---
name: "Chris Kamara"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chris-kamara"
fi1m_id: "chris-kamara"
imdb_id: "nm1377131"
tmdb_id: 1216033
wikidata_id: "Q1077393"
roles: []
born: "25 December 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T17:19:36.589952+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Chris Kamara

## Identity

Chris Kamara

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/chris-kamara
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** chris-kamara
- **IMDb ID:** nm1377131
- **TMDB ID:** 1216033
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1077393
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kamara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1077393, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1377131/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216033

Actor. Born 25 December 1957 in Middlesbrough, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 25 December 1957, Middlesbrough, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Christopher Kamara
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kamara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1077393, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1377131/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216033

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Have I Got News for You*](https://film.one/tv/have-i-got-news-for-you.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Christopher Kamara is an English former professional footballer, football manager and television presenter who has appeared as himself in several comedy and entertainment series.

Born on 25 December 1957 in Middlesbrough, he joined the Royal Navy at 16 before signing for Portsmouth in 1974. As a midfielder he played for clubs including Swindon Town, Brentford, Leeds United and Bradford City, later managing Bradford City and Stoke City. He worked as a pundit and presenter for Sky Sports from 1992 to 2022.

Kamara has made guest appearances on television programmes including *Have I Got News for You* (2016), *Bad Education* (2012) and *Ted Lasso* (2020–2021).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Have I Got News for You* (1990), Fi1m 80, as Self — [page](https://film.one/tv/have-i-got-news-for-you.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Smoggie Queens* (2024), series, as Chris Kamara
- *Blankety Blank* (2021), series, Actor
- *The Big New Year's In* (2020), as Contestant
- *Ted Lasso* (2020), series, as Chris Kamara — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)
- *Meet the Richardsons* (2020), series, as Chris Kamara
- *Bad Education* (2012), series, as Chris Kamara (voice)
- *Goals on Sunday*, series, Actor

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