Chris Pratt's Real Name: Christopher Michael Pratt

Quick answer: Chris Pratt's full name is Christopher Michael Pratt. He was born on June 21, 1979, in Virginia, Minnesota, and works under Chris Pratt—the short form of Christopher.

Real name and early life

Library of Congress name authority and Biography.com identify Christopher Michael Pratt, born June 21, 1979, in Virginia, Minnesota (LOC; Biography.com). Pratt is the family surname; Michael is the middle name. He grew up in Lake Stevens, Washington, after early years in Minnesota, worked strip-mall and survival jobs (including a stint living in a van on Maui), and was discovered while waiting tables there. Early TV included Everwood and The O.C. before the defining comedy role that remade his public image from jock type to lovable goof.

Career highlights

As Andy Dwyer on NBC’s Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) he became a sitcom favorite. Marvel casting as Peter Quill / Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and later MCU films—including Avengers crossovers—turned him into a global franchise lead, alongside Owen Grady in the Jurassic World series (from 2015), Emmet in The Lego Movie (2014), the lead in Amazon’s The Terminal List, and action titles such as The Tomorrow War. He married actress Anna Faris (2009–2018); they have son Jack. He later married author Katherine Schwarzenegger; they have daughters. Category tags that list him only under voice-actors undersell the live-action career; actors is the better fit. Voice roles (The Lego Movie, animated spin-offs) sit beside live-action franchises, which is why some databases over-tag him as voice-actors only. Across TV and film billing, the professional name stayed Chris Pratt; the documented full name is Christopher Michael Pratt.

Charitable and faith-oriented interviews in the 2010s–2020s kept the Chris Pratt brand consistent even as franchise contracts multiplied.

Name notes for searchers

Chris is the everyday short form of Christopher, not a separate stage invention. Prefer LOC and Biography.com over celebrity stubs. Full first name Christopher appears on authority records even when credits say Chris. Wikipedia is useful only as a pointer after primary citations.

Faith and family interviews in later press did not change the Christopher Michael Pratt civil form on authority files.