Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell (born February 5, 1967) is an American comic actor best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2006 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 30 Rock. Parnell is currently one of the lead voices on the FX animated comedy Archer. In 2010, Parnell starred alongside his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz in the Comedy Central series Big Lake.
Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell (born February 5, 1967) is an American comic actor best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2006 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 30 Rock. Parnell is currently one of the lead voices on the FX animated comedy Archer. In 2010, Parnell starred alongside his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz in the Comedy Central series Big Lake.
After performing as a company player with The Groundlings for a number of years, Parnell was hired to join the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player on September 26, 1998, and was promoted to repertory player the following season. In the summer of 2001, budget cuts and hiring four new cast members required Lorne Michaels to dismiss two cast members; he chose to lay off Parnell and Jerry Minor over Horatio Sanz, Rachel Dratch, and Maya Rudolph.
While on SNL, Parnell appeared in numerous sketches, and commercial parodies, and performed memorable impressions of various celebrities. One of his most popular sketches is Lazy Sunday, a rap video he shot with Andy Samberg about buying cupcakes and going to see The Chronicles of Narnia. He has also performed raps about hosts Jennifer Garner, Britney Spears, Kirsten Dunst and Ashton Kutcher.
In the summer of 2006, Lorne Michaels announced that four cast members would be fired due to budget cuts, but he did not say who. On September 22, 2006 it was announced that three cast members had been fired: Parnell, Horatio Sanz, and Finesse Mitchell. This effectively made him the only SNL performer to have been fired twice by Lorne Michaels, though Parnell did say in a 2008 interview with The Sound of Young America podcast that he was okay with being let go this time, because he was considering leaving after that season anyway, but added that he probably would have stayed one last season if he was asked back. He had been with SNL for eight seasons; at the time only four people (Darrell Hammond, Tim Meadows, Kevin Nealon, and Al Franken) have been cast members longer. He has since made uncredited cameo appearances on the show, most recently in 2008 parodying newscasters Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, and Bob Schieffer.
Parnell and his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz recently starred together in Big Lake, a 2010 sitcom on Comedy Central from executive producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.
He also recently appeared as Dr. Drummer/Santa in the SyFy Holiday Special episode from the television show Eureka, which aired on December 7, 2010 (Season 4 Episode 10).
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Filmography (Movies)
Mimics
Character:Jack Conrad
Release Date:06/02/2026
A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice
Character:Gerald (voice)
Release Date:21/11/2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:14/02/2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/01/2025
Our Little Secret
Character:Veterinarian
Release Date:27/11/2024
In Fidelity
Character:Lyle Ayker
Release Date:04/11/2024
Micro Budget
Character:Toby
Release Date:24/08/2024
As We Know It
Character:Ted Sommers
Release Date:24/11/2023
Millennial Hunter
Character:John (voice)
Release Date:13/08/2023
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Character:Washington (voice)
Release Date:08/12/2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Character:Dave Bollinari (voice)
Release Date:20/05/2022
Senior Year
Character:Jim Conway
Release Date:11/05/2022
Hot Mess Holiday
Character:Mike
Release Date:11/12/2021
Yung Punx: A Punk Parable
Character:therapist (voice)
Release Date:12/11/2021
Home Sweet Home Alone
Character:Uncle Stu
Release Date:11/11/2021
Finding ʻOhana
Character:Brown
Release Date:29/01/2021
I Am Woman
Character:Artie Mogull
Release Date:28/08/2020
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Character:Junior
Release Date:12/05/2020
The Laundromat
Character:Doomed Gringo #2
Release Date:27/09/2019
The Last Laugh
Character:Charlie Green
Release Date:11/01/2019
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Character:Walter
Release Date:11/10/2018
Slice
Character:Mayor Tracy
Release Date:10/09/2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Character:Stan / Fish Man (voice)
Release Date:28/06/2018
Life of the Party
Character:Mr. Truzack (Wayne)
Release Date:10/05/2018
Battle of the Sexes
Character:DJ
Release Date:22/09/2017
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins
Character:Migs (voice)
Release Date:12/08/2017
Austin Found
Character:Alan Dickinson
Release Date:07/07/2017
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Character:Dr. Vince Harbert
Release Date:07/02/2017
Elena and the Secret of Avalor
Character:Migs (voice)
Release Date:20/11/2016
Sisters
Character:Phil
Release Date:18/12/2015
The Better Half
Character:Daniel
Release Date:15/12/2015
The Ridiculous 6
Character:Bank Manager
Release Date:11/12/2015
Hotel Transylvania 2
Character:Fly (voice)
Release Date:21/09/2015
Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:17/09/2015
The Maya Rudolph Show
Character:Self
Release Date:19/05/2014
AJ's Infinite Summer
Character:Dad (voice)
Release Date:16/05/2014
Break Point
Character:Jay LaRoche
Release Date:08/03/2014
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Character:Garth Holliday
Release Date:18/12/2013
Turbo
Character:Announcer #2 (voice)
Release Date:11/07/2013
Escape from Planet Earth
Character:Hammer (voice)
Release Date:14/02/2013
Hotel Transylvania
Character:Mr. Fly (voice)
Release Date:20/09/2012
Electric City
Character:Voice Actor (voice)
Release Date:17/07/2012
The Dictator
Character:News Anchor
Release Date:15/05/2012
The Five-Year Engagement
Character:Bill
Release Date:27/04/2012
21 Jump Street
Character:Mr. Gordon
Release Date:14/03/2012
WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. Power
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2012
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
Character:Mr. Thistleton (voice)
Release Date:05/12/2011
Answer This!
Character:Brian Collins
Release Date:13/10/2011
Hollywood & Wine
Character:Peter West
Release Date:03/05/2011
The Women of SNL
Character:Various (archive footage)
Release Date:01/11/2010
Kung Fu Magoo
Character:Cole Fusion / Ninja (voice)
Release Date:11/05/2010
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Character:Self
Release Date:15/04/2010
The Dogfather
Character:Brian Franks
Release Date:12/04/2010
Labor Pains
Character:Jerry Steinwald
Release Date:19/06/2009
Paper Man
Character:Peter
Release Date:15/06/2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Character:Edward Turlington (archive footage)
Release Date:18/04/2009
Eavesdrop
Character:Terrence
Release Date:01/08/2008
Harold
Character:Coach Vanderpool
Release Date:13/07/2008
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Character:Theo
Release Date:21/12/2007
Hot Rod
Character:Barry Pasternack
Release Date:03/08/2007
Sunny and Share Love You
Character:Kevin Keith Baker
Release Date:21/07/2007
Kabluey
Character:Frank
Release Date:25/06/2007
The Grand
Character:Harold Melvin
Release Date:07/06/2007
I'm Reed Fish
Character:Ralph
Release Date:01/06/2007
Ira & Abby
Character:Dr. Ronald Silverberg
Release Date:23/06/2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
Character:
Release Date:23/05/2006
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Character:Garth Holliday
Release Date:28/12/2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Character:Garth Holliday
Release Date:28/06/2004
Looking for Kitty
Character:Guy Borne
Release Date:06/05/2004
Evil Alien Conquerors
Character:Du-ug
Release Date:03/12/2003
Barely Legal
Character:Mr. Ronald Greitzer
Release Date:15/05/2003
Down with Love
Character:TV Emcee
Release Date:08/05/2003
Farm Sluts
Character:Larry
Release Date:01/01/2003
A Freezerburnt Christmas
Character:
Release Date:21/12/2002
The Religetables
Character:
Release Date:16/11/2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Character:Self / Various (archive footage)
Release Date:28/09/2002
The Ladies Man
Character:Phil Swanson
Release Date:13/10/2000
Jingle All the Way
Character:Toy Store Sales Clerk
Release Date:21/11/1996
Television Appearances
Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances
Character:Ted (voice)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Character:Self
Fallout
Character:Overseer Benjamin
Krapopolis
Character:Ares (voice)
My Adventures with Superman
Character:Agent Slade Wilson (voice)
Dogs in Space
Character:Ed (voice)
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
Character:Alvin Healy / Tenpin (voice)
Name That Tune
Character:Self - Contestant
Close Enough
Character:Ron (voice)
Dummy
Character:Agent Chett
Love, Death & Robots
Character:The Cat (voice)
Love, Death & Robots
Character:Sanchez (voice)
Alien News Desk
Character:
Miracle Workers
Character:God's Dad
Happy Together
Character:Wayne
grown-ish
Character:Dean Burt Parker
Will & Grace
Character:Dr. DiLorenzo
Great News
Character:Gerald
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Character:Vice Chairman
Ask the Storybots
Character:
Elena of Avalor
Character:Migs (voice)
The $100,000 Pyramid
Character:Self
Match Game
Character:Self - Panelist
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Character:Walton Rothchild
Dawn of the Croods
Character:Snoot / Dub (voice)
Dawn of the Croods
Character:Snoot / Evil Egg (voice)
Dawn of the Croods
Character:Snoot (voice)
Highston
Character:Wilbur Liggetts
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
Character:Mr. Peabody (voice)
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Character:Dustin Wallswreath / Jim McCoy / Cop (voice)
Adam Ruins Everything
Character:
The Spoils Before Dying
Character:Bebop Jones
Another Period
Character:Dr. Sigmund Freudas
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Character:Junior
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Character:Judge Blort Clooney (voice)
Benched
Character:Mitch
Bad Judge
Character:Douglas Riller
black-ish
Character:Dean Parker
BoJack Horseman
Character:Klaus / News Reporter (voice)
Garfunkel and Oates
Character:Stan
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character:HOA Ambassador
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character:Voice Over (voice)
The Tom and Jerry Show
Character:Narrator (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Rick and Morty
Character:Jerry Smith (voice)
The Goldbergs
Character:Harrison Whitby
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Character:Geoffrey Hoytsman
Drunk History
Character:Thomas Edison
Drunk History
Character:Jim Bowie
Drunk History
Character:King Charles II
Drunk History
Character:Carl Sagan
Gravity Falls
Character:Host (voice)
Gravity Falls
Character:Additional Voices (voice)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Character:Poseidon
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Character:Stephendorff
Suburgatory
Character:Fred Shay
I Just Want My Pants Back
Character:
Workaholics
Character:Bruce Benson
Bob's Burgers
Character:Warren Fitzgerald (voice)
Conan
Character:Self
Conan
Character:Book Signing
T.U.F.F. Puppy
Character:Caped Cod (voice)
Fish Hooks
Character:Announcer / Allibut (voice)
Big Lake
Character:Chris Henkel
Archer
Character:Cyril Figgis (voice)
Archer
Character:Siegbert Fuchs (voice)
Glenn Martin, DDS
Character:
Glee
Character:Mario
Better Off Ted
Character:Walter
Childrens Hospital
Character:Ron Pippin
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Character:
The Life & Times of Tim
Character:William (voice)
Miss Guided
Character:Bruce Terry
WordGirl
Character:
30 Rock
Character:Dr. Leo Spaceman
Eureka
Character:Dr. Noah Drummer
Robot Chicken
Character:Scooter / Major Nelson (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Doctor (voice)
American Dad!
Character:(voice)
American Dad!
Character:Valet / Borax Employee (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Francine's Drinking Buddy (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Book on Tape (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Kidnapper (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Dr. Moe Munney (voice)
American Dad!
Character:James Garfield / Mint Worker (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Co-Worker (voice)
American Dad!
Character:James Garfield (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Train Actor (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Funeral Speaker (voice)
TV Funhouse
Character:James Brolin (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Hank
Ed
Character:DJ Curtis Morris
Family Guy
Character:Joe Paterno (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Priest / Father Raccoon (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Highway Man (voice)
Family Guy
Character:White Guy (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Target Manager / Veterinarian (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Smarmy (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Priest (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Doug (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Guy at Pool / Priest (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Card Store Owner (voice)
The Hughleys
Character:Rick
Conrad Bloom
Character:Simpson
Union Square
Character:Don
Suddenly Susan
Character:Waiter
Suddenly Susan
Character:Phil
The Jamie Foxx Show
Character:Director
Caroline in the City
Character:Gene
Hope and Gloria
Character:Howard
Friends
Character:Bob
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The Simpsons
Character:Surgeon fiancé (voice)
Seinfeld
Character:NBC Executive
Murphy Brown
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self
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