Chris Harper: Actor

An inauspicious beginning to a successful acting career

Chris was one of those gorgeous kids – blond and blue-eyed, with eyelashes that females would kill for – so his mother decided to submit his photo for a Sun-Maid Raisin commercial when he was five years old. He was invited to the shoot and has had the acting bug ever since.

At age nine he was featured as “boy in van” in a TV commercial for an automotive safety product. It was a tricky shoot that took all day, and Chris showed remarkable patience and professionalism for his age.

At age 18 Chris entered the U.S. Marine Corps and was deployed to Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. His initial enthusiasm to make the military his career evaporated quickly, and he entered college after the Service. Although he liked his drama studies, he focused on an engineering degree which he obtained in Aviation Operations. It was during his college days that his comedic talents blossomed. He often had his buddies in stitches, doing devastating impressions of celebrities or fellow students. At that time he did not follow his instincts, but ended up working as an IT “techie” for quite a few years. He kept his balance by blowing off energy with a couple of daredevil hobbies: dirt biking and skydiving.

His personal interactions continued to be hilarious comedy shows until someone suggested “You should do this for a living!” He was at home in Las Vegas at the time, and he realized that he had allowed fear to keep him from his real calling. On the spur of the moment he decided to pursue an acting career in earnest. Not surprisingly, he was kept quite busy doing commercials for several casinos, being host for a casino resort in-house video, doing radio commercials, little theater, and numerous indie horror shorts. Encouraged by his success, he moved to Los Angeles in February 2008. He has been kept equally busy and already had two national commercials under his belt by May 2008. Click on his RESUME for all the details.

In addition to his comedic talents Chris has been complimented by directors for his co-operative style, his ability to quickly internalize his lines, follow directions precisely, and projecting his voice with confidence. Chris is equally at home in comedy, action or drama.