Christopher Beck Bennett (born October 1, 1984) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for eight seasons, joining for its 39th season in 2013 and leaving at the end of its 46th season in 2021. Before SNL, he performed in AT&T's "It's Not Complicated" commercials, in which he interviewed children, and produced sketch videos with the comedy group Good Neighbor.

Early life Bennett was born in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, on October 1, 1984. His parents are Sarah and Andy Bennett. He performed in multiple shows at the Children's Theatre of Winnetka. He graduated in 2003 from New Trier High School, where he played Jean Valjean in his school's production of Les Misérables. Bennett attended the USC School of Dramatic Arts in the B.F.A. Acting program.

Career

In 2003, Bennett joined the improv/sketch group Commedus Interruptus along with fellow future SNL cast member Kyle Mooney and Nick Rutherford. In 2007, after graduation, Mooney, Rutherford, and Bennett joined editor/director Dave McCary to form the sketch group Good Neighbor. The group received praise from comedian Louis C.K. and director Steven Spielberg, who sent Mooney, Bennett, Rutherford, and McCary a personal acknowledgement after being impressed by the Hook parody Unbelievable Dinner. He complimented the sketch and encouraged the group to continue making funny movies.

In 2011, Bennett created the satirical political talk show Fresh Perspectives, which helped him land his AT&T commercials interviewing children. He also hosted the YouTube show Theatre of Life.

In 2012, he appeared in the film Kill Me Now, a film starring multiple Internet sketch-comedy groups, and filmed Beside Still Waters by writer/director Chris Lowell.

In March 2013, he appeared in an episode of Last Man Standing, and that August voiced a character for Axe Cop for Fox's Animation Domination High-Def programming block. That year, Good Neighbor produced a pilot for Comedy Central with Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez production company, though it was not picked up as a series, due to the move of three of the troupe's four members to New York City to star on Saturday Night Live. That same year, Bennett completed work on the independent film Balls Out and appeared in season 4 of Arrested Development.

Bennett voiced Launchpad McQuack in the DuckTales reboot that ran from 2017 to 2021, and Eric in the Sony Pictures Animation film The Mitchells vs. the Machines. He is the voice of Hamster in the Disney Channel animated series Hamster & Gretel, and also voiced Sterling in Fixed.

Since 2023, Bennett has voiced Hank the Buffalo in Buffalo Wild Wings commercials.

In 2025, Bennett appeared as Steve Lombard in Superman (2025). In August 2025, he and Mooney launched the podcast What's Our Podcast?.

Saturday Night Live Bennett debuted as a featured player on Saturday Night Live in its 39th season on September 28, 2013. He was promoted to repertory status for SNLs 41st season on October 2, 2015. He left the show after the finale of the 46th season on May 22, 2021. In an interview with Time magazine, Bennett said he left the show so he could be with his wife in Los Angeles. He made subsequent cameo appearances in the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special and reprised his impression of Vladimir Putin in the pre-taped sketch "The White Potus" in April 2025.

Personal life On May 13, 2016, Bennett posted a photograph of himself with his girlfriend Jessy Hodges, with a caption saying that they were celebrating five years together. The couple married on August 25, 2018.

In March 2022, Hodges revealed via Instagram that she and Bennett had welcomed a son.

Bennett has been friends with fellow SNL cast member Kyle Mooney since they were students at the University of Southern California.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes2012Kill Me NowTodd2013Beside Still WatersTom2014Balls OutDick2015The Party is OverAdam2016Zoolander 2Geoff MillieUncreditedDeanTrevorSingLanceVoice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.The Late BloomerLuke2017Brigsby BearDetective Bander2018The UnicornTyson 2019Greener GrassNickPlus OneMattThe Angry Birds Movie 2Brad Eagleberger, HankVoice2020Bill & Ted Face the MusicDeacon Logan2021The Mitchells vs. the MachinesEric, Pal Max RobotsVoice2023NimonaSir Thoddeus SurebladeVoice 2024Y2KRadio announcerVoice; uncreditedUnfrostedBarney Stein 2025SupermanSteve LombardFixedSterlingVoiceTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New JerseyThe AnnouncerVoice; Short film2026Bad DayCompleted2027The Last ResortNatePost-production

Television Year Title Role Notes2013Last Man StandingPolice SergeantEpisode: "The Fight"; uncreditedArrested Development'Straight' Straightbait ActorEpisode: "A New Start"Axe CopFather of BoyVoice, episode: "The Rabbit Who Broke All the Rules"Lucas Bros. Moving CoRepo ManVoice, episode: "DDT"2013–2021Saturday Night LiveVariousMain cast2015Big Time in Hollywood, FLRickyEpisode: "Rehabilitation"2017Master of NoneHelicopter PilotVoice, episode: "Amarsi Un Po"Comrade DetectiveNikita Ionescu2 episodesGhostedBobEpisode: "Lockdown"2017–2021DuckTalesLaunchpad McQuack, additional voicesVoice, main cast2018We Bare BearsBrodyVoice, episode: "Bro Brawl"2019The Other TwoJeff2 episodesShrillKevin O’Donnell/The Awesome2 episodesSunnysideTripp HensonEpisode: "Schnorf Town"2021 Close Enough Luc Voice, episode: "Houseguest From Hell" M.O.D.O.K. Austin Van Der Sleet Voice, recurring role Santa Inc. P3 (voice) Episode: "Spring Awakening" Saturday Morning All Star Hits! Thomas Voice, 4 episodes 2022 The Simpsons Grayson Mathers Voice, episode: "The Longest Marge" 2022–2025 Hamster & Gretel Hamster Voice, main role2023Killing It Johnny 2 episodes Office Race Pat Television film I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Stuart Episode: "SO NOW EVERY TIME I'M ABOUT TO DO SOMETHING I REALLY WANT TO DO,I ASK MYSELF, 'WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT IS THIS?'" Rick and MortySheriffVoice, episode: "How Poopy Got His Poop Back" Big MouthOwenVoice, 2 episodes 2023, 2025 Chibiverse Hamster, Launchpad McQuack Voice, 4 episodes 2024Is It Cake?SelfCelebrity judge, episode: "Knock Knock...Cake Service!"2025Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary SpecialGroomsman, himselfTelevision special, NBCDigman! Carl Crunch Voice, episode: "A Sari Sight"Solar Opposites Oz Voice, episode: "The Last Flight of Ariana 1" Platonic Wild Card 2 episodes2026Mating Season Arnold Voice, episode: “The Passion of Raynal Skidski"Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness Bob Woodward Episode: "Deepthroat" TBA The People v. Gorilla Grodd Steve Lombard Main role; Filming

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