
About
Charlie Day
Overview
Charles Peckham Day (born February 9, 1976) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for playing Charlie Kelly on the FX dark comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), which he stars with Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton and Danny DeVito, and he is also a writer and an executive producer. In 2011, he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Satellite Award for the role. He subsequently co-created the Fox sitcom The Cool Kids (2018–2019) with Paul Fruchbom and the Apple TV+ comedy Mythic Quest (2020–2025) with McElhenney and Megan Ganz.
In film, Day is best known for his performances as biologist Dr Newton Geiszler in Guillermo del Toro's science-fiction monster movie Pacific Rim (2013) and its sequel Pacific Rim Uprising (2018), Dale Arbus in the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011) and sequel Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and teacher Andy Campbell in the comedy Fist Fight (2017). He is also known for his voice roles in Monsters University (2013), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019) and the Nintendo franchise character Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). He made his directorial debut with Fool's Paradise in 2023.
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Known for
Acting |
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2025 | Honey Don't! | Actor | Marty Metakawitch | 58 Average |
2025 | Summer of 69 | Actor | Rick Richards | 59 Average |
2023 | The Saint of Second Chances | Actor | Mike Veeck | 58 Average |
2023 | Fool's Paradise | Actor | Latte Pronto | 56 Average |
2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Actor | Luigi (voice) | 75 Good |
2022 | I Want You Back | Actor | Peter | 60 Fair |
2021 | How It Ends | Actor | Lonny | 57 Average |
2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Actor | Benny (voice) | 65 Fair |
2018 | Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short | Actor | Benny (voice) | 58 Average |
2018 | Hotel Artemis | Actor | Acapulco | 60 Fair |
2018 | Pacific Rim: Uprising | Actor | Dr. Newton Geiszler | 61 Fair |
2017 | I Love You, Daddy | Actor | Ralph Kinder | 58 Average |
2017 | Fist Fight | Actor | Andy Campbell | 60 Fair |
2016 | The Hollars | Actor | Jason | 60 Fair |
2016 | The LEGO Movie 4D: A New Adventure | Actor | Benny (voice) | 61 Fair |
2015 | Vacation | Actor | Chad | 62 Fair |
2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 | Actor | Dale Arbus | 61 Fair |
2014 | The Emmet Awards Show! | Actor | Benny (voice / uncredited / archive footage) | 59 Average |
2014 | Party Central | Actor | Art (voice) | 62 Fair |
2014 | The Lego Movie | Actor | Benny (voice) | 73 Good |
2013 | Lethal Weapon 6 | Actor | Danish twin/Police chief | N/A N/A |
2013 | Pacific Rim | Actor | Dr. Newton Geiszler | 68 Fair |
2013 | Monsters University | Actor | Art (voice) | 69 Fair |
2011 | Horrible Bosses | Actor | Dale Arbus | 65 Fair |
2010 | Lethal Weapon 5 | Actor | Police Chief | N/A N/A |
2010 | Going the Distance | Actor | Dan Grant | 60 Fair |
2009 | A Very Sunny Christmas | Actor | Charlie Kelly | 58 Average |
2009 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: A Very Sunny Christmas | Actor | Charlie Kelly | N/A N/A |
2009 | The Nightman Cometh: Live | Actor | Charlie Kelly | 59 Average |
2008 | A Quiet Little Marriage | Actor | Adam | 59 Average |
2007 | It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Sunny Side Up | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Actor | Charlie Kelly | 82 Very good |
2003 | Love Thy Neighbor | Actor | Video Clerk | 58 Average |
2003 | Luis | Actor | Richie | N/A N/A |
2001 | Late Summer | Actor | Trevor | 58 Average |
2001 | Campfire Stories | Actor | Joe | 58 Average |
2000 | Mary and Rhoda | Actor | Mailroom Kid | 58 Average |
Wildwood | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Wildwood | Actor | (voice) | N/A N/A |
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Kill Me | Actor | Jimmy | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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2023 | Fool's Paradise | Directing | Director | 56 Average |
Writing |
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2025 | Side Quest | Writing | Original Series Creator | 65 Fair |
2023 | Fool's Paradise | Writing | Writer | 56 Average |
2009 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: A Very Sunny Christmas | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2009 | A Very Sunny Christmas | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
2009 | The Nightman Cometh: Live | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
2008 | Boldly Going Nowhere | Writing | Writer | 69 Fair |
Production |
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2025 | Side Quest | Production | Executive Producer | 65 Fair |
2023 | For the Safety of Theo | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
2022 | I Want You Back | Production | Executive Producer | 60 Fair |
2020 | Mythic Quest | Production | Executive Producer | 72 Good |
2018 | The Cool Kids | Production | Executive Producer | 65 Fair |
2017 | Fist Fight | Production | Executive Producer | 60 Fair |
2012 | Unsupervised | Production | Producer | 70 Good |
2009 | A Very Sunny Christmas | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
2008 | Boldly Going Nowhere | Production | Producer | 69 Fair |
2007 | It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Sunny Side Up | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Production | Executive Producer | 82 Very good |
Kill Me | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |