Chris Anastasi

Chris Anastasi, born 22 August 1987 to a Greek-Cypriot and Italian family, is a British screenwriter and actor. After starting as an actor at a young age, Anastasi has since moved into screen writing where he has made his name.

Chris Anastasi
Born
Chris Anastasi

(1987-08-22) 22 August 1987
London
OccupationScreenwriter, Actor
Years active2014 - Present
Known forMadness in the Method.
Notable work
The Children's Monologues

Career

Anastasi's career first began when he was selected for BBC's Drama series submission 2014 and was, soon after, chosen from a high number of applicants for comedy screen writing training with the BFI. His first film, which had wide cinema release in 2019, was Madness in the Method[1] and stars such actors as Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo and Stan Lee. He currently has a comedy television series in pre-production. His experience ranges from working on stage production, The Children's Monologues with Danny Boyle, to working with Thin Man Films and Mike Leigh's own trusted crew. Although Anastasi's time is mainly devoted to screenwriting, he does make acting appearances as per his performance[2] in ITV's Grantchester season 2 finale.[3][4]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Functioned as Notes
Writer Actor Role
2016 Swallows and Amazons No Yes Centurion
2017 Annie Waits Yes No Created and written by
2018 Madness in the Method Yes No Story by and written by

TV
Year TV Functioned as Notes
Writer Actor Role
2016 Grantchester (TV series) No Yes Handsome Man Uncredited
2016 Humans (TV series) No Yes Conscious Synth Uncredited
2017 Against the Law No Yes Handsome man Based on the book

References
  1. "Chris Anastasi Pens Madness in the Method Script".
  2. "Grantchester season finale featuring Derby social media consultant Chris Anastasi". youtube.com. Status Social. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. Sloper, R. "Derby man to appear in ITV crime drama Grantchester". derbyeveningtelegraph.co.uk. Local World.
  4. Saxby, Mark. "Social media consultant stars in ITV drama conclusion". statussocial.co.uk. Status Social. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

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