Christopher Carley
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Christopher Murphy Carley (born May 31, 1978) is an American
actor who is sometimes credited as Chris Carley.
He was born in Suffern, New York
to Elizabeth (Mona) Carley and Gerard Carley and grew up in Pearl River, New York
. He graduated from Pearl River High School in 1996. He has 2 sisters, Cara and Sarah. Some of his cousins are George O'Neill, Aileen Swift, Elizabeth Courtney, and Micheal O'Neill. He has two second cousins Megan O'Neill and Kristen O'Neill.
He was always active in the theater, making his acting debut on Broadway in the 1998 production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane
taking over the role of Ray. He went on the play Second Bellboy in Once in a Lifetime.
In 2005, he was best known as Schmitty in the Verizon Wireless
commercials where his business-field character was tormented via cell phone by his friends and roommates.
He has had guest appearance on many popular television shows like House M.D., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
, The Sopranos
, and Veronica Mars
.
He also played a small role in Lions for Lambs
.
Most recently, he starred with Clint Eastwood
in the film Gran Torino.
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actor who is sometimes credited as Chris Carley.
He was born in Suffern, New York
Suffern, New York
Suffern is a village in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the State of New Jersey; east of Hillburn; south of Montebello and west of Airmont...
to Elizabeth (Mona) Carley and Gerard Carley and grew up in Pearl River, New York
Pearl River, New York
Pearl River is a hamlet , in the Town of Orangetown Rockland County, New York, United States located east of Nauraushaun; north of the state of New Jersey; south of Nanuet and west of Blauvelt...
. He graduated from Pearl River High School in 1996. He has 2 sisters, Cara and Sarah. Some of his cousins are George O'Neill, Aileen Swift, Elizabeth Courtney, and Micheal O'Neill. He has two second cousins Megan O'Neill and Kristen O'Neill.
He was always active in the theater, making his acting debut on Broadway in the 1998 production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a 1996 black comedy by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh which was premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway, Ireland...
taking over the role of Ray. He went on the play Second Bellboy in Once in a Lifetime.
In 2005, he was best known as Schmitty in the Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America....
commercials where his business-field character was tormented via cell phone by his friends and roommates.
He has had guest appearance on many popular television shows like House M.D., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
, The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
, and Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...
.
He also played a small role in Lions for Lambs
Lions for Lambs
Lions for Lambs is a 2007 American drama film about the connection between a platoon of United States soldiers in Afghanistan, a U.S. senator, a reporter, and a California college professor. It stars Tom Cruise, Robert Redford and Meryl Streep...
.
Most recently, he starred with Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
in the film Gran Torino.