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Christopher Comrie
About Christopher Comrie
Christopher was born in Canada to a Jamaican-Cuban family and is a graduate of the New School of Drama where he studied Meisner technique as an actor. He has worked non-stop in film since his first summer job in production at 15. He has worked on Hollywood features such as Shoot ‘Em Up, Four Brothers, Mean Girls and The Time Traveler’s Wife. He line produced If Wishes Were Horses, under the CLIPP program in Canada. Formerly an Assistant Director at Second City, famed for its comedy improvisation, Chris is co-founder, along with Samantha Swan, of Ardent Pictures and the internationally acclaimed Cygnet Theatre Company, he is the director of the international award winning feature The Devil's Tail.
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