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Chris Ellis

Highest Rated: 96% Apollo 13 (1995)

Lowest Rated: 10% This Is Your Death (2017)

Birthday: Apr 14, 1956

Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, USA

A go-to character actor for tough authority figures for nearly two decades, Chris Ellis distinguished himself through small but memorable turns in features like "Days of Thunder" (1990), "Apollo 13" (1995), "Catch Me If You Can" (2002) and countless television shows. A native of Memphis, Ellis' Southern roots informed many of his roles, lending a degree of folksy humanity to the scores of police detectives, Army generals, lawyers and occasional rough-hewn criminals. Like many character players, Ellis moved largely into television in the 2000s, where he enjoyed recurring roles on "NCIS" (CBS, 2003- ), "Ghost Whisperer" (CBS, 2005-2010) and "Burn Notice" (USA Network, 2007-2013) in addition to scores of one-off guest performances. Though most viewers knew Chris Ellis by appearance rather than his name, he remained one of the hardest-working and most appreciated supporting talents in features and television.

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Highest-Rated Movies

96% 87% Apollo 13
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96% 89% Catch Me if You Can
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93% 78% That Thing You Do!
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92% 69% Faults
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91% 88% October Sky
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91% 92% Dont Look Back
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80% 43% The Memory Thief
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75% Death and Texas
Watchlist 63% 40% The Oath Watchlist 60% 64% Silo Watchlist
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Chris Ellis

Chris Ellis Fairly Legal, Chris Ellis, 'Bo Me Once', Season 1, Ep. #4, 02/10/2011, ©USA Fairly Legal, Chris Ellis, 'The Two Richards', Season 1, Ep. #5, 02/17/2011, ©USA Fairly Legal, Chris Ellis (L), Sarah Shahi (R), 'The Two Richards', Season 1, Ep. #5, 02/17/2011, ©USA CRIMSON TIDE, Denzel Washington, Chris Ellis, Gene Hackman, 1995, (c) Buena Vista THE OATH, FROM LEFT: MEREDITH HAGNER, JON BARINHOLTZ, CARRIE BROWNSTEIN, IKE BARINHOLTZ, TIFFANY HADDISH, NORA DUNN, CHRIS ELLIS, 2018. © ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS THE WATCHER, Chris Ellis, 2000, © Universal Burn Notice, Bruce Campbell (L), Chris Ellis (R), 'Rough Seas', Season 2, Ep. #7, 08/21/2008, ©USA Burn Notice, Bruce Campbell (L), Chris Ellis (R), 'Rough Seas', Season 2, Ep. #7, 08/21/2008, ©USA Burn Notice, Bruce Campbell (L), Chris Ellis (R), 'Rough Seas', Season 2, Ep. #7, 08/21/2008, ©USA View more photos

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The Ghost Trap 94% 2024 Actor Silo 60% 64% 2019 Mr. Adler Actor The Oath 63% 40% 2018 Hank Actor This Is Your Death 10% 39% 2017 Keller Actor Amelia 2.0 66% 2017 Senator Thaddeus Actor Trigger 2016 Patrick Actor Faults 92% 69% 2014 Dad Actor Jessabelle 29% 30% 2014 Sheriff Pruitt Actor Grace Unplugged 57% 78% 2013 Pastor Tim Bryant Actor Teenage Dirtbag 76% 2009 Mr. Mangeress Actor Gospel Hill 33% 36% 2008 L Don Murray Actor The Memory Thief 80% 43% 2007 Mr. DeSilva Actor Death to the Supermodels 15% 2005 Actor Death and Texas 75% 2004 Phillip Brodeur Actor Catch Me if You Can 96% 89% 2002 Special Agent Witkins Actor Beyond the City Limits 12% 2001 Det. Hanson Actor The Watcher 11% 28% 2000 Hollis Actor October Sky 91% 88% 1999 Principal Turner Actor Atomic Train 1999 Ed Brown Actor Armageddon 43% 73% 1998 Walter Clark Actor Home Fries 31% 34% 1998 Henry Lever Actor Max Q: Emergency Landing 1998 Bob Matthews Actor That Thing You Do! 93% 78% 1996 Phil Horace Actor Apollo 13 96% 87% 1995 Deke Slayton Actor Dont Look Back 91% 92% 1967 Self
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