About Craig Robinson (actor)
Craig Phillip Robinson (born October 25, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. The accolades he has received include nominations for five Screen Actors Guild Awards, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award. Robinson is best known for portraying Darryl Philbin on The Office (2005–2013). He also portrayed Ray Heyworth on Mr. Robot (2016), LeVar "Freight Train" Brown on The Cleveland Show (2009–2013), and Doug "the Pontiac Bandit" Judy on Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021). He also frequently collaborates with Seth Rogen, including the films Pineapple Express (2008), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) and This Is the End (2013). Robinson has appeared in numerous other television shows and films, including Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), Get On Up (2014), An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018), and Dolemite Is My Name (2019), as well as voicing characters in films such as Cookie in Shrek Forever After (2010), Mr. Grits in Sausage Party (2016), Mr. Shark in The Bad Guys film franchise (2022–present), Baloney Tony in In Your Dreams (2025), and Atlas in Toy Story 5 (2026). He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film Morris from America. From 2020 to 2021, Robinson hosted the reality dancing show The Masked Dancer. Robinson also starred in and executive produced the Peacock series Killing It (2022–2023), which had two seasons on the service. The first of these commercials aired in January 2019, featuring Robinson and his brother Chris promoting the snack Dietz Nuts with Robinson playing up the double entendre in the name of the product.
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