Chris Geere

Geere graduated from Guildford School of Acting{{cite web|url=https://gsauk.org/alumni/chris-geere |title=Chris Geere, Alumni|access-date=19 June 2021}} and began his career on stage opposite Dame Judi Dench in Royal Shakespeare Company's All's Well That Ends Well.{{cite web |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/judi-dench-returns-to-west-end-in-rscs-alls-well-that-ends-well-feb-18-com-117972 |title=Judi Dench Returns to West End in RSC's All's Well That End's Well, Feb. 18 |publisher=Playbill |last=Simonson |first=Robert |date=18 February 2004}}

Geere played Music and Drama teacher Matt Wilding in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road. In January 2009, just as the fourth series of Waterloo Road began airing, Geere said that he would not be returning for the fifth series.{{cite web|url=http://www.waterlooroadtv.co.uk/interviews/index.php |title=Waterloo Road Interview |access-date=2 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201135331/http://waterlooroadtv.co.uk/interviews/index.php |archive-date=1 February 2009 }} He later returned to the show for the seventh series.

Geere was cast as King Edvard (replacing Luke Mably) in the romantic comedy film The Prince and Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon (2008) and The Prince and Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010) in the sequels The Prince and Me.

Geere broke out to American audiences as Jimmy Shive-Overly, one half of the toxic and self-destructive couple at the heart of Stephen Falk's critically acclaimed comedy You're the Worst for FX and FXX which received four Critic's Choice nominations including Best Comedy. You're the Worst ran for five seasons from 2014 to 2019.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/youre-the-worst-renewed-fifth-final-season-fxx-canceled-1202208842/ |title='You're The Worst' Renewed For Fifth & Final Season on FXX |work=Deadline Hollywood |last=Pederson |first=Erik |date=28 June 2017 |access-date=15 November 2017}}

In 2019, Geere joined the global Pokémon universe as Roger Clifford in Legendary Entertainment/Universal Pictures live-action film Pokémon Detective Pikachu alongside Justice Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Kathryn Newton and Bill Nighy.{{cite web|last=Holland|first=Patrick|title=You're the Worst star Chris Geere talks Detective Pikachu and wanting to be Doctor Who|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/i-felt-like-i-was-in-a-scene-from-die-hard-but-with-pokemon-all-around-the-room/|website=Cnet|date=11 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/legendary-detective-pikachu-bill-nighy-chris-geere-1202274316/ |title=Legendary's 'Detective Pikachu' Film Adds Bill Nighy & Chris Geere |work=Deadline Hollywood |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=30 January 2018 |access-date= 20 June 2021}}

Geere recurred on ABC's Modern Family as Haley and then Alex's love interest Professor Arvin Fennerman;{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/modern-family-resolves-its-love-triangle-and-finds-com-1829827663 |title=Modern Family resolves its love triangle, and finds comfort in familiarity |publisher=AV Club |last=Fowle |first=Kyle |date=17 October 2018}} as Joel, the well-meaning but toxic lead in the BBC and Showtime's dark comedic limited series, Ill Behaviour, opposite Tom Riley and Lizzy Caplan;{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/ill-behaviour-showtime-bbc-comedy-series-chris-geere-lizzy-caplan-tom-riley-1202181747/ |title='Ill Behaviour': Showtime Acquires BBC Comedy Series Starring Chris Geere, Lizzy Caplan & Tom Riley |work=Deadline Hollywood |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=4 October 2017}} Channel 4's This Way Up starring Sharon Horgan and Aisling Bea;{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/08/21/752811433/this-way-up-deserves-a-spot-on-your-crowded-viewing-list |title='This Way Up' Deserves A Spot on Your Crowded Viewing List |publisher=NPR |last=Holmes |first=Linda |date=21 August 2019}} The First Team with Will Arnett;{{cite web |url=https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2019/09/chris-geere-will-arnett-more-to-star-in-bbc-twos-the-first-team/ |title=Chris Geere, Will Arnett & More To Star in BBC Two's 'The First Team' |publisher=TV Wise |last=Munn |first=Patrick |date=23 September 2019}} and on A Million Little Things as Allison Miller's new roommate/love interest Jamie.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/a-million-little-things-chris-geere-recur-season-3-abc-drama-series-1234583174/ |title='A Million Little Things': Chris Geere To Recur on Season 3 of ABC Drama Series |work=Deadline Hollywood |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=25 September 2020}}

After recurring in season 5, Geere joined the cast of This Is Us as a series regular for their sixth and final season.{{cite web |url=https://www.spoilertv.com/2021/05/this-is-us-season-6-chris-geere.html |title=This Is Us – Season 6 – Chris Geere Promoted to Regular |publisher=Spoiler TV |date=29 May 2021}}

Geere was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. He married Jennifer Sawdon, a singer-songwriter and pianist, in 2010. Their son was born in 2012.{{Cite news|url = http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/waterloo-road-star-and-his-wife-backs-1238153|title = Waterloo Road star and his wife backs 'breast is best' bid|last = McKeegan|first = Alice|date = 23 January 2013|work = Manchester Evening News|access-date = 11 September 2015}}

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