Chris Pratt says he always played the &x27;douche&x27; early in career: &x27;The guy you don&x27;t want to end up with the girl&x27; Wesley StenzelSun, April 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM UTC 0 Chris Pratt in New York City on Jan. 20, 2026Credit: Theo Wargo/WireImage Chris Pratt wasn't always a leading man. The Guardians of the Galaxy star recently reflected on his humble beginnings, when he played mostly supporting roles, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
Chris Pratt says he always played the 'douche' early in career: 'The guy you don't want to end up with the girl'
Wesley StenzelSun, April 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM UTC
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Chris Pratt in New York City on Jan. 20, 2026Credit: Theo Wargo/WireImage
Chris Pratt wasn't always a leading man.
The Guardians of the Galaxy star recently reflected on his humble beginnings, when he played mostly supporting roles, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
Pratt was recalling Bride Wars, the 2009 rom-com starring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson in which he portrayed Fletcher, the longtime boyfriend of Hathaway's character.
"This is the role that I often was offered from early in my career up until this point," Pratt explained, "which is the guy you don't want to end up with the girl, and kind of the douche character."
He continued, "I've been offered that a lot. I dined out on 'dickhead boyfriend' for a long time."
Indeed, Pratt portrayed numerous sloppy, ignorant, or unappealing supporting characters when he started out, including in projects like Wanted, Jennifer's Body, Take Me Home Tonight, and What's Your Number. His early parts weren't exclusively dickheads, though — he also played less repulsive characters in movies like Moneyball, Her, and Zero Dark Thirty before becoming a leading man.
Pratt also fondly remembered his time starring on Parks and Recreation during his chat with EW. "Can I tell you what I loved so much about Parks and Rec? I worked seven minutes from my house," he said. "I would roll into work, and within 20 of parking I would be on camera. I would just throw my fingers through my hair, get up there, and just improv some comedy. It was the best. I loved it."
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The actor still has immense affection for his empty-headed Parks character, Andy Dwyer, who enjoyed a lovely romance with Aubrey Plaza's April Ludgate.
"It was like a cat and a dog if they got married," he said of the couple's dynamic. "He's like a golden retriever — eternal optimist — and she's just like aloof, and her character was so into irony and the comedy that comes from irony that she picked the least likely person to end up with, and then fell in love. And it's almost like that act, in itself, is an act of rebellious irony. And I've always loved that."
Chris Pratt and Aubrey Plaza on 'Parks and Recreation'Credit: Tyler Golden/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
He thinks Andy's connection to April gave him greater depth and value within the Parks ensemble. "There was no emotional through-line that Andy ever carried, but there was a couple of sweet moments, and it was based on that romance and that relationship that made it more than just a side character," he said. "They, as a couple — there was a certain synergy. Them together equalled more than each of them apart."
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Pratt's voice can currently be heard in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, now in theaters.
Additional reporting by Gerrad Hall.
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