biography

Chris Young has been a successful actor, producer, and director for over 20 years, with more than 30 movie and TV credits and a deep working knowledge of the creative and technological aspects of digital-content production. Chris began his entertainment-industry career at 15 when he starred as boy genius Bryce Lynch on the cult TV series “Max Headroom”. Before becoming a producer and director, Young starred in the feature films “The Great Outdoors”, “Book of Love”, and “PCU”.

Chris produced “The Proud Family Movie” for Disney Channel, co-produced and starred in the NBC movie “Killing Mr. Griffin”, and served as Executive Producer and Director on 26 half-hour episodes of “The New Adventures of A.R.K.” for the Discovery Channel. In addition to producing and directing the live-action and animation pilots “Wasabi Warriors”, “Gato and Mike”, and “Tankboys!”, Chris directed the short film “The Need” which he developed with Stiles White and Juliet Snowden (“Knowing”, “The Birds”, “Poltergeist”). Shot in a rich cinematic style, the film became an official selection at numerous festivals and winner of several awards.

Chris produced and directed 12 original music videos for Kelly Clarkson’s Addicted tour, as well as produced and directed 13 music video’s for SPG (Slumber Party Girls) on the Geffen label. Chris has contributed concert visuals to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Tim McGraw, Ne-Yo, Sarah Brightman, Miley Cyrus and Chris Cornell. Chris was at the forefront of Universal Music’s viral music video initiative when he shot, directed, and edited the music video “Struggle” for the Balthazar Getty and Scott Thomas project Ringside.