Who Is Chris Abbott? What to Know About Aubrey Plaza’s Partner Before 1st Baby

Chris Abbott collaborated with Aubrey Plaza on screen before the pair sparked a real-life romance.

Plaza’s rep confirmed to People in April 2026 that the actress is expecting a baby with Abbott, with a source adding that the little one is due this fall. Plaza and Abbott had not publicly addressed their relationship status before the pregnancy news.

More than one year prior, Plaza’s husband, Jeff Baena, died by suicide at the age of 47 in January 2025. Plaza and Baena had quietly separated in 2024.

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Chris Abbott Grew Up in Connecticut

According to The New York Times, Chris Abbott grew up in Connecticut. He discovered acting in a drama class at a local community college, where he then dropped out and decided to move to New York.

Chris Abbott Has Range as an Actor

Chris Abbott has starred in several shows and films, including Girls, Poor Things and The Testament of Ann Lee.

“It’s sort of whatever speaks to me in the moment,“ Abbott told Cero Magazine in 2024 about how he selects roles. “There’s some things that really feel right. Yorgos [Lanthimos’ Poor Things] was a no-brainer, doing this play [Danny and the Deep Blue Sea] felt like a no-brainer. Some other jobs I’ve done maybe aren’t no-brainers, but they feel like, ’Oh, I want to take a shot. I want to try.’ Sometimes you’re disappointed, sometimes you’re happily surprised.“

Chris Abbott Has Been Nominated for a Golden Globe

Chris Abbott earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television in 2020 for his role as Captain Yossarian in Catch-22.

Chris Abbott Previously Worked With Aubrey Plaza

The pair were costars in the Off-Broadway play Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, as well as the 2020 film Black Bear.

“He cares, but he also doesn’t care; it’s the best recipe for me for a scene partner. It’s fun and it’s also good and it’s also safe. I like to just throw things out the window also and laugh and mess around and not take it so seriously. It’s a hard combo to come by,” Aubrey Plaza said in 2023, with Chris Abbott adding, “We’re both unafraid to be ugly and weird and strange.”

Plaza and Abbott first sparked dating rumors in late 2025.