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Colton Dunn (born June 30, 1977) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for his role as Garrett McNeil on the NBC workplace comedy Superstore (2015–2021), his work on Comedy Central sketch comedy series Key & Peele (2012–2015), where he served as writer, producer, and occasional performer throughout its five-season run, and his role as Lester Kitchens in the Netflix spy-adventure series The Recruit (2022–2025). Dunn also played Herman in Lazer Team (2015) and its sequel Lazer Team 2 (2017).
Prior to working on Key & Peele, Dunn was a writer and performer on Mad TV, from 2005 to 2009. He has also appeared in Parks and Recreation, Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, Game Shop, Burning Love, a small part on CollegeHumor If Google Was a Guy, and co-starred as Garrett McNeil in Superstore on NBC. Dunn hosted the comedy variety show RT-ES, produced by Rooster Teeth Productions, and co-starred in their sci-fi action comedy Lazer Team in 2015.
He is an alumnus of the improvisational comedy group Boom Chicago and has performed and taught at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre since 1999.
Dunn has received two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work on Key & Peele.
In 2019, Dunn appeared on the podcast Hello from the Magic Tavern as a talking crossbow in the episode "Wizard with a Crossbow". He reprised this role in March 2022 in the season 4 episode "Talking Crossbow Visits".
| 2003 | Phileine Says Sorry | Newsreader 5 | |
| 2004 | Beep | Greg | Short film |
| 2007 | Twisted Fortune | Oliver | |
| 2008 | Boner Boyz | Boner Boyz | Short film; also writer and producer |
| 2009 | Dow Jones | Homeless Guy | Video short |
| 2010 | The Big Dog | Salesman | Short film |
| LeBron Waynes Makes His Decision: Chicken Wings | LeBron Waynes | Short film; also writer | |
| Hatchet II | Vernon | ||
| Take a Silly One | Sergeant | Video short | |
| 2011 | Damn Love | Gardener | Short film |
| Rockin' Out | Colton | Video short; also writer | |
| Forcin' the Blues | Colton | Video short | |
| 2013 | Unidentified | Dave | |
| 2014 | Spirit Town | Buddy Hickel | Short film |
| 2015 | The Dramatics: A Comedy | Dennis | |
| Lazer Team | Herman | ||
| Monster Problems | Julian | Short film | |
| 2016 | Other People | Dan | |
| 2017 | Killing Hasselhoff | Redix | |
| Lazer Team 2 | Herman | ||
| 2018 | Blockers | Rudy | |
| Dude | Officer Higgins | ||
| 2022 | Jackass Forever | Writer | |
| TBA | Judgment Day | Filming |
| 2001 | Mad TV Live and Almost Legal | Yaris Guy | TV movie |
| 2004 | Last Laugh '04 | Patron | TV movie |
| 2004–05 | Boiling Points | Series regular | |
| 2005–09 | Mad TV | Various | 2 episodes; also writer of 55 episodes |
| 2009 | War Machine | Voice | |
| Brothers | Roscoe | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Brainstorm | Darryl | 8 episodes | |
| 2010–11 | Pretend Time | Various | 5 episodes; also writer of 7 episodes |
| The League | Cop | 2 episodes | |
| 2010–15 | Parks and Recreation | Brett | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Team Unicorn | Blake | Episode: "SuperHarmony"; also wrote 2 episodes |
| Honey and Joy | Earl the Clown | ||
| Childrens Hospital | 70's Dude | Episode: "The '70s Episode" | |
| Roommate Meeting | Cop | Episode: "Rat Problem Solved" | |
| 2012 | Game Shop | Derrick | 11 episodes; also writer |
| Sketchy | Agent #1 | Episode: "Bourne Again" | |
| Al | Episode: "Time Angels" | ||
| The Funtime Gang | Gary the Girafffe | TV movie | |
| 2012–13 | Campus Security | Darren Scott | 6 episodes |
| Burning Love | Tim | 7 episodes | |
| 2012–15 | Key & Peele | Various | 4 episodes; also writer and co-producer of 53 episodes |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Various | 3 episodes | |
| 2013 | Happy Endings | Thug | Episode: "The Marry Prankster" |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Writer of 30 episodes | ||
| 2014 | Kroll Show | Tony | Episode: "Sponsored by Stamps" |
| NerdTerns | Barry | Episode: "Matt Bennett in Jenny vs. Hallie" | |
| Drunk History | Narrator | Episode: "American Music" | |
| Mr. Pickles | Rich Snob, Darrel | Voice; episode: "The Cheeseman" | |
| This Is Why You're Single | Not Brandon | TV movie | |
| 2015 | Doug | TV special | |
| Red Baroness Warrior Single Lady | No Tongue | Episode: "The Good Listener" | |
| RT–ES | Himself (host) / Various | 8 episodes; also writer and executive producer | |
| 2015–17 | Steven Universe | Mr. Smiley | Voice; 4 episodes |
| 2015–21 | Superstore | Garrett McNeil | Main cast, 113 episodes; also writer of "Forced Hire" & "Conspiracy" |
| 2016 | Lonely and Horny | Ray | Episode: "Topless Maid" |
| Bad Internet | Episode: "The Year-Long Ad Experience" | ||
| CC: Social Scene | Rapper | Episode: "The Perfect Profile Picture"; also writer | |
| Angie Tribeca | Denarius | Episode: "Boyz II Dead" | |
| The Eric Andre Show | Additional writer | ||
| The Crossroads of History | Writer; episode: "Lincoln" | ||
| 2017 | Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Chocolatier Customer | Variety special |
| The Chris Gethard Show | Toilet Paper Salesman | Episode: "Let's Get Scared" | |
| 2018–present | Big City Greens | Russell Remington, Brett | Recurring voice role |
| 2020 | Where's Waldo | Oliver | Voice; episode: "Trolling Through Iceland" |
| 2021–24 | Captain Dorg / Bargh | Voice; 2 episodes | |
| 2021–22 | Fairfax | Principal Weston / various | Voice; 11 episodes |
| Middlemost Post | Mayor Peeve / various | Voice; 26 episodes | |
| 2022 | Pivoting | Brian | 5 episodes |
| 2022, 2025 | Solar Opposites | Malcolm Gladwell | Voice; 2 episodes |
| 2022–23 | Grand Crew | Michael | 3 episodes |
| 2022–25 | The Recruit | Lester Kitchens | Main role |
| 2023 | History of the World, Part II | Conrad Chisholm | 4 episodes |
| The Muppets Mayhem | Barista | Episode: "Track 1: Can You Picture That?" | |
| Strange Planet | Various | Voice; episode: "Family, Fandom, Footorb" | |
| 2024 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Club Chef | Episode: "Disgruntled" |
| 2024–25 | Krapopolis | Brutus, Odin | Recurring voice role |
| 2025 | The Rookie | Matt Wallace | Episode: "The Gala" |
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