Cast & creator
Charlie Day
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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/FXX dark comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), of which 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. Subsequently, he co-created the Apple TV+ comedy Mythic Quest (2020–2025) with Rob Mac and Megan Ganz. In film, Day is best known for his performances as Dr. Newton Geiszler in Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim (2013), Dale Arbus in the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011) and its sequel Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and 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 Nintendo franchise character Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and its sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026). He made his directorial debut with Fool's Paradise (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlie Day, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Charles Peckham Day, 찰리 데이, 查理·戴饰
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film credits
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television credits
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1975–2026 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (88)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Law & Order
Jeremy
1990
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
American Dad!
Jon (Voice)
2005
Raw
Self
1993
Conan
Self
2010
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Rick and Morty
Salva-tron (voice)
2013
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Charlie Kelly
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Writer
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Executive Producer
2005
Third Watch
Michael Boscorelli
1999
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Abbott Elementary
Charlie
2021
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Luigi (voice)
2026
Reno 911!
Inbred Twin
2003
Mythic Quest
Spencer
2020Mythic Quest
Executive Producer
2020Mythic Quest
Writer
2020Mythic Quest
Creator
2020
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Luigi (voice)
2023
Monsters University
Art (voice)
2013
Pacific Rim
Dr. Newton Geiszler
2013
Welcome to Wrexham
Self
2022
Hot Ones Versus
Self
2024
The Lego Movie
Benny (voice)
2014
Horrible Bosses 2
Dale Arbus
2014
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Benny (voice)
2019
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Dr. Newton Geiszler
2018
Wildwood
Dmitri (voice)
2026
Horrible Bosses
Dale Arbus
2011
Snacked
Self
2021
Honey Don't!
Marty Metakawitch
2025
The Cool Kids
Chet the Handyman
2018The Cool Kids
Executive Producer
2018The Cool Kids
Writer
2018The Cool Kids
Creator
2018
Vacation
Chad
2015
Bupkis
Glen Rossi
2023
Going the Distance
Dan Grant
2010
Side Quest
Executive Producer
2025Side Quest
Original Series Creator
2025
Unsupervised
Jesse Judge (Voice)
2012Unsupervised
Producer
2012
Free Radio
Self
2008
Summer of 69
Rick Richards
2025
Fist Fight
Andy Campbell
2017Fist Fight
Executive Producer
2017
Madigan Men
2000
Hotel Artemis
Acapulco
2018
I Want You Back
Peter
2022I Want You Back
Executive Producer
2022
The Hollars
Jason
2016
Fool's Paradise
Latte Pronto
2023Fool's Paradise
Director
2023Fool's Paradise
Writer
2023
Party Central
Art (voice)
2014
Luis
Richie
2003
How It Ends
Lonny
2021
I Love You, Daddy
Ralph Kinder
2017
Boldly Going Nowhere
Writer
2008Boldly Going Nowhere
Producer
2008
A Very Sunny Christmas
Charlie Kelly
2009A Very Sunny Christmas
Executive Producer
2009A Very Sunny Christmas
Writer
2009
Kill Me
Jimmy
2026Kill Me
Producer
2026
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
Benny (voice)
2018
The Saint of Second Chances
Mike Veeck
2023
It's Always Sunny in Moscow
Writer
2014
The Nightman Cometh: Live
Charlie Kelly
2009The Nightman Cometh: Live
Writer
2009
Campfire Stories
Joe
2001
Love Thy Neighbor
Video Clerk
2003
A Quiet Little Marriage
Adam
2008Boldly Going Nowhere
Trainee
Boldly Going Nowhere
Executive Producer
Mary and Rhoda
Mailroom Kid
2000PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!
Self
2025
The Emmet Awards Show!
Benny (voice / uncredited / archive footage)
2014
For the Safety of Theo
Executive Producer
2023
Late Summer
Trevor
2001