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name: "Christopher Kriesa"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:15.151778+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."
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# Christopher Kriesa

Actor. Born 1 January 1949 in Green Bay.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1949, Green Bay
- **Active:** 1984–2001
- **Also known as:** Chris Kriesa, Christopher Kriess, Christoph Krisea

## Biography

Christopher Kriesa is an American actor with credits in film and television from the 1980s onwards. He has appeared in more than 175 productions, including feature films, series and commercials.

He trained with Kim Stanley and Larry Moss. His film roles include Pilot Kevin in *Cast Away* (2000), Officer Persky in *The Man Who Wasn't There* (2001) and Joe E. Brown in *Blonde* (2022). Television appearances include episodes of *Grey's Anatomy* (2005) as Claude Markham, *The West Wing* (1999) and *Lethal Weapon* (2016).

Kriesa has worked with directors including the Coen brothers, Robert Zemeckis and Wes Craven.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Man Who Wasn't There* (2001), Fi1m 81, as Officer Persky — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-who-wasnt-there.md)
- *Cast Away* (2000), Fi1m 81, as Pilot Kevin — [page](https://film.one/film/cast-away.md)
- *The Karate Kid* (1984), Fi1m 81, as Official — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)

## Also known for

- *Blonde* (2022), Joe E. Brown
- *The A-Team* (1983), Firefigher Fred
- *MacGyver* (1985), Player
- *Lethal Weapon* (2016), Parole Commissioner
- *Hellraiser: Inferno* (2000), Older Detective
- *Airwolf* (1984), Dr. Johnson
- *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman* (1993), Man, Myra's Customer, Harry Barton
- *Shocker* (1989), Guard #2

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