Chris Henry Coffey


Chris Henry Coffey is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role in the David Schwimmer-directed film Trust also starring Clive Owen, Catherine Keener and Viola Davis. He was praised for his "tour-de-force performance... giving a shockingly convincing performance that is equally perverse and plausible". Roger Ebert also singled Coffey out in his

Life and career

Coffey was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin. A 1999 graduate of the Yale School of Drama, he has originated roles on Broadway, off-Broadway and regionally in numerous world premieres including Bekah Brunstetter's Public Servant on Theatre Row , Gina Gionfriddo's Can You Forgive Her? at the Huntington Theater Company, directed by Peter DuBois, Richard Nelson's Frank's Home, directed by Robert Falls, Richard Nelson's How Shakespeare Won the West and working alongside Arthur Miller in his penultimate play, Resurrection Blues, directed by Mark Lamos.
Coffey made his Broadway debut in the play Bronx Bombers, as Joe DiMaggio at the Circle in the Square after originating the role Off-Broadway at Primary Stages.
Additional theatrical highlights include Days to Come by Lillian Hellman for the Mint Theater Company, Lips Together, Teeth Apart, directed by Mark Lamos, The Front Page, directed by Gordon Edelstein, Violet Hour, directed by David Kennedy, and Hedda Gabler, directed by Ron Daniels, P.R. Man, A View from the Bridge and A Midsummer Night's Dream, Galileo and Measure For Measure, among many others.
Television appearances include guest starring roles on Mrs. Fletcher, Chicago Fire, Instinct, , The Good Wife, Cupid and Law & Order, as well as recurring roles on and Guiding Light.
He has appeared in the films Trust , The International and Thirteen Days, and has been seen in dozens of indie features and shorts over the years. Coffey has starred in three short films that have made their premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival: "Master Maggie", and .
Coffey currently lives in New York City and is married to actress Jennifer Mudge.