John Christopher Reilly is an American actor. After his film debut in Casualties of War (1989), he gained exposure through his supporting roles in Days of Thunder (1990), What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and The River Wild (1994). He worked with director Martin Scorsese on both Gangs of New York (2002) and The Aviator (2004).
In 2007, he starred in the comedy Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, garnering him a Grammy Award nomination and a second Golden Globe Award nomination for the song performed in the film, “Walk Hard”. In 2018 he starred as the comedian Oliver Hardy in the biopic Stan and Ollie. The role earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination as well as a Critics’ Choice Award nomination.
In 2020, he created and starred in the Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8. In 2022, he led an ensemble cast for the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Reilly performs with his band John Reilly and Friends and worked as a stage actor in True West (2000), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
Are Will Ferrell and John C Reilly friends?
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly enjoy one of Hollywood’s most enduring friendships? In 2018, the actors opened up about their relationship while sitting down together for an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Reilly explained that they actually met on the West Side Highway and were introduced by fellow comedian Molly Shannon (how or why they met on a highway, we may never know). The two hit it off right away and their friendship aged like fine wine.”Over time we, like, got to know each other better and better,” Reilly said.
He also noted that after they worked on Talladega Nights together, they “did develop quite a real relationship.”