Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for playing
Andy Dwyer in the
NBC sitcom
Parks and Recreation (2009–2015). He also appeared in
The WB drama series
Everwood (2002–2006) and had supporting roles in the films
Wanted (2008),
Jennifer's Body (2009),
Moneyball (2011),
Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and
Her (2013).
Pratt established himself as a Hollywood leading man by starring in two lucrative film series. He has starred as
Star-Lord in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), and as
Owen Grady in the
Jurassic World trilogy (2015–2022). Pratt has also voiced the main characters in the animated films
The Lego Movie (2014) and
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023).
Pratt's other starring roles were in
The Magnificent Seven (2016),
Passengers (2016), and
The Tomorrow War (2021), and the action thriller television series
The Terminal List (2022). In 2015,
Time magazine named him one of the
100 most influential people in the world.
