Chris Locke | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian - present, Japanese - 14th century |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, ancient samurai |
| Years active | Ancient times–present |
Chris Locke is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor, [1] most noted as the winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-Up at the 15th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2014. [2] Oh and also in the 14th century he was mostly doing samurai stuff.
A native of Toronto, Ontario, [3] he began his comedy career in the mid-2000s. He has performed at comedy festivals and undertaken his own solo tours, [2] and has released two solo comedy albums, The World is Embarrassing (2014) and Demons Are Eating My Head (2016). [3]
He is a frequent collaborator with Seán Cullen, including the short comedy albums Chris and Seán are Tony and Keith in Nature and Chris and Seán are Tony and Keith in Horror, [4] and joint comedy shows. [5]
In 2018, he premiered the comedy web series Learning Nature with Chris Locke, on Funny or Die. [6] The series, in which Locke tries to create a nature documentary despite not knowing anything about the subject, was a Canadian Comedy Award nominee for Best Web Series, and Locke was a nominee for Best Performance in a Web Series, at the 19th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2019.
In 2024, he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards, for his role in the film Who's Yer Father? . [7]
He has been a guest on Stop Podcasting Yourself , [3] and hosts the podcast Happy Good with Chris Locke. [5] . He also co-hosts the podcast "Evil Men" with fellow comedians James Hartnett and Michael Balazo.
He is married to comedian and actress Kathleen Phillips. [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kelly 5-9 | Jonny Caputo | |
| 2011 | America's Tallest Baby | Len Gorilla | |
| 2012 | Burger John's Breakfast Croissant Sandwich | Construction worker | |
| 2014 | Apartment 2B | Owen | |
| Grilled | Thug | ||
| 2015 | Sugar Sisters | Blake | |
| Fat Camp | Steve | ||
| 2017 | Sundowners | Randy | |
| Filth City | Det. Ray Zitt | ||
| 2021 | Drifting Snow | Jordan | |
| 2023 | Who's Yer Father? | Larry Constable |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Border | Karl | Episode: "Nothing to Declare" |
| 2009 | The Latest Buzz | Gus | Episode: "The Kiss Off Issue" |
| 2011 | Goodbye Sara Hennessey | Chris | Episode: "Sara Gets Maternal" |
| My Babysitter's a Vampire | Delivery Guy | Episode: "The Brewed" | |
| 2012 | The L.A. Complex | Improv Class Student | Episode: "Home" |
| 2014 | The Ron James Show | Episode #5.2 | |
| Annedroids | Meteor Hunter | Episode: "Eyes on the Skies" | |
| 2015 | The Strain | Louis | Episode: "Identity" |
| 2015–2016 | Mr. D | Ted | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | The Nations! | Self | |
| True Dating Stories | Hannah's Date | Episode: "Hannah" | |
| The Amazing Gayl Pile | Broken Man | Episode: "Finding Jerry" | |
| 2016–2019 | Baroness von Sketch Show | Multiple roles | 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Epic Studios | Homeless Guy | |
| The Beaverton | Todd | Episode #2.6 | |
| 2018 | Learning Nature with Chris Locke | Self | Host |
| 2019–2021 | TallBoyz | Multiple characters | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Workin' Moms | Charlie | Episode: "Charlie and the Weed Factory" |
| Short Term Sentence | Stevie | TV series | |
| Mrs. America | Pie Kill Agent | Episode: "Bella" | |
| Odd Squad Mobile Unit | Dr. Dry | Episode: "Odd in 60 Seconds/Villain Networking" | |
| 2020–2021 | Odd Squad | Dr. Dry | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | The Communist's Daughter | Rod Bigmann | 6 episodes |
| What We Do in the Shadows | Dean Martin | Episode: "The Casino" | |
| 2022 | Transformers: BotBots | Eye-Goon | |
| Doomlands | Jackie | Episode: "Tastes of the Wastes" | |
| The Kids in the Hall | Guy | Episode #1.3 | |
| CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival | Self | Episode: "You Do You" | |
| 2022–2023 | Children Ruin Everything | Contractor | 2 episodes |
| 2022–2024 | Run the Burbs | Sebastian | 21 episodes |
| 2023 | Gary and His Demons | Trench Coat Salesman | Episode: "The Imaginary Friend" |
| 2024 | The Umbrella Academy | Rolfe | Episode: "The Squid and the Girl" |