Christopher Britton (actor)

Christopher Britton sometimes credited as Chris Britton, is a Canadian film, stage, television and voice actor who is probably best known for his work in X-Men: The Animated Series, in which he was the voice of Mister Sinister. More recently, he has voiced the character of Soichiro Yagami in the English dub of the anime series Death Note and its live action counterpart. He also was the narrator on the Dino Crisis II video game created by Capcom in 2000. He has a regular role as Richard Norton in Da Vinci's Inquest/City Hall, and has acted in several different movies from The Day After Tomorrow to Godsend. He has worked on many different plays and theater productions, including two seasons with the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, and has acted throughout Ontario, Vancouver, and the United States.

Christopher Britton
Born	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other names	Chris Britton
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1979–present
Agent	Edna Talent Management
Spouse(s)	Claudette Jaiko ​ ​ (m. 1980; div. 1986)​ Gwynyth Walsh ​ (m. 2006)​

Background

Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Chris Britton first studied acting as a teenager. For a brief period, an interest in dance led him to become a member of the Judy Jarvis Dance Company, one of the first modern dance companies in Toronto. He graduated from York University with a BFA in theatre. While an undergraduate he was an Associate Fellow of Stong College teaching a course in the life and work of Edward Gordon Craig. Upon graduating he spent two seasons at both the Stratford and Shaw Festivals and worked at regional theaters across Canada. In 1980 Chris started the first Artists Action Network within Amnesty International that worked for the release of imprisoned artists. During the early eighties he studied acting with Uta Hagen in New York City and acted in The Misanthrope directed by Mark Lamos at The Hartford Stage and The Taming of the Shrew at the Astor Place Theater in New York. He returned to Canada to be a member of the Grand Theater Company with Robin Phillips. In the late 80's he landed the role of 'Einstein' in the one actor play and toured Canada, Boston and Louisville, Kentucky. in over 200 performances. In film and television his talents as a character actor can be seen in roles such as the evil Rombout Kemp in Peter Greenaway's Nightwatching, the KKK leader opposite Forest Whitaker in Deacons For Defense, the mad film critic in John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns and in The Final Cut opposite Robin Williams. He has had recurring roles in DaVinci's Inquest, DaVinci's City Hall, Intelligence and Painkiller Jane. His first screenplay Capital Murder, based on the true story of the lawyer who defended the last two men to be executed in Canada was awarded a Fellowship in the Praxis Screenwriting Competition. A second screenplay, The Good Men, an action thriller, was also awarded a Fellowship at Praxis.

Chris Britton lives and works in Vancouver with his wife, actress Gwynyth Walsh and frequently returns to Toronto to work and spend time with his daughter Paget.

Trivia

Graduate of the York University Theatre program (1970s)

Performed at Canada's Stratford Festival

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	The Brood	Man In Auditorium
1981	Scanners	Hazmat Worker	Uncredited
1981	Ticket to Heaven	Simon
1986	Maximum Overdrive	Drive-thru Teller Voice	Voice; Uncredited
1989	Millennium	Council Chamber Member, Buffalo
1989	Whispers	Bookseller
1997	Good Will Hunting	Executive #2
2001	Judgment	Guard
2003	Deacons for Defense	William Chase
2004	The Final Cut	Jason Monroe
2004	Godsend	Dr. Lieber
2004	Flush	Richard
2004	The Day After Tomorrow	Vorsteen
2006	Death Note	Soichiro Yagami	Voice; English dub
2006	Silent Hill	Adam
2007	Nightwatching	Rombout Kemp
2009	No One Knows You Like Your Mother	Victor Alberton
2011	Thor: Tales of Asgard	Odin[1]	Voice Direct-to-video
2013	Carrie	Dr. Dean L. McDuffy
2017	Death Note	Aaron Peltz

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	The Great Detective	Miles Porter	Episode: "Skull-Duggery"
1993-97	X-Men	Mister Sinister	Voice 11 Episodes
1994	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Father Williams	Episode: "The Possessed"
1995	TekWar	Janus	Episode: "Tek Posse"
1998	Silver Surfer	Prime Minister Zarek	Voice Episode: "The Forever War"
2002	Mutant X	J.K. Bergman	Episode: "Sign from Above"
2004-05	Da Vinci's Inquest	Richard Norton	8 Episodes
2005	Stargate Atlantis	Prenum	Episode: "The Siege: Part 2"
2006	Blade	Barron	Episode: "Conclave"
2007-08	Death Note	Soichiro Yagami	English Dub 27 Episodes
2011	Mayday	Capt. Chesley Sullenberger	Episode: "Hudson Splash Down"
2011-12	Iron Man: Armored Adventures	Doctor Doom[2]	Voice 2 Episodes
2017-18	Riverdale	Judge	2 Episodes
2017-19	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic	Star Swirl the Bearded[1]	Voice 4 Episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Marvel Super Heroes	Iron Man	[1]
2000	Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes		Uncredited
	Dino Crisis II	Male Narration	[1]
	Project I.G.I.	1st truck vocal-effects, Additional Voices
2005	Evil Dead: Regeneration	Additional voices
	The Matrix: Path of Neo	Swordsman	Uncredited

References

1. "Chris Britton - 10 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
2. "Marvel Animation Age – The Marvel Animation News Resource". Marvel.toonzone.net. Retrieved 2016-03-09.

External links

• Christopher Britton at IMDb
• Chris Britton at TV.com