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| Gender: | Male |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
| Age: | 52 Years Old |
| Birth: | November 23, 1971 |
| Place of Birth: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Role: | Otis Boil Sheep |
| Occupation: | Actor Comedian Podcat Host Writer Producer |
| Years Active: | 1991 - present |
| SeasonsAppeared: | All Seasons |
| FirstAppearances: | Barnyard (film) |
| LastAppearances: | Aliens!!! |
Chris Hardwick is an American comedian, actor, teleivsion, and podcost host, writer, and producer. He is mainly known for playing Otis the Cow on Back at the Barnyard
Early life
Christopher Ryan Hardwick was in in Louisiville, Kentucy, on November 23, 1971, the osn of Bill Hardwick and Sharon Hills. He attend St. Benedict at Auburndale and then Reis Jesuit High school in Aurora, Colorado., and spent is Senior year at Loyola High School in Los Angeles.
Career
Hardwick was a DJ on Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM during the mid-1990s. In the fall of 1998, he starred in the UPN comedy Guys Like Us; the show aired 12 episodes before it was cancelled in January 1999. Hardwick voiced Alexander Hamilton in The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd and Otis the Cow in the Barnyard series (originally voiced by Kevin James in the film Barnyard). He provided the voice for Green Arrow/Oliver Queen on The Batman and Lego Dimensions, Glowface in The X's, and Sokka in The Legend of Korra, as well as voice work for The Minstrel Show from the rap group Little Brother, and narration for the introduction video for the Flash animation game George Plimpton's Video Falconry. Between May 2013 and July 2016, he voiced "Craig the Snake" on Sanjay and Craig. He also voiced the character Vaughn in Telltale Games's Tales from the Borderlands, reprising his role in the Borderlands 2 DLC Commander Lilith and the Fight for Sanctuary and in Borderlands 3.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Beach House | Ross | |
| 1997 | Courting Courtney | Tim | |
| 1998 | Win a Date | Evrett | Short film |
| 1998 | Beach House | Ross | |
| 1998 | Art House | Weston Craig | |
| 2000 | Jack & Diane | Jack | Short film |
| 2002 | Jane White Is Sick & Twisted | Burger | |
| 2003 | House of 1000 Corpses | Jerry Goldsmith | |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | 2nd Engineer | |
| 2004 | Spectres | Sam Phillips | |
| 2004 | Johnson Family Vacation | Arson investigator | |
| 2005 | The Life Coach | Milos | |
| 2009 | The Mother of Invention | Drake Wooderson | |
| 2009 | Halloween II | David Newman | |
| 2010 | Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers | Bones | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2011 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | Estate Sale Organizer | |
| 2013 | Booker, Catch! | Booker | Short film |
| 2015 | Me Him Her | Culk Didip | |
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Reporter #3 | Voice, cameo |
| 2017 | The Lego Ninjago Movie | Radio DJ | Voice, cameo |
| 2018 | My Brother Peter! | Himself | Short film |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Thirtysomething | Young Man | Episode: "Closing the Circle" |
| 1994 | Trashed | Himself (host) | 50 episodes |
| 1995–1998 | Singled Out | 130 episodes | |
| 1996 | Boy Meets World | Himself | Episode: "Singled Out" |
| Married... with Children | Dan Inwood | 2 episodes | |
| MADtv | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 1998–1999 | Guys Like Us | Sean Barker | 13 episodes |
| 2001 | The Zeta Project | Ro's Brother | Voice, episode: "Ro's Reunion" |
| 2001–2003 | Shipmates | Himself (host) | |
| 2005 | Zoey 101 | Garth Berman | Episode: "Spring Fling" |
| 2005–2007 | The X's | Glowface | Voice, 20 episodes |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mikey Shoemaker | Episode: "Rashomama" |
| 2007 | Wired Science | Himself (host) | 11 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | The Batman | Oliver Queen / Green Arrow | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2007–2011 | Back at the Barnyard | Otis the Cow | Voice, 52 episodes |
| 2008 | Chop Socky Chooks | Chuckie Chan | Voice, English dub |
| Comedy Central Presents | Himself | Episode: "Hard 'n Phirm" | |
| The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd | Alexander Hamilton | Episode: "407" | |
| 2008–2013 | Attack of the Show! | Himself | 73 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | Web Soup | Himself (host) | 53 episodes |
| 2010 | John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show | Himself | 2 episodes |
| The Benson Interruption | 1 episode | ||
| 2010–2011 | McBusters | Morgan Spurlock | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Additional voices | 2 episodes |
| 2011–present | Talking Dead | Himself (host) | Also producer |
| 2012 | The Legend of Korra | Sokka | Voice, episode: "Out of the Past" |
| Chris Hardwick: Mandroid | Himself | Stand-up special | |
| 2012–2013 | The Nerdist | Himself (host) | 18 episodes |
| 2013 | Video Game High School | Anchorman | Episode: "Loopholes" |
| Talking Bad | Himself (host) | 8 episodes | |
| 2013–2016 | Sanjay and Craig | Craig | Voice, 60 episodes |
| 2013–2017 | @midnight with Chris Hardwick | Himself (host) | 600 episodes; also creator, writer and executive producer |
| 2013–2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Garfunkel & Oates | Episode: "Rule 34" | |
| Maron | Episode: "Marc on Talking Dead" | ||
| 2015 | Family Guy | Johnny Lawrence | Voice, episode: "Once Bitten" |
| 2016–2017 | Talking Saul | Himself (host) | 4 episodes; also executive producer |
| Talking Preacher | 3 episodes; also executive producer | ||
| 2016 | Chris Hardwick: Funcomfortable | Himself | Stand-up special |
| Critical Role | Gern Blanston | Episode: "Cindergrove Revisited" | |
| Force Grey: Giant Hunters | Wil Wee-Tawn | Web series | |
| The Jim Gaffigan Show | Himself | Episode: "No Good Deed: Part 2" | |
| 2016–present | The Wall | Himself (host) | Also executive producer |
| 2017 | Bunsen is a Beast | Officer Steve Stevenson | Voice, episode: "Fright at the Museum" |
| 2017 | Robot Chicken | Himself | Voice, episode: "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking" |
| 2017–2017 | Talking with Chris Hardwick | Himself (host) | 15 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | America's Got Talent | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Himself | Season premiere |
| 2023 | Krapopolis | Himself | Voice, episode: "Big Man on Hippocam |
Awards and nominations
| Awards and Nominations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2009 | Kids' Choice Awards | Best Burp | Back at the Barnyard | Nominated |
| 2010 | The Streamy Awards | Best Guest Star in a Web series | Back on Topps | Nominated |
| 2014 | Spikes Guys's Choice Awards | Smartacus | Spike TV | Winner |
| 2014 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Interactive Program | @midnight with Chris Hardwick | Nominated |
| 2015 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Interactive Program | @midnight with Chris Hardwick | Nominated |
| 2015 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media – Social TV Experience | @midnight with Chris Hardwick | Winner |
| 2016 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media – Social TV Experience | @midnight with Chris Hardwick | Winner |
| 2016 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Interactive Program | Talking Dead | Nominated |
| 2016 | Behind the Voie Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video GAme | Tales from the Borderlands | Nominated |
External Links
- Christ Hadrwick on IMDb