Christopher Anson

Actor

about

With experience in film, TV and theatre, Christopher Anson is a British actor with multi role performances across action, comedy, drama, documentary and period. Born and raised in Kent he moved to Yorkshire in his early teens and at eighteen made his debut stage performance (last minute understudy role as Porter in ‘Hotel Paradiso’) at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. His overriding passion however was music (plus a thing for mime) though on shelving dreams of becoming a rock star and bored of ‘boring jobs’ he flew to Greece to spend his next five years living in Athens. He’d arrived at Piraeus in a ferryboat from Spetses and with winter fast approaching and close to penniless state, had only his tattered espadrilles to keep his feet dry and warm. In desperate need of drachma he landed a job in advertising which got him a penthouse in Kolonaki and come springtime some very fine linen suits. Five winters hence and by now husband and father he flew out of Athens and landed in a chilly - 21 °C Toronto very pleased not be wearing espadrilles. It was there in ‘Hollywood North’ that his now desire to act was made possible and in turn got him his first credited roles in TV and feature film. But good things never last and the need for secure income coupled with an undiminished wanderlust next took him to Singapore, two further decades in advertising and thereon a most deeply desired return to acting.