Christopher "Chris" Stephan Sandiford is a Canadian actor and comedian born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada who currently resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is known for his roles as Steve in Skal (2017), Dr. Green in Cavendish (2019), Theo Parnell in Tom Clancy's The Division 2 (2019), Tyler Holden in Hudson & Rex (2019), Derek in What We Do in the Shadows (2020-2022), and Tom in God's Favorite Idiot (2022).
He voiced and motion captured the role of Bradley Smith, a protagonist in The Dark Pictures Anthology's first installment, Man of Medan.
Early Life[]
Born in Montreal (Quebec), Sandiford enrolled at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University with a specialization in film production. Much of his childhood he lived in Kingston (Ontario), where he attended the Frontenac Secondary School for further education. Chris also belongs to the comic duo called Ladies & Gentlemen.
Career[]
Hobbies[]
Sandiford has been dedicated to acting and comedy since its inception. As a highly motivated character, Sandiford is also characterized as a writer and editor of original video content. He can generate graphics of moving titles.
As an assistant to one of the main casting directors in Canada (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Assault on Power, 19-2), Chris worked in various areas of the task of cassette assistance (reading scripts to write the breakdowns of the different characters and report on all of them, for example). Revisions as new drafts enter are paramount in the casting process and require a high level of attention to detail, and Chris takes care of all this.
It also deals with the interpretation, organization and cataloging of incoming self-recorded auditions.
Video games[]
Sandiford is popularly known thanks to the first chapter of the anthology and horror video game Man of Medan (2019). He was responsible for giving voice and motion capture to one of the five main characters: the charismatic, shy and brain of the group, Brad. He shared set with actors like Kareem Alleyne (his fictional brother), with whom he had previously worked on films and television series such as Sleeping With the Enemy (2015), 19-2 (2016), Fear the Walking Dead Survival (2017) among others, and with the well-known film actor Shawn Ashmore, who praised and identified a lot with the character of Chris, since he seemed as an "inexperienced" person who discovered new things at every moment.
Filmography[]
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sleeping With the Enemy | Bani | |
| Patriot | Journalist #1 | Secondary | |
| This Life | Russ Quinn | ||
| 2016 | 19-2 | Bystander | Secondary |
| 2017 | Skal | Steve | |
| Fubar and Age of Computer | Calgary This Morning Host | Secondary | |
| There is Something in Slough Lake | JP | ||
| 2018 | The Beaverton | Marcus | |
| Zoe | Lab Tech #2 | Secondary | |
| Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Male Nurse | Secondary | |
| 2018-2020 | Mayday | First Officer Kiuru/Air Traffic Controller | Secondary |
| 2019 | Cavendish | Dr. Green | |
| Bajillionaires | Samuel | ||
| Hudson & Rex | Tyler Holden |
Film []
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Count to Ten and Blow | Terry | Short |
| 2017 | Fear the Walking Dead Survival | Caged Citizen | Short |
| Peach Gum | Himself | Short | |
| 2019 | Alaska | Himself | Short |
Video games []
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan | Brad | Voice and motion capture of the character |
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