Christopher Carley

Christopher Murphy Carley (born May 31, 1978) is an American actor who is sometimes credited as Chris Carley. He is best known for portraying Father Janovich in the 2008 film Gran Torino.

Biography Carley was born in Suffern, New York to Elizabeth and Gerard Carley and grew up in Pearl River. He has two sisters, Cara and Sarah, and graduated from Pearl River High School in 1996. He later studied at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, receiving acting training at both the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School and the Experimental Theatre Wing.

Carley made his acting debut on Broadway in the 1998 production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane taking over the role of Ray. He also played "Second Bellboy" in Once in a Lifetime.

He has appeared in such television series as House M.D., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Sopranos, and Veronica Mars. He also played a small role in the film Lions for Lambs. In 2008 he starred with Clint Eastwood in the film Gran Torino.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1997 Colin Fitz Lives! Lonely Fan 2003 Main Road 2004 Garden State Gleason Party Drunk 2005 Backseat Guy at Party 2005 Homecoming Tony 2007 Lions for Lambs Sniper 2008 AmericanEast Guy in coffee shop #2 2008 Gran Torino Father Janovich 2010 Miss Nobody Frankie Sheftell