Christopher Britton (actor)

Christopher Britton sometimes credited as Chris Britton, is a Canadian-born film and television actor, voice actor and stage actor who is probably best known for his work in X-Men: The Animated Series, in which he was the voice of Mister Sinister. More recently, he has voiced the character of Soichiro Yagami in the English dub of the anime series Death Note and its live action counterpart. He also was the narrator on the Dino Crisis II video game created by Capcom in 2000. He has a regular role as Richard Norton in Da Vinci's Inquest/City Hall, and has acted in several different movies from The Day After Tomorrow to Godsend. He has worked on many different plays and theater productions, including two seasons with the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, and has acted throughout Ontario, Vancouver, and the United States.

Christopher Britton
Born
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other namesChris Britton
OccupationActor, voice actor, stage actor
Years active1979–present
AgentEdna Talent Management
Spouse(s)
Claudette Jaiko
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m. 1980; div. 1986)

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m. 2006)

Background

Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Chris Britton first studied acting as a teenager. For a brief period, an interest in dance led him to become a member of the Judy Jarvis Dance Company, one of the first modern dance companies in Toronto. He graduated from York University with a BFA in theatre. While an undergraduate he was an Associate Fellow of Stong College teaching a course in the life and work of Edward Gordon Craig. Upon graduating he spent two seasons at both the Stratford and Shaw Festivals and worked at regional theaters across Canada. In 1980 Chris started the first Artists Action Network within Amnesty International that worked for the release of imprisoned artists. During the early eighties he studied acting with Uta Hagen in New York City and acted in The Misanthrope directed by Mark Lamos at The Hartford Stage and The Taming of the Shrew at the Astor Place Theater in New York. He returned to Canada to be a member of the Grand Theater Company with Robin Phillips. In the late 80's he landed the role of 'Einstein' in the one actor play and toured Canada, Boston and Louisville, Kentucky. in over 200 performances. In film and television his talents as a character actor can be seen in roles such as the evil Rombout Kemp in Peter Greenaway's Nightwatching, the KKK leader opposite Forest Whitaker in Deacons For Defense, the mad film critic in John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns and in The Final Cut opposite Robin Williams. He has had recurring roles in DaVinci's Inquest, DaVinci's City Hall, Intelligence and Painkiller Jane. His first screenplay Capital Murder, based on the true story of the lawyer who defended the last two men to be executed in Canada was awarded a Fellowship in the Praxis Screenwriting Competition. A second screenplay, The Good Men, an action thriller, was also awarded a Fellowship at Praxis.

Chris Britton lives and works in Vancouver with his wife, actress Gwynyth Walsh and frequently returns to Toronto to work and spend time with his daughter Paget.

Trivia

Graduate of the York University Theatre program (1970s)

Performed at Canada's Stratford Festival

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1979The BroodMan In Auditorium
1981ScannersHazmat WorkerUncredited
1981Ticket to HeavenSimon
1986Maximum OverdriveDrive-thru Teller VoiceVoice;
Uncredited
1989MillenniumCouncil Chamber Member, Buffalo
1989WhispersBookseller
1997Good Will HuntingExecutive #2
2001JudgmentGuard
2003Deacons for DefenseWilliam Chase
2004The Final CutJason Monroe
2004GodsendDr. Lieber
2004FlushRichard
2004The Day After TomorrowVorsteen
2006Death NoteSoichiro YagamiVoice; English dub
2006Silent HillAdam
2007NightwatchingRombout Kemp
2009No One Knows You Like Your MotherVictor Alberton
2011Thor: Tales of AsgardOdin[1]Voice
Direct-to-video
2013CarrieDr. Dean L. McDuffy
2017Death NoteAaron Peltz

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1981The Great DetectiveMiles PorterEpisode: "Skull-Duggery"
1993-97X-MenMister SinisterVoice
11 Episodes
1994Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesFather WilliamsEpisode: "The Possessed"
1995TekWarJanusEpisode: "Tek Posse"
1998Silver SurferPrime Minister ZarekVoice
Episode: "The Forever War"
2002Mutant XJ.K. BergmanEpisode: "Sign from Above"
2004-05Da Vinci's InquestRichard Norton8 Episodes
2005Stargate AtlantisPrenumEpisode: "The Siege: Part 2"
2006BladeBarronEpisode: "Conclave"
2007-08Death NoteSoichiro YagamiEnglish Dub
27 Episodes
2011MaydayCapt. Chesley SullenbergerEpisode: "Hudson Splash Down"
2011-12Iron Man: Armored AdventuresDoctor Doom[2]Voice
2 Episodes
2017-18RiverdaleJudge2 Episodes
2017-19My Little Pony: Friendship Is MagicStar Swirl the Bearded[1]Voice
4 Episodes

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Marvel Super HeroesIron Man[1]
2000Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesUncredited
Dino Crisis IIMale Narration[1]
Project I.G.I.1st truck vocal-effects, Additional Voices
2005Evil Dead: RegenerationAdditional voices
The Matrix: Path of NeoSwordsmanUncredited
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References
  1. "Chris Britton - 10 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  2. "Marvel Animation Age – The Marvel Animation News Resource". Marvel.toonzone.net. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
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