- Although he plays the Ukrainian thug Sergei Malatov on "The Wire", he is American and speaks with a Southern accent.
- He has a great ear and natural talent for accents and dialects.
- Has trained in MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) especially Muay-thai & Brazilian Jiu-jitsu since 1993.
- Convinced casting HBO and casting for "The Wire", that he was Russian. He did this without ever having acting or dialect classes.
- Has always done his own stunts and really enjoys the physical roles.
- Earned two Associates' Degrees, Criminal Justice & General Studies, and one Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice.
- Spike TV asked him if he was interested in being on "The Ultimate Fighter".
- While filming season two of HBO's "The Wire", he auditioned for the role of Vince on "Entourage".
- He grew up in the beautiful country landscape of south-west Virginia where his father taught him how to hunt and fish.
- His close friend Craig 'Sawman' Sawyer, a former Navy SEAL (DEVGRU), is training Chris for a film in which Chris plays a Navy SEAL. Sawman is also the film's tech advisor.
- His father trained him in the use of all types of firearms.
- He played baseball and football in high school. He planned on trying out for the Atlanta Braves minor league team, the Danville Braves, after college, but decided to pursue acting instead.
- As the characters of both Gan and Marcus in "Aquarius", he did two months of green screen work, much of which was fight scenes, but the film was not released.
- Resides in Los Angeles, but travels back to Virginia quite often. (February 2008)
- Loves the outdoors.
- Did an abundance of wire work for his role of Yuri in the film Space Warriors.
- Makes an appearance for Team Sonnen on season 17 of "The Ultimate Fighter" as a guest of Chael Sonnen.
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