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Oliver Chris
Oliver Chris
Age 47 years (Nov 7, 1978)
Birthplace Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
Movies 19
TV Shows 27

Oliver Chris

Oliver Chris is, by now, a veteran British actor with the kind of filmography that takes a while to scroll through. The film 'Dolittle' accounts for more of the public profile than anything else does. The list also holds 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'. The trail of credits goes back as far as 2001. With 46 credits to his name, volume is part of the story.
Oliver Chris is, by now, a veteran British actor with the kind of filmography that takes a while to scroll through. The film 'Dolittle' accounts for more of the public profile than anything else does. The list also holds 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'. The trail of credits goes back as far as 2001. With 46 credits to his name, volume is part of the story.
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The Choral
Major Dobson
★ 6.4
2025
Film
Rivals
James Vereker · 20 episodes
★ 7.4
2024–
TV
My Lady Jane
Narrator (voice) · 8 episodes
★ 7.5
2024–
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Miss Scarlet
Basil Sinclaire
★ 7.4
2024Season 4
TV
Shoshana
Ralph Cairns
★ 6.2
2024
Film
White Widow
Andrew
★ 5.2
2023
Film
Foundation
Director Sef Sermak
★ 7.7
2023Season 2
TV
Miss Scarlet
Basil Sinclaire
★ 7.4
2023Season 3
TV
What's Love Got to Do with It?
James
★ 6.1
2023
Film
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Oliver Chris and where are they from?
Oliver Chris is 47 years old, born on November 7, 1978 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Oliver Chris?
Oliver Chris is best known for roles in Dolittle, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Emma..
How many movies has Oliver Chris been in?
Over a 25-year career (since 2001), Oliver Chris has appeared in 19 movies and 26 TV shows.
What was Oliver Chris's first movie?
The career of Oliver Chris began with Lorna Doone (2001).
What is Oliver Chris's most recent movie or series?
Oliver Chris's most recent release is The Magic Faraway Tree, which premiered on March 26, 2026.
What TV shows has Oliver Chris appeared in?
On television, Oliver Chris has appeared in The Crown, Foundation, The IT Crowd, Phineas and Ferb.
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Oliver Chris
Oliver Chris
1978-11-07 · Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK

Oliver Graham Chris is an English actor. He has appeared in television series, TV films, and on the stage. His work has included theatrical productions in London's West End and New York City's Broadway.

Chris was born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on 7 November 1978. He passed his eleven-plus exam and attended Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys before moving to the Michael Hall Steiner School in his fourth year. He later graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. In 2005, he completed an evening class at Birkbeck College and was subsequently accepted for a degree course in history, politics and philosophy.

Chris has appeared in several comedy series, including The Office, Green Wing, According to Bex, Nathan Barley, The IT Crowd, Rescue Me and Bluestone 42.

In 2004, Chris re-wrote the lyrics to the Beatles' "Let It Be" to a song about the England football player Wayne Rooney and recorded it in collaboration with the actor Stephen Campbell Moore and a number of other actors and journalists. The song was reprised and re-recorded, with rewritten lyrics, for the 2006 Fifa World Cup and became a hit on YouTube, with 200,000 views.

Chris has also narrated most of the Alex Rider series of audiobooks by Anthony Horowitz, although Dan Stevens replaced him as reader for Snakehead, Crocodile Tears and Scorpia Rising.

In early 2006, Chris played the role of Captain Leonard in Sharpe's Challenge, starring Sean Bean, while 2007 saw him in the TV comedy Bonkers, written by Sally Wainwright as well as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew at the Wilton's Music Hall. In 2006, he also appeared as Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. He later appeared in Peter Hall's production of The Portrait of a Lady. He made his West End debut in late 2008 in Lisa Kron's comedy, Well. In 2010, he appeared alongside Judi Dench in Hall's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Rose Theatre, Kingston.

Chris was cast in Ben Miller's feature-length debut comedy film Huge, which premiered in June 2010. In 2011, saw him appear in two episodes of Silent Witness, whilst also playing one of the leading roles in the National Theatre production of One Man, Two Guvnors alongside James Corden. He appeared in three series of the BBC Three comedy Bluestone 42, about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. He also played Dr Richard Truscott in the ITV medical drama series Breathless, set in the 1960s, which ran for one series from October 2013.

From 2014 to 2016, Chris played Prince William in the play King Charles III, appearing in the West End and on Broadway. In May 2017, he appeared in the same role in the BBC Two film adaptation.

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