Chris has been performing one way or another from a very young age.

Starting off as a model appearing in numerous print campaigns and TV commercials he progressed onto appearing in TV dramas such as The Bill, London’s Burning and Judge John Deed.

He joined BBC1’s long running flagship serial drama EastEnders where he went on to win numerous awards for his portrayal of Spencer Moon including “Best New TV Talent” by the Television and Radio Industries Club (TRIC), fighting off stiff competition from the likes of "Little Britain" star David Walliams. He was involved in some hard-hitting story lines, ranging from teenage pregnancy to drugs to mental illness and according to the Radio Times he received more fan mail than any other cast member ever, in the history of the show.

Building on this popularity, Chris took part in the first ever series of Strictly Come Dancing. The multi award winning prime-time show saw Chris reach the final, polling thousands of viewer votes each week and raising thousands of pounds for charity.

Chris is extremely proud of his involvement in the first ever series of this now internationally popular television format. Chris enjoyed being himself in front of the camera and started to present on TV as well as act.

Since leaving the popular BBC Drama in 2005, Chris has successfully balanced his acting and presenting career. He worked as a CBBC continuity presenter gaining essential live experience, going on to present on shows such as cd:uk, MTV News and on ITV daytime show This Morning.

His work has seen him interview everyone from music stars such as the Pussycat Dolls and Girls Aloud, to British TV stars such as Peter Andre and the cast of Footballers Wives to International stars such as Will Ferrell, Zack Braff and Daniel Craig. Chris is passionate about his interviews, many of them being picked up by the popular press. He has worked on the Hollywood premier circuit for the Press Association and regularly appears as a guest columnist on shows such as The X Factor, Big Brother and The F Word.

Chris also enjoys working behind the camera and his job on This Morning saw him research and write much of his own material. He refreshingly believes its is important to have an understanding of the work of his colleagues and a healthy interest of all parts of the industry in which he works.

Chris enjoys writing and has written columns for national newspapers and magazines such as The Daily Star and Now Magazine and has just written and is developing a new TV format called Culture Shock.

His work has taken him to Los Angeles where he anchored a live three-hour show called Dead Famous Live and more recently he has joined the growing number of British stars working on American Television by hosting for Fox owned network; TV Guide Channel, where he has hosted The Big Movie Show.

Chris has also worked as a development producer for Reelz Channel and as a segment producer for the popular Entertainment show TMZ.

As for his acting work, Chris played Ezra Fitch alongside Christian Slater, Nick Moran and Eddie Izard in a live performance of Hollywood movie The Rogues.

He also appeared in the current series of BBC1 and BBC America drama Hotel Babylon where he played footballer Clive Hocker alongside Danny Dyer.

Chris works closely with two children’s charities – Barnardos and Childline and International charity, The Red Cross.

He has run two London Marathons and traveled to Africa with presenter friend Fearne Cotton to highlight the issues of poverty in Kenya.

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