Christopher Elliott (born in
Brisbane,
Australia, 18 December 1962) is an Australian actor and the brother of former
Wheel of Fortune host
Robert Elliott.
Background
Study
In 1992, Elliott enrolled fulltime at Stella Adler Academy Of Acting in New York, and graduated in May 1995.
[Acting School in New York City - The Stella Adler Studio] Having done mostly TV and film, Elliott returned to the Adler Conservatory in January 2008 to do a year's refresher in their fulltime Evening Conservatory classes, to sharpen his stage skills.
Career
Television
Elliott made an early television appearance in 1988 on
Australia's Most Wanted as "The Floppy Hat Bandit". He has also been seen in
Ratbag Hero, a television miniseries.
[Australian Film Commission: Searchable Film Database],
Animal Park,
Time Trax - both the American Telemovie and an episode of the series,
Backlands - a Telemovie based on a true story of the backpackers who disappeared in Queensland
[Bavaria Media Television | Programs Detail], and
Thunderstone 3 filmed in 1999, in which Elliott portrays the regular role of goofy Agent Cummings who tries so hard to lay down the law, and is always being outwitted by a child prodigy.
[Film Victoria - Industry Directory] He has also played major guest roles on
Blue Heelers,
Stingers, and other television series and has more recently ventured into film.