Christopher Carley

• Name — Christopher Carley • Birth Name — Christopher Murphy Carley • Born — 31 May 1978 • Birthplace — Suffern, New York, U.S • Occupation — Actor • Other Names — Chris Carley

Carley was born in Suffern, New York to Elizabeth and Gerard Carley and grew up in Pearl River. He has two sisters, Cara and Sarah, and graduated from Pearl River High School in 1996. He later studied at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, receiving acting training at both the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School and the Experimental Theatre Wing. Carley made his acting debut on Broadway in the 1998 production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane taking over the role of Ray. He also played "Second Bellboy" in Once in a Lifetime. He has appeared in such television series as House M.D., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Sopranos, and Veronica Mars. He also played a small role in the film Lions for Lambs. In 2008 he starred with Clint Eastwood in the film Gran Torino.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1997 — Colin Fitz Lives! — Lonely Fan • 2003 — Main Road • 2004 — Garden State — Gleason Party Drunk • 2005 — Backseat — Guy at Party • 2005 — Homecoming — Tony • 2007 — Lions for Lambs — Sniper • 2008 — AmericanEast — Guy in coffee shop #2 • 2008 — Gran Torino — Father Janovich • 2010 — Miss Nobody — Frankie Sheftell