Chris Northrop

Christopher Scott "Chris" Northrop is an American actor (SAG-AFTRA) best known for his portrayal of Meth-Head Charlie, a recurring co-star role, on the Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Northrop appeared in seasons 2, 3 and 4 of the series, acting opposite series regulars Elle Kemper, Carol Kane and Tituss Burgess as well as notable guest stars including Golden Globe winner Laura Dern. He will be part of the second half of the final season of the series, which will air Friday, January 25, 2019 on Netflix.

EARLY ACTING CAREER - Film & TV Highlights (2007-2012)

In 2007, shortly after completing an acting intensive summer conservatory program at T. Schreiber Studio in NYC, Northrop was cast as euro-chic fashion magazine staffer Sven (credited as Blonde Male Modie) on ABC's hit TV show Ugly Betty. Throughout the third and fourth seasons of the series Northrop regularly appeared as Sven—a character best known for his relationship with fellow MODE staffer Amanda Tanen, played by Becki Newton, which originally surfaced in episode #316 titled Things Fall Apart (Ugly Betty).

Northrop's first co-star role on primetime TV was in an episode of NBC's Law & Order: SVU acting opposite Christopher Meloni and Ice-T. Titled "Wildlife," the 2008 episode about an international animal-trafficking ring, garnered the show a nomination for the Humane Society's Genesis Awards, given annually to media professionals who raise public awareness of animal issues. To date, "Wildlife" holds the record for being the most expensive episode of SVU ever produced.^[1]

Northrop made his feature film debut as the character Death Metal Kid in the horror / thriller Camp Hope (film) aka Camp Hell. The film was distributed by Lionsgate and first available on DVD in North America on August 9, 2011.^[2] A Blu-ray version was released in the Netherlands.

On March 16, 2012, Chris Northrop appeared in a TV segment titled "Man With Albinism Under Attack" on the ABC News hidden camera show Primetime: What Would You Do? According to Nielsen ratings, 5.50+ million viewers (adult 18-49) tuned in to watch the episode^[3] dealing with albinism discrimination. The episode topped it's time slot beating out NBC’s Grimm, CW’s Supernatural, and FOX’s Kitchen Nightmares. Northrop, an actor with albinism, acted out scenarios which dealt with bullying, and spoke candidly with ABC news correspondent John Quinones about albinism.

ACTING CAREER - Film & TV Highlights (2013-2018)

Northrop returned to scripted television and NBC in 2014 portraying a pizza delivery guy in an episode of the comedy crime TV series The Mysteries of Laura starring Debra Messing.

The following year he began work on several TV shows including Comedy Central's Broad City and HBO's High Maintenance.

In 2016, Northrop appeared in his second feature-length film acting alongside Alexandra Daddario and Josh Brenner. In the film, titled Baked in Brooklyn, Northrop played the role of Sean, David's (Josh Brenner) stoner buddy.

Northrop's first recurring co-star role on a TV show was as a lunatic inmate caged in Arkham Asylum on FOX's hit series Gotham.

From 2016- 2018 Northrop has appeared in a recurring co-star role on the Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

MUSIC VIDEOS

Northrop's first appearance in a music video was as a bar patron in "Teddy Boys" performed by MCA recording artist Kelly Willis.

In 2015, Northrop was cast in a lead role in "Burn Another Day" performed by New York based dance rock band Echo Black.

COMMERCIALS

Northrop appeared as a zombie breaking a taxi cab window in an AT&T Commercial He underwent a 4+ hour makeup transformation and performed his own stunts in the commercial spot.

VIDEO GAMES

In 2010, Northrop was originally contracted to portray the role of an albino henchman named Bachmeyer in the Rockstar Games release Max Payne 3, however, following the completion of facial mapping, the project suffered from unexpected delays and eventually the exit of the producer and key members of his team Though Northrop remained on the project for several months and participated in motion capture rehearsals, the director and new team had differing visions for Northrop's character and the role was eventually changed to a corrupt Brazilian police officer and recast.

AWARDS

Northrop appeared on the cast lists and in episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and High Maintenance that were submitted by producers to the Television Academy for Emmy consideration.

Filmography

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