Chris Agos is an American actor. Agos played

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in the

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series ''For All Mankind'', ASA Steve Kot in ''

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'' on

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, Eliot McGantry in ''

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'' on

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, and has had numerous single-episode appearances on television shows such as ''

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'', ''

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''.

Early life

Agos was born in

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, the youngest of three. His parents owned and operated fried chicken restaurants in

Naperville, Illinois Naperville ( ) is a city in DuPage and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is in the Chicago metro area, west of the city. Naperville was founded in 1831 by Joseph Naper. The city was established by the banks of the DuPage river, ...

As a boy he attended the

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, a school for academically bright and gifted students. In 2019 he was awarded the school's Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes alumni for outstanding leadership in the local, national or global community. In high school Agos was active in drama, appearing in plays and musicals.

Career

Agos began studying voice over acting while attending

DePaul University DePaul University is a private university, private, Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission, Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-centu ...

in Chicago as a distraction from medical school entrance exams. In addition to working in voice over, he began appearing in commercials, corporate projects and print ads before being cast in minor roles in television shows such as '' The Beast'', ''Cooper and Stone'', ''

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'', ''

'', and ''

''. His first multi-episode arc came in 2011 in ''

''. In 2014 he was cast as ASA Steve Kot in ''

'', a role he played for nearly three seasons. His character was crossed over to companion show '' Chicago Fire'' for four episodes over two seasons. Agos was cast in '' Man of Steel'' but his performance was cut from the film. Agos gained media attention after being cast as astronaut

in '' For All Mankind'', part of the original slate of four shows which launched the

streaming platform. Agos is the author of ''Acting In Chicago: Making a Living Doing Commercials, Voice Overs, TV/Film and More'', a guide to the business of acting in the Midwest. He also wrote ''The Voice Over Startup Guide: How to Land Your First VO Job'', a guide to starting a career as a voice actor.

Personal life

Agos and his wife, Patricia, have twin boys.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Official WebsiteActing in ChicagoComplete Voiceover
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