Christopher Denham

Christopher Denham is an American actor, screenwriter and director. He is perhaps best known for supporting roles in Shutter Island, Argo, Being the Ricardos and his role in the Sundance Film Festival cult phenomenon, Sound of My Voice, as well as the television series Billions, Shining Girls, opposite Elisabeth Moss and Amazon Prime's Utopia, created by Gillian Flynn. Early life Denham grew up on the south side of Chicago. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he studied acting and creative writing.While there, he was a member of the Celebration Company at the Station Theatre where he performed in the plays "This Is Our Youth," "American Buffalo," and "The Beauty Queen of Leenane." Career Theatrical career Denham made his Broadway debut opposite Danny Glover in the 2003 revival of "Master Harold"...and the Boys. In 2005, Denham originated the role of Matt in the Steppenwolf Theater production of Adam Rapp's Red Light Winter. The production moved to New York where Denham won Outstanding Lead Actor at the 2006 Lucille Lortel Awards. His other Broadway credits include the title role in Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore and David Mamet's China Doll, opposite Al Pacino. Off-Broadway, Denham appeared at Playwright's Horizons in Adam Rapp's Kindness opposite Katherine Waterston, Charles Mee's Wintertime at Second Stage, and Steven Levenson's The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin, opposite David Morse at Roundabout Theatre Company. Regionally, Denham has worked with the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, New York Stage and Film and the Sundance Lab for Directors and Screenwriters.