Chris trained at the The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London (UK) whose alumni include, Daniel Craig, Joseph Fiennes, Dominic West, Ewan McGregor and the great Peter Cushing. Chris was born in London to parents of mixed ethnicity. His mother is Caribbean and South American and his father is Portuguese and Russian. This cocktail of cultures has led to versatile casting, allowing Chris to play roles ranging from Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Asian, Caribbean and African. Chris has a great gift for comedy which can be seen in his characterizations of The 'Reverand Augustus Wilson' and as 'Jesus' (The convict) in Fox's FX Channel comedy show "No Signal". Chris is a brown belt in Eskrima (FMA - Fillipino Martial Arts) and is keen to take on roles that are physically demanding.