Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Chris now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During his teenage years, he became intrigued with the genre of anime. Watching those shows is what inspired him to become an animator. While studying animation Chris found himself very intrigued by the voice-over community. While watching many different anime series and getting to know the voices behind the screen, Chris decided to make voice acting into a career. He has studied with famous voice-over artists Jimmy Stafford (Hound in Transformers: War for Cybertron) and Michael Yurchak (Obito Uchiha in Naruto Shippuden). His ultimate goal is to create and voice in a series of his own making one day.