About
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...
Known for
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
Family GuySeries • 1999
American Dad!Series • 2005
Rick and MortySeries • 2013
FriendsSeries • 1994
SeinfeldSeries • 1989
Bob's BurgersSeries • 2011
Brooklyn Nine-NineSeries • 2013
Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000
GleeSeries • 2009
The Tom and Jerry ShowSeries • 2014
Gravity FallsSeries • 2012
30 RockSeries • 2006
BoJack HorsemanSeries • 2014
Robot ChickenSeries • 2005
ArcherSeries • 2009
The GoldbergsSeries • 2013
black-ishSeries • 2014
EurekaSeries • 2006
FalloutSeries • 2024
Rock, Paper, ScissorsSeries • 2024
Love, Death & RobotsSeries • 2019
WordGirlSeries • 2007
Elena of AvalorSeries • 2016