Kevin Chamberlin

Chamberlin made his Broadway debut in 1992 as a member of the original cast of My Favorite Year at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, serving as an understudy for Herb Lee and Sy Benson. His early theater credits include Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1993), One Touch of Venus (1996) at New York City Center's Encores! series, and Triumph of Love (1997), in which he originated the role of Dimas at the Royale Theatre. In 1998, he joined the Broadway production of Chicago as Amos Hart and appeared in the Encores! production of Li'l Abner as Senator Jack S. Phogbound. He performed in Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 in 1999.

In 2000, Chamberlin originated the role of Charlie and other characters in Dirty Blonde on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre, earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play. In 2001, he played Horton the Elephant in the original Broadway cast of Seussical at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. His subsequent theater credits include Merrily We Roll Along (2002), playing Charley Kringas in a concert production at the Freud Playhouse, and Company (2004), playing David in a regional production. He returned to Chicago as Amos Hart at the Shubert Theatre in 2006 and performed in Stairway to Paradise at New York City Center's Encores! series in 2007. That year, he also originated the role of Gaetano Proclo in the Broadway production of The Ritz at Studio 54.

Chamberlin continued playing Amos Hart in Chicago from 2008 to 2009 at the Ambassador Theatre and on the national tour. From 2009 to 2011, he played Uncle Fester in The Addams Family, first in the pre-Broadway regional production at Chicago's Oriental Theatre and then in the original Broadway cast at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the role and won a Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite Performance by a Featured Actor in a Broadway Musical. He was replaced by Brad Oscar on March 8, 2011. His later theater credits include Hair (2014), playing Dad at the Hollywood Bowl; Spamalot (2015), in which he played Sir Bedevere, Dennis's Mother and Concorde; and Disaster! (2016), in which he played Maury in the original Broadway cast at the Nederlander Theatre. He also played Lt. Schrank, Doc and Officer Krupke in a 2016 Hollywood Bowl production of West Side Story.

In 2017, Chamberlin played Jimmie Deegan in the Encores! production of The New Yorkers at New York City Center. From 2018 to 2019, he played the Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the Broadway production of Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre. In 2018, he participated in a workshop of Parade at Roundabout Theatre Company, playing Luther Rosser and Mr. Peavy. His 2019 theater credits included High Button Shoes, in which he played Mr. Pierre Pontdue at New York City Center's Encores! series; Little Shop of Horrors, in which he played Mr. Mushnik at Pasadena Playhouse; and a concert production of Let 'Em Eat Cake at Carnegie Hall, in which he played Vice President Alexander Throttlebottom.

In 2021, Chamberlin played Auguste Gusteau in Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, an online benefit concert presentation based on the 2007 Disney/Pixar film Ratatouille. In 2022, he played Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. His performance earned him a Helen Hayes Award. He subsequently played Xanthias in a 2023 concert production of The Frogs at Lincoln Center and Moonface Martin in a 2024 regional production of Anything Goes at The Muny. In 2025, he returned to the New York stage with his solo show Finding the Joy, presented for one night at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on June 23. In 2026, he appeared as The Director in When Playwrights Kill at Huntington Theatre Company.

Chamberlin's film credits began with Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), in which he played Charles Weiss, an NYPD bomb defusal expert. His subsequent credits include In & Out (1997) as Carl Mickley, Letters from a Killer (1998) as Cutler, Trick (1999) as Perry's Ex, Herman U.S.A. (2001) as Wayne and Road to Perdition (2002) as Frank the Bouncer. In 2004, he appeared in Suspect Zero as Harold Speck and Christmas with the Kranks as Mr. Scanlon. His 2005 credits included Bound by Lies, in which he played Gus Boyle, and Loudmouth Soup, in which he played Charlie Baker.

In 2006, Chamberlin played Marty in Lucky Number Slevin and provided additional voices for the direct-to-DVD animated film Queer Duck: The Movie. He played Officer Jennings in The Girl Next Door (2007), a hitman in the short film Sorry (2008), and Jackson Spiers in Taking Woodstock (2009). His subsequent film credits include Possessions (2012), in which he played Keith, and the short film Meat and Potatoes (2013), in which he played Charlie. In 2014, he played Fred Mahew III in Lucky Stiff and Victor in the short film Silent Shadows. He appeared as Larry Trambone in Internet Famous (2016) and played Irving in the short film Irving (2017). That year, he also provided the voice of Gavel in The Emoji Movie.

Chamberlin continued his voice work with Wonder Park (2019), in which he voiced Uncle Tony, and Trouble (2019), in which he voiced James. His other 2019 film credit was The Nightmare Gallery, in which he played Dr. Stockton. In 2020, he played Sheldon in The Prom. He reprised the role of Auguste Gusteau in Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical (2021) and played Buddy Bob Morgan in The Zombie Wedding (2023).

Chamberlin's television career began with Reading Rainbow (1991), in which he played Ted the Grateful Head in the episode "The Lady with the Ship on Her Head." In 1992, he appeared in ABC Afterschool Specials as a referee in "Summer Stories: The Mall - Part 3." He played Audubon Poulet in four episodes of Ghostwriter (1994) and Victor in the New York News episode "Fun City" (1995). In 1999, he appeared in the television film Earthly Possessions as a policeman. His 2001 credits included Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, in which he played Roger Berry in the episode "Redemption," and Ed, in which he played Mr. Bronkowski in two episodes from 2001 to 2002.

In 2003, Chamberlin appeared in Without a Trace in the episode "Hang on to Me," played a guy in a waiting room in the Frasier episode "Lilith Needs a Favor," and appeared as Cat Man in Kingpin's "The Odd Couple," Dr. Pendelton in Nip/Tuck's "Mandi/Randi," and Wallace in According to Jim's "The Lemonade Stand." His 2004 credits included It's All Relative, in which he played Wayne in "Cross My Heart," and The D.A., in which he played Prosecutor Eams in "The People vs. Sergius Kovinsky."

In 2005, Chamberlin appeared as Neville in Crossing Jordan, Dave in Listen Up and Carl in three episodes of Jake in Progress. He also played Lenny in two episodes of Inconceivable and Momma in five episodes of Sex, Love & Secrets. His 2006 television credits included Crumbs, in which he played a massage client; the television film The Valley of Light, in which he played Moody; CSI: NY, in which he played Patient No. 1/The Flash; So Notorious, in which he played Lionel; and Twenty Good Years, in which he played a bailiff. In 2007, he played Aron Malsky in three episodes of Heroes and Fred Smedresman in eight episodes of State of Mind.

Chamberlin appeared as Mr. Crisp in Better Off Ted (2009) and made an uncredited appearance as Uncle Fester on Late Show with David Letterman in 2010. From 2011 to 2015, he played Bertram Winkle in the main cast of Jessie and directed four episodes of the series. He reprised the role in Austin & Ally in 2012. In 2013, he played Dr. Fusion in the Disney Channel Original Movie Teen Beach Movie. His later television credits include Modern Family (2015), as Dr. Monty Lemon; Where the Bears Are (2015), as the Beach Minister; and the Hallmark Channel original movie A Christmas Melody (2015), as Thomas. He returned as Bertram Winkle in Bunk'd in 2016.

In 2017, Chamberlin played Frank in three episodes of Grace and Frankie and Bill Marks in the Training Day episode "Tunnel Vision." He appeared as the Man in Plaid Pants in two episodes of A Series of Unfortunate Events (2018) and played Anton in the Team Kaylie episode "Wax On, Wax Off" (2019). His more recent television credits include Outer Range (2022), in which he played Karl Cleaver in two episodes; The Really Loud House (2022), in which he played Phillip "Flip" Phillipini in two episodes; and the 2023 television film A Really Haunted Loud House. In 2025, he played Bob Temple in five episodes of Duster.

In 2014, Chamberlin appeared as himself in the music video Disney's Circle of Stars: Do You Want to Build a Snowman?, alongside various artists.