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Chris Overton(I)

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Chris Overton
Chris Overton is an Academy Award® winning director, producer and a member of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was born and raised in Cannock, Staffordshire in the West Midlands. Chris has been working professionally in the industry for over 20 years.

Chris is the CEO of Slick Films which won the Oscar® for Best Live Action Short Film for its debut, The Silent Child (2017).
BornMay 10, 1989
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BornMay 10, 1989
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 23 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Silent Child (2017)
    The Silent Child
    7.7
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2017
    Imelda Staunton, Paddy Considine, Bill Nighy, Andrew Scott, Dominic West, George MacKay, Ben Schnetzer, and Faye Marsay in Pride (2014)
    Pride
    7.8
    • Reggie Blennerhassett
    • 2014
    Jack Daw in Leader (2021)
    Leader
    8.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 2021
    In Too Deep (2023)
    In Too Deep
    8.2
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Complaints Department (2021)
      The Complaints Department
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Voice Over (voice)
      • 2021
    • A Glimpse (2019)
      A Glimpse
      7.2
      Short
      • Alex
      • 2019
    • Jessica Knappett, Lydia Rose Bewley, and Lauren O'Rourke in Drifters (2013)
      Drifters
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Maggot
      • 2015
    • Imelda Staunton, Paddy Considine, Bill Nighy, Andrew Scott, Dominic West, George MacKay, Ben Schnetzer, and Faye Marsay in Pride (2014)
      Pride
      7.8
      • Reggie Blennerhassett
      • 2014
    • Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999)
      Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures
      7.9
      Podcast Series
      • Terrill
      • Beacon Warning Message
      • Levek (voice)
      • 2014
    • Pippa Haywood, Polly Walker, Emma Rigby, and Natalie Gavin in Prisoners Wives (2012)
      Prisoners Wives
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Blake Fenner
      • 2013
    • WPC 56 (2013)
      WPC 56
      7.3
      TV Series
      • PC Eddie Coulson
      • 2013
    • Dalston Heath (2013)
      Dalston Heath
      9.2
      Short
      • Finn
      • 2013
    • DCI Banks (2010)
      DCI Banks
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Tyler Judd
      • 2012
    • Casualty (1986)
      Casualty
      6.1
      TV Series
      • James Bowman
      • 2012
    • Natalie Casey, Kathryn Drysdale, Ralf Little, Will Mellor, and Sheridan Smith in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001)
      Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Graham
      • 2011
    • Hollyoaks (1995)
      Hollyoaks
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Liam
      • 2010
    • Danny Dyer in Hollyoaks Later (2008)
      Hollyoaks Later
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Liam McAllister
      • 2010
    • David Jason in A Touch of Frost (1992)
      A Touch of Frost
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Sean Berland
      • 2010
    • Doctors (2000)
      Doctors
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Alex Cummings
      • Nick Fenwright
      • 2004–2009

    Producer

    • Roots
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • The Painting & The Statue
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • The Rainbow Crossing Academy
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Kit
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Dressed to the Nines
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Virtue
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • The Dartmoor Cowboy
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Largo
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Stopped
      • executive producer
      • In Production
      • Short
    • Mina Finds Her Edge!
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Egg Timer (2025)
      Egg Timer
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Michael Llewelyn Barker, Bibi Baker, Jenna-Louise Hawkins, Stevee Davies, Flaura Atkinson, Jamie Muscato, Yannick Hausler, Rebecca Wheeler, Luke Shelley, Sophie Stacey, Devon Opp, and Anoushka Lucas in What We Wished We Could Be (2024)
      What We Wished We Could Be
      9.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Ryan Can't Read (2024)
      Ryan Can't Read
      6.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Gabrielle Oke in The Golden Boy (2024)
      The Golden Boy
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • By Any Other Name (2023)
      By Any Other Name
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Marta Vega in Marta Vega: The Kill (2023)
      Marta Vega: The Kill
      Music Video
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Leidi Gutiérrez in Isla Soledad (2023)
      Isla Soledad
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Gregg Chilingirian in George (2023)
      George
      7.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Nick Blyth in Newcoast: Midnight Melancholy (2023)
      Newcoast: Midnight Melancholy
      Music Video
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Nick Blyth in Newcoast: I'm Yours Now (But I Think I'm Losing Myself) (2023)
      Newcoast: I'm Yours Now (But I Think I'm Losing Myself)
      Music Video
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Helen Behan in Suzie (2023)
      Suzie
      7.3
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • In Too Deep (2023)
      In Too Deep
      8.2
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • The Mourning Bird (2022)
      The Mourning Bird
      8.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Manon Jocelyne Aicha Berard in Mango in Euphoria: Ghost (2022)
      Mango in Euphoria: Ghost
      Music Video
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Nick Blyth in Newcoast: Colour (2022)
      Newcoast: Colour
      Music Video
      • executive producer
      • 2022

    Director

    • Gladstone Girls
      • Director
      • Completed
      • Podcast Series
    • In Too Deep (2023)
      In Too Deep
      8.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Jack Daw in Leader (2021)
      Leader
      8.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • The Silent Child (2017)
      The Silent Child
      7.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Deaf Not Stupid
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • May 10, 1989
      • Cannock, Staffordshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Rachel Shenton2018 - present
    • Children
      • Orson Wilde Overton
    • Parents
        Andy Poyner
    • Relatives
        Ste Overton(Sibling)

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