2015
James White
Abbott plays the title character in Josh Mond’s drama.
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A career moving between stage and screen
Christopher Abbott is an American actor known for James White, Catch-22 and Poor Things.
Greenwich, Connecticut
Characters under pressure
Born in Greenwich, Connecticut, Abbott has worked across theatre, film and television. His early screen credits include Martha Marcy May Marlene and the series Girls.
In James White (2015), he plays the title character confronting family illness and grief. The performance brought Independent Spirit and Gotham acting nominations. He later led the television adaptation of Catch-22 as John Yossarian.
His film work also includes Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things. He appears in You Can See Everything (2026), a documentary that includes recreated scenes alongside its nonfiction material.
The films below are those available on FLM.RED, not his complete filmography.
Selected performances
2019
Catch-22
He plays John Yossarian in the limited series.
2023
Poor Things
He appears in Yorgos Lanthimos’s film.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.