Chris Bruno
Known for
Across changing tastes and formats, Chris Bruno has stayed an American actor whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. 'The Way Back' is the title most people reach for first, with Sal at the center of it. 'The World's Fastest Indian' is the other credit that tends to come up.
Chris Bruno
11 Movies
17 Series
Across changing tastes and formats, Chris Bruno has stayed an American actor whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. 'The Way Back' is the title most people reach for first, with Sal at the center of it. 'The World's Fastest Indian' is the other credit that tends to come up.
Movies
Plays Bob
The World's Fastest Indian
2005
Plays Agent Todd Wheatley
Prison Break: The Final Break
2009
Plays Sal
The Way Back
2020
Plays Rodriguez
Jade
2024
Plays Red
5-Headed Shark Attack
2017
Plays Harris
The Cell 2
2009
Writer
Plays Lenny
A Remarkable Life
2016
Plays Alan Weddle
Continental Split
2024
Plays Cliff
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
1999
Plays Tony
Road to Terzetto
2023
Plays Paramedic Vasquez
Jack the Reaper
2013
TV Shows
Director
Plays Walt Bannerman
The Dead Zone
2002
Plays Adam Stevens
The Fosters
2013
Plays Danny
Awkward.
2011
Plays Delivery Guy
Oh, Grow Up
1999
Plays Tim King
Numb3rs
2005
Plays Dave
Family Tools
2013
Plays Rob
Jesse
1998
Plays Dale Komack
Terriers
2010
Plays Jeff Zader
CSI: Miami
2002
Plays Ski Instructor
The Nanny
1993
Plays Richie
ER
1994
Plays Randall Bedford
Castle
2009
Plays Dr. Elliot
Wildfire
2005
Plays Dirty Cop
The Night Shift
2014
Plays James Powell
NCIS
2003
Plays Franco Cefalu
JAG
1995
Plays Dominic Fryman
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Latest Trailers
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Continental Split
Full Filmography
Continental Split
Alan Weddle
2024
Film
Jade
Rodriguez
2024
Film
Road to Terzetto
Tony
2023
Film
The Way Back
Sal
2020
Film
5-Headed Shark Attack
Red
2017
Film
A Remarkable Life
Lenny
2016
Film
The Night Shift
Dirty Cop · 1 episode
2014–
TV
Jack the Reaper
Paramedic Vasquez
2013
Film
The Fosters
Adam Stevens · 9 episodes
2013–
TV
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Chris Bruno and where are they from?
Chris Bruno is 60 years old, born on March 15, 1966 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Chris Bruno?
Chris Bruno is best known for roles in The Way Back, The World's Fastest Indian, Prison Break: The Final Break.
How many movies has Chris Bruno been in?
Over a 27-year career (since 1999), Chris Bruno has appeared in 11 movies and 17 TV shows.
What was Chris Bruno's first movie?
The career of Chris Bruno began with My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (1999).
What is Chris Bruno's most recent movie or series?
Chris Bruno's most recent release is Continental Split, which premiered on June 22, 2024.
What TV shows has Chris Bruno appeared in?
On television, Chris Bruno has appeared in NCIS, Castle, CSI: Miami, The Nanny.
Chris Bruno
1966-03-15 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Chris Bruno (born March 15, 1966, Milford, Connecticut) is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Sheriff Walt Bannerman on the USA Network television series The Dead Zone.
His brother Dylan Bruno plays Colby Granger on Numb3rs. During college, Bruno was active in both theater and sports. After an injury sidelined his skiing career while attending college in Vermont, he auditioned for and was cast in the lead in The Mandrake. Transferring to the State University of New York at Stony Brook as a theatre major, he also became the starting pitcher for the school's baseball team.
Soon after college graduation, Bruno joined the cast of NBC's Another World as Dennis Carrington Wheeler and was nominated for a Soap Opera Award for Outstanding Newcomer. After Another World, he was cast as Michael Delaney on ABC's All My Children.
Bruno spent some time as a stand up comedian in the years following his soap opera stints and landed several guest-starring spots on the sitcoms The Nanny, Jesse and Suddenly Susan.
In 2001, he was cast as Walt Bannerman in USA Network's sci-fi drama The Dead Zone, the premiere of which was the highest-rated cable television series premiere at that time. In the series' fifth season, Bruno's directorial debut was the episode "Independence Day," which was dedicated in memory of his mother, Nancy M. Bruno, who died of cancer. His brother, Dylan Bruno, guest-starred. His father is actor Scott Bruno (b. 1942). Bruno remained a star on the show for the first five seasons; his character was killed off during the sixth season premiere. Bruno made three additional guest appearances for the remainder of the final season.
He also starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in the 2005 Roger Donaldson film The World's Fastest Indian, which according to Bruno was "one of the most exciting jobs" he's ever done.
In 2009 he appeared in 2 episodes of Prison Break and then appeared in the television movie Prison Break: The Final Break Chris Bruno, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.