Christopher Nicholas Smith

Christopher Nicholas Smith is an American television and film actor. He is best known for playing Dennis in the 2011 horror movie Paranormal Activity 3. He also played Josh Merit in the 2017 romantic comedy film Non-Transferable.

Life and career Smith starred as Potiphar in the Chaminade High School production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat alongside future Broadway powerhouse actor Jason Zammit, who put on a masterful performance as Joseph. Smith attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and trained at the Atlantic Theater Company acting school in New York City. Smith is the founder, head writer and principal performer of the sketch comedy troupe Harvard Sailing Team.

Smith's first real acting gig was in a short movie produced by Tisch School of the Arts titled I Killed Zoe Day. He had a small role in the drama, Little Children. He made his television debut in 2009 in the third season of 30 Rock in an episode titled "Goodbye, My Friend", where he played Tim. He later joined ESPN's Mayne Street, a web comedy series starring sports journalist Kenny Mayne. He made guest appearances on The Office, The Mindy Project and How I Met Your Mother.

In 2011, he was cast in Paranormal Activity 3. He was also cast in the political thriller The Reluctant Fundamentalist. In 2013, he appeared in the film Enough Said. In 2013, he was cast in a CBS television pilot Ex-Men (renamed to We Are Men) which was then picked to series and cancelled after two episodes.

He co-wrote the comedy-drama film Sacramento, which premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival and stars Michael Angarano, Michael Cera, Maya Erskine, and Kristen Stewart.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 I Killed Zoe Day Wyatt Short Little Children Steak House Waiter 2007 Aquarium Jared Short 2010 Another Psycho Chris Burns Short 2011 Paranormal Activity 3 Dennis 2012 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Mike Rizzo 2013 Enough Said Hal (Massage Client) 2016 Storks Dougland Voice 2017 Non-Transferable Josh Merit 2021 Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity Himself Documentary film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 30 Rock Tim Baker Episode: "Goodbye, My Friend" 2010 Mayne Street Chris 12 episodes Fake It Til You Make It Darren Kernin 5 episodes 2011 The Office Credit Card Guy UncreditedEpisode: "The Seminar" 2013 The Mindy Project Mike Menken 1 episode How I Met Your Mother Strickland Stevens Episode: "Weekend at Barney's" We Are Men Carter Thomas Series regular 2014 The Newsroom Randy Lansing Episode: "Run" Garfunkel and Oates Darren Episode: "Speechless" 2015 Mom Douglas Biletnikoff Episodes: "Three Smiles and an Unpainted Ceiling" and "Kitty Litter and a Class A Felony" 2017 Friends from College Beta Dog Episodes: "Mission Impossible", "Grand Cayman" and "Connecticut House" 2018 Lonely and Horny Luke Episode: "Game Night" Young & Hungry Nick Walker 5 episodes 2020 The Moodys Nick 6 episodes 2024 Curb Your Enthusiasm Ron Harrington Episode: "Vertical Drop, Horizontal Tug"