Charlie Day
Actor
Born February 9, 1976 in New York City, New York, USA
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).
Filmography
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Wildwood
Seamus (voice)
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Luigi (voice)
Kill Me
Jimmy
Honey Don't!
Marty Metakawitch
Side Quest
Summer of 69
Rick Richards
Hot Ones Versus
Self
For the Safety of Theo
The Saint of Second Chances
Mike Veeck
Fool's Paradise
Latte Pronto
Bupkis
Glen Rossi
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Luigi (voice)
Welcome to Wrexham
Self
I Want You Back
Peter
Abbott Elementary
Charlie
How It Ends
Lonny
Snacked
Self
Mythic Quest
Spencer
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Benny (voice)
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
Benny (voice)
The Cool Kids
Chet the Handyman
Hotel Artemis
Acapulco
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Dr. Newton Geiszler
I Love You, Daddy
Ralph Kinder
Fist Fight
Andy Campbell
The Hollars
Jason
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Vacation
Chad
Hot Ones
Self
Horrible Bosses 2
Dale Arbus
The Emmet Awards Show!
Benny (voice / uncredited / archive footage)
It's Always Sunny in Moscow
Party Central
Art (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Lego Movie
Benny (voice)
Rick and Morty
Salva-tron (voice)
Pacific Rim
Dr. Newton Geiszler
Monsters University
Art (voice)
Unsupervised
Jesse Judge (Voice)
Horrible Bosses
Dale Arbus
Going the Distance: A Guide to Long Distance Dating
Self
Going the Distance: How to Have a Perfect Date
Self
The Cast of Going the Distance: Off the Cuff
Self
Conan
Self
Going the Distance
Dan Grant
A Very Sunny Christmas
Charlie Kelly
The Nightman Cometh: Live
Charlie Kelly
A Quiet Little Marriage
Adam
Boldly Going Nowhere
Free Radio
Self
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Charlie Kelly
American Dad!
Jon (Voice)
Love Thy Neighbor
Video Clerk
Luis
Richie
Reno 911!
Inbred Twin
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Late Summer
Trevor
Campfire Stories
Joe
Madigan Men
Mary and Rhoda
Mailroom Kid
Third Watch
Michael Boscorelli
The View
Self - Guest
Raw
Self
Law & Order
Jeremy
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)