Christopher Michael Pratt born 21 June 1979 is an American actor known for starring in both television and action films He rose to prominence for his television roles particularly in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation 20092015 for which he received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Critics Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013 He also starred earlier in his career as Bright Abbott in The WB drama series Everwood 20022006 and had roles in Wanted 2008 Jennifers Body 2009 Moneyball 2011 The FiveYear Engagement 2012 Zero Dark Thirty 2013 Delivery Man 2013 and Her 2013 Pratt achieved leading man status in 2014 starring in two critically and commercially successful films The Lego Movie as Emmet Brickowski and Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy as StarLord He starred in Jurassic World 2015 and Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom 2018 and he reprised his Marvel role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 2017 Avengers Infinity War 2018 Avengers Endgame 2019 and the planned Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Meanwhile in 2016 he was part of an ensemble cast in The Magnificent Seven and the male lead in Passengers Description above is from the Wikipedia article Chris Pratt licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia