Born on September 19, 1972 in Macon, Georgia. Soon after the family moved to Homerville, a small town in the extreme southeast corner of the state on the edge of the Okeefenokee Swamp. "You couldn't get more redneck than that, one red light and more alligators than people." He was quoted as saying. A former embalmer and Army combat veteran of Afghanistan, Chris was prompted to try his hand at acting by his friend, the late Ralph Richeson of Deadwood fame. He is the father of two teenage sons.