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Thomas Middleditch | |
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| Born | March 10, 1982 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, screenwriter |
Thomas Middleditch (born March 10, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and television writer, known for his lead roles as Justin Frost in the 2009 romantic comedy Splinterheads[1] and as Richard Hendricks in the HBO series Silicon Valley.[2] He attended the University of Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Career
He appeared in the 2009 romantic comedy Splinterheads as lead role of Justin Frost.[1]
On March 25, 2010, he joined a CBS pilot Hitched, written by Josh Schwartz and directed by Rob Greenberg.[3]
On May 5, 2011 Middleditch made his first appearance in Jake and Amir, in the episode "Jake and Amir: Doobs".[4] He has made several returns to the web series including on November 17, 2011 for "Jake and Amir: Doobs Part 2",[5] on November 20, 2012 for "Jake and Amir: Doobs Part 3",[6] on March 5, 2013 for "Jake and Amir: Movie Date",[7] and on March 12, 2013 for "Jake and Amir: Movie Date Part 2".[8] [8]
On May 31, 2011, Middleditch joined the cast of the Paramount Pictures' comedy film Fun Size, directed by Josh Schwartz.[9] On August 8, 2011, he joined Road to Nardo,[10] a film that would have been Scot Armstrong's directorial debut. On December 12, 2011, he joined Jay Roach's The Campaign, starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.[11] In autumn of the same year, he pitched a cartoon called Worst Friends Forever to MTV, but it never made it to air.[12][13]
On July 23, 2012, Middleditch joined the cast of the comedy film Someone Marry Barry, directed and written by Rob Pearlstein and produced by Barry Josephson.[14] On August 23, 2012, he had a role on The Office's final season episode "The Farm".[15]
He worked in a 2013 comedy fantasy film The Brass Teapot, directed by Ramaa Mosley.[16] He also worked in a 2013 CBS Films coming-of-age comedy Toy's House, later re-titled The Kings of Summer.[17]
On January 30, 2013, Middleditch joined the HBO's spirited comedy pilot Silicon Valley playing Richard Hendricks.[18] On April 23, 2013, he was added to the cast of the comedy film Search Party, a directorial debut of Scot Armstrong.[19]
Middleditch made a small cameo appearance in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street.
On The Pete Holmes Show, he has played Nightcrawler and Gambit from the X-Men and Vega and Ken from Street Fighter II.
Wednesday, October 16 saw the announcement of the Disney XD-produced animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, starring Middleditch as the titular multiverse-hopping hero. The series premiered in late 2014. [1].
On January 21, 2014, Middleditch was added to the cast of DreamWorks Animation's animated feature Captain Underpants, based on Dav Pilkey's book Captain Underpants.[20] He is also starring in The Final Girls and The Bronze.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Titel | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Rebound | Maverick | |
| Splinterheads | Justin Frost | ||
| 2010 | The Other Guys | Art Exhibition Curator | |
| Ghostbusters Return | Short | ||
| Night Home | James | Short | |
| 2011 | Dog DNA | Short | |
| Certainty | Game Guy | ||
| Michel Jean-Michel: Overexposed | Michel Jean-Michel | Short | |
| 2012 | Being Flynn | Richard | |
| The Campaign | Travis | ||
| The Brass Teapot | Gilad | ||
| Fun Size | Fuzzy | ||
| 2013 | The Kings of Summer | Rookie Cop | |
| The Wolf of Wall Street | Stratton Broker in a Bowtie | ||
| 2014 | Someone Marry Barry | Kurt | |
| Search Party | Nardo | ||
| 2015 | SMILF | Dan | Short |
| The Bronze | Ben Lawfort | Completed | |
| The Final Girls | Duncan | Completed | |
| 2017 | Captain Underpants | Harold Hutchins (voice) | Pre-Production |
Television
| Year | Titel | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Robotomy | Voice; Episode: "Bling Thing" | |
| 2011 | Ugly Americans | Voice; Episode: "Wet Hot Demonic Summer" | |
| Beavis and Butt-Head | Various | 7 episodes | |
| The League | Julian | Episode: "The Light of Genesis" | |
| Fact Checkers Unit | Kerry | Episode: "Fly Like a Buttress" | |
| 2012 | Mash Up | ||
| 2013 | Newsreaders | Micah Berkley | Episode: "Auto Erotic" |
| The Office | Jeb Schrute | Episode: "The Farm" | |
| The Farm | Jeb Schrute | Pilot | |
| Key and Peele | Thénardier | Episode: "Les Mis" | |
| Trophy Wife | Nurse Terry | Episode: "Lice and Berry White" | |
| The Pete Holmes Show | Various | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | You're the Worst | Hipster | Episode: "Sunday Funday" |
| 2014–present | Silicon Valley | Richard Hendricks | Main Cast; Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series (2014, 2015) Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series Comedy or Musical (2014) |
| Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Penn Zero and Various | Voice; Main Cast |
Web
| Year | Titel | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Memoirs of a Manchild | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | UCB Comedy Originals | Episode: "Macbook Pro Unboxing" | |
| The Back Room | Die Antwood | Episode: "Steve Agee" | |
| 2010–2013 | CollegeHumor Originals | Various | 20 episodes |
| 2011 | Funny or Die | Woodshed Guy | Episode: "2.8" |
| Matumbo Goldberg | Lenny | 5 episodes | |
| 2011–2015 | Jake and Amir | Doobs | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Bravest Warriors | Professor Fartsparkles | Voice; Episode: "Time Slime" |
| 2013 | The Funtime Gang | Randy the Racoon | Episode: "Pilot" |
| The Morning After | Dave | Mini-series |
References
- ^ a b Debruge, Peter (5 November 2009). "Review: 'Splinterheads'". variety.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Silicon Valley | Homepage". HBO. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (25 March 2010). "Two CBS pilots add cast members". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Jake and Amir (5 May 2011). "Jake and Amir: Doobs". CollegeHumor. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ Jake and Amir (17 November 2011). "Jake and Amir: Doobs Part 2". CollegeHumor. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ Jake and Amir (20 November 2012). "Jake and Amir: Doobs Part 3 (with Thomas Middleditch)". CollegeHumor. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ Jake and Amir (5 March 2013). "Jake and Amir: Movie Date (w/Ben Schwartz and Thomas Middleditch)". CollegeHumor. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ a b Jake and Amir (12 March 2013). "Jake and Amir: Movie Date 2 (w/Ben Schwartz & Thomas Middleditch)". CollegeHumor. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Johnny Knoxville, Unique Blend of Cast Join 'Fun Size' Comedy". bloody-disgusting.com. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (8 August 2011). "Middleditch takes 'Road to Nardo'". variety.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (12 December 2011). "Middleditch in Warners' team of 'Rivals'". variety.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Michael Schneider (2011-11-11). "Exclusive: MTV Developing Another Animated Series with Beavis and Butt-head Producers". TV Guide. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ Making It #61: Thomas Middleditch, 58:25 to 59:09: "not in my hands anymore"
- ^ Kit, Borys (23 July 2012). "Tyler Labine, Damon Wayans Jr., Lucy Punch Starring in Comedy 'Someone Marry Barry'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (23 August 2012). "Thomas Middleditch Cast As Dwight's Brother On 'The Office' Spinoff". deadline.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (2 April 2013). "Film Review: 'The Brass Teapot'". variety.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Cunningham, Todd (22 January 2013). "'Toy's House' Goes to CBS Films". thewrap.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (30 January 2013). "T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch Cast In Mike Judge's HBO Comedy Pilot 'Silicon Valley'". deadline.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Kit, Borys (23 April 2013). "'Search Party' Finds Its Stars, Begins Shooting Next Week". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Abramovitch, Seth (21 January 2014). "Ed Helms, Kevin Hart Slip Into DreamWorks Animation's 'Captain Underpants'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.