OWENS, Chris 1961–

(Chris Owen, Chris Bradley Owens)

PERSONAL

Full name, Christopher Bradley Owens; born September 7, 1961, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; son of Garry (a jazz drummer) and Jeannette (a jazz singer) Owens; brother of Shelley-Lynn Owens (an actress); married Tara Parker, July 2001. Education: Studied at the HB Studio in New York City.

Addresses: Agent—Kazarian/Spencer & Associates, 11969 Ventura Blvd., 3rd Fl., Box 7409, Studio City, CA 91604. Manager—Anonymous Content, 3532 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232. Publicist—Jerry Shandrew Public Relations, 1050 South Stanley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90019.

Career: Actor. Previously worked as a bartender.

Awards, Honors: Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, and James Pickens, Jr.), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, for The X-Files; Genie Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a leading role, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, Canadian Comedy Award nomination, film—pretty funny male performance, 2002, both for The Uncles; Dora Award nomination, Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts, for Italian American Reconciliation.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Billy Simpson, Cages, 1984.

Garage boy, The Big Town, 1987.

Soldier, Cocktail, 1988.

Young security guard, Sabotage, 1996.

Officer Kramer, Disturbing Behavior (also known as Disturbing Behaviour), 1998.

John, The Uncles, 2000.

Dwayne, The Happy Couple (also known as Deadly Deceit), IFM World Releasing, 2001.

Art Wallis, The Recruit, Buena Vista, 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Special Agent Jeffrey Spender, The X-Files, Fox, 1998–99.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Oath reader, Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story, CBS, 2002.

Polygrapher, The Grid, TNT and BBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Allan, The Undergrads, 1985.

9B, CBC, 1986.

Second pickup, As Is, 1986.

Thomas, Haunted by Her Past, 1987.

Private Jorge Zebrowski, The Firing Squad, 1991.

Shawn, Paris or Somewhere, 1994.

Nebraska, Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (also known as Almost Golden), Lifetime, 1995.

Tom Aitken, Giant Mine, CBC, 1996.

Rocco, Double Jeopardy (also known as Victim of the Night), CBS, 1996.

Jeff Colvin, Their Second Chance (also known as The Keller/Keller Story), Lifetime, 1997.

Brian Cooper, Python, 2000.

Agent Flynn, A Glimpse of Hell, FX Channel, 2001.

Lonnie, My Louisiana Sky, Showtime, 2001.

Roger, Guilt by Association (also known as Coupable par amour), Court TV, 2002.

(As Chris Bradley Owens) Jeffrey Frank Spender, The X-Files: The Truth, Fox, 2002.

Weston, Power and Beauty, Showtime, 2002.

The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (also known as L'interrogatoire de Michael Crowe), Court TV, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"The Rifle Company," The Campbells, 1986.

Ricky Palmer, "Slipping Through the Cracks," Street Legal, 1990.

"Under Siege," Katts and Dog, 1992.

Peter Semple, "The First Battle," The Hidden Room, 1993.

(As Chris Owen) Roy Henry, "Chill Factor," TekWar, 1995.

Policeman, "Reptilian Revenge/Ghostly Voices," Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, 1996.

Young cigarette smoking man, "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man," The X-Files, Fox, 1996.

Young cigarette smoking man, "Demons," The X-Files, Fox, 1997.

Deputy Bill Sherman, "Monster," Millennium, Fox, 1997.

Mutato, "The Post-Modern Prometheus," The X-Files, Fox, 1997.

Armin Selig, "Secrets," Stargate SG-1, 1998.

Sam Lloyd, "YSK: Total System Failure," The Net, 1999.

Biff, "Texx Lexx," Lexx, Sci-Fi Channel, 2001.

Jim, "Fly Away Home," Soul Food, Showtime, 2001.

Mr. Delay, "Interface," Mutant X, syndicated, 2002.

Former Agent Jeffrey Spender/The Breather, "William," The X-Files, Fox, 2002.

(As Chris Bradley Owens) Jeffrey Spender, "The Truth: Part 1," The X-Files, Fox, 2002.

John Doe, "John Doe," Blue Murder, Global, 2003.

Also appeared in Hanging In; E.N.G.; Missing, Lifetime.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in Italian American Reconciliation; The Jones Boy; A Midsummer Night's Dream; The Glass Menagerie; One Acts.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, The X-Files: The Making of "The Truth" (documentary), Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2004.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, February 15, 1999, p. 68.