Chris Britton

Born and raised in Toronto, Chris Britton studied acting while still in his teens and for a brief period an interest in dance led him to become a member of the Judy Jarvis Dance Company. It was one of the first modern dance companies in Toronto. He graduated from York University with a BFA in theatre. While an undergraduate he was an Associate Fellow of Stong College teaching a course in the life and art of Edward Gordon Craig. Upon graduating he spent two seasons at both the Stratford and Shaw Festivals and worked at regional theaters across Canada.

In 1980 Chris started the first Artists Action Network within Amnesty International that worked for the release of imprisoned artists. During the early eighties he studied acting with Uta Hagen in New York City and acted in 'The Misanthrope' directed by Mark Lamos at The Hartford Stage and 'The Taming of the Shrew' at the Astor Place Theater in NYC. He returned to Canada to be a member of the Grand Theater Company with Robin Phillips. In the late 80's he landed the role of 'Einstein' in the one actor play and toured Canada, Boston and Louisville, Kentucky in over 200 performances.

His voice has been heard in hundreds of commercials, narrations and animation series. Most recently as the voice of Mr. Sinister in the Emmy nominated animation series ‘X Men ‘97’. Two of his screenplays, 'Capital Murder', based on the true story of the lawyer who defended the last two men executed in Canada and 'The Hostage', a political thriller were both awarded a Fellowship in the Praxis Screenwriting Competition. His most recent screenplay, 'The River' deals with the abuse of Indigenous children in Residential Schools.