English Teacher

Carmen Christopher stars as “Rick,” the guidance counselor at Morrison-Hensley, though due to Grant’s tutelage, his role seems to be evolving. The laid-back Rick has always viewed himself as a businessman who works at the school as a day job, but as his responsibilities grow, he finds himself reevaluating some of his plans.

Career Highlights

Carmen Christopher is a Los Angeles-based writer, comedian and actor. In addition to being a series regular on FX’s English Teacher, Christopher has a recurring role on FX’s The Bear. On the writing side, Christopher was most recently staffed as an executive story editor on Killing It for Peacock, in which he also made recurring appearances. He wrote on A24/Showtime’s series The Curse, created by Benny Safdie and Nathan Fielder, starring Fielder and Emma Stone. Christopher also wrote and appeared in The Chris Gethard Show for truTV. His first original special, Carmen Christopher: Street Special, is streaming on Peacock. His second original special, Carmen Christopher: Live from the Windy City, executive produced by Tim Robinson, was released in 2024 on Veeps and is currently available on YouTube. Christopher can also be seen on I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix), Joe Pera Talks with You (Adult Swim), Shrill (Hulu), Sunnyside (NBC), High Maintenance (HBO), Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (Disney+), Please Don’t Destroy: The Legend of Foggy Mountain (Peacock) and in the A24 feature Friendship, which released in theaters in May 2025.

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Rick is the guidance counselor at Morrison-Hensley, though due to Grant’s tutelage, his role seems to be evolving.

Carmen Christopher as Rick for FX's English Teacher wearing a green plaid button up and multi-colored tie facing to his side.

Carmen Christopher as Rick | FX's English Teacher

English Teacher

Career Highlights

Jordan Firstman
as Malcolm

Brian Jordan Alvarez
as Evan Marquez / Creator / Executive Producer / Writer / Director

Stephanie Koenig
as Gwen Sanders / Executive Story Editor / Writer

Carmen Christopher as Rick | FX's English Teacher

Brian Jordan Alvarezas Evan Marquez / Creator / Executive Producer / Writer / Director

Stephanie Koenigas Gwen Sanders / Executive Story Editor / Writer

Brian Jordan Alvarez
as Evan Marquez / Creator / Executive Producer / Writer / Director

Stephanie Koenig
as Gwen Sanders / Executive Story Editor / Writer