Chris Geere


Christopher William Geere is an English actor. He is best known for playing the lead role of Jimmy Shive-Overly in the FXX comedy You're the Worst and Roger Clifford in the 2019 movie Pokémon Detective Pikachu.

Career

Geere portrayed the character of Music and Drama teacher Matt Wilding in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road. In January 2009, just as the fourth series of Waterloo Road began airing, Geere said that he would not be returning for the fifth series. He starred on the FXX hit comedy series You're the Worst, which ran for five seasons from 2014 to 2019.
In 2019, he took on the role of Roger Clifford in the urban fantasy film Pokémon Detective Pikachu alongside Justice Smith and Ryan Reynolds.

Personal life

Geere was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. He married Jennifer Sawdon, a singer-songwriter and pianist, in 2010. Their son, Freddie, was born in 2012.

Filmography

Film

Television