Chris Pratt

For the lacrosse player, see Chris Prat. For other people named Christopher Pratt, see Christopher Pratt (disambiguation).

Chris Pratt
Pratt at the premiere party of Parks and Recreation, April 9, 2009
Born	Christopher Michael Pratt (1979-06-21) June 21, 1979 Virginia, Minnesota, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Anna Faris (2009–present)

Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Harold Brighton "Bright" Abbott in the television series Everwood, the recurring character Winchester "Ché" Cook in season 4 of The OC, Andy Dwyer in the television series Parks and Recreation and for portraying Scott Hatteberg in the 2011 movie Moneyball.

Life and career

Pratt was born in Virginia, Minnesota and raised in Lake Stevens, Washington. He was waiting tables at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant in Maui, Hawaii, when he was discovered by actor-director Rae Dawn Chong; she cast him in the horror film Cursed Part 3. He joined the cast of The O.C. for its fourth season, playing Ché, an activist. He also had an appearance in the action film Wanted, as James McAvoy's best friend.

Pratt married actress Anna Faris on July 9, 2009.

Parks & Recreation

Chris Pratt portrays the dimwitted yet lovable Andy Dwyer in NBC's Parks & Recreation. Andy is an aspiring musician and the lead-singer of 'Mouserat'. He also has an alter ego he calls 'Burt Macklin', who is employed by the FBI and the Secret Service.

Moneyball

Chris Pratt portrayed Scott Hatteburg in the movie Moneyball, which also starred Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Scott Hatteburg is the focus of Billy Beane's 'Moneyball' strategy; injured and likely to be retired from baseball, Hatteburg receives a contract to play with the Oakland Athletic's due to his undervalued assets such as his ability to draw walks. Scott Hatteburg also hit the 'walk-off' home-run in the 20th of the Athletics' historic 20-game win streak.

Up until the release of Moneyball, Chris Pratt was known for his 'character' acting portraying youthful and somewhat immature roles - the most notable being Andy Dwyer of NBC's Parks & Rec. In Moneyball, Chris had the opportunity to play a father as well as a dejected baseball player who once feared his career was over who had to difficult task of learning an entirely new defensive position. Chris also got into shape for the role.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Cursed Part 3	Devon
2003	The Extreme Team	Keenan	Alternative title: The X-Team
2005	The U: Uncut	Chris Pratt
2005	Strangers with Candy	Brason
2007	Walk the Talk	Cam
2008	Wieners	Bobby
2008	Wanted	Barry
2009	Bride Wars	Fletcher Flemson
2009	Deep in the Valley	Lester
2009	Jennifer's Body	Officer Roman Duda
2010	American Hot Babes	Lester
2011	Moneyball	Scott Hatteberg
2011	Ten Year	Derren	Announced
2011	Take Me Home Tonight	Kyle Masterson
2011	What's Your Number?	Disgusting Donald

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Huntress	Nick Owens	1 episode
2005	Path of Destruction	Nathan McCain	Television film
2002	Everwood	Bright Abbott	89 episodes (2002–2006)
2006	The OC	Che	9 episodes (2006–2007)
2008	The Batman	Jake (Voice)	1 episode
2009	Parks and Recreation	Andy Dwyer	Main Cast (2009–present)

Award nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Series
2004	Teen Choice Awards	Nominated	Choice TV Sidekick	Everwood
2005			Choice TV Sidekick	Everwood

External links

• Chris Pratt cast bio on The WB
• Chris Pratt at IMDb