Chris Paris

Chris Paris is an actor born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The son of two immigrants, whose father was one of the children who became political refugees in the Greek Civil War. (The story of the events was famously brought to life by the great John Malkovich in the film 'Eleni' (1985, Director Peter Yates)). From a young age, Chris developed a strong presence on stage performing in plays while also playing various sports. Chris Paris joined the National Forensic League in high school (Alumni include Oprah Winfrey (National Champion), Jordan Peele, James Dean, Brad Pitt, Stephen Colbert, Shelley Long, Chadwick Boseman, and Sonya Sotomayor. The NFL , as it was called, was an honors program focused on professional acting preparation and public speaking through competitions in high school) Chris spent three years learning the craft of acting from the great acting teacher James Butch. During this time he excelled and earned the title of state champion in his senior year. After graduation, Chris continued acting in local community theater with a well received performance as a lovestruck Portuguese sailor in a production of 'My Sister Eileen' in which he worked with a language and dialect coach to speak Portuguese on stage with conviction for the performances. Chris continued his creative spirit development by picking up guitar and performing in bars and open mics. Chris went on to study acting in Hollywood at Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre, as well as multiple workshops with casting directors and acting coaches. Chris went on to star as lead actor in a popular short film adaptation of O. Henry's 'After Twenty Years'. He made his feature film debut in 2021 in a film called "The Allnighter" by Director Aimee Graham (Jackie Brown, From Dusk til Dawn) and starring David Koechner (Anchorman). Chris Paris lives in Hollywood in the heart of the film industry.