# Christopher Nicholas Smith

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{{Short description|American actor}}
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'''Christopher Nicholas Smith''' <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> is an American television and film actor. He is best known for playing Dennis in the 2011 horror movie ''[Paranormal Activity 3](/source/Paranormal_Activity_3)''. He also played Josh Merit in the 2017 [romantic comedy](/source/romantic_comedy) film [''Non-Transferable''](/source/Non-Transferable_(film)).<ref>{{cite news|title=Nontransferable transfers the love in this modern Internet age|url=http://hollywoodpresscorps.com/nontransferable-transfers-the-love-in-this-modern-internet-age/|accessdate=March 22, 2017|work=Hollywood Press Corps|date=February 15, 2017}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Smith starred as Potiphar in the [Chaminade High School](/source/Chaminade_High_School) production of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' alongside future Broadway powerhouse actor Jason Zammit, who put on a masterful performance as Joseph. Smith attended [NYU's](/source/New_York_University) [Tisch School of the Arts](/source/Tisch_School_of_the_Arts) and trained at the [Atlantic Theater Company](/source/Atlantic_Theater_Company) acting school in New York City. Smith is the founder, head writer and principal performer of the sketch comedy troupe [Harvard Sailing Team](/source/Harvard_Sailing_Team).

Smith's first real acting gig was in a short movie produced by Tisch School of the Arts titled ''I Killed Zoe Day''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1555010/ I Killed Zoe Day @IMDb]</ref> He had a small role in the drama, ''[Little Children](/source/Little_Children_(film))''. He made his television debut in 2009 in the third season of ''[30 Rock](/source/30_Rock)'' in an episode titled "[Goodbye, My Friend](/source/Goodbye%2C_My_Friend)", where he played Tim. He later joined [ESPN](/source/ESPN)'s ''Mayne Street'', a web comedy series starring sports journalist [Kenny Mayne](/source/Kenny_Mayne). He made guest appearances on ''[The Office](/source/The_Office_(U.S._TV_series))'', ''[The Mindy Project](/source/The_Mindy_Project)'' and ''[How I Met Your Mother](/source/How_I_Met_Your_Mother)''.

In 2011, he was cast in ''[Paranormal Activity 3](/source/Paranormal_Activity_3)''. He was also cast in the political thriller ''[The Reluctant Fundamentalist](/source/The_Reluctant_Fundamentalist_(film))''.<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title='Paranormal' thesp joins 'Fundamentalist' cast|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/paranormal-thesp-joins-fundamentalist-cast-1118045119/|accessdate=September 14, 2013|newspaper=Variety|date=October 26, 2011}}</ref> In 2013, he appeared in the film ''[Enough Said](/source/Enough_Said_(film))''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dionne|first=Zach|title=Paranormal Activity 3's Chris Smith Joins James Gandolfini, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Film|url=http://www.vulture.com/2012/07/paranormal-activity-3-chris-smith-joins-film.html|accessdate=September 14, 2013|newspaper=Vulture|date=July 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002305/http://www.vulture.com/2012/07/paranormal-activity-3-chris-smith-joins-film.html|archive-date=October 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, he was cast in a [CBS](/source/CBS) [television pilot](/source/television_pilot) ''Ex-Men'' (renamed to ''[We Are Men](/source/We_Are_Men)'')<ref>{{cite news|last=Lyons|first=Margaret|title=Paranormal Activity 3 Star Lands CBS Sitcom|url=http://www.vulture.com/2012/07/chris-smith-paranormal-activity-ex-men.html|accessdate=September 14, 2013|newspaper=Vulture|date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> which was then picked to series and cancelled after two episodes.<ref>{{cite news|title='We Are Men' preview: Jerry O'Connell and Tony Shalhoub head a band of single bros for CBS|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/05/we-are-men-preview-jerry-oconnell-and-tony-shalhoub-head-a-band-of-single-bros-for-cbs.html|accessdate=September 14, 2013|newspaper=Zap2it|date=May 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914001905/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/05/we-are-men-preview-jerry-oconnell-and-tony-shalhoub-head-a-band-of-single-bros-for-cbs.html|archive-date=September 14, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He co-wrote the comedy-drama film ''[Sacramento](/source/Sacramento_(film))'', which premiered at the 2024 [Tribeca Film Festival](/source/Tribeca_Festival) and stars [Michael Angarano](/source/Michael_Angarano), [Michael Cera](/source/Michael_Cera), [Maya Erskine](/source/Maya_Erskine), and [Kristen Stewart](/source/Kristen_Stewart).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Complex |first1=Valerie |title=‘Sacramento’ Review: A Charming Exploration Of Anxiety, Friendship And Fatherhood |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/sacramento-review-charming-exploration-fatherhood-tribeca-festival-1235961263/ |access-date=16 April 2025 |publisher=Deadline |date=8 June 2024}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| ''I Killed Zoe Day''
| Wyatt
| Short
|-
| ''[Little Children](/source/Little_Children_(film))''
| Steak House Waiter
| 
|-
| 2007
| ''Aquarium''
| Jared
| Short
|-
| 2010
| ''Another Psycho''
| Chris Burns
| Short
|-
| 2011
| ''[Paranormal Activity 3](/source/Paranormal_Activity_3)''
| Dennis
| 
|-
| 2012
| ''[The Reluctant Fundamentalist](/source/The_Reluctant_Fundamentalist_(film))''
| Mike Rizzo
| 
|-
| 2013
| ''[Enough Said](/source/Enough_Said_(film))'' 
| Hal (Massage Client)
| 
|-
| 2016
| ''[Storks](/source/Storks_(film))''
| Dougland
| Voice
|-
| 2017
| ''[Non-Transferable](/source/Non-Transferable)''
| Josh Merit
|
|-
| 2021
| ''Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity''
| Himself
| Documentary film
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2009
| ''[30 Rock](/source/30_Rock)''
| Tim Baker
| Episode: "[Goodbye, My Friend](/source/Goodbye%2C_My_Friend)"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''Mayne Street''
| Chris
| 12 episodes
|-
| ''Fake It Til You Make It ''
| Darren Kernin
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2011
| ''[The Office](/source/The_Office_(American_TV_series))''
| Credit Card Guy
| Uncredited<br>Episode: "[The Seminar](/source/The_Seminar)"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| ''[The Mindy Project](/source/The_Mindy_Project)''
| Mike Menken
| 1 episode 
|-
| ''[How I Met Your Mother](/source/How_I_Met_Your_Mother)''
| Strickland Stevens
| Episode: "[Weekend at Barney's](/source/Weekend_at_Barney's)"
|-
| ''[We Are Men](/source/We_Are_Men)''
| Carter Thomas
| Series regular
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[The Newsroom](/source/The_Newsroom_(American_TV_series))''
| Randy Lansing
| Episode: "Run"
|-
| ''[Garfunkel and Oates](/source/Garfunkel_and_Oates_(TV_series))''
| Darren
| Episode: "Speechless"
|-
| 2015
| ''[Mom](/source/Mom_(TV_series))''
| Douglas Biletnikoff
| Episodes: "Three Smiles and an Unpainted Ceiling" and "Kitty Litter and a Class A Felony"
|-
| 2017
| ''[Friends from College](/source/Friends_from_College)''
| Beta Dog
| Episodes: "Mission Impossible", "Grand Cayman" and "Connecticut House"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[Lonely and Horny](/source/Jake_and_Amir)''
| Luke
| Episode: "Game Night"
|-
| ''[Young & Hungry](/source/Young_%26_Hungry)''
| Nick Walker
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[The Moodys](/source/The_Moodys_(American_TV_series))''
| Nick 
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2024
| ''[Curb Your Enthusiasm](/source/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm)''
| Ron Harrington 
| Episode:  "Vertical Drop, Horizontal Tug"
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|2166469}}
* {{TV Guide person|3000699566}}

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