A native of North East England, Kris (full name Kristopher) attended Southmoor Comprehensive in Sunderland, leaving in 1997.His early life was spent mostly playing sports, predominantly cricket, where he played county level for Durham CCC up to U'17 level.In late 1990's early 2000's, Kris developed a love for electronic music and DJ'ing, performing at several venues in the north east and at private parties in the area. He has recently, re-discovered his passion for this and releases monthly mixes through on-line channels.In 2004 he married wife Joanne and they have one daughter together and remain in the North East.With no formal acting training or education he's a relative new-comer to the industry, appearing on screen for the first time in 2016 at the age of 36 as a supporting artist in ITV's Vera. Since then, he's appeared as a supporting artist in various TV and Film productions.In 2017 he landed the lead role in the Sunderland AFC on-line season ticket campaign 'Wearside by Side' in which he starred alongside his real life daughter Alyssa. A video that to date has over 11k Youtube views.