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Chris Elliott

Chris Elliott (Christopher Nash Elliott, born 1960, New York City) is an American comedic actor and writer, son of Bob Elliott of Bob and Ray, known for Late Night with David Letterman characters, Get a Life, Cabin Boy, Eagleheart, and Roland Schitt in Schitt's Creek.

Chris Evans (actor)

Chris Evans (Christopher Robert Evans, born 1981, Boston) is an American actor famous as Captain America/Steve Rogers in the MCU (2011–2019), earlier the Human Torch in Fantastic Four, and returning in Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars.

Chris Evans (presenter)

Chris Evans (Christopher James Evans, born 1966, Warrington) is a British TV and radio presenter: The Big Breakfast, TFI Friday, Radio 1 and Radio 2 breakfast shows, one series of Top Gear, and Virgin Radio UK breakfast host since 2018.

Chris Geere

Chris Geere (Christopher William Geere, born 1981, Cambridge, England) is a British actor known for Jimmy Shive-Overly in You're the Worst (2014–2019), Phillip in This Is Us, Detective Pikachu, and voice roles in Goosebumps and Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.

Chris Harrison

Chris Harrison (born 1971 in Dallas, Texas) is an American television host best known for hosting ABC's The Bachelor and The Bachelorette from 2002 to 2021.

Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth (born 1983, Melbourne) is an Australian actor famous as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; also known for Rush, Snow White and the Huntsman, Extraction, and the Centr fitness app.

Chris Houghton

Chris Houghton (Christopher Colin Houghton, born 1988, St. Johns, Michigan) is an American animator and voice actor who co-created Disney's Big City Greens with brother Shane Houghton and voices Cricket Green; also Reed Gunther comics artist.

Chris Hughes (TV personality)

Chris Hughes (Christopher Hughes), Gloucestershire reality TV personality, runner-up on Love Island 2017 with Olivia Attwood; later ITV Racing presenter, 'Little Bit Leave It' chart single, testicular-cancer advocacy, and Celebrity Big Brother 2025 contestant linked to JoJo Siwa.

Chris Klein (actor)

Chris Klein (born 1979, Hinsdale, Illinois) is an American actor, Paul Metzler in Election (1999) and Oz in American Pie, later Cicada in The Flash and Bill Townsend in Sweet Magnolias.

Chris Kratt

Chris Kratt (born 1969) is an American zoologist and filmmaker who, with brother Martin, created Kratts' Creatures, Zoboomafoo, Be the Creature, and Wild Kratts on PBS Kids.

Chris Langham

Chris Langham was an English comedy actor and writer best known for the BBC's The Thick of It and The Muppet Show, before his career concluded with a 2007 conviction.

Chris Larkin

Chris Larkin, birth name Christopher Larkin Stephens, born 1967, English actor trained at LAMDA; son of Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens. Known for Master and Commander, Valkyrie, Black Sails, Outlander. Distinct from Christopher Larkin of The 100.

Chris Lemmon

Chris Lemmon (Christopher Boyd Lemmon), American actor, musician, and author born 1954 in Los Angeles; son of Jack Lemmon and Cynthia Stone; known for Airport '77, Duet, Thunder in Paradise, the memoir A Twist of Lemmon, and the one-man play Jack Lemmon Returns.

Chris Lilley (comedian)

Chris Lilley (born 1974, Sydney) is an Australian comedian and creator of mockumentary series We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High, Angry Boys, Jonah from Tonga, and Lunatics, playing multiple characters himself; his blackface and brownface portrayals led to shows being removed from ABC iView in 2018 and Netflix in 2020.

Chris Lowell

Chris Lowell (born 1984, Atlanta, Georgia) is an American actor, director, and photographer known for Piz in Veronica Mars, Bash Howard in GLOW, Al Monroe in Promising Young Woman, and his Broadway work and monograph Thirty-One Days.

Chris Makepeace

Chris Makepeace (born 1964, Montreal) is a Canadian former actor, star of Meatballs (1979) as Rudy and My Bodyguard (1980) as Clifford Peache; later TV roles, then assistant director work after 2001.

Chris Marker

Chris Marker, born Christian-François Bouche-Villeneuve (1921–2012), was a French director, photographer, and writer, a master of the essay film known for La Jetée and Sans soleil.

Chris Marquette

Chris Marquette (Christopher George Rodriguez Marquette), American actor born 1984 in Stuart, Florida; child model turned screen actor known for Joan of Arcadia, The Girl Next Door, Barry, and Reacher season 4 as Jacob Merrick.

Chris McKay

Chris McKay (born 1973, Winter Park, Florida) is an American film director, editor, and producer known for Robot Chicken, The LEGO Movie, The LEGO Batman Movie, The Tomorrow War, and Renfield.

Chris McKenna (writer)

Chris McKenna, American screenwriter and producer (not the actor Chris L. McKenna), co-wrote the Tom Holland Spider-Man films with Erik Sommers, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, The LEGO Batman Movie, and wrote for Community and American Dad!.

Chris McNally (actor)

Chris McNally (born 1988, North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor known as Lucas Bouchard on Hallmark's When Calls the Heart since 2019, partner of Julie Gonzalo, and star of many Hallmark movies.

Chris Messina

Chris Messina (born 1974, New York City) is an American actor and director known for Danny Castellano on The Mindy Project, David Falk in Air, Argo, and The White Lotus season 4; distinct from the hashtag inventor and the Orange County mayoral candidate of the same name.

Chris Morris (satirist)

Chris Morris is the English satirist behind The Day Today, Brass Eye, Jam, Nathan Barley, and the films Four Lions and The Day Shall Come; distinct from journalists, musicians, and producers of the same name.

Chris Noth

Chris Noth (born 1954) is an American actor known as Detective Mike Logan on Law & Order, Mr. Big on Sex and the City, and Peter Florrick on The Good Wife. Accused of sexual assault in 2021, which he denies.

Chris O'Donnell

Chris O'Donnell (born 1970, Winnetka, Illinois) is an American actor: Robin in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, Golden Globe nominee for Scent of a Woman, and G. Callen on NCIS: Los Angeles (2009-2022), now Captain Don Hart on 9-1-1: Nashville.

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd (born 1979), Irish actor and comedian from Boyle, Roscommon; Roy in The IT Crowd, Officer Rhodes in Bridesmaids, creator-star of Moone Boy, Emmy winner for State of the Union and Tony nominee for Of Mice and Men.

Chris Owen (actor)

Chris Owen (born 1980, Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American actor and photographer, the Sherminator of American Pie, American Pie 2, Band Camp, and American Reunion, also known for Quentin in October Sky. Distinct from Canadian X-Files actor Chris Owens.

Chris Packham

Chris Packham (born 1961, Southampton) is an English naturalist and BBC presenter of Springwatch, Autumnwatch, and Winterwatch, formerly of The Really Wild Show; also a wildlife campaigner, Wild Justice co-founder, and author with Asperger's.

Chris Pang

Chris Pang (吳育剛, born 1984, Melbourne) is an Australian actor and producer of Taiwanese-Cantonese descent, known for Colin Khoo in Crazy Rich Asians, Palm Springs, Charlie's Angels, and As We See It.

Chris Parnell

Chris Parnell (born 1967, Memphis) is an American actor and comedian, SNL cast member 1998-2006 fired twice, Dr. Leo Spaceman on 30 Rock, and voice of Cyril Figgis on Archer and Jerry Smith on Rick and Morty.