Chris Geere
Christopher William Geere (born 18 March 1981) is an English actor. He is known for playing the lead role of Jimmy Shive-Overly in the FXX comedy series You're the Worst and Roger Clifford in the 2019 film Detective Pikachu.
Chris Geere | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christopher William Geere 18 March 1981 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Sawdon (m. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
Career
Geere portrayed the character of Music and Drama teacher Matt Wilding in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road. In January 2009, just as the fourth series of Waterloo Road began airing, Geere said that he would not be returning for the fifth series.[2] He starred on the FXX hit comedy series You're the Worst, which ran for five seasons from 2014 to 2019.[3]
In 2019, he took on the role of Roger Clifford in the urban fantasy film Pokémon Detective Pikachu alongside Justice Smith and Ryan Reynolds.[4]
Personal life
Geere was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. He married Jennifer Sawdon, a singer-songwriter and pianist, in 2010. Their son was born in 2012.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Wondrous Oblivion | Mrs. Wilson's grandson | |
| 2007 | Blood and Chocolate | Ulf | |
| 2008 | Lawnchairs & Grappling Hooks | Simon | Short |
| The Prince & Me: A Royal Honeymoon | King Edvard / Eddie | Direct-to-video | |
| 2010 | The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure | ||
| 2011 | Endless | Abraham | Short |
| 2012 | Cleanskin | Nick | |
| 2013 | After Earth | Hesper Navigator | |
| 2014 | The Last Showing | Jamie | |
| 2016 | Urge | Vick | |
| 2018 | Deadtectives | Sam Whitner | |
| The Festival | Brother David | ||
| 2019 | Detective Pikachu | Roger Clifford | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | German Soldier | Unknown episodes |
| 2002 | TLC | Medical Student | 1 episode – Season 1, Episode 6: Agency Nurse |
| Casualty | Longfellow | 1 episode – Season 18, Episode 16: Eat, Drink and Be Merry | |
| 2003 | Trust | Andy Boyd | 3 episodes – Season 1, Episode 1,2 and 3 |
| Adventure Inc. | Ben | 2 episodes – Season 1, Episode 12: Angel of St. Edmunds and Season 1, Episode 13: Echoes of the Past | |
| Danielle Cable: Eyewitness | Josh Harman | TV movie | |
| Reversals | Student | TV movie | |
| 2004 | The Bill | Michael Sparks | 1 episode – Season 20, Episode 61 |
| 2005 | Family Affairs | Joel Dobson | 2 episodes – Season 9, Episode 256 and Season 9 Episode 257 |
| 2006 | Bombshell | Gunner Dean McGowan | 7 episodes – Season 1, Episode 1–7 |
| 2007–2009, 2011–2012 | Waterloo Road | Matt Wilding | 60 episodes |
| 2008 | EastEnders | Anton | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Hollyoaks | Dale Greer | 1 episode |
| Missing | Lee Beckett | 1 episode – Season 2, Episode 5 | |
| Pete Versus Life | Kurt | 5 episodes – Season 1, Episode 1–5 | |
| Holby City | Patrick Wright | 1 episode – Season 13, Episode 4: Queen's Gambit | |
| 2012 | Doctors | Tom Malone | 1 episode – Season 14, Episode 6: A Little on the Side |
| Little Crackers | Harry | 1 episode – Season 3, Episode 1: Joanna Lumley's Little Cracker: Baby, Be Blonde | |
| 2013 | The Spa | Bolek Glodwisky | 6 episodes – Season 1, Episode 2–7 |
| Trollied | Richard France | Series 3 | |
| 2014 | Death in Paradise | Max Leigh | Series 3, Episode 4 |
| Outnumbered | Tommy | Series 5, Episode 6 | |
| 2014–2019 | You're the Worst | Jimmy Shive-Overly | Series lead, 62 episodes |
| 2017 | Ill Behaviour | Joel | 3 Episodes – Series 1 |
| 2018–2020 | Modern Family | Dr. Arvin Fennerman | 9 episodes – Season 9–11, recurring role |
| 2019 | This Way Up | Freddie | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Single Parents | Colin | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The First Team | Chris | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | A Million Little Things | Jamie | Recurring role – Season 3 |
References
- "BBC - Press Office - Waterloo Road series three: Chris Geere plays Matt Wilding". www.bbc.co.uk. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "Waterloo Road Interview". Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- Schwartz, Ryan (28 June 2017). "You're the Worst Season 4, Better Things Season 2 Get Premiere Dates". TVLine. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- Holland, Patrick (11 May 2019). "You're the Worst star Chris Geere talks Detective Pikachu and wanting to be Doctor Who". Cnet.
- McKeegan, Alice (23 January 2013). "Waterloo Road star and his wife backs 'breast is best' bid". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
