Christopher James Chaplin (born 8 July 1962) is a Swiss and English

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and

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. He is the youngest son of film comedian

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and his fourth wife Oona O'Neill. He is the grandson of

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Biography

Christopher Chaplin was born on 8 July 1962 at Clinique de Mont Choisi in

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, Switzerland. He is the youngest child of film actor

and his fourth wife Oona O'Neill: when Chaplin was born, his father was 73 years old. Chaplin's father died of a stroke in 1977 at the age of 88, when he was aged 15. Chaplin studied piano under Irene Denereaz in

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, then settled in London to become an actor. He made his feature film debut as Ivan in the comedy film '' Where Is Parsifal?'' (1983), screened in the ''

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'' section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, and played Jacques Sette in

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's TV miniseries '' Till We Meet Again'' based on the eponymous novel by Judith Krantz. In Peter Patzak's ', a historical biopic about the life of 17-year-old

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, Chaplin took on the role of Trifco, and he played

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's film ''

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'' (1991). The film received the Critic's Choice at the 1992 American Film Institute International Film Festival. Chaplin played Rodrigo de Escobedo, the Spanish royal notary, secretary of Columbus fleet, and commander of

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, in John Glen's historical film '' Christopher Columbus: The Discovery'', released for the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage. In Liliane de Kermadec's return to feature film, the French period

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'' La Piste du télégraphe'' () (1994), Chaplin played John alongside Elena Safonova's Lisa Alling. He played French poet Charles Cros in

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's historical account of the relationship between

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and

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, ''

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'' (1995). Since 2005, Chaplin has focused on a career as a composer, and has collaborated with German

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, ambient and electronic musician

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, amongst others. In 2010, he signed to Fabrique Records, and released his solo debut album ''Je suis le Ténébreux'' in 2016.

Discography

*''Seven Echoes'' – Kava & Christopher Chaplin (2010, Fabrique Records) *''King of Hearts'' –

& Christopher Chaplin (2012, Sub Rosa) *''Je suis le Ténébreux'' – Christopher Chaplin (2016, Fabrique Records) – featuring

, Christine Roedelius, Judith Chemla, Claudia Schumann, Pino Costalunga *''Deconstructed (Remix EP)'' – Christopher Chaplin (2017, Fabrique Records) – featuring reworks by Tim Story, Jana Irmert, Peter Zirbs, *''Triptych in Blue'' –

, Christopher Chaplin & Andrew Heath (2017, Disco Gecko Recordings) *''Paradise Lost'' – Christopher Chaplin (2018, Fabrique Records) – featuring Leslie Winer, Nathan Vale *''BJARMI'' – Christopher Chaplin & Stereo Hypnosis (2019, Fabrique Records) *''M'' – Christopher Chaplin (2020, Fabrique Records) – featuring Finley Quaye, Aurelia Thierree, Mira Lu Kovacs *''Enosh'' – Christopher Chaplin (2020, Fabrique Records) *''Jared'' – Christopher Chaplin (2021, Fabrique Records) *''Patriarchs'' – Christopher Chaplin (2021, Fabrique Records) *''Patriarchs Live'' – Christopher Chaplin (2023, Fabrique Records)

Remixes

*"Slippery Forces" – Boz Boorer (2012, Fabrique Records) *"Virtue" – Loretta Who (2016, Fabrique Records)

Filmography

References

External links

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Official Facebook page
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