Christopher Stanley Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the 2012 Hollywood Film Award as a member of the ensemble cast of "Argo․"
• Liked to act as a teenager, but did not audition for school plays because he was afraid of being bullied
• Studied acting at the Loft Studio after moving to Los Angeles
• Quote: "(On his character Henry Francis) "He's a man of a lot of integrity, and he has this capacity for empathy that I really adore․""
• Quote: "(On "Mad Men") "So much of the show is about the characters reinventing themselves and almost forfeiting their past and rubbing out their past to create something new․""
• Quote: "I think in any relationship, even in the healthiest of relationships, we are all parents to each other at times․"
• Frequently portrays members of law enforcement or government agents
• Often takes on the role of working-class men who have flawed characteristics
• Trained by acting coaches Jose Quintero and Bobby Lewis at the Actors Studio
• Was encouraged by his father to pursue acting as a career