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Robert Thomas Delaney (born January 19, 1977) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and Activism. He is best known for co-creating and starring as Rob Norris in the sitcom Catastrophe (2015–2019), and Pete Wisdom in the superhero films Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
Delaney has also appeared in the films Hobbs & Shaw (2019), Bombshell (2019), Tom & Jerry (2021), Home Sweet Home Alone (2021), The School for Good and Evil (2022), (2023), and Love at First Sight (2023).
Throughout 2019, Delaney had a series of cameos in Hollywood blockbuster films. He reteamed with director David Leitch and actor Dwayne Johnson for , in which he appeared as Agent Loeb. Hobbs & Shaw, IMDb, Full Credits Cast List retrieved August 2, 2019. He appeared as a theater director in Paul Feig's comedy-drama Last Christmas. Both movies went to No. 1 at the UK box office. He also appeared opposite Anne Hathaway in The Hustle as Todd and the Fox News drama Bombshell co-starring Charlize Theron. He filmed a cameo as Elvis Presley in Dexter Fletcher's Elton John musical biopic Rocketman, which was omitted from the theatrical cut. It was also reported that he would appear opposite Reynolds another time, in . However, he did not appear in the final film. In September 2019 he was cast in The Good House opposite Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline.
Since moving to the UK in 2014, Delaney has appeared on several British panel shows, including Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You?, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year and Room 101. In 2016, he appeared on Travel Man as a guest host for the Spanish city of Seville, and in March 2021, he was the guest announcer on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.
Delaney played recurring character Josh/Neighbor Guy in the 2025 Showtime miniseries Dying for Sex starring Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
Delaney has publicly shared his experience with multiple health concerns, including depression and alcoholism. On Depression & Getting Help . Robdelaney.tumblr.com (February 26, 2010). Retrieved 22 May 2012. In 2002, he blacked out while driving and drove into a building owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. He broke his left wrist and right arm, and had both of his knees gashed to the bone. This prompted him to Teetotalism.
In 2018, Delaney became the first presenter on the CBeebies Bedtime Stories programme to tell a story in Makaton, which he used to communicate with his late son Henry.
On Sara Cox's show Between the Covers, Delaney chose the short story collection A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin as one of his favorite books.
Delaney is an Atheism.
In June 2017 he endorsed the Labour Party in the 2017 general election, despite being unable to vote as a non-UK citizen (but longtime resident). In November 2018, he supported a petition organized by Labour campaign group Momentum calling on Labour MPs to vote against the EU withdrawal agreement which had been negotiated by Theresa May's government.
In November 2019, Delaney joined other public figures in signing a letter supporting Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, describing him as "a beacon of hope in the struggle against emergent far-right nationalism, xenophobia and racism in much of the democratic world" and endorsed him in the 2019 general election. In December 2019, along with 42 other public figures, he signed a letter endorsing the Labour Party under Corbyn's leadership in the 2019 general election. The letter stated that "Labour's election manifesto under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership offers a transformative plan that prioritises the needs of people and the planet over private profit and the vested interests of a few".
In June 2024 in the run-up to the 2024 general election, Delaney again expressed his support for Jeremy Corbyn, this time backing his campaign to be re-elected as the MP for Islington North, as an independent candidate following his departure from the Labour Party.
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| 2007 | Wild Girls Gone | Whipped Cream Ass Man | |
| 2014 | Life After Beth | News Anchor | |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Pete 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 | |
| JSOC | |||
| Love at First Sight | Andrew Sullivan | ||
| 2024 | Argylle | Deputy Director Powell | |
| Deadpool & Wolverine | Peter Wisdom | Cameo | |
| 2025 | The Occupant | John | |
| 2026 | Primate | Dr. Doug Lambert | Uncredited cameo |
| Animal Friends | Post-production | ||
| Being Heumann | Congressman Miller | Post-production | |
| 2027 | Road House 2 | Filming |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 2021–2025 | The Great North | Brian Tobin (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2022 | Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Satan | 3 episodes |
| The Man Who Fell to Earth | Hatch Flood | 8 episodes | |
| 2022–2023 | Big Nate | Various voices | 23 episodes |
| 2023 | The Power | Tom | 2 episodes |
| Black Mirror | Mac | Episode: "Joan Is Awful" | |
| 2023–2024 | Invincible | Nuolzot / Séance Dog (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Bad Monkey | Nick Stripling/Christopher | Main cast |
| 2025 | Dying for Sex | Neighbor Guy | Main cast |
| 2024 | The Mysterious Affair at Styles | Alfred Inglethorp | Audible original |
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