Chris Perfetti

• Born — 12 December 1988 • Birthplace — Rochester, New York, U.S. • Education — State University of New York, Purchase (BFA) • Occupation — * Actor • Years Active — 2012–present

Chris Perfetti was born in Rochester, New York. He is of Italian descent. He was raised in Webster, New York, and attended Webster Schroeder High School. He is a graduate of the Conservatory of Theater at the State University of New York at Purchase, where he was a classmate of Micah Stock and Zoe Kravitz.

Perfetti has appeared in Sons of the Prophet by playwright Stephen Karam, playing the role of Charlie. For his work as Charlie, he received a Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance in an Off-Broadway play. Starting in December 2012, Perfetti played Bomber in the revival of Picnic by William Inge. Perfetti appeared as Ariel in The Tempest at the Delacorte Theater in the summer of 2015. He also appeared in the indie drama film The Surrogate and Minyan. Perfetti is also known for starring in Submissions Only (2010), Next Caller (2012), the NBC series Crossbones (2014) as series regular Tim Fletch, and as the character Brady in the second season of the HBO show Looking (2015), and its subsequent series finale television film, Looking: The Movie (2016).

In a speech at the 2026 GLAAD Awards, Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson revealed that Perfetti proudly told her he is gay while she was getting his thoughts on his character in the show being gay.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2012 — Submissions Only — Party Goer — Episode: "Woof!" • 2012–2013 — Next Caller — Cody — 5 episodes • 2014 — Crossbones — Tim Fletch — 9 episodes • 2015 — Looking — Brady — 4 episodes • 2016 — Blue Bloods — ADA Elliot Pinsky — Episode: "Help Me, Help You" • 2016 — Looking: The Movie — Brady — Television film • 2016 — The Night Of — Lawyer / Cooper — 3 episodes • 2018 — Gotham — Cosmo Krank — Episode: "A Dark Knight: Pieces of a Broken Mirror" • 2018 — Bull — ADA Frank Russo — Episode: "But for the Grace" • 2019 — What We Do in the Shadows — Kyle — Episode: "City Council" • 2020 — In the Dark — Ben — Recurring role; 11 episodes • 2021 — Bonding — Patrick — Episode: "Threesomes" • 2021 — The Resident — Phillip Bondman — 3 episodes • 2021–present — Abbott Elementary — Jacob Hill — Main role • 2025 — It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Episode: "The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary" • 2026 — DTF St. Louis — Kevin Van Der Lonse / "Tiger Tiger" — 2 episodes

• Year — Title — Role — Venue • 2011 — Sons of the Prophet — Charles — Laura Pels Theatre • 2015 — The Tempest — Ariel — Delacorte Theatre • 2015 — Cloud Nine — Betty/Edward — Linda Gross Theatre • 2017 — Everybody — Performer — Signature Theatre • 2017 — Six Degrees of Separation — Trent — Ethel Barrymore Theatre • 2018 — The Low Road — Jim Trewitt — Public Theater • 2019 — Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow — Masha — Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space • 2022 — King James — Matt — Steppenwolf Theatre • 2023 — Inherit the Wind — E.K. Hornbeck — Pasadena Playhouse • 2025 — Good Sex — Actor — Powerhouse: International