink
Neil
2026
Adam Ruins Everything
2015
Hope and Gloria
Howard
1995
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Dave Bollinari (voice)
2022
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
Home Sweet Home Alone
Uncle Stu
2021
Jingle All the Way
Toy Store Sales Clerk
1996
Ask the Storybots
2016
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
Alvin Healy / Tenpin (voice)
2021
Dogs in Space
Ed (voice)
2021
Bad Judge
Douglas Riller
2014
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Garth Holliday
2004
Stop! That! Train!
Conductor Davenport
2026
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Walter
2018
The Laundromat
Doomed Gringo #2
2019
Benched
Mitch
2014
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Washington (voice)
2022
Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances
Ted (voice)
2025
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
Garfunkel and Oates
Stan
2014
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Vice Chairman
2016
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Garth Holliday
2013
Union Square
Don
1997
Battle of the Sexes
DJ
2017
Happy Together
Wayne
2018
Down with Love
TV Emcee
2003
Senior Year
Jim Conway
2022
Sisters
Phil
2015
Conrad Bloom
Simpson
1998
The Spoils Before Dying
Bebop Jones
2015
TV Funhouse
James Brolin (voice)
2000
Life of the Party
Mr. Truzack (Wayne)
2018
Escape from Planet Earth
Hammer (voice)
2013
The Ridiculous 6
Bank Manager
2015
Hot Rod
Barry Pasternack
2007
The Five-Year Engagement
Bill
2012
Dummy
Agent Chett
2020
Mad Love
Officer Barrett
2011
Breaking Bear
Dwight Salter / Governor Jim Cummings / Shooter (voice)
2026
Lorne
Narrator
2026
Finding ʻOhana
Brown
2021
Miss Guided
Bruce Terry
2008
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Theo
2007
Barely Legal
Mr. Ronald Greitzer
2003
Alien News Desk
2019
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Labor Pains
Jerry Steinwald
2009
I Just Want My Pants Back
JB
2011
Elena and the Secret of Avalor
Migs (voice)
2016
I'm Reed Fish
Ralph
2007
Paper Man
Peter
2009
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Our Little Secret
Veterinarian
2024
A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice
Gerald (voice)
2025
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
2010
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
Mr. Thistleton (voice)
2011
Big Lake
Chris Henkel
2010
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Garth Holliday
2004
The Ladies Man
Phil Swanson
2000
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Dr. Vince Harbert
2017
The Grand
Harold Melvin
2007
I Am Woman
Artie Mogull
2020
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Junior
2020
WordGirl: The Rise of Miss Power
2012
Slice
Mayor Tracy
2018
The Last Laugh
Charlie Green
2019
Harold
Coach Vanderpool
2008
Kabluey
Frank
2007
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
2024
As We Know It
Ted Sommers
2023
Wake
2026
Hot Mess Holiday
Mike
2021
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Edward Turlington (archive footage)
2009
Answer This!
Brian Collins
2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Self / Various (archive footage)
2002
Highston
Wilbur Liggetts
2015
Break Point
Jay LaRoche
2014
Kung Fu Magoo
Cole Fusion / Ninja (voice)
2010Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Self
2010
The Maya Rudolph Show
Self
2014
Austin Found
Alan Dickinson
2017
Ira & Abby
Dr. Ronald Silverberg
2006
Hollywood & Wine
Peter West
2011
WordGirl Vs. The Energy Monster
The Narrator
2013
Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood
Self
2015
The Better Half
Daniel
2015
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins
Migs (voice)
2017Farm Sluts
Larry
2003
Shadows on the Wall
Charlie
1986
Sunny and Share Love You
Kevin Keith Baker
2007Crohnie
AJ's Infinite Summer
Dad (voice)
2014
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2006
Eavesdrop
Terrence
2008
Looking for Kitty
Guy Borne
2004
Evil Alien Conquerors
Du-ug
2003
Micro Budget
Toby
2026
The Dogfather
Brian Franks
2010
WordGirl: Earth Day Girl
The Narrator
2014
Mimics
Jack Conrad
2026Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture
Wordgirl: Monkey Business
The Narrator
2014
In Fidelity
Lyle Ayker
2024
The Religetables
2002
A Freezerburnt Christmas
2002
Yung Punx: A Punk Parable
therapist (voice)
2021
Millennial Hunter
John (voice)
2023