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name: "Christopher Stanley"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 2000"
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average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:26.266791+00:00"
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# Christopher Stanley

Actor. Born 1 January 2000 in Providence.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, Providence
- **Active:** 2007–2012

## Biography

Christopher Stanley is an American actor. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he moved to Los Angeles and trained at the Loft Studio with Peggy Feury and Bill Traylor, and with José Quintero and Bobby Lewis of the Actors Studio.

He is best known for playing politician Henry Francis, the second husband of Betty Francis, on the series *Mad Men* (2009–2015), where his role became recurring from the third season and a main cast member from the fifth. He appeared in the films *Argo* (2012) as Thomas L. Ahern, Jr. and *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012) as Admiral Bill McRaven, and has had roles in series including *NYPD Blue*, *American Horror Story*, *Narcos: Mexico* and *Landman*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Argo* (2012), Fi1m 79, as Thomas L. Ahern, Jr. — [page](https://film.one/film/argo.md)
- *Mad Men* (2007), Fi1m 88, as Henry Francis — [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)

## Also known for

- *American Horror Story* (2011), Sherman Adams
- *Chicago P.D.* (2014), Alan Powell
- *24* (2001), Bill
- *Lie to Me* (2009), Agent Williams
- *Lethal Weapon* (2016), Henry Ashworth
- *Landman* (2024), Eric McDougal
- *Marshals* (2026), Blake Ayers
- *Without a Trace* (2002), Hal Williams

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