Chris Ellison (other)
Chris Ellison may refer to: * Chris Ellison (actor) (born 1946), English actor * Chris Ellison (businessman) (born c. 1957), New Zealand entrepreneur * Chris Ellison (politician) (born 1954), member of the Australian Senate * Chris Ellison (cricketer) Chris Ellison (born 12 April 1979) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler who played for Cornwall. He was born in Sheffield. Ellison, who played in the Second XI Championship for Sussex and Yorkshire b ...

Chris Ellison (actor)
Christopher Michael Ellison (born 16 December 1946 in St Pancras, London) is an English actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li .... He is best known for his role as DCI Frank Burnside in the ITV (TV network), ITV police Television program, series ''The Bill'' and short-lived spin-off series ''Burnside (TV series), Burnside''. Education At school his art teacher encouraged him having seen his talent. Art remained his strong subject throughout his school years, and it was a natural progression that Ellison then moved on to art college, firstly at Wimbledon and then Camberwell. Career He worked in the merchant navy, trained as a graphic designer and worked as a minicab driver. His first drama job was assistant stage manager at the Richmond Theatre. His first acting ro ...
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Chris Ellison (businessman)
Christopher James Ellison MNZM (born c. 1957) is a New Zealand entrepreneur known as the founder of Australian mining services company Mineral Resources. Early life Ellison was born in New Zealand. He grew up on a farm outside of Dunedin and attended Otago Boys' High School, leaving school in 1972 at the age of 15. Business career Early ventures In 1978, Ellison moved to Karratha, Western Australia, where he established rigging firm Karratha Rigging and won a contract to work on the North West Shelf Venture. He was managing director until 1982, when he sold the firm to Walter Wright Industries and subsequently became general manager of its WA/NT division. In 1986 he established Genco Ltd, which was acquired by engineering firm Monadelphous Group in 1988. Ellison became a substantial shareholder in Monadelphous as a result of the acquisition, but the company collapsed in the early 1990s and left him financially ruined. Mineral Resources In 2006, Ellison and others established Mi ...
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Chris Ellison (politician)
Christopher Martin Ellison (born 15 June 1954) is an Australian lawyer and former politician. He served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1993 to 2009, representing the Liberal Party. He held ministerial office in the Howard Government as Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs (1997), Schools, Vocational Education and Training (1997–1998), Special Minister of State (1998–2001), Justice and Customs (2001–2007), and Human Services (2007). Background Ellison was born on 15 June 1954 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe). His father was of English descent and his mother of Irish descent. He was educated at Trinity College, Perth and the University of Western Australia, where he gained a B.Juris (1977) and LLB (1978). He spent two years as a lawyer with the Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia, where he completed his articled clerkship. He was a barrister and solicitor as partner in his own law firm, Williams Ellison, for 13 years 1980–93. ...
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