Age: 53
Birthplace: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Christopher Tyler "Chris" Young (born April 28, 1971) is an American actor, producer and director.
Young was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Judy (née Kreutz), a teacher and librarian, and Dick Young, a businessman. Young's show business career started at the age of 15 when he played Bryce Lynch, a child computer hacker prodigy, in the Max Headroom science fiction television series. He starred in many other television shows and several feature-length films thereafter including PCU, Book of Love and The Great Outdoors.
Further to his acting, Young co-produced and starred in the NBC movie Killing Mr. Griffin in 1997, produced The Proud Family Movie in 2005 for the Disney Channel and supervised post-production for the romantic comedy Marigold. Young has also been affiliated with the music industry, having produced twelve music videos for American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson's 2006 tour, producing and directing thirteen music videos for American girl group Slumber Party Girls and directing the music video "Struggle" for indie pop band Ringside.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987-1988 | Max Headroom | Bryce Lynch | 14 episodes |
1988 | Jake's Journey | Jake | Television movie |
1988 | She's Having a Baby | Buck from The Great Outdoors | Uncredited |
1988 | The Great Outdoors | Buck Ripley | |
1988 | Dance 'til Dawn | Dan Lefcourt | Television movie |
1989 | Live-In | Danny Mathews | 9 episodes |
1989 | Falcon Crest | Chris Agretti | 4 episodes |
1990 | The Runestone | Jacob | |
1990 | Book of Love | Jack Twiller | |
1990-1991 | Married People | Allen Campbell | 18 episodes |
1991 | December | Stuart Brayton | |
1992 | Breaking the Silence | Kenny Becker | Television movie |
1993 | Crime & Punishment | Episode: "Our Denial" | |
1993 | Warlock: The Armageddon | Kenny Travis | |
1994 | In the Living Years | Crispy | Alternative title: Letter to Dad |
1994 | PCU | Tom Lawrence | |
1994 | MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice | Bernard Pinsky | Television movie |
1994 | Runaway Daughters | Bob Randolph | Television movie |
1995 | Deep Down | Andy | Alternative title: Conversations in Public Places |
1995 | Friends | Steven Fisherman | Episode: "The One with Five Steaks and an Eggplant" |
1995 | Dave's World | Smitty | Episode: "Leave a Mystery at the Beep" |
1996 | Minor Adjustments | Brandon | Episode: "My Fair Darby" |
1996 | Married... with Children | Jackson | Episode: "Enemies" |
1997 | Life with Louie | Voice roles | 3 episodes |
1997 | Killing Mr. Griffin | Jeff | Television movie Co-producer |
1997 | Step By Step | Chip Dahlgren | Episode: "Goodbye, Mr. Chip" |
1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Rob (Voice) | Direct-to-video release |
1998 | 1001 Nights |
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Co-producer |
1998 | The Adventures of A.R.K. |
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Director, unknown episodes |
1999 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Rob (Voice) | Direct-to-video release |
1999 | Falling Sky | Kyle | |
1999-2000 | The New Adventures of A.R.K. |
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Director, 9 episodes |
2005 | The Proud Family Movie |
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Television movie Producer |
2006 | The Need |
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Director |