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Rob Delaney
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Delaney in 2012
Born (1977-01-19) January 19, 1977 (age 48)
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Citizenship
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Occupation
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • writer
  • activist
Years active 2003–present
Spouse(s) Leah Delaney
Children 4

Rob Delaney was born on January 19, 1977. He is an American comedian, actor, writer, and activist. He is best known for creating and starring in the TV show Catastrophe (2015–2019). He also played Peter Wisdom in the superhero movies Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).

Delaney has appeared in many other films. These include Hobbs & Shaw (2019), Bombshell (2019), and Tom & Jerry (2021). He was also in Home Sweet Home Alone (2021), The School for Good and Evil (2022), and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). His recent film is Love at First Sight (2023).

About Rob Delaney

His Early Life

Rob Delaney was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1977. His parents are Nancy and Robert Delaney. He grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts. His family has Irish roots. He went to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He graduated in 1999 with a degree in musical theater.

His Career

Comedy on Twitter

Rob Delaney first became known because of Twitter. He started posting jokes there in 2009. By 2016, he had more than 1.2 million followers. He was one of the first comedians to use social media to share his jokes. In 2010, Paste magazine called him one of the 10 funniest people on Twitter. In May 2012, he won an award for "Funniest Person on Twitter" at The Comedy Awards. He was the first comedian to win this award.

Writing Books

Delaney has written articles for magazines like Vice and newspapers like The Guardian. His first book, Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage., was published in 2013. In 2022, he published a memoir called A Heart That Works. This book is about the sad loss of his son, Henry, who died from brain cancer at two and a half years old.

Acting on TV

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Delaney and Sharon Horgan being interviewed about Catastrophe in 2015

In 2011, Comedy Central announced that Delaney would film a TV pilot called @RobDelaney. However, the show was not made into a series. Instead, Delaney went on to create and star in Catastrophe with Sharon Horgan. The show started in the UK on January 19, 2015, on Channel 4. It was about their characters who get together after a short affair. He then moves to the UK after learning she is pregnant. The show also aired in the United States on Amazon in June 2015.

Catastrophe ran for four seasons. The final episode aired in the UK on February 12, 2019. Amazon released it in the US on March 15, 2019. The series earned him an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Comedy Writing." Since moving to the UK in 2014, Delaney has appeared on many British TV shows. These include Have I Got News for You and Would I Lie to You?.

Acting in Movies

In the movie Deadpool 2 (2018), Rob Delaney played Peter Wisdom. This character is an ordinary middle-aged man with no superpowers. He joins Deadpool's X-Force team. To promote the movie, a Twitter account was even made for Peter's character.

In 2019, Delaney had small roles in several big Hollywood movies. He worked again with director David Leitch and actor Dwayne Johnson in Hobbs & Shaw. In this film, he played Agent Loeb. He also appeared as a theater director in the comedy-drama Last Christmas. Both of these movies became No. 1 at the UK box office. He also appeared in The Hustle and the drama Bombshell.

His Personal Life

Rob Delaney lives in London with his wife, Leah. They have four sons together. In February 2018, Delaney shared that their son Henry had passed away the month before. Henry was two and a half years old and had been treated for a brain tumor since 2016. The movie Deadpool & Wolverine, where Delaney plays Peter, is dedicated to Henry. The couple's fourth son was born in August 2018. Since 2024, Rob Delaney has also been a citizen of the UK.

Delaney has also openly talked about his experiences with depression. In 2018, he became the first person on the CBeebies Bedtime Stories show to tell a story using Makaton. This is a special language with signs and symbols, which he used to communicate with his son Henry. Rob Delaney is an atheist.

His Political Views

Rob Delaney has lived in Britain for a long time but could not vote because he was not a UK citizen. In June 2017, he supported the Labour Party in the 2017 general election. In November 2018, he supported a petition that asked Labour Members of Parliament (MPs) to vote against a Brexit agreement.

In November 2019, Delaney and other public figures signed a letter supporting Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. They endorsed him in the 2019 UK general election. The letter said that Labour's plans under Corbyn would help people and the planet more than private businesses.

Filmography

Key
Not yet released Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Work Role Notes
2007 Wild Girls Gone
2014 Life After Beth News Anchor
2018 Deadpool 2 Peter Wisdom
2019 The Hustle Todd
Rocketman Elvis Presley Deleted scene
Hobbs & Shaw Agent Loeb
Last Christmas Theatre Director
Bombshell Gil Norman
2021 Tom & Jerry Henry Dubros
Wrath of Man Boss Blake Halls
The Good House Peter Newbold
Ron's Gone Wrong Andrew Morris Voice
Home Sweet Home Alone Jeff McKenzie
2022 The Bubble Marti
The School for Good and Evil Stefan
2023 Northern Comfort Ralph
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One JSOC
Love at First Sight Andrew Sullivan
2024 Argylle Deputy Director Powell
Deadpool & Wolverine Peter Wisdom

Television

Year Work Role Notes
2009 Coma, Period. Dan Humford 10 episodes
Outer Space Astronauts Commander Cake Episode: "One Year Ago"
2010 This Week in Comedy Himself Episode: "Karen Kilgariff/Rob Delaney"
2011 The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest Himself 6 episodes
2012 Key & Peele Various 3 episodes
First Dates with Toby Harris Brad Episode: "Ex-Girlfriends"
2013 Rob Delaney Live at the Bowery Ballroom Himself Television special; also executive producer
Cougar Town Guide Episode: "Have Love Will Travel"
Burning Love Kirk 3 episodes
2014 The Michael J. Fox Show Clete Matthews Episode: "Biking"
2015–2019 Catastrophe Rob Norris 24 episodes; also co-creator, co-writer, and executive producer
2016 Travel Man: 48 Hours In Himself Episode: "Seville"
2018 Action Team Victor Episode: "Super Mega Robot"
Trust Lansing Episode: "Kodachrome"
Danger Mouse Night Knight (voice) Episode: "Daylight Savings Crime"
Bitz & Bob Bevel (voice) 41 episodes
2021 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Guest Announcer 2 episodes
The Great North Brian Tobin (voice) 2 episodes
No Activity Magnolia (voice) 2 episodes
Birdgirl Brian O'Brien (voice) 6 episodes
Between the Covers Himself Episode #2.2
Fairfax Grant (voice) 4 episodes
2022 Big Nate Various voices 23 episodes
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway The Devil 3 episodes
The Man Who Fell to Earth Hatch Flood 8 episodes
2023 The Power Tom 2 episodes
Black Mirror Mac Episode: "Joan Is Awful"
2023–2024 Invincible Nuolzot / Séance Dog (voice) 3 episodes
2024 Bad Monkey Nick/Christopher Main Cast
TBA Dying for ... Not yet released Neighbour Guy Upcoming miniseries

Audio

Year Title Role Notes
2024 The Mysterious Affair at Styles Alfred Inglethorp Audible original
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