Chris Earle

Chris Earle
Born Christopher Earle
Occupation Actor, playwright, theatre director
Years active 1983-present

Christopher (Chris) Earle is a Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director.[1] He is best known for his 1999 play Radio :30, which won the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award in 2001.[2]

His other plays have included Russell Hill, Runnymede, The Proceedings, Democrats Abroad and Big Head Goes to Bed.

He is married to actress and theatre director Shari Hollett.[1] The two first met as members of The Second City's Toronto stage company,[1] for which Earle has also directed.[3] Their son Sam Earle is also an actor,[4] who appeared on Degrassi and in a 2013 revival of Radio :30.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The disaster's the thing ; Chris Earle finds inspiration in human suffering". Toronto Star, April 19, 2003.
  2. ↑ "Chalmers reinvents arts awards". The Globe and Mail, May 15, 2001.
  3. ↑ "Sharp satire lurks behind laughs in Second City's latest". Toronto Star, March 13, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "The return of Chris Earle and Radio :30". NOW, June 27, 2013.


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