Christopher Michael Ashworth (born March 13, 1975, in

Farmville, Virginia Farmville is a town in Prince Edward and Cumberland counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 8,216 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Prince Edward County. Farmville developed near the headwaters of the Appomatto ...

), better known as simply Chris Ashworth, is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Sergei Malatov on ''

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''. He commonly plays characters from

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due to his ability to mimic accents and dialects. Ashworth began training in martial arts, particularly

Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterise ...

and

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, in 1993. He also earned two

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, Criminal Justice & General Studies, and a

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.Chris Ashworth trivia
/ref> He made his acting debut in 2000, in the low-budget

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''Aquarius''. He followed this up with a number of small roles in higher budget films such as '' Cecil B. DeMented'', '' The Replacements'' and '' The Watcher'' before eventually landing a regular role on ''

s second season in 2003. He has since appeared in numerous other films and television series including ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official website
* Living people 1975 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Virginia American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Christians from Virginia American Muay Thai practitioners People from Farmville, Virginia {{US-screen-actor-1970s-stub