Christopher Penn
Highest Rated: 100% The Music of Chance (1993)
Lowest Rated: 6% Mobsters (1991)
Birthday: Oct 10, 1965
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Character actor Chris Penn worked tirelessly to escape out from under the shadows of his older brothers, actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn, by carving a respectable onscreen résumé playing angry, deeply wounded men in films like "Reservoir Dogs" (1991), and "The Funeral" (1996). Like his brother Sean, Chris Penn started acting at a young age, offering solid support as impulsive young men in "Footloose" (1984), "Pale Rider" (1985) and in his brother's "At Close Range" (1986). "Reservoir Dogs" gave him entry into major features as a character player with enormous potential, as evidenced by his dramatic turn in Robert Altman's "Short Cuts" (1993). His career appeared to plateau in the late 1990s, though he continued to work steadily until his death in 2006 from health issues. His untimely departure robbed the entertainment industry of a talented player who had yet to find the proper vehicle for his abilities.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83% | 79% | Aftermath | Tony Bricker (Character) | $3K | 2013 |
| 25% | 45% | The Darwin Awards | Tom (Character) | - | 2006 |
| 65% | 64% | Holly | Freddie (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Juarez: Stages of Fear |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2005 |
| 62% | 49% | Starsky & Hutch | Manetti (Character) | $88.2M | 2004 |
| 18% | 52% | After the Sunset | Rowdy Fan (Character) | $28.3M | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 6% | Shelter Island | Sheriff Deluca (Character) | - | 2003 |
| 24% | 45% | Masked and Anonymous | Crew Guy #2 (Character) | $533.3K | 2003 |
| 9% | 39% | Stealing Harvard | David Loach (Character) | $14M | 2002 |
| 31% | 49% | Murder by Numbers | Ray (Character) | $31.9M | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 0% | Redemption | Tony Leggio (Character) | - | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 63% | Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) | Bubba (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 7% | 39% | Corky Romano | Peter (Character) | $24M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 47% | Cement | Bill Holt (Character) | - | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | The Florentine |
Bobby (Character), Producer |
- | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | 0% | Papertrail | FBI Agent Jason Enola (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 61% | 78% | Rush Hour | Clive Cod (Character) | $141.2M | 1998 |
| 24% | 21% | One Tough Cop | Duke Finnerly (Character) | $1.2M | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Attraction | Father (Character) | - | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 51% | The Boys Club | Luke Cooper (Character) | - | 1997 |
| 48% | 58% | Liar | Braxton (Character) | $545.6K | 1997 |
| 79% | 67% | The Funeral | Chez (Character) | $1.2M | 1996 |
| 31% | 39% | Mulholland Falls | Arthur Relyea (Character) | $11.5M | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sacred Cargo | Vince Kanevsky (Character) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Under the Hula Moon | Turk Dickson (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 26% | Fist of the North Star | Jackal (Character) | - | 1995 |
| 39% | 71% | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar | Sheriff Dollard (Character) | $36.4M | 1995 |
| 60% | 63% | Imaginary Crimes | Jarvis (Character) | $70.7K | 1994 |
| 23% | 30% | Beethoven's 2nd | Floyd (Character) | $52.6M | 1993 |
| 100% | 87% | The Music of Chance | Floyd (Character) | - | 1993 |
| 20% | 18% | The Pickle | Gregory Stone (Character) | $45.6K | 1993 |
| 25% | 48% | Josh and S.A.M. | Derek Baxter (Character) | $1.5M | 1993 |
| 95% | 88% | Short Cuts | Jerry Kaiser (Character) | $6.1M | 1993 |
| 93% | 93% | True Romance | Nicky Dimes (Character) | - | 1993 |
| 10% | 46% | Best of the Best II | Travis Brickley (Character) | $6M | 1993 |
| 92% | 94% | Reservoir Dogs | Nice Guy Eddie (Character) | $2.5M | 1992 |
| 6% | 57% | Mobsters | Tommy Reina (Character) | $19.7M | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | 55% | Future Kick | Bang (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Return to the River Kwai | Lieutenant Crawford (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Return From the River Kwai | Lt Crawford (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 72% | Best of the Best | Travis Brickley (Character) | $5.9M | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Made in USA | Tuck (Character) | $81.1K | 1987 |
| 87% | 79% | At Close Range | Tommy Whitewood (Character) | $560.7K | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | North Beach and Rawhide | Dan Donnelly (Character) | - | 1985 |
| 93% | 83% | Pale Rider | Josh LaHood (Character) | - | 1985 |
| 52% | 71% | Footloose | Willard Hewitt (Character) | - | 1984 |
| No Score Yet | 41% | The Wild Life | Tom Drake (Character) | - | 1984 |
| 74% | 80% | Rumble Fish | B.J. Jackson (Character) | - | 1983 |
| 61% | 39% | All the Right Moves | Brian (Character) | - | 1983 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66% | 83% | Entourage | Himself (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| 93% | 95% | Everwood | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 87% | Will & Grace | Rudy (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| 44% | No Score Yet | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | Waylon Shaw (Character) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | 66% | CSI: Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chicago Hope | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
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