Biography
Brett Clifford Gelman is an American actor and comedian. He was born on October 6, 1976, in Highland Park, Illinois. He is best known for his roles as Murray Bauman in the Netflix series Stranger Things and Martin on the BBC series Fleabag.
Gelman began his career as a comedian in the early 2000s. He performed in numerous comedy clubs and improv theaters in New York City. In 2009, he was a writer and performer on the sketch comedy series Eagleheart. He also had a recurring role on the comedy series Another Period.
In 2016, Gelman was cast as Murray Bauman in the third season of Stranger Things. His character is a conspiracy theorist who helps the main characters investigate the supernatural events in Hawkins, Indiana. Gelman has since appeared in all four seasons of the show.
In 2016, Gelman also starred in the BBC series Fleabag. He played Martin, the boyfriend of the show's main character, Fleabag. Gelman's performance was critically acclaimed, and he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Gelman has also appeared in numerous films, including The Other Guys (2010), 30 Minutes or Less (2011), and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011). He has also had recurring roles on the television shows Go On, Married, and Camping.
Filmography (95)
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
Haunted Heist
2025
Boy Kills World
2024
McVeigh
2024
Lady in the Lake
2024
Strays
2023
Surrounded
2023
Entitled
2023
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2022
Metal Lords
2022
The Retrospective
2021
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021
Arlo the Alligator Boy
2021
I Heart Arlo
2021
Inside Job
2021
Jezebel
2020
If Only
2020
The Mighty Ones
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
Harpoon
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
The Night Is Young
2018
End of the Line
2018
Wild Nights with Emily
2018
Like Father
2018
Camping
2018
Budding Prospects
2017
Lemon
2017
DRIB
2017
The Disaster Artist
2017
Wilson
2017
Room for Rent
2017
Jeff and Some Aliens
2017
Making History
2017
Beyond Stranger Things
2017
Mr. Mercedes
2017
Joshy
2016
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
2016
Fleabag
2016
Stranger Things
2016
Love
2016
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
2015
Flock of Dudes
2015
Shaman
2015
The Odd Couple
2015
Another Period
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Man Seeking Woman
2015
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
Someone Marry Barry
2014
Pauline Alone
2014
Rubberhead
2014
Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends
2014
Married
2014
TripTank
2014
Bad Teacher
2014
Clarence
2014
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
2013
Awful Nice
2013
Gregory Go Boom
2013
Jobs
2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
The Jeselnik Offensive
2013
Drunk History
2013
Tim and Gelman Have Lunch (Again)
2013
Go On
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
Garfunkel and Oates
2012
30 Minutes or Less
2011
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
2011
Eat
2011
Tim and Gelman Have Lunch
2011
Eagleheart
2011
Happy Endings
2011
The Other Guys
2010
This Show Will Get You High
2010
May the Best Man Win
2009
The League
2009
Stick It in Detroit
2008
The Life & Times of Tim
2008
Watching the Detectives
2007
Mad Men
2007
Californication
2007
American Dad!
2005
The Office
2005
Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story
2004
Eretz Nehederet
2003
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
Family Guy
1999
Twin Peaks
1990
Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins
One Thousand Cats
Going There
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