Background
Woods was born in Trenton, New Jersey. His father is a trained psychiatrist and social worker, who specializes in clinical therapy, and his mother is a nurse practitioner.
Woods was born in Trenton, New Jersey. His father is a trained psychiatrist and social worker, who specializes in clinical therapy, and his mother is a nurse practitioner.
He is best known for his portrayal as Gabe Lewis on the National Broadcasting Company sitcom The Office. He currently stars as Donald "Jared" Dunn in Home Box Office sitcom Silicon Valley. Woods is a middle child: he has an older brother and a younger sister.
Woods grew up in Yardley, Pennsylvania and graduated from Pennsbury High School in 2003.
He started performing improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre at age 16 and was a part of the improvisational sketch troupe "The Stepfathers", whose members also include Bobby Moynihan and Chris Gethard. He has taught improv at Columbia University, Duke University and Lincoln Center.
He has appeared in such films as In The Loop, The Other Guys and appeared in the CollegeHumor skit "Adam and Eve in the Friends Zone". In late 2011, Woods appeared in the third season of Home Box Office"s Bored to Death.
Woods is also known for starring as Awkward Boy, the protagonist in the YouTube video series The Most Awkward Boy in the World.
In 2010, Woods appeared as a zombie in a Starburst candy commercial. Starting in 2010, he portrayed Gabe Lewis on the National Broadcasting Company sitcom The Office. He was promoted to series regular beginning in Season 7.
Woods had a role in the action comedy Spy (2015), alongside Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Jude Law, Allison Janney, and 50 Century, Central