{{Short description|American actress (born 1980)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Chrissy Metz | image = Chrissy Metz 3.jpg | caption = Metz in 2017 | birth_name = <!-- Valid citation required for full name for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|09|29}} | birth_place = Homestead, Florida, U.S. | occupation = Actress, singer | years_active = 2005–present | spouse = {{marriage|Martyn Eaden|2008|2015|end=divorced}} }} '''Chrissy Metz''' (born September 29, 1980) is an American actress and singer. She played Kate Pearson in the television series ''This Is Us'' (2016–2022), which earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. She has also appeared in films such as ''Sierra Burgess Is a Loser'' (2018) ‘’Faith in the Flames: The Nichole Jolly Story''(2018) Breakthrough'' (2019).
==Early life== Metz was born in Homestead, Florida,<ref name=birthdate /> on September 29, 1980.<ref>{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2016 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650010574/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=4a698fe5 |access-date=October 6, 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Chrissy Metz}}</ref> She spent her early years in Japan, where her father was stationed by the US Navy.<ref name=birthdate /> The family later moved to Gainesville, Florida, where she attended elementary, middle, and high school.<ref name=birthdate>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamour.com/story/this-is-us-star-chrissy-metz-talks-plus-size-labels |title='This Is Us' Star Chrissy Metz Talks Plus-Size Labels: 'I'm So Much More Than the Weight I Carry on My Body.' |first=Jessica |last=Radloff |work=Glamour |date=September 21, 2016 |access-date=January 25, 2017 |quote=[Metz] turned 36 on September 29, days after [''This Is Us''] aired its second episode ... Metz, a native of Homestead, Florida, spent her formative years in Japan (her dad was in the Navy) before moving back to Gainesville, Florida.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922133901/http://www.glamour.com/story/this-is-us-star-chrissy-metz-talks-plus-size-labels |url-status=live |archive-date= September 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name = atsix>{{cite news |url=https://www.gainesville.com/article/LK/20150925/News/604135144/GS |date=September 25, 2015 |title=At 6 months, Chrissy Metz's niece battles tall odds |first=Morgan |last=Watkins |work=The Gainesville Sun |place=Gainesville, Florida |access-date=January 12, 2021}}</ref> She grew up with her mother, stepfather, two siblings and two half-siblings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a25696/chrissy-metz-weight-loss-anxiety/ |title='This Is Us' Star Chrissy Metz Takes On the F Word |first=Marisa |last=Meltzer |date=March 6, 2017 |website=Marie Claire |access-date=April 18, 2019}}</ref><ref name= fires-back>{{Cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/this-is-us-star-chrissy-metzs-estranged-father-fires-back-at-child-abandonment-claims/ar-BBGrjQT |title='This Is Us' star Chrissy Metz's estranged father fires back at child abandonment claims |first=Jed |last=Dreben |access-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214014719/https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/this-is-us-star-chrissy-metzs-estranged-father-fires-back-at-child-abandonment-claims/ar-BBGrjQT |archive-date=December 14, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Metz has said that her first job was at a McDonald's restaurant in Gainesville.<ref name= first-job>{{cite news |website=foxbusinessnews.com |publisher=Fox Business News |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/this-is-us-chrissy-metz-mcdonalds-first-job |title='This is Us' star Chrissy Metz reveals what she learned while working at McDonald's |first=Katherine |last=Lam |date=June 2, 2019 |access-date=January 12, 2021}}</ref>
==Career== Metz played Kate Pearson in the NBC drama series ''This Is Us'', which earned her Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. She played Ima Wiggles in FX's ''American Horror Story: Freak Show''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title='This Is Us': Before They Were Stars |url=https://www.ew.com/gallery/this-us-before-they-were-stars/2748573_chrissy-metz |first=Madeline |last=Boardman |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=September 14, 2016 |access-date=September 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='This is Us' Actress Chrissy Metz on Her Plus-Sized Role: This is a 'Story That Needs to Be Told' |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/this-is-us-chrissy-metz-sterling-k-brown-mandy-moore-1201860347/ |first=Maria |last=Cavassuto |work=Variety |date=September 14, 2016 |access-date=September 22, 2016}}</ref>
Metz is a singer in her band Chrissy and the Vapors.<ref name= "singing">{{cite news |last=Maple |first=Taylor |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/videos-of-chrissy-metz-singing-before-this-is-us-reveal-that-kates-musical-future-couldnt-be-in-better-hands-2759943 |title=Videos Of Chrissy Metz Singing Before 'This Is Us' Reveal That Kate's Musical Future Couldn't Be In Better Hands |work=Bustle |date=October 3, 2017 |access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref>
In early 2018, it was announced that Metz would star in ''Breakthrough'', working with producer DeVon Franklin.<ref>{{cite web |title='This Is Us' Star Chrissy Metz Set To Topline 'The Impossible' For Fox 2000 |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/this-is-us-chrissy-metz-the-impossible-1202275823/ |first=Amanda |last=N'Duka |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 31, 2018 |access-date=March 6, 2018}}</ref> She is cast as Joyce Smith, the mother of John, a 14-year-old boy who fell through an icy Missouri lake and was proclaimed dead. The movie, based on the book written by Smith, explores the mother's belief that her son was brought back to life by God interceding through her and other's prayers. In 2021, Metz portrayed the ghost of Haunting Harriet in ''Muppets Haunted Mansion''.
Metz studies with acting coach John Kirby.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/A-STEADY-RAIN-Extends-After-Sold-Out-Hollywood-Fringe-Festival-Run-20170630 |title=A STEADY RAIN Extends After Sold-Out Hollywood Fringe Festival Run |website=BroadwayWorld.com |access-date=April 18, 2019}}</ref>
In 2021, Metz was a guest panelist in season five of ''The Masked Singer'' where she appeared in its eighth episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/rita-wilson-chrissy-metz-join-the-masked-singer/|title=Rita Wilson and Chrissy Metz to join The Masked Singer as guest panelists|website=Entertainment Weekly|first=Lauren|last=Huff|date=April 6, 2021|access-date=May 29, 2024}}</ref> In 2024, she competed in season eleven as "Poodle Moth". After losing to contestant Thelma Houston as "Clock" in the knockoffs on "Shower Anthem Night", she was saved by Rita Ora who rang the Ding Dong Keep It On Bell due to the chanting of the audience. Metz was eliminated during the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-masked-singer-season-11-episode-10-recap-chrissy-metz-poodle-moth-1235995423/|title='The Masked Singer' Reveals Identity of the Poodle Moth: Here’s the Celebrity Under the Costume |website=Variety|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=May 8, 2024|access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
In November 2023, and again in December 2024, Metz was a guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/10/05/disney-epcot-candlelight-processional-new-narrators-2023/ |title=Disney: 9 new narrators set for Candlelight Processional |date=October 5, 2023 |access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref> She was also a performer on the 2023 Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration television special.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/11/disney-parks-and-abc-reveal-stars-schedule-for-2023-holiday-tv-specials/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118153359/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/11/disney-parks-and-abc-reveal-stars-schedule-for-2023-holiday-tv-specials/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |title=Disney Parks and ABC Reveal Stars, Schedule for 2023 Holiday TV Specials |date=November 16, 2023 |website=Disney Parks Blog |access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref> In December of the same year, she sang "Silver Bells" in the holiday television special ''Christmas at the Opry''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manno |first1=Jackie |title=All the Celebrities Attending Christmas at the Opry |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/all-the-celebrities-attending-christmas-at-the-opry |access-date=December 8, 2023 |work=NBC Insider Official Site |date=December 6, 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== On January 5, 2008, Metz married British journalist Martyn Eaden at the courthouse in Santa Barbara, California.<ref name=divorce>{{cite web |title=Car, Cash & Courtroom Snub: Inside 'This Is Us' Star Chrissy Metz's Dirty Divorce From Ex |url=https://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/chrissy-metz-divorce-file-martyn-eaden-this-is-us/ |first=Teresa |last=Roca |work=Radar Online |date=February 14, 2017}}</ref> They separated in January 2013, and Eaden filed for divorce from Metz in November 2014, citing "irreconcilable differences."<ref>{{cite web |title=How Chrissy Metz's 'First Real Love' Broke Her Heart In Secret Divorce |url=https://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/chrissy-metz-husband-martyn-eaden-files-divorce/ |work=Radar Online |date=February 1, 2017}}</ref>
From 2016 to 2018, she dated Josh Stancil, who was a cameraman for ''This Is Us''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hearon |first=Sarah |date=March 30, 2018 |title=Chrissy Metz and Josh Stancil Call It Quits: 'I'm Dating Myself Currently' |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/chrissy-metz-and-boyfriend-josh-stancil-split/ |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref> She dated composer Hal Rosenfeld from 2018 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ballhaus |first=Louisa |date=August 21, 2020 |title=Chrissy Metz Has Called It Quits with Longtime Boyfriend Hal Rosenfeld |url=https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/2327285/chrissy-metz-hal-rosenfeld-breakup/ |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=SheKnows |language=en-US}}</ref>
From 2020 to 2023, she dated songwriter and former music executive Bradley Collins after meeting him on the dating app Bumble.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2023 |title=Why Chrissy Metz Says She Had to 'Beg' For Her Boyfriend to Ask For Her Number |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/chrissy-metz-had-to-beg-her-boyfriend-to-ask-for-her-number |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=NBC Insider Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref> They co-wrote a children's book ''When I Talk to God, I Talk About You''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/chrissy-metz-and-boyfriend-bradley-collins-recall-the-origins-of-their-pandemic-romance-exclusive |title=Chrissy Metz and Boyfriend Bradley Collins Recall the Origins of Their Pandemic Romance (Exclusive) |publisher=ET |date=February 14, 2023 |access-date=February 14, 2023}}</ref>
Metz is a Christian.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 17, 2019 |title='Breakthrough' impacted 'This Is Us' star Chrissy Metz's own faith |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/breakthrough-movie-chrissy-metz-faith |access-date=August 22, 2020 |publisher=Fox News}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! {{refh}} |- | 2007 | ''Loveless in Los Angeles'' | Bonnie | | |- | 2008 | ''The Onion Movie'' | Heavy Girl | Uncredited role | |- | 2018 | ''Sierra Burgess Is a Loser'' | Trish | | |- | 2019 | ''Breakthrough'' | Joyce Smith | | |- | 2022 | ''Stay Awake'' | Michelle | Also executive producer | |- | 2023 | ''A Creature was Stirring'' | Faith | | |- | 2025 | ''Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger'' | Jessica | | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! {{refh}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2005 | ''Entourage'' | Counter Girl | Episode: "The Sundance Kids" | |- | ''All of Us'' | Ruby | Episode: "If You Can't Stand the Heat" | |- | 2008 | ''My Name Is Earl'' | Chunk | Episode: "We've Got Spirit" | |- | 2009 | ''Solving Charlie'' | Maggie Harmon | Television film | |- | 2010 | ''Huge'' | Shoshanna | Episode: "Talent Night" | |- | 2014–2015 | ''American Horror Story: Freak Show'' | Barbara / Ima Wiggles | Recurring role; 5 episodes | |- | 2016–2022 | ''This Is Us'' | Kate Pearson | Main Role; 92 episodes | |- | 2017 | ''Drop the Mic'' | Herself | Episode: "David Arquette vs. Brian Tyree Henry / Jesse Tyler Ferguson vs. Chrissy Metz" | |- | 2018 | ''The Last O.G.'' | Pooh Cat | Episode: "Repass" | |- | 2018–2019 | ''Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny'' | Mei Mei | Voice role; 13 episodes | |- | 2019 | ''Superstore'' | Luanne | Episode: "#Cloud9Fail" | {{center|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2019/03/01/this-is-us-chrissy-metz-cast-superstore-season-4/ |title=''This Is Us''{{'}} Chrissy Metz to Guest-Star On ''Superstore'' as Cloud 9 HR Rep |website=Tvline.com |first=Ryan |last=Schwartz |date=March 1, 2019}}</ref>}} |- | 2021 | ''Muppets Haunted Mansion'' | Harriet | Television special | |- | 2024 | ''The Masked Singer'' | Herself / Poodle Moth | Season 11 contestant | |- | 2025 | ''Faith in the Flames: The Nicholle Jolly Story'' | Nicholle Jolly | Television film | |- | 2025–present | ''The Hunting Wives'' | Starr | Main role; 7 episodes | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/starz-hunting-wives-cast-this-is-us-scandal-actors-1235855096/|title=‘This Is Us,’ ‘Scandal’ Stars Board ‘The Hunting Wives’ at Starz|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Rick|last=Porter|date=March 18, 2024|access-date=March 19, 2024}}</ref>}} |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Association ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |- | rowspan="4"| 2017 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | rowspan="8"| ''This Is Us'' | {{nom}} |- | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Next Generation Award | {{nom}} |- | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |- | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Breakout Star | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"| 2018 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |- | Golden Globe Awards<ref>{{cite journal |last=Bradley |first=Laura |title=Golden Globes 2018: See Laura Dern's Inspiring Acceptance Speech |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/01/golden-globes-2018-laura-dern-speech-big-little-lies |date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2018 |journal=Vanity Fair}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Cohen |first=Rebecca |title=Golden Globes: Laura Dern Wins Best Supporting Actress for 'Big Little Lies' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-globes-laura-dern-wins-best-supporting-actress-big-little-lies-1072635 |date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2018 |journal=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=McDermott |first=Daeve |title='Big Little Lies' stars Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman condemn abuse in Golden Globes speeches |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/01/07/big-little-lies-stars-laura-dern-nicole-kidman-condemn-abuse-golden-globes-speeches-we-can-elicit-ch/1011908001/ |date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2018 |journal=USA Today}}</ref> | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | {{nom}} |- | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"|2019 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | |Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | {{won}} |- | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Drama Movie Actress | rowspan="2" | ''Breakthrough'' | {{nom}} |- |2020 |Movieguide Awards |Most Inspiring Performance in Movies |style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|1978680|Chrissy Metz}}
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