Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman is the kind of character actor I instinctively trust a project with. Whether he's the paranoid conspiracy theorist Murray Bauman in Stranger Things or the smug, faintly repulsive Martin in Fleabag, he brings a specificity that makes scenes crackle. I think his roots as a stand-up comedian and his work writing and podcasting feed that fearlessness; he commits fully to characters most actors would soften. He rarely leads, but I'd argue that's a strength here, not a limitation. Gelman is proof that a film or series is only as good as the people lurking at its edges, and he's reliably one of the best.

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Name (English)

Brett Gelman

Name (Japanese)

ブレット・ゲルマン

Reading

ぶれっと・げるまん

Born

October 6, 1976 (age 49)

Origin

Highland Park, Illinois, United States

Occupation

voice actor / comedian / television actor / podcaster / screenwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

High school

Highland Park High School

University

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/brettgelman/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett%20Gelman
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4962181

Tags

• Illinois
• voice actor
• comedian
• television actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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