Chris was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada and is bi-lingual being educated in French graduating from Pere Rene de Galinee School in Cambridge, and then attended University of Ottawa with a double major in English and Communications. An all round athlete, he is an avid volleyball player and plays hockey in the winter.

Chris made his acting debut in 2005 in the series "Student Abroad" filmed primarily in Beijing. This was immediately followed with the mini-series "Beach Girls" starring Rob Lowe. In 2006 Chris worked on his first Disney film "Cow Belles" starring Aly and AJ Michalka. In 2007 Chris worked on the series "The Best Years" in a recurring role as Beau Beacham and worked on his second Disney film "Twitches Too" starring Tia and Tamera Mowry.