Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/14/1956
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Chris Ellis
Biography
Chris Ellis (born April 14, 1956) is an American film and television actor. Ellis always wanted to be an actor because of television. He grew up in the 50's in the deep south in a "world of privation and violence", but saw on television people who seemed to have lives of ease and privilege.
It took him seven years to finish college however, because "I have always been shiftless". During those years Chris became involved in community theatre in Memphis, where "I did and do still think the quality of the work has always been quite good". By the time he moved to New York, he had worked with many...
Known For
Catch Me If You Can
as Special Agent Witkins
The Dark Knight Rises
as Fr. Reilly
Addams Family Values
as Moving Man
Live Free or Die Hard
as Capt. Jack Scalvino
The Show
as Keller
Godzilla
as General Anderson
Planet of the Apes
as Commander Karl Vasich
Domestic Disturbance
as Detective Warren
The Island
as Aces & Spades Barman
Armageddon
as Flight Director Clark
My Cousin Vinny
as J.T.
The Oath
as Hank
Tiger Cruise
as Captain Anderson
Bean
as Detective Butler
Faults
as Dad
Days of Thunder
as Harlem Hoogerhyde
Wonderland
as Captain Nimziki
Apollo 13
as Deke Slayton
Con Air
as BOP Official Grant
G-Force
as NSA Director