Chris Humphreys is a Canadian actor, playwright and novelist. Born in

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. His father, Peter Humphreys, was an actor, writer and

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] fighter pilot. His mother, Ingegerd Holter, was a spy in the Norwegian resistance. Chris is also the grandson of actor

Cecil Humphreys Cecil Humphreys (1883–1947) was a British film and theatre actor who played in 46 films between 1916 and 1948, mostly in supporting roles as doctors, aristocrats, and generals. Among his best-known roles were Judge Linton, in the 1939 version ...

. He was raised in

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until the age of seven and then grew up in the United Kingdom. For screen acting he is best known for roles in: ''

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'' where he played PC Richard Turnham from 1989 to 1990, as Caleb Wilson the gladiator in '' AD Anno Domini'' and leading roles in: ''

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'', '' Hawkeye'', '' Highlander: The Series'', '' Goodnight Sweetheart'', ''

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''. Leading stage roles have included Lord Mountbatten in the West End musical ''Always.'' Hamlet in ''Hamlet,'' Oberon in ''A Midsummer Nights Dream'' and Jack Absolute in ''The Rivals.'' (The main character for his Jack Absolute series of novels is based on the 1775 stage play ''

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.) Recent roles include: Halvard Solness in Ibsen's ''

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;'' Tom in David Hare's ''

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'' ; Krapp in Samuel Beckett's ''

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'' As C.C. Humphreys he has written 12 novels of historical fiction including the award-winning ''Plague'' as well as the International bestseller ''Vlad The Last Confession.'' He is translated in several languages. He writes fantasy novels as Chris Humphreys including ''Smokin’ That Gas'' published by Gollancz, first book in the ''Immortals Blood'' series and the forthcoming ''The Hunt of the Unicorn'' first book in the ''Tapestry Trilogy.'' His plays have been produced in the UK and Canada, including ''Shakespeare’s Rebel,'' at

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festival in 2015 Chris lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada.

The Bill

Humphreys has recorded Audio Commentaries for several of his ''

'' episodes, including "Traffic" (alongside writer Christopher Russell and co-star

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) and "Citadel" (alongside writer

J.C. Wilsher John Charles Wilsher (credited as J.C. Wilsher) is an English television screenwriter and playwright, best known for dramas relating to the police and law enforcement such as long-running procedural ''The Bill''. His highest profile work was as crea ...

). Humphreys was also reunited with eight of his Sun Hill co-stars for a three-part Zoom reunion fo
The Bill Podcast Patreon Channel

Bibliography

;Jack Absolute series #''Jack Absolute''. Orion Books, 2003. #''The Blooding of Jack Absolute''. Orion Books, 2006. #''Absolute Honour''. Orion Books, 2006. ;The French Executioner series #''The French Executioner''. Orion Books, 2002. #''Blood Ties''. Orion Books, 2003. ;The Runestone Saga #''The Fetch''. Random House Children's Books, 2006. #''Vendetta''. Random House Children's Books, 2007. #''Possession''. Random House Children's Books, 2008. ;Other novels #''Vlad: The Last Confession''. Orion Books, 2009. #''A Place Called Armageddon''. Orion Books, 2011 (about the

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) #''The Hunt of the Unicorn''. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2011. #Shakespeare's Rebel. Orion Books, 2014 #Plague: Century/Doubleday/Two Hats 2014 #Fire: Century/Doubleday/Two Hats 2016 #Chasing the Wind: Doubleday/Two Hats 2018 ;Short Stories #'Where the Angels Wait'. ''Pulp Literature'', Issue 1, 2014. #'The Ankle Bracelet'. ''Pulp Literature'', Issue 14, 2017.

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