Chris Parnell is widely recognized for his work as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1998-2006, where he was a part of many memorable sketches and digital shorts including Lazy Sunday. He also portrayed the standout role of “Dr. Leo Spaceman” on seven seasons of NBC’s 30 Rock and starred as “Fred Shay” on three seasons of ABC’s Suburgatory.
In addition to his work as “Cyril Figgis” on 14 seasons of FX’s Archer, Parnell has voiced the character “Jerry” on Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty. He has also voiced many seminal characters over the years including “Mr. Peabody” on DreamWorks TV Animation’s The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show for Netflix, “Snoot” on DreamWorks TV Animation’s The Dawn of the Croods for Netflix, “Migs” on Disney’s Elena of Avalor and various characters on Family Guy and American Dad!
His television guest appearances are numerous and include Grownish, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Blackish, Inside Amy Schumer, Another Period, At Home with Amy Sedaris, Will and Grace, The Goldbergs and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Parnell has also worked extensively in film and can be found on Netflix in the film Senior Year starring Rebel Wilson and Alicia Silverstone, and on Disney+ in Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers. His previous work includes Life of the Party, Battle of the Sexes, Sisters, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, The Five-Year Engagement, 21 Jump Street, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Hot Rod and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. He had his feature film debut in 1996 in Jingle All the Way, playing a toy store salesman opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Parnell is originally from Memphis, Tennessee and studied acting at the North Carolina School of the Arts.
