Chris Diamantopoulos

Chris Diamantopoulos (Greek: Χριστόφορος Διαμαντόπουλος; born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor, voice artist, and comedian. He played Russ Hanneman in the HBO series Silicon Valley and starred in the films The Three Stooges and Good Girls Revolt. He is currently the voice of Mickey Mouse in the eponymous television series and The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse.[1]

Chris Diamantopoulos
Diamantopoulos in 2015
Born (1975-05-09) May 9, 1975
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor, voice artist, comedian
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 2005)
Children3

Personal life

Diamantopoulos grew up splitting his time between Canada and Greece. He is of Greek descent, a practicing member of the Greek Orthodox church, and a fluent Greek speaker.[2][3]

He met Becki Newton at the subway station in New York City. They married in 2005.[4] Newton gave birth to their first child, a boy, in November 2010.[5] In 2014, they had a girl.[6] Six years later, they had another girl.[7]

Career

Diamantopoulos worked on television commercials and professional theatre productions at the age of nine. By the time he turned eighteen, he left home to partake in a series of American national tours.[8] A short time later, he worked on Broadway, where he played leading parts in The Full Monty (2002) and Les Misérables (2003).[9] Diamantopoulos attended East York Collegiate Institute.

He played Robin Williams in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy alongside co-star Erinn Hayes. He has guest-starred in several series, including Kevin Hill, Charmed, The Sopranos, Nip/Tuck and Boston Legal. In 2007, he appeared opposite Debra Messing in The Starter Wife, where he played the role of Rodney, the interior decorator.

Diamantopoulos had a recurring role on State of Mind and guest-voiced on American Dad! in 2009.

On the eighth season of 24, he played U.S. president Allison Taylor's Chief of Staff Rob Weiss. He played Frank Sinatra in The Kennedys. Diamantopoulos played Moe Howard in the 2012 film The Three Stooges.

Since 2013, Diamantopoulos voiced Mickey Mouse, as well as the Vampire and a Mummy in Mickey Mouse, and its follow-up series The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, in which he also voiced a Laughing Fish and a 3rd Weasel. Although Bret Iwan voiced Mickey in most media after Wayne Allwine, Diamantopoulos gives Mickey a voice that is more similar to Walt Disney.

He had recurring roles on the NBC sitcoms Up All Night, as Maya Rudolph's on and off lover, Julian; The Office, as Brian, a former member of the show's documentary film crew (alongside Zach Woods), and on Arrested Development, as Marky, Lindsay's face-blind environmentalist boyfriend.

He appeared in the television sitcom Episodes playing the part of TV network boss Castor Sotto, and Mr. Chris in the television adaptation of About a Boy.

In 2017, Diamantopoulos starred in the musical Waitress on Broadway.

On October 11, 2018, it was revealed by TVLine that he would have a role in the spin-off pilot for the situation comedy The Middle playing Sue Heck's mercurial, charming and rich boss Nick.[10]

Diamantopoulos voiced Frank Heffley in the 2021 animated film Diary of a Wimpy Kid, released on Disney+.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Refs.
2000 The Adulterer Dave
2001 Drop Dead Roses Trevor
2006 Wedding Daze William
2007 Three Days to Vegas Laurent Perrier
Protagonist Ancient Greek Narrator Voice, documentary
2009 Under New Management Robert Monte
2012 The Three Stooges Moe Howard
2013 The Art of the Steal Guy de Cornet [12]
Empire State Spiro
2014 Dr. Cabbie Colin Hill
2015 Man Vs. Doug
Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts Green Arrow Voice, direct-to-video [13][14]
Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem [13][15]
2016 Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants [13][16]
2018 The Truth About Lies Eric Stone
2021 Justice Society: World War II Steve Trevor Voice, direct-to-video
Red Notice Sotto Voce [17]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Frank Heffley Voice
TBA The Boys in the Boat Royal Brougham Filming [18]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Refs.
2002 Law & Order Chris Wilson Episode: "Open Season"
2004 American Dreams Coach Tom Berg 2 episodes
Charmed Inspector Davis Episode: "Charmed Noir"
DeMarco Affairs Ernesto Boticelli TV movie
Frasier Steve Episode: "And Frasier Makes Three"
Kevin Hill Gil Hacker Episode: "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
Nip/Tuck Chad Myers Episode: "Erica Noughton"
Third Watch Hansen Episode: "Black and Blue"
2005 Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy Robin Williams TV movie
Into the Fire NTSB Agent #2 TV movie
Jake in Progress Cesar Episode: "Stand by Your Man"
2006 52 Fights Rob TV movie
Boston Legal Douglas Karnes Episode: "Whose God Is It Anyway?"
The Sopranos Jason Barone Episode: "The Fleshy Part of the Thigh"
2006present American Dad! Various Voices, 38 episodes
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Oliver Zarco Episode: "The Chick Chop Flick Shop"
Raines Andrew Carver Episode: "Closure"
The Starter Wife Rodney 6 episodes
State of Mind Phil Erikson 6 episodes
2008 Eli Stone Jake McCann Episode: "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
The Starter Wife Rodney 10 episodes
2010 24 Rob Weiss 12 episodes
2011 The Kennedys Frank Sinatra Episode: "Bobby's War"
20112012 Up All Night Julian 4 episodes
2012 WWE Raw Moe Howard Episode #20.15
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Himself - Guest Episode #20.125
Made in Hollywood Moe Episode #7.24; archive audio only
The Talk Himself - Guest Episode: "19 April 2012"
2013 Arrested Development Marky Bark, Divine Spirit 7 episodes
Community Reinhold Episode: "Alternative History of the German Invasion"
Doctor Lollipop Dr. Lollipop Voice, pilot
The Goodwin Games Chad Episode: "The Birds of Granby"
The Office Brian 5 episodes
20132018 Family Guy Parker Stanton, Frank Maxwell, Stryker Foxx, Millipede, Dean Martin Voices, 6 episodes
20132019 Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse, Vampire, Mummy Voice, 94 episodes [19][20]
2014 Hannibal Clark Ingram 2 episodes
High Moon Ian TV movie
20142015 About a Boy Mr. Chris 9 episodes
Episodes Caster Sotto 8 episodes
2015 Batman Unlimited Green Arrow Voice, 2 episodes [13]
BoJack Horseman Matthew Fox Voice, episode: "Hank After Dark"
Club Penguin: Halloween Panic! Redrum Voice, television special [13]
Ellen More or Less Jerry TV movie
Robot Chicken Michael Bay, Fritz Darges Voices, episode: "Zero Vegetables"
20152016 Good Girls Revolt Evan Phinnaeus 'Finn' Woodhouse 10 episodes
20152019 Silicon Valley Russ Hanneman 13 episodes
2016 Style Code Live Himself Episode: "Good Girls Revolt Cast Interview & One Knit Wonders"
Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special Mickey Mouse Voice; Television special[13]
20162018 Skylanders Academy Master Eon, Chompy Mage Voices, 38 episodes
Justice League Action Green Arrow, Oliver Queen, Nyorlath, H.I.V.E. Master Voices, 8 episodes [13][21][22]
2017 A Christmas Story Live! Old Man Parker TV movie
Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm Mouse Voice, TV movie [13]
Entertainment Tonight Himself 2 episodes
Justice League Action Shorts Green Arrow, Metallo Voices, 2 episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit David Willard Episode: "Know It All"
The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular Mickey Mouse, Morty Fieldmouse, Ferdie Fieldmouse Voices; Television special[13]
20172018 Celebrity Page Himself 2 episodes
2018 The Dangerous Book for Boys Patrick, Terry McKenna 6 episodes
Harvey Street Kids Boy #1, Cheesecake the Horse Voices, episode: "Campfire Weekend/Girls Just Wanna Save Fun" [13]
Let's Get Physical Barry Cross 8 episodes
Sue Sue in the City Nick TV movie
Voltron: Legendary Defender Macidus Voice, 2 episodes
20182021 DuckTales Storkules, Drake Mallard/Darkwing Duck, Melon, Mystical Goat, Eggheads, Hades Voices, 9 episodes [13]
20182019 Go Away, Unicorn! Unicorn, Dad Voice, 15 episodes
2019 FBI Benjamin Chase Episode: "Invisible"
The Twilight Zone Joe Beaumont Episode: "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet" (credited as "The 'Pilot'")
Elementary Jason Wood Episode: "Into the Woods" [23][24]
Green Eggs and Ham Bean Counter Voice, episode: "Here" [13]
2020 Harley Quinn Aquaman Voice, 2 episodes [13]
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Brock Thunderstrike/Flynn Rider Voice, episode: "Flynnposter"
20202021 The Fungies! Cmdr. Beefy Voice, 6 episodes
2020present Blood of Zeus Evios, Poseidon Voice, Netflix anime series [25]
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse, Laughing Fish, Weasel 3, Magic Mirror Voices, Disney+ series
2021 Bless the Harts Minister Mikey Voice, episode: "Easters 11"
Invincible Donald Ferguson, Doc Seismic, Isotope Voices, 7 episodes
Solos Technician Episode: "Jenny"
Big City Greens Ed Zecutive Voice, episode: "Animation Abomination"
Centaurworld Ched Voice, 18 episodes [26]
The Harper House Dr. Morocco Voice, 7 episodes
Inside Job Robotus Voice, 6 episodes
True Story Savvas
TBA Pantheon Pope Voice, in production

Stage

Year Title Role Venue Notes
1995 Andrew Lloyd Webber - Music of the Night Performer Touring
2000 The Full Monty Ethan Girard Eugene O'Neill Theatre Replacement
2001 National Tour
2003 Les Misérables Marius Pontmercy Imperial Theatre Replacement
2017 Waitress Dr. Pomatter Brooks Atkinson Theatre Replacement

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes Refs.
2003 Celebrity Deathmatch Voice-over actor Credited as Chris Diamantopolis
2007 300: March to Glory Daxos, Persian Commander, Various Persians Grouped under "Cast" [13]

Theme park attractions

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway Mickey Mouse Voice

References

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  2. "Under New Management - The Movie : Wall Street Meets Mob Street - Cast". Undernewmanagement-themovie.com. 2009. Archived from the original on November 11, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  3. Callum-Penso, Lillia (August 7, 2011). "Local pair puts Book of Revelation on the app". The Greenville News.
  4. Rosenblum, Emma (November 16, 2008). "Pretty Becki". New York Magazine.
  5. "Actress Becki Newton Welcomes Son!". US Weekly. December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  6. "Becki Newton: What's In My Bag?". US Weekly. April 22, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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  9. "Chris Diamantopoulos". IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  10. Ausiello, Michael (October 11, 2018). "Middle Spinoff: Chris Diamantopoulos Joins ABC Offshoot as Sue's Boss". TVLine. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  11. Milligan, Mercedes (September 2, 2021). "Animated 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Movie Hits Disney+ in December". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
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  18. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 4, 2022). "George Clooney Movie 'The Boys In The Boat' Adds Chris Diamantopoulos". Deadline Hollywood.
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  20. King, Susan (June 21, 2014). "Russi Taylor, the voice and personality of Minnie Mouse". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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  24. "'Elementary' Spoilers For Season 7, June 20, 2019 Episode 5 Revealed | OnTheFlix". ontheflix.com.
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