Chris Diamantopoulos (born May 9, 1975) is a Greek-Canadian actor and comedian.
Chris Diamantopoulos was born in Toronto, Ontario and grew up splitting time between Canada and Greece. He began appearing in TV commercials and professional theater productions at the age of 9, and by the time he turned 18, he had left home to partake in a series of U.S. national tours. A short time later, he landed on Broadway where he played the lead in The Full Monty (2002) and Les Misérables (2003). Diamantopoulos attended East York Collegiate Institute. He is of Greek descent and practices the Greek Orthodox religion. He met his wife, actress Becki Newton, in a subway station in New York. The couple married on May 12, 2005. Becki gave birth to their first child, a boy, in November 2010
He portrayed Robin Williams in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy, a 2005 television film about the behind-the-scenes drama during the making of Mork and Mindy. He has guest-starred in several series, including Kevin Hill, Charmed, The Sopranos, Nip/Tuck, and Boston Legal. In 2007 he appeared opposite Debra Messing in the USA Network mini-series The Starter Wife, where he gave a memorable performance as the gay interior decorator character of Rodney.
Diamantopoulos had a recurring role on the Lifetime drama series State of Mind. He also guest-voiced on American Dad! in 2009.
On the eighth season of the Fox series 24 Diamantopoulos played President Allison Taylor's Chief of Staff Rob Weiss. He played Frank Sinatra in the TV miniseries, The Kennedys. Diamantopoulos will play Moe Howard in the 2012 The Three Stooges film.
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