Aubrey Plaza is preparing for motherhood. On April 7, People revealed that the Parks and Recreation actress is expecting her first child with Chris Abbott; the baby is due this fall.“It was a beautiful surprise after an emotional year,” a source told the outlet, noting that Plaza and Abbott “feel very blessed.” The actress’s pregnancy news came a year after the death of her ex-husband, Jeff Baena.Plaza and Abbott have kept their relationship out of the public eye, but the pair has known each other for the past six years. Here’s everything we know about Abbott.Jump to:Abbott started his acting career in the 2000s.He got his big break in Girls.He’s earned nominations for his work.Abbott and Plaza have worked together in a professional capacity.He’s currently starring in Death of a Salesman on Broadway.In April 2026, Abbott and Plaza celebrated his Broadway show’s opening night.Abbott started his acting career in the 2000s.The actor was born and raised in Connecticut but moved to New York City in 2006 to seriously pursue acting. He attended the HB Studio drama school. While he was still a student, he landed his first roles in the off-Broadway plays Mouth to Mouth and Good Boys and True in 2008. By 2010, Abbott landed two guest-starring roles in Nurse Jackie and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.Abbott made his 2011 feature film debut in director Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene. The film received favorable reviews. That same year, Abbott also made his Broadway debut in The House of Blue Leaves opposite Ben Stiller and Edie Falco.In the 2020s, Abbott continued starring in Broadway productions and extended his talents to film, with roles in Poor Things, The Testament of Ann Lee, Wolf Man, and Kraven the Hunter, and more.He got his big break in Girls.Abbott is probably best known for starring in Girls as Charlie Dattolo, the docile boyfriend of Marnie (Allison Williams) in the show. Though his appearance on Girls earned him widespread attention, the actor left the series after its season 2 finale. Abbott later told The New York Times in 2013 that he couldn’t relate to the character.Andrew H. Walker//Getty ImagesAbbott at the premiere of Girls Season 2 on Jan. 9, 2013 in New York City.“The world that Lena wrote was very real, especially in New York,” he said. “But it wasn’t as relatable for me on a personal level. It’s not that I only like to play roles I know to a T, but there’s something satisfying about playing parts where you really relate to the characters.”Abbott later reprised his role of Charlie in Girls for the season 5 episode “The Panic in Central Park.”He’s earned nominations for his work.Abbott was nominated at the 2016 Independent Spirit Awards for Best Male Lead in James White and at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television category for his starring role as Capt. Yossarian in the Hulu miniseries Catch-22.So far, Abbott has won the Breakthrough Performer award from the Hamptons International Film Festival and the Emerging Actor award at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2015. In 2013, his project Burma won the best Ensemble Cast award at the SXSW Film Festival.Abbott and Plaza have worked together in a professional capacity.In 2020, the pair starred in Black Bear together. According to their 2023 Vulture joint interview, Plaza wrote a letter that she never sent to Abbott, in which she asked him to be in the movie. The duo later reunited for Danny and the Deep Blue Sea in 2023; they starred in the one-act play as the emotionally charged characters Danny and Roberta.“In my opinion, he’s the best male actor in our country today,” Plaza said of Abbott in the Vulture interview.Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin//Getty ImagesAubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbot at the Danny and the Deep Blue Sea show at the Lucille Lortel Theater on Nov. 13, 2023 in New York City.“Aubrey’s got a Gena Rowlands thing,” he said. “The kind of energy you see in Cassavetes movies. Aubrey can trust me to be wild and have restraint at the same time.”He’s currently starring in Death of a Salesman on Broadway.Abbott plays Biff in the Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman, opposite Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf. The play officially opens on April 9 and has a limited 14-week run through August 9.In April 2026, Abbott and Plaza celebrated his Broadway show’s opening night.Abbott and Plaza stepped out together for the opening night after-party of Death of a Salesman at Katz’s Deli in New York City. They posed for photographers, marking their first public appearance since news of Plaza’s pregnancy broke.Bruce Glikas//Getty Images