Craig Robinson

Actor, Producer, Writer

Birthdate: October 25, 1971 (54 Years Old)

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Craig Robinson (birthname: Craig Phillip Robinson) is a beloved comic actor who established his talent for good-natured laughs and deadpan style in his long-running role as Darryl Philbin on NBC’s The Office. Learning his stand-up and improv chops while in college at the renowned Second City company in his native Chicago, Robinson nevertheless earned a master's in Education and worked as a Chicago schoolteacher. He worked his stand-up routine to the level where he won contests around the country and nabbed guest spots on Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Bernie Mac Show. This soon led to his big break on The Office, but it was his close association with Seth Rogen that provided Robinson’s entry into feature films. A string of vivid turns followed with Rogen in Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up (2007), David Gordon Green’s Pineapple Express (2008), Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Rogen’s This is the End (2013), and the outlandish Sausage Party (2016). Like many contemporary comic actors, Craig Robinson has taken advantage of the upswing in Hollywood’s animated feature filmmaking activity with numerous voice performances in both purely animated work (Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) and The Bad Guys (2022)) and mixed animation and live-action (such as Dolittle (2020) with Robert Downey, Jr.). Craig Robinson has skillfully expanded his range beyond comedy with his lauded starring role (including an Indie Spirit Awards nomination and a Special Jury Prize for Individual Performance in the Sundance Film Festival) in Chad Hartigan’s Morris From America (2016) and strong supporting turns in Tate Taylor’s James Brown biopic, Get On Up (2014), Craig Brewer’s Dolemite is my Name (2019) with Eddie Murphy and James Franco’s Zeroville (2019), again with Seth Rogen.

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Personal life

Craig Robinson was raised on the South Side of Chicago by parents Marian and Fraser Robinson III. He has two brothers, Chris and Rob. Craig Robinson earned a BA degree in music from Illinois State University and a Master of Education degree from Saint Xavier University. His height is 6’ 1 ½”.

Known For

Toy Story 5

(2026)

In Your Dreams

Baloney Tony (2025)

The Bad Guys 2

Mr. Shark (2025)

The Bad Guys

Shark (2022)

Henchmen

Stew (2018)

Craig Robinson Movies

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2025 |
The Bad Guys 2
The Bad Guys 2
2025
Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do "one last job" by an all-female squad of criminals.
asMr. Shark
2025 |
In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams
2025
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.
asBaloney Tony
2024 |
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
2024
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When Bikini Bottom is suddenly scooped out of the ocean, Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob journey to Sandy's home state of Texas, where they meet Sandy's family and must save Bikini Bottom from the hands of an evil CEO.
asPa Cheeks
2024 |
My Spy: The Eternal City
My Spy: The Eternal City
2024
Action, Comedy
JJ, a veteran CIA agent, reunites with his protégé Sophie, in order to prevent a catastrophic nuclear scheme threatening Vatican City, which disrupts a high school choir trip to Italy.
asConnelly
2022 |
The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys
2022
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family
To avoid prison, a gang of notorious animal criminals pretends to seek being rehabilitated, only for their leader to realize that he genuinely wants to change his ways.
asShark
2020 |
Dolittle
Dolittle
2020
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A physician who can talk to animals embarks on an adventure to find a legendary island with a young apprentice and a crew of strange pets.
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asKevin
2018 |
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
2018
Comedy, Crime
Lulu Danger's unsatisfying marriage takes a turn for the worst when a mysterious man from her past comes to town to perform an event called "An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn; For One Magical Night Only."
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asBeverly Luff Linn
2018 |
Henchmen
Henchmen
2018
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When the world is threatened by an evil supervillain, a teenager and his mentor team up to stop him.
asStew
2017 |
Tragedy Girls
Tragedy Girls
2017
Comedy, Crime, Horror
A twist on the slasher genre, following two death-obsessed teenage girls who use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small mid-western town into a frenzy, and cement their legacy as modern horror legends.
asBig Al
2017 |
Table 19
Table 19
2017
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway, only to find herself seated with five fellow unwanted guests at the dreaded Table 19.
asJerry Kepp
2016 |
Morris from America
Morris from America
2016
Comedy, Drama, Romance
The romantic and coming-of-age misadventures of a 13-year-old American living in Germany.
asCurtis Gentry
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Hot Tub Time Machine 2as Nick
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Peeplesas Wade Walker
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as Stew
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This Is the Endas Craig Robinson
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Get on Upas Maceo Parker
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Shrek Forever Afteras Cookie
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Knocked Upas Club Doorman
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as Atlas
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Pineapple Expressas Matheson

Facts About Craig Robinson

Music Man: Craig Robinson is practically a one-man band, having mastered three instruments: piano, drums, and guitar. Late Bloomer: Robinson only began his career as a stand-up comic in his late 20s.