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My Take
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.
Overview
Brett Gelman (born October 6, 1976) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Murray Bauman in Netflix's horror-supernatural series Stranger Things and as Martin in the BBC comedy Fleabag. Gelman began his career as a comedian in the 2000s, gaining notability the following decade for his involvement in numerous Adult Swim shows, notably Eagleheart and comedy specials in 2014 and 2015.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dragon
- Origin
- Highland Park, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / comedian / television actor / podcaster / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Highland Park High School
- University
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/brettgelman/
- Xhttps://x.com/brettgelman
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett%20Gelman
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.