Christopher Britton
Born (1961-09-28) September 28, 1961
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other namesChris Britton
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
AgentEdna Talent Management
Spouses
Claudette Jaiko
(m. 1980; div. 1986)
    (m. 2006)

    Christopher 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.

    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 and Los Angeles with his wife, actress Gwynyth Walsh and frequently returns to Toronto to work and spend time with his daughter Paget.

    Filmography

    Film

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1979The BroodMan In Auditorium
    1981ScannersHazmat WorkerUncredited
    1981Ticket to HeavenSimon
    1986Maximum OverdriveDrive-thru Teller VoiceVoice;
    Uncredited
    1989MillenniumCouncil Chamber Member, Buffalo
    1989WhispersBookseller
    1997Good Will HuntingExecutive #2
    2001JudgmentGuard
    2003Deacons for DefenseWilliam Chase
    2004The Final CutJason Monroe
    2004GodsendDr. Lieber
    2004FlushRichard
    2004The Day After TomorrowVorsteen
    2006Death NoteSoichiro YagamiVoice; English dub
    2006Silent HillAdam
    2007NightwatchingRombout Kemp
    2009No One Knows You Like Your MotherVictor Alberton
    2011Thor: Tales of AsgardOdin[1]Voice
    Direct-to-video
    2013CarrieDr. Dean L. McDuffy
    2017Death NoteAaron Peltz

    Television

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1981The Great DetectiveMiles PorterEpisode: "Skull-Duggery"
    1993-97X-MenMister SinisterVoice
    11 Episodes
    1994Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesFather WilliamsEpisode: "The Possessed"
    1995TekWarJanusEpisode: "Tek Posse"
    1998Silver SurferPrime Minister ZarekVoice
    Episode: "The Forever War"
    2002Mutant XJ.K. BergmanEpisode: "Sign from Above"
    2004-05Da Vinci's InquestRichard Norton8 Episodes
    2005Stargate AtlantisPrenumEpisode: "The Siege: Part 2"
    2006BladeBarronEpisode: "Conclave"
    2007IntelligenceNathan Clear3 Episodes: "A Dark Alliance" "We Were Here Now We Disappear" "Love And Conspiracy"
    2007-08Death NoteSoichiro YagamiEnglish Dub
    27 Episodes
    2011MaydayCapt. Chesley SullenbergerEpisode: "Hudson Splash Down"
    2011-12Iron Man: Armored AdventuresDoctor Doom[2]Voice
    2 Episodes
    2017-18RiverdaleJudge2 Episodes
    2018The MagiciansDemon ToddEpisode: "All That Josh"
    2017-19My Little Pony: Friendship Is MagicStar Swirl the Bearded[1]Voice
    4 Episodes
    2024-presentX-Men '97Mister SinisterVoice

    Video games

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1995Marvel Super HeroesIron Man[1]
    2000Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesUncredited
    Dino Crisis IIMale Narration[1]
    Project I.G.I.1st truck vocal-effects, Additional Voices
    2005Evil Dead: RegenerationAdditional voices
    The Matrix: Path of NeoSwordsmanUncredited

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "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. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
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