Chris made his film debut (uncredited) in the 1974 short film “The Ottawa Valley,” which also featured Karen Austin, Kay Hawtrey, and Karen Pearson. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as the supporting character Rudy in the comedy “Meatballs,” which also featured Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, and Kate Lynch, five years later.
His subsequent filmography included the biographical sports drama “The Terry Fox Story,” “Mazes and Monsters,” “The Mysterious Stranger,” and “Mazes and Monsters.
” Chris portrayed Matt in the following year’s Sparky Greene drama “The Oasis,” which he wrote and directed and also featured Scott Hylands and Richard Cox.
In 1987, he portrayed Robert in the romantic war drama “Captive Hearts.” Both the comedic drama “Aloha Summer” and the science fiction film “Why on Earth?” featured him in 1988.
His filmography before he retires from acting includes the romantic drama “A Holiday for Love” (1996), the Siona Ankrah Cameron-written and directed drama “Short for Nothing” (1998), and the suspense thriller “Full Disclosure” (2001).
Chris’s television appearances number only four. In 1981, he debuted on the series as Willie in the episode “East Side Angels” of the adventure drama “The Littlest Hobo,” which followed the exploits of a German shepherd dog and starred London, Harvey Atkin, and Allan Royal.
In the 1989 comedy family fantasy series “The Jim Henson Hour,” Chris portrayed Zeb Norman in the episodes “Aquatic Life” and “Science Fiction” and appeared as Jeremy in the episode “Power Play” of the drama horror-mystery “Deadly Nightmares.”
Assistant director of the 2001 film “Full Disclosure” and director of multiple episodes of the comedy-drama series “Drop the Beat,” Chris debuted in the director’s chair in 2000 and 2001, respectively.
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