John C. Reilly received a 2002 Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Chicago, appearing in three of that year's Best Picture nominees, Chicago, Gangs of New York and The Hours. He was named Best Supporting Actor by the Las Vegas Film Critics for his performance in Chicago, receiving a nomination in that category for the film by the Chicago Film Critics.

In 2002, Reilly also appeared opposite Jennifer Aniston is The Good Girl and received an IFP Spirit Award nomination for his work in the film. His ability to disappear into a role has caught the attention of some of the greatest directors of our day, many of whom have worked with him time and again, including Mr. Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Paul Thomas Anderson, Terrence Malik, Lasse Hallstrom, Wolfgang Peterson and Neil Jordan. He most recently starred in Criminal and will next appear in Dark Water with Jennifer Connelly.

Among Reilly's credits are The Anniversary Party, co-directed by Alan Cumming and Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mr. Peterson's The Perfect Storm, three films by Paul Thomas Anderson, Magnolia, Boogie Nights and Hard Eight, and Mr. Malik's The Thin Red Line. Other films include For the Love of the Game, Never Been Kissed, Georgia, What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, Dolores Claiborne, The River Wild, We're No Angels, State of Grace and Hoffa.

Reilly starred on stage at the Huntington Theater in Boston in the title role of the musical Marty, based on the Academy Award winning film. In 2000, he starred opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman the Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's True West, the two actors alternating in the central roles. Both Reilly and Hoffman received Tony Award nominations for their portrayals.

Raised in Chicago, Reilly began performing in local theaters. He studied at the city's prestigious Goodman Theater and worked with the Steppenwolf Theater and the Organic Theater. At the Organic he wrote and directed his own two-man shows, Walking the Boogie, which led to his film debut in Brian De Palma's Casualties of War. Reilly returned to the stage to star with Gary Sinise in Steppenwolf productions of The Grapes of Wrath and A Streetcar Named Desire. He also produced and played a starring role in Eugene Ionesco's Exit the King at the Actor's Gang Theater in Los Angeles.