Colton Dunn
| Colton Dunn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Colton Dunn June 30, 1977 Normal, Illinois, United States |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Writer, actor, comedian, producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Colton Dunn (born June 30, 1977) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work on the Comedy Central sketch comedy series Key & Peele (2013–2015), where served as writer, producer, and an occasional performer throughout its five-season run.[1]
Biography
Prior to working on Key & Peele, Dunn was a writer and performer on madTV, from 2005 to 2009.[2] He has also appeared in Parks and Recreation,[3] Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, Game Shop, Burning Love,[4] and currently co-stars in Superstore on NBC.[5] Dunn hosted the comedy variety show RT-ES, produced by Rooster Teeth Productions, and co-starred in their sci-fi action comedy Lazer Team in 2016.[6]
He is an alumnus of the improvisational comedy group Boom Chicago and has performed and taught at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre since 1999.[7]
Dunn has received two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work on Key & Peele.[8][9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Mad TV Live and Almost Legal | Yaris Guy | |
| 2003 | Phileine Says Sorry | Newsreader 5 | |
| 2004 | Beep | Greg | Short film |
| 2004 | Last Laugh '04 | Patron | |
| 2004–05 | Boiling Points | Series Regular | |
| 2005–09 | madTV | Various | Writer of 55 episodes |
| 2007 | Twisted Fortune | Oliver | |
| 2008 | Boner Boyz | Boner Boyz | Short film; also writer and producer |
| 2009 | Marvel Super Heroes: What The--?! | War Machine | Voice |
| 2009 | Dow Jones | Homeless Guy | Video short |
| 2009 | Brothers | Roscoe | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009 | Brainstorm | Darryl | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | The Big Dog | Salesman | Short film |
| 2010 | LeBron Waynes Makes His Decision: Chicken Wings | LeBron Waynes | Short film; also writer |
| 2010 | Hatchet II | Vernon | |
| 2010 | Take a Silly One | Sergeant | Video short |
| 2010–11 | Pretend Time | Various | 5 episodes; also writer of 7 episodes |
| 2010–11 | The League | Cop | 2 episodes |
| 2010–15 | Parks and Recreation | Brett | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Team Unicorn | Blake | Episode: "SuperHarmony";
also wrote 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Damn Love | Gardener | |
| 2011 | Rockin' Out | Colton | Video short; also writer |
| 2011 | Honey and Joy | Earl the Clown | |
| 2011 | Forcin' the Blues | Colton | Video short |
| 2011 | Childrens Hospital | 70's Dude | Episode: "The 70's Episode" |
| 2011 | Roommate Meeting | Cop | Episode: "Rat Problem Solved" |
| 2012 | Game Shop | Derrick | 11 episodes; also writer |
| 2012 | Sketchy | Agent #1 | Episode: "Bourne Again" |
| 2012 | NTSF:SD:SUV | Al | Episode: "Time Angels" |
| 2012 | The Funtime Gang | Gary the Girafffe | |
| 2012–13 | Campus Security | Darren Scott | 6 episodes |
| 2012–13 | Burning Love | Tim | 7 episodes |
| 2012–15 | Key & Peele | Various | 53 episodes; also writer and co-producer |
| 2012–15 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Happy Endings | Thug | Episode: "The Marry Prankster" |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show | N/A | Writer of 30 episodes |
| 2013 | Unidentified | Dave | |
| 2014 | Kroll Show | Tony | Episode: "Sponsored by Stamps" |
| 2014 | NerdTerns | Barry | Episode: "Matt Bennett in Jenny vs. Hallie" |
| 2014 | Spirit Town | Buddy Hickel | Short film |
| 2014 | Drunk History | Narrator | Episode: "American Music" |
| 2014 | Mr. Pickles | Rich Snob, Darrel | Voice; episode: "The Cheeseman" |
| 2014 | This Is Why You're Single | Not Brandon | |
| 2015 | The Dramatics: A Comedy | Dennis | |
| 2015 | Trevor Moore: High in Church | Doug | |
| 2015 | Red Baroness Warrior Single Lady | No Tongue | Episode: "The Good Listener" |
| 2015 | Steven Universe | Mr. Smiley | Voice; episode: "Sadie's Song" |
| 2015 | Monster Problems | Julian | Short film |
| 2015 | Rooster Teeth Entertainment System | Himself (host) /
Various |
8 episodes;
also writer and executive producer |
| 2015–present | Superstore | Garett | 11 episodes |
| 2016 | Lazer Team | Herman | |
| 2016 | The Crossroads of History[10] | N/A | Writer; episode: "Lincoln" |
| 2016 | Killing Hasselhoff | Redix | Post-production |
References
- ↑ Kavner, Lucas. "Key and Peele’s Head Writers Pick Their Top 10 Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele Performances". Vulture. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ Meehan, Ryan. "7 Questions with Colton Dunn". First Order Historians. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ Evans, Bradford. "10 ‘Parks and Rec’ Writers Who Have Played Characters on the Show". Splitsider. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Colton Dunn Joins NBC Pilot ‘The Pro’". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ Lee, Ben. "NBC's Superstore comedy pilot adds Colton Dunn and two more". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ Splangler, Todd. "Fullscreen’s Rooster Teeth Finally Goes Mobile". Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Colton Dunn - UCB". Upright Citizens Brigade. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ Staff, THR. "Emmy Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Colton Dunn bio". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ Pruner, Aaron (March 24, 2016). "‘Key & Peele’ helped ‘Crossroads of History’ find its voice". Zap2it. Retrieved April 15, 2016.