Background and career
Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor and producer. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $15.2 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing film stars of all time. Pratt was one of the world's highest-paid actors annually from 2015 to 2017. Through starring in blockbuster franchises and big-budget films, he has established himself as one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.
Pratt began his film career with minor roles before securing a starring role in the drama series Everwood (2002–2006). He had his breakthrough role as Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015). Pratt received global recognition and established himself as a leading actor by portraying Star-Lord in six films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). He achieved further critical and commercial success by portraying Owen Grady in the first three films of the Jurassic World franchise (2015–2022). Pratt's other starring roles include the Western action film The Magnificent Seven (2016), the science fiction film Passengers (2016), and the military science-fiction action film The Tomorrow War (2021). He has also voiced roles in The Lego Movie franchise (2014–2019), Onward (2020), The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and its sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026), and The Garfield Movie (2024).
Pratt was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015, and appeared in Forbes' Celebrity 100 in 2016. Often regarded as a sex symbol, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. Since February 2020, Pratt has owned the production company Indivisible Productions; its first project, The Terminal List, made him one of the highest-paid television actors, earning $1.4 million per episode.
Christopher Michael Pratt was born in the city of Virginia, Minnesota, on June 21, 1979. His mother, Kathleen Louise "Kathy" (née Indahl), worked at a Safeway supermarket, while his father, Daniel Clifton Pratt, held various jobs, including mining and home remodeling. He has two older siblings: a sister, Angie, and a brother, Daniel "Cully" Pratt. Pratt has cited his brother Cully as one of his biggest influences and credits him as the reason he started acting. When Pratt was two or three years old, his father uprooted the family to Anchorage, Alaska, where they lived for the next few years. Concerned that raising children in Alaska was too dangerous due to the presence of bears, the family entered a period of instability, relocating between twenty homes across the United States in search of job opportunities.
How Chris Pratt makes money
His films as a leading actor have grossed over $15.2 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing film stars of all time. Since February 2020, Pratt has owned the production company Indivisible Productions; its first project, The Terminal List, made him one of the highest-paid television actors, earning $1.4 million per episode.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (2026-08-11), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
