- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 7, 1978
- Place of Birth
- Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
Oliver Chris
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 play…
Filmography
movieThe Magic Faraway Tree
2026 · Mr Watzisname
movieThe Choral
2025 · Major Dobson
tvRivals
2024 · James Vereker
tvMy Lady Jane
2024 · Narrator (voice)
movieShoshana
2024 · Ralph Cairns
movieWhite Widow
2023 · Andrew
movieWhat's Love Got to Do with It?
2023 · James
tvMaternal
2023 · Guy Cavendish
movieLiving
2022 · Hart
movieNational Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again
2022 · Writer
tvA Very British Scandal
2021 · George Emslie
movieBeauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021 · The Beast
tvFoundation
2021 · Director Sef Sermak
movieMiss Marx
2020 · Freddy
tvTrying
2020 · Freddy
tvMiss Scarlet
2020 · Basil Sinclaire
movieEmma.
2020 · John Knightley
movieDolittle
2020 · Sir Gareth
movieNational Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream
2019 · Theseus / Oberon
movieThe Queen and I
2018 · Prince Charles
movieThe Little Stranger
2018 · Tony Morley
movieMan of the Hour
2018 · Hector
movieNational Theatre Live: Young Marx
2017 · Engels
tvMotherland
2017 · Paul
movieKing Charles III
2017 · William
movieNational Theatre Live: Twelfth Night
2017 · Orsino
tvThe Crown
2016 · James Colthurst
tvMilo Murphy's Law
2016 · Additional Voices (voice)
movieThe Scandalous Lady W
2015 · Viscount Deerhurst
tvThe Musketeers
2014 · Duke of Beaufort
tvBreathless
2013 · Richard Truscott
tvBluestone 42
2013 · Nick
Is This a Joke?
movieIs This a Joke?
2011 · Driving Me Nuts
movieNational Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors
2011 · Stanley Stubbers
movieSean Lock: Rogue Landlord
2011
movieHuge
2010 · Darren
tvFM
2009 · Matt Kyle
tvFairy Tales
2008 · Vukoosin Ergovich
tvPhineas and Ferb
2007 · Mr. Macabre (voice)
tvBonkers
2007
movieGreen Wing Special
2007 · Boyce
tvTripping Over
2006 · Sam
tvThe IT Crowd
2006 · Daniel Carey
tvNathan Barley
2005 · Max Herbert
According to Bex
tvAccording to Bex
2005
movieBridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004 · Director in Gallery
tvGreen Wing
2004 · Boyce
movieFrankenstein: Birth of a Monster
2003 · Percy Bysshe Shelley
movieThe Other Boleyn Girl
2003 · Henry Percy
movieThe Gathering
2003 · Brett
movieThe Real Jane Austen
2002 · Tom Lefroy
tvRescue Me
2002 · Luke Chatwin
tvThe Office
2001 · Ricky Howard
movieLorna Doone
2001 · Charley Doone
tvLorna Doone
2000 · Charley Doone
tvSharpe
1993 · Leonard