---
name: "Oliver Chris"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/oliver-chris"
fi1m_id: "oliver-chris"
imdb_id: "nm0159631"
tmdb_id: 31739
wikidata_id: "Q7087451"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 November 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-07T18:16:31.204231+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."
---

# Oliver Chris

## Identity

Oliver Chris

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/oliver-chris
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** oliver-chris
- **IMDb ID:** nm0159631
- **TMDB ID:** 31739
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7087451
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Chris, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7087451, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159631/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31739

Actor. Born 7 November 1978 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 November 1978, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 12 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (5), 2010s 74 (2), 2020s 63 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 63 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 8, Drama 4, Adventure 2, Family 2, Fantasy 2, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $556m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Chris, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7087451, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159631/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31739

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office.md) (89)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Green Wing*](https://film.one/tv/green-wing.md) (83)
- **Disney+:** [*Rivals*](https://film.one/tv/rivals.md) (80)
- **Apple TV:** [*Motherland*](https://film.one/tv/motherland-2017.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Oliver Chris is an English actor. He was born on 7 November 1978 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

His television credits include *The Office* (2001), *Green Wing* (2004–2006), *The IT Crowd* (2006), *Bluestone 42* (2013–2015), *The Crown* (2016) and *Trying* (2020–). Film roles encompass *Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason* (2004), *Emma.* (2020), *Dolittle* (2020) and *Living* (2022). He plays James Vereker in the series *Rivals* (2024–).

On stage he has appeared in productions at the National Theatre and in the West End, including *One Man, Two Guvnors* and *King Charles III*, the latter also transferring to Broadway. He has also written for the theatre.

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

## On Fi1m (12)

- *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Mr Watzisname — [page](https://film.one/film/the-magic-faraway-tree.md)
- *The Choral* (2025), Fi1m 57, as Major Dobson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-choral.md)
- *Rivals* (2024), Fi1m 80, as James Vereker — [page](https://film.one/tv/rivals.md)
- *Living* (2022), Fi1m 81, as Hart — [page](https://film.one/film/living.md)
- *Dolittle* (2020), Fi1m 32, as Sir Gareth — [page](https://film.one/film/dolittle.md)
- *King Charles III* (2017), Fi1m 73, as William — [page](https://film.one/film/king-charles-iii.md)
- *Motherland* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Paul — [page](https://film.one/tv/motherland-2017.md)
- *The IT Crowd* (2006), Fi1m 76, as Daniel Carey — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-it-crowd.md)
- *Nathan Barley* (2005), Fi1m 74, as Max Herbert — [page](https://film.one/tv/nathan-barley.md)
- *Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason* (2004), Fi1m 48, as Director in Gallery — [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-jones-the-edge-of-reason.md)
- *Green Wing* (2004), Fi1m 83, as Boyce — [page](https://film.one/tv/green-wing.md)
- *The Office* (2001), Fi1m 89, as Ricky Howard — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

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

- *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026), as Mr Watzisname — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-magic-faraway-tree.md)
- *The Choral* (2025), as Major Dobson — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-choral.md)
- *Rivals* (2024), series, as James Vereker — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/rivals.md)
- *My Lady Jane* (2024), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Shoshana* (2024), as Ralph Cairns
- *White Widow* (2023), as Andrew
- *What's Love Got to Do with It?* (2023), as James
- *Maternal* (2023), series, as Guy Cavendish
- *Living* (2022), as Hart — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/living.md)
- *National Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again* (2022), Writer
- *A Very British Scandal* (2021), series, as George Emslie
- *Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas* (2021), as The Beast
- *Foundation* (2021), series, as Director Sef Sermak — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/foundation.md)
- *Miss Marx* (2020), as Freddy
- *Trying* (2020), series, as Freddy
- *Miss Scarlet* (2020), series, as Basil Sinclaire
- *Emma.* (2020), as John Knightley
- *Dolittle* (2020), as Sir Gareth — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/dolittle.md)
- *National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream* (2019), as Theseus / Oberon
- *The Queen and I* (2018), as Prince Charles
- *The Little Stranger* (2018), as Tony Morley
- *Man of the Hour* (2018), as Hector
- *National Theatre Live: Young Marx* (2017), as Engels
- *Motherland* (2017), series, as Paul — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/motherland-2017.md)
- *King Charles III* (2017), as William — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/king-charles-iii.md)
- *National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night* (2017), as Orsino
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as James Colthurst — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Milo Murphy's Law* (2016), series, as Additional Voices (voice)
- *The Scandalous Lady W* (2015), as Viscount Deerhurst
- *The Musketeers* (2014), series, as Duke of Beaufort
- *Breathless* (2013), series, as Richard Truscott
- *Bluestone 42* (2013), series, as Nick
- *Is This a Joke?* (2011), as Driving Me Nuts
- *National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors* (2011), as Stanley Stubbers
- *Sean Lock: Rogue Landlord* (2011), Actor
- *Huge* (2010), as Darren
- *FM* (2009), series, as Matt Kyle
- *Fairy Tales* (2008), series, as Vukoosin Ergovich
- *Phineas and Ferb* (2007), series, as Mr. Macabre (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/phineas-and-ferb.md)
- *Bonkers* (2007), series, as Marcus Lewis
- *Green Wing Special* (2007), as Boyce
- *Tripping Over* (2006), series, as Sam
- *The IT Crowd* (2006), series, as Daniel Carey — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-it-crowd.md)
- *Nathan Barley* (2005), series, as Max Herbert — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/nathan-barley.md)
- *According to Bex* (2005), series, Actor
- *Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason* (2004), as Director in Gallery — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-jones-the-edge-of-reason.md)
- *Green Wing* (2004), series, as Boyce — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/green-wing.md)
- *Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster* (2003), as Percy Bysshe Shelley
- *The Other Boleyn Girl* (2003), as Henry Percy
- *The Gathering* (2003), as Brett
- *The Real Jane Austen* (2002), as Tom Lefroy
- *Rescue Me* (2002), series, as Luke Chatwin
- *The Office* (2001), series, as Ricky Howard — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office.md)
- *Lorna Doone* (2001), as Charley Doone
- *Lorna Doone* (2000), series, as Charley Doone
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Dr James Sabiston
- *Sharpe* (1993), series, as Leonard

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