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BIO

Oliver Chris is a British actor. He currently stars in the ITV series Breathless. He appeared in the West End and Broadway productions of One Man, Two Guvnors, the West End production of Twelfth Night and the Broadway production of King Charles III.

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STAGE CREDITS

Twelfth Night Twelfth Night
[West End]
National Theatre Production, 2017
Performer
King Charles III King Charles III
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
William
One Man, Two Guvnors One Man, Two Guvnors
[Broadway]
National Theatre of Great Britain Production, 2012
Stanley Stubbers
One Man, Two Guvnors One Man, Two Guvnors
[West End]
National Theatre Production, 2011
Guvnor No. 2

Movies

The Gathering
[ 2002 ] Brett
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
[ 2004 ] Director in Gallery
Huge
[ 2010 ] Darren
National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors
[ 2011 ] Stanley Stubbers
National Theatre Live: Young Marx
[ 2017 ] Friedrich Engels
National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night
[ 2017 ] Orsino
The Little Stranger
[ 2018 ] Tony Morley
A Midsummer Night's Dream
[ 2019 ] Theseus, Duke of Athens, Oberon, King of the Fairies
Miss Marx
[ 2020 ] FriedrichFreddyDemuth
Emma.
[ 2020 ] John Knightley
Dolittle
[ 2020 ] Sir Gareth
Living
[ 2022 ] Hart
What's Love Got to Do with It?
[ 2022 ] James
Olga Merediz
[ 2026 ]

TV Shows

Bluestone 42
Nick
Green Wing
Boyce
Motherland
Paul
Trying
Freddy
Rivals
James Vereker
Super Happy Magic Forest
Trying
[ 2020-2024 ] Freddy
My Lady Jane
Narrator
Miss Scarlet
[ 2022-2024 ] Basil Sinclaire
Super Happy Magic Forest
[ 2024-2025 ]

Awards and Nominations

Olivier Awards - 2012 - Best Performance In A Supporting Role

Oliver Chris, One Man, Two Guvnors

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Video: YOUNG MARX National Theatre at Home Trailer Photo
Video: YOUNG MARX National Theatre at Home Trailer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 29, 2025

You can now watch the trailer for Young Marx, being presented on National Theatre at Home. Learn more about Young Marx and see how to watch on National Theatre at Home!
Photos: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES at The Group Rep Photo
Photos: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES at The Group Rep
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2025

The Group Rep has released photos of its production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-Winning modern comedy THE HEIDI CHRONICLES, written by Wendy Wasserstein, directed by Brent Beerman and produced by Melissa Strauss for The Group Rep. 
Review: THE DEEP BLUE SEA, Theatre Royal Bath Photo
Review: THE DEEP BLUE SEA, Theatre Royal Bath
by Cheryl Markosky - May 14, 2024

Tamsin Greig is a marvel as Hester Collyer in Lindsay Posner's new revival of Terence Rattigan's 1950s classic, The Deep Blue Sea, at Theatre Royal Bath's intimate, 126-seater Ustinov Studio.
Photos: First Look at THE DEEP BLUE SEA at Theatre Royal Bath Photo
Photos: First Look at THE DEEP BLUE SEA at Theatre Royal Bath
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2024

New production photos have been released from Theatre Royal Bath’s production of The Deep Blue Sea, Terence Rattigan’s 1950’s study of obsession and the destructive power of love, starring Tamsin Greig as Hester Collyer and Oliver Chris as Freddie.
Lily Allen Will Lead HEDDA at Theatre Royal Bath Next Summer Photo
Lily Allen Will Lead HEDDA at Theatre Royal Bath Next Summer
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2024

Lily Allen will star as Hedda Gabler, one of theatre’s most irresistible heroines, in a thrilling new version of Ibsen’s masterpiece which will open at Theatre Royal Bath’s Ustinov Studio from Friday 25 July – Saturday 23 August 2025. 
Oliver Chris Joins Tamsin Greig In THE DEEP BLUE SEA at Theatre Royal Bath, Further C Photo
Oliver Chris Joins Tamsin Greig In THE DEEP BLUE SEA at Theatre Royal Bath, Further Cast Announced
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2024

Oliver Chris will join the previously announced Olivier Award winner Tamsin Greig to play Freddy opposite her portrayal of Hester Collyer in Theatre Royal Bath's production of The Deep Blue Sea, Terence Rattigan's 1950's study of obsession and the destructive power of love. 
WYO Theater to Feature National Theatre Live Productions Photo
WYO Theater to Feature National Theatre Live Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2023

Experience the best of British theater at the WYO Theater with National Theatre Live productions. Don't miss 'Jack Absolute Flies Again' on Oct. 26 at 6 p.m.
Cast & Voice Over Artists Revealed For SPITTING IMAGE THE MUSICAL Photo
Cast & Voice Over Artists Revealed For SPITTING IMAGE THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2023

As Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical  written by a tour de force comedy team made up of  Al Murray (The Pub Landlord) Matt Forde (The Political Party) and double Olivier award winner  Sean Foley (The Upstart Crow, The Play What I Wrote) heads towards its  West End Premiere at the Phoenix Theatre the full cast of voice-over artists and puppeteers and is released.
Denise Gough, Freddie Fox and More Join The Fifth Annual Platform Presenting West End Photo
Denise Gough, Freddie Fox and More Join The Fifth Annual Platform Presenting West End Gala
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2023

The game of Consequences - drawing an image, turning over the page to hide it and passing it on - often ends in astonishing and eye-wateringly funny results.
National Theatre Live Screening of JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN to be Presented at Hamme Photo
National Theatre Live Screening of JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN to be Presented at Hammer Theatre Center in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 23, 2023

Bay Area Theatre lovers will be transported to pastoral Britain during the 1940s when Hammer Theatre Center presents the National Theatre Live screening of Jack Absolute Flies Again.
A West End Gala Night of 'Theatrical Consequences' Comes to the Savoy Theatre in May Photo
A West End Gala Night of 'Theatrical Consequences' Comes to the Savoy Theatre in May
by Stephi Wild - Feb 6, 2023

The game of Consequences - drawing an image, turning over the page to hide it and passing it on - often ends in astonishing and eye-wateringly funny results. Now inspired by this “what will happen next?” children's game, there will be a one night only fundraising gala evening at the Savoy theatre on Monday 15 May, 2023.
The Ridgefield Playhouse to Screen National Theatre's JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN This Photo
The Ridgefield Playhouse to Screen National Theatre's JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 11, 2022

The best of British Theatre will continue to be screened at The Ridgefield Playhouse when it presents National Theatre in HD's Jack Absolute Flies Again on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 7pm. The evening is part of the FirstLight Home Care Classical Series.
See The National Theatre Of London's JACK ABSOLUTE at The Ridgefield Playhouse Next M Photo
See The National Theatre Of London's JACK ABSOLUTE at The Ridgefield Playhouse Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 21, 2022

This fall The Ridgefield Playhouse continues its tradition of presenting the best of British theater with its FirstLight Home Care Classical Series. On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 7pm is the National Theatre in HD screening of Jack Absolute Flies Again, a rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night).
See National Theatre Of London's FRANKENSTEIN at The Ridgefield Playhouse This Month Photo
See National Theatre Of London's FRANKENSTEIN at The Ridgefield Playhouse This Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 21, 2022

The international sensation National Theatre of London's Frankenstein starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, Hamlet, BBC's Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) is returning to the big screen of the Ridgefield Playhouse! Captured live in 2011, this imaginative retelling of Mary Shelley's classic novel was experienced by almost half a million people in cinemas around the world.
Ava Wong Davies Announced as Winner of the 2022 Ambassador Theatre Group Playwright's Photo
Ava Wong Davies Announced as Winner of the 2022 Ambassador Theatre Group Playwright's Prize
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2022

Emerging playwright Ava Wong Davies has won the £5,000 Ambassador Theatre Group Playwright's Prize in association with Platform Presents for her play 'Graceland'.
Apple TV+ Renews TRYING Comedy Series for Season Four Photo
Apple TV+ Renews TRYING Comedy Series for Season Four
by Michael Major - Aug 30, 2022

The third season finds Nikki, played by BAFTA Award nominee Esther Smith, and Jason, played by SAG Award nominee Rafe Spall, waking up as new parents to two children they are still getting to know. Now they just have to keep hold of them, which proves to be trickier than they initially thought.
Exclusive: Tickets From £24 for JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN Photo
Exclusive: Tickets From £24 for JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Aug 16, 2022

Exclusive: tickets from just £24 for Jack Absolute Flies Again.
Apple TV+ Announces TRYING Season Three Premiere Starring Rafe Spall and Esther Smith Photo
Apple TV+ Announces TRYING Season Three Premiere Starring Rafe Spall and Esther Smith
by Michael Major - Jul 18, 2022

Leading into National Parent’s Day, Apple TV+ has announced the third season of the critically acclaimed series “Trying.' In “The Home,” Jason and Nikki wake up as the new parents of two kids they’ve barely met. But will they be able to keep both? In the second episode, “The Circle,” Jason worries that Tyler will be bullied at school.
Review: JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN, National Theatre Photo
Review: JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN, National Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Jul 15, 2022

Jack Absolute Flies Again! Originally scheduled for the Spring of 2020, it took two years, a director change, and a cast reshuffling for the show to get off the ground. It finally lands at the Olivier in a flashy production that has very little substance. One wonders how such a play ended up on one of the most coveted, prominent stages in London.
Giles Terera-Led OTHELLO and New Play KERRY JACKSON to Be Presented at the National T Photo
Giles Terera-Led OTHELLO and New Play KERRY JACKSON to Be Presented at the National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 5, 2022

The National Theatre has announced two further productions to be staged this winter, Shakespeare's Othello and Kerry Jackson a new play by April De Angelis, both going on sale to the public on 21 July.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Oliver Chris been in?

Oliver Chris has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Oliver Chris been in?

Oliver Chris has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.

What was Oliver Chris's first West End show?

Oliver Chris's first West End show was One Man, Two Guvnors which opened in 2011

What awards has Oliver Chris been nominated for?

and Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for One Man, Two Guvnors.

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