Chris Harcum
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Chris Harcum is an actor, playwright, and solo performer. He is one half of the long-form duo improvisation group Pedro & Chris. Chris serves as the Producing Director for the award-winning Elephant Run District. He is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory.
His short comedy film "The Big Pivot" was an Award Winner at the Swedish International Film Festival, Movie Play International Film Festival, Medusa Film Festival, Airflix Film Festival, Bright International Film Festival, and others. It was also a Finalist at Indiefare International Film Festival, Delta International Film Festival, Crown International Film Festival, EdiPlay International Film Festival, and Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival.
Since moving to New York, he has worked with or performed at Elephant Run District, Irondale Center, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Transport Group, FringeNYC, TOSOS, American Bard, The Brick, The Cell, The Chain, The Living Theatre, Culture Project, Peculiar Works Project, The Tank, People's Improv Theater, Manhattan Theatre Source, Frigid New York, Metropolitan Playhouse, the Wild Project and many others.
His solo shows include American Badass (5-star reviews in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe), American Gun Show, Anhedonia Road, Gotham Standards, Green, Mahamudra, and Some Kind of Pink Breakfast. His full-length plays include Martin Denton, Martin Denton; Rabbit Island; The Hypochondriac; and The Devil in Ms. Spelvin. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times and the Brooklyn Rail.
His short comedy film "The Big Pivot" was an Award Winner at the Swedish International Film Festival, Movie Play International Film Festival, Medusa Film Festival, Airflix Film Festival, Bright International Film Festival, and others. It was also a Finalist at Indiefare International Film Festival, Delta International Film Festival, Crown International Film Festival, EdiPlay International Film Festival, and Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival.
Since moving to New York, he has worked with or performed at Elephant Run District, Irondale Center, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Transport Group, FringeNYC, TOSOS, American Bard, The Brick, The Cell, The Chain, The Living Theatre, Culture Project, Peculiar Works Project, The Tank, People's Improv Theater, Manhattan Theatre Source, Frigid New York, Metropolitan Playhouse, the Wild Project and many others.
His solo shows include American Badass (5-star reviews in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe), American Gun Show, Anhedonia Road, Gotham Standards, Green, Mahamudra, and Some Kind of Pink Breakfast. His full-length plays include Martin Denton, Martin Denton; Rabbit Island; The Hypochondriac; and The Devil in Ms. Spelvin. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times and the Brooklyn Rail.