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, Hayley Atwell 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 allowed for very versatile casting allowing Chris to play roles ranging from Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Asian, Caribbean and African. Chris also has a great gift for comedy and character comedy which can be seen in his characterizations of The 'Reverand Augustus Wilson', 'Detective Inspector Patel' and as 'Jesus' the serial killer in Fox's FX Channel comedy show "No Signal" Having a passion for Judo, Mixed Martial Arts and having been a competition Kick Boxer in the UK, Chris is keen to take on roles that are physically demanding. This can be seen in the film 'Cleanskin' where Chris plays the assassin 'Yussif' to be released in Cinemas in 2012.