Chris

Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, and Christine. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common.

People with the given name

 * Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigerian author
 * Chris Abele (born 1967), American businessman and politician
 * Chris Abell (1957–2020), British biological chemist
 * Chris Abrahams (born 1961), Sydney-based jazz pianist
 * Chris Achilléos (1947–2021), British painter
 * Chris Ackie (born 1992), Canadian football player
 * Chris Acland (1966–1996), English drummer and songwriter
 * Chris Adams (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Adcock (born 1989), English internationally elite badminton player
 * Chris Adler (born 1972), American drummer
 * Chris Adrian (born 1970), American author
 * Chris Albright (born 1979), American former soccer player
 * Chris Alcaide (1923–2004), American actor
 * Chris Amon (1943–2016), former New Zealand motor racing driver
 * Chris Andersen (born 1978), American basketball player
 * Chris Anderson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Angel (wrestler) (born 1982), Puerto Rican professional wrestler
 * Chris Anker Sørensen (born 1984), Danish cycler
 * Chris Anstey (born 1975), Australian basketball player
 * Chris Anthony, American voice actress
 * Chris Antley (1966–2000), champion American jockey
 * Chris Archer (born 1988), American baseball player
 * Chris Armas (born 1972), American professional soccer coach and former player
 * Chris Arnold (baseball) (born 1947), former Major League Baseball Player
 * Chris Arreola (born 1981), American professional boxer
 * Chris Ashworth (born 1975), American actor
 * Chris Ashworth (artist), English graphic designer
 * Chris Axworthy (born 1947), Canadian politician and academic
 * Chris Baillie (politician) (born 1961 or 1962), New Zealand politician
 * Chris Ballard (politician), former politician in Ontario, Canada
 * Chris Ballew (born 1965), American musician
 * Chris Bart, former university professor
 * Chris Bauer (born 1966), American actor
 * Chris Bassitt (born 1989), American baseball player
 * Chris Beard (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Beardsley (born 1984), English footballer
 * Chris Beckett (born 1955), British social worker, university lecturer, and science fiction author
 * Chris Beal (born 1985), American mixed martial artist
 * Chris Bell (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Bellard (born 1979), real name of American rapper Young Maylay
 * Chris Bender (film producer) (born 1971), American film producer
 * Chris Bennett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Benoit (1967–2007), Canadian professional wrestler
 * Chris Bey (born 1996), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Bianco, American celebrity chef
 * Chris Bickford, Canadian actor who was a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series You Can't Do That on Television
 * Chris Bittle (born 1979), Canadian Liberal politician
 * Chris Black (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Blackwell (born 1937), Jamaican-British former record producer and the founder of Island Records,
 * Chris Board (born 1995), American football player
 * Chris Bolt, British economist
 * Chris Bosh (born 1984), American former professional basketball player
 * Chris Bosh (wrestler), American retired professional wrestler
 * Chris Botti (born 1962), American trumpeter and composer
 * Chris Boyle (born 1972), Scottish-Australian academic
 * Chris Braithwaite (1885–1944), black Barbadian
 * Chris Brennan (born 1971), American mixed martial artist
 * Chris Broadwater (born 1972), American politician
 * Chris Brokaw (born 1964), American musician
 * Chris Brooks (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Brookes (born 1991), English professional wrestler
 * Chris Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Brubeck, American musician and composer
 * Chris Bryan (born 1982), former sportsman
 * Chris Bumstead (born 1995), Canadian IFBB professional bodybuilder
 * Chris Bunch (1943–2005), American science fiction, fantasy and television writer
 * Chris Burke (actor) (born August 26, 1965), American actor
 * Chris Butler (filmmaker) (born 1974), English storyboard artist
 * Chris Butler (private investigator), American private investigator
 * Chris Campbell (cornerback) (born 1995), American football player
 * Chris Candido (1972–2005), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Carmack (born 1980), American actor and singer
 * Chris Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Carson (born 1994), American football player
 * Chris Camozzi (born 1986), American professional Glory kickboxer and mixed martial artis
 * Chris Champion (1961–2018), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Chandler (born 1960), American former football player
 * Chris Chaney (born 1970), American musician
 * Chris Chatterton (born 1982), English illustrator and animator
 * Chris Cheek (born 1968), American jazz saxophonist
 * Chris Chelios (born 1962), American former professional ice hockey defenseman
 * Chris Cheney (born 1975), Australian rock musician
 * Chris Chesser (1948–2023), American film and television producer
 * Chris Chetti (born 1974), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Christie (born 1962), former Governor of New Jersey
 * Chris Christoffersen (born 1979), former Danish basketball player
 * Chris Clark (writer) (born 1945/6), British author
 * Chris Claybrooks (born 1998), American football player
 * Chris Clenshaw, British television producer
 * Chris Colfer (born 1990), American actor
 * Chris Columbus (filmmaker) (born 1958), American movie director and screenwriter
 * Chris Columbus (musician) (1902–2002), American jazz drummer
 * Chris Colwill (born 1984), American international diver
 * Chris Conley (American football) (born 1992), American football wide receiver
 * Chris Conley (born 1980), American musician
 * Chris Connelly (journalist) (born 1957), American reporter for MTV News and ESPN
 * Chris Connelly (musician) (born 1964), Scottish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter
 * Chris Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Coppola (born 1968), American actor, voice artist, and comedian
 * Chris Corbould (born 1958), British special effects coordinator
 * Chris Cornell (1964–2017), American musician and songwriter
 * Chris Covington (born 1996), American football player
 * Chris Croft, American politician
 * Chris Cron (born 1964), American baseball player and coach
 * Chris Cuomo (born 1970), television journalist
 * Chris Cuomo (philosopher), Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies
 * Chris Cuthbert (born 1957), Canadian sportscaster
 * Chris Dainty, Canadian artist and animator
 * Chris Dangerfield (born 1972), English writer, raconteur, and former stand-up comedian
 * Chris Daugherty (born 1970), American construction worker and reality TV personality
 * Chris Daughtry (born 1979), American singer, musician, and actor
 * Chris Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Dean (rugby league) (born 1988), English rugby league footballer
 * Chris Dean (rugby union) (born 1994), Scottish rugby union player
 * Chris D'Elia (born 1980), American stand-up comedian
 * Chris Denning (1941–2022), British radio presenter and convicted sex offender
 * Chris DeStefano, American Grammy Award-winning American singer/songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist
 * Chris Devenski (born 1990), American baseball player
 * Chris Dickerson (bodybuilder) (1939–2021), American professional bodybuilder
 * Chris Dickinson (wrestler) (born 1987), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Difford (born 1954), English singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer
 * Chris Distefano (born 1984), American comedian
 * Chris Dixon (born 1972), American internet entrepreneur
 * Chris Dodd (born 1944), American lobbyist and politician
 * Chris Duffy (wrestler) (1965–2000), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Dunk (born 1958), American tennis player
 * Chris Dwyer (born 1988), American baseball pitcher
 * Chris Dyson (born 1978), American racing driver
 * Chris Eagles (born 1985), English footballer
 * Chris Eckert (born 1986), American actor, comedian and writer
 * Chris Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Eliopoulos (born 1967), American cartoonist
 * Chris Elliott (born 1960), American actor, comedian, and writer
 * Chris Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Ensminger (born 1973), American basketball coach and former player
 * Chris Eubank (born 1966), British former professional boxer
 * Chris Eubank Jr. (born 1989), British professional boxer
 * Chris Evans (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Evert (born 1954), American tennis player
 * Chris Farley (1964–1997), American actor and comedian
 * Chris Fehn, American musician
 * Chris Fetter (born 1985), American baseball coach
 * Chris Fischer, American chef and farmer from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
 * Chris Flexen (born 1994), American baseball player
 * Chris Frantz (born 1951), American musician and record producer
 * Chris Freeland (born 1969), American politician
 * Chris Froome (born 1985), winner of the 2013 and 2015 Tour de France
 * Chris Fryar (born 1970), American drummer
 * Chris Fuller (director) (born 1982), American Filmmaker
 * Chris Gadi (born 1992), French professional footballer
 * Chris Gall (born 1975), German jazz pianist and composer
 * Chris Gardner (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Garia (born 1992), Curaçao sprinter and former baseball player
 * Chris Garrett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Gauthier (1976–2024), English-born Canadian actor
 * Chris Geith, American composer and arranger of contemporary jazz and New Age music
 * Chris Glaser (American football) (born 1999), American football player
 * Chris Godwin (born 1996), American football player
 * Chris Gragg (born 1990), American football player
 * Chris Gregg, former Detective Chief Superintendent and was head of West Yorkshire Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team
 * Chris Hackett, American artist, television presenter, writer, fabricator and instructor
 * Chris Hadfield (born 1959), Canadian astronaut
 * Chris Hall (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Hallam (1962–2013), Welsh Paralympian and wheelchair athlete
 * Chris Hamrick (born 1966), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Hansen (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Hanson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Harper (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Harris (wrestler) (born 1973), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Heimerdinger (born 1963), American author
 * Chris Hemsworth (born 1983), Australian actor
 * Chris Henchy, American screenwriter and producer
 * Chris Herndon (born 1996), American football player
 * Chris Hero (born 1979), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Hogan (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Holt (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Hook (born 1968), American baseball player and coach
 * Chris Hubbard (born 1991), American football player
 * Chris Hyndman (1966–2015), Canadian interior decorator and television personality
 * Chris Iannetta (born 1983), American professional baseball player
 * Chris Ikonomidis (born 1995), Australian footballer
 * Chris Irwin (born 1942), British former racing driver
 * Chris Isaac (1959–2020), American professional football player
 * Chris Isaak (born 1956), American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor
 * Chris Ivory (born 1988), American former football running back
 * Chris Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Jagger (born 1947), English musician and the younger brother of rock star Mick Jagger
 * Chris James (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Jansen (born 1966), Dutch politician
 * Chris Janson (born 1986), American singer and songwriter
 * Chris Jericho (born 1970), American-Canadian professional wrestler
 * Chris Kaba (died 2022), British rapper
 * Chris Kanyon (1970–2010), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Kattan (born 1970), American actor, comedian, and author
 * Chris Kelly (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Kenner (1929–1976), American New Orleans-based R&B singer and songwriter
 * Chris Kirkpatrick (born 1971), American singer and actor
 * Chris Kläfford (born 1989), Swedish singer
 * Chris Klebl (born 1972), American-Canadian cross-country skier
 * Chris Klug (born 1972), American snowboarder
 * Chris Knight (musician) (born 1960), American singer-songwriter
 * Chris Korda (born 1962), American antinatalist activist
 * Chris Kratt (born 1969), American television host
 * Chris Kreski (1962–2005), American writer, biographer and screenwriter
 * Chris Kuzneski (born 1969), American novelist
 * Chris Kyle (1974–2013), American naval sniper
 * Chris Lacy (born 1996), American football player
 * Chris Landreth (born 1961), American animator
 * Chris Langham (born 1949), English writer
 * Chris Larkin (born 1967), English actor
 * Chris Lawrence (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Lea, designer, politician, and political activist in Canada
 * Chris Leary, national television and radio show personality
 * Chris Leben (born 1980), American mixed martial artist
 * Chris Chan Lee, American filmmaker
 * Chris Lemmon (born 1954), American actor and author
 * Chris Leslie (born 1972), British politician
 * Chris Lincoln (born 1947), American sportscaster
 * Chris Lindstrom (born 1997), American football player
 * Chris Lowe (born 1959), English musician
 * Chris Lowell (born 1984), American actor
 * Chris Lytle (born 1974), American retired mixed martial artist and boxer
 * Chris Lyttle (born 1981), Alliance Party of Northern Ireland politician
 * Chris MacFarland (born 1970), American ice hockey executive
 * Chris Madsen (1851–1944), American lawman of the Old West
 * Chris Madsen (musician) (born 1954), Canadian singer, songwriter, teacher, and writer
 * Chris Makepeace (born 1964), Canadian former actor
 * Chris Makiese (born 1987), French former professional footballer
 * Chris Mannella (born 1994), Canadian soccer player
 * Chris March (1963–2019), American fashion and costume designer
 * Chris Markoff, Yugoslav-American retired professional wrestler
 * Chris Marquette (born 1984), American actor
 * Chris Martin (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Masters (born 1983), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Mazza (born 1989), American baseball player
 * Chris McCaleb (born 1978), American film editor, director and producer
 * Chris McCandless (1968–1992), American hiker
 * Chris McDaniel (born 1971), American attorney, talk radio host, and politician
 * Chris McDuffie, American musician
 * Chris McKhool (born 1968), Canadian violinist, producer, guitarist, composer, and singer-songwriter
 * Chris McNair (1925–2019), American businessman and politician
 * Chris McQueen (born 1987), Australian rugby league player
 * Chris Meledandri (born 1959), American film producer and CEO of Illumination
 * Chris Melendez (born 1987), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Michaels (born 1961), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Minns (born 1979), Australian politician
 * Chris Moneymaker (born 1975) American poker player
 * Chris Montez (born 1943), American guitarist
 * Chris Montgomery (born 1972), American programmer and engineer
 * Chris Mortensen (1951–2024), American journalist
 * Chris Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Myarick (born 1995), American football player
 * Chris Nelloms (born 1971), American male former track and field sprinter
 * Chris Niosi (born 1988), American animator, producer, and voice actor
 * Chris Norman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Noth (born 1954), American actor
 * Chris Odom (born 1994), American football player
 * Chris O'Dowd (born 1979), Irish actor and comedian
 * Chris Okey (born 1994), American baseball player
 * Chris Oladokun (born 1997), American football player
 * Chris O'Loughlin (born 1967), American Olympic fencer
 * Chris Olson (ice hockey) (born 1964), American former professional ice hockey goaltender
 * Chris O'Neill (YouTuber) (born 1990), Irish YouTuber, animator, voice actor, musician, and video game designer
 * Chris Owings (born 1991), American professional baseball player
 * Chris Oxspring (born 1977), Australian former professional baseball player
 * Chris Packham (born 1961), English naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author
 * Chris Paddack (born 1996), American baseball player
 * Chris Panaghi (born 1972), American DJ, producer and remixer
 * Chris Pang (born 1984), Australian actor and producer
 * Chris Pardal (born 1972), American actor, producer and writer
 * Chris Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Parnell (born 1967), American actor
 * Chris Paul (born 1985), American basketball player
 * Chris Paul (American football) (born 1998), American football player
 * Chris Peace (American football) (born 1996), American football player
 * Chris Penn (1965–2006), American actor
 * Chris Perez (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Peters (born 1972), American baseball player
 * Chris Pine (born 1980), American actor
 * Chris Pitman (born 1961), American musician
 * Chris Pontius (born 1974), American actor
 * Chris Potter (actor) (born 1960), Canadian actor, musician and pitchman
 * Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist) (born 1971), American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist
 * Chris Potter (record producer), British music producer and mixer
 * Chris Potter (priest) (born 1969), Dean of St Asaph
 * Chris Pratt (born 1979), American actor
 * Chris Prieto (born 1972), American baseball player and coach
 * Chris Pronger (born 1974), Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman
 * Chris Prynoski (born 1971), American film and television producer, animator, and director
 * Chris Pyne (1939–1995), English jazz trombonist
 * Chris Quick (born 1988), Scottish film producer
 * Chris Quilala, American Christian musician and worship leader
 * Chris Ramsay, American magician and YouTuber
 * Chris Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Rea (born 1951), English rock and blues singer and guitarist
 * Chris Rea (rugby union) (born 1943), Scotland former international rugby union player
 * Chris Reed (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Reeve (born 1953), South African-American knife maker
 * Chris Reslock, American professional low stakes poker player with 8 Circuit rings
 * Chris Robshaw (born 1986), English former rugby union player
 * Chris Rock (born 1965), American comedian and actor
 * Chris Rodriguez Jr. (born 2000), American football player
 * Chris Rosenberg (1950–1979), American member of the DeMeo crew
 * Chris Rowland (born 1997), American football player
 * Chris Rowley (born 1990), American baseball player
 * Chris Roycroft (born 1997), American baseball player
 * Chris Rudge (born 1945), Canadian business executive
 * Chris Rumph (born 1971), American football coach
 * Chris Rumph II (born 1998), American football player
 * Chris Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Sabburg (born 1990), Australian cricketer
 * Chris Sabin (born 1982), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Sale (born 1989), American baseball player
 * Chris Salvi (born 1989), American football player
 * Chris Sandow (born 1989), Indigenous Australian rugby league player
 * Chris Sarandon (born 1942), American actor
 * Chris Sauve, Canadian animator
 * Chris Savino (born 1971), American cartoon animator
 * Chris Schenkel (1923–2005), American sportscaster
 * Chris Schultz (1960–2021), Canadian professional football player
 * Chris Seitz (born 1987), American former soccer player
 * Chris Sgro, American politician and political strategist
 * Chris Simcox (born 1961), American co-founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (MCDC)
 * Chris Simon (biologist), American evolutionary biologist and entomologist
 * Chris Slayton (born 1995), American football player
 * Chris Smalling (born 1989), English professional footballer
 * Chris Smalls, American labor organizer
 * Chris Stamper, British entrepreneur
 * Chris Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Snyder (born 1981), American baseball player
 * Chris Snyder (American football) (born 1974), American football player
 * Chris Soteros, Canadian mathematician
 * Chris Spedding (born 1944), English musician, singer, guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, Womble and record producer
 * Chris Stack, American actor
 * Chris Stapleton (born 1978), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * Chris Stark (born 1987), British radio personality
 * Chris Starkjohann (born 1956), American golfer
 * Chris Staros, American comic book publisher
 * Chris Stein (born 1950), American musician and photographer
 * Chris Stout (born 1984), Scottish fiddle player
 * Chris Stratton (born 1990), American baseball player
 * Chris Streveler (born 1995), American football player
 * Chris Stuckmann (born 1988), American film critic
 * Chris Sununu (born 1974), American politician
 * Chris Tamer (born 1970), American ice hockey player
 * Chris Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Tomlin (born 1972), American musician
 * Chris Terrio (born 1976), American screenwriter and film director
 * Chris Thomas (born 1947), English record producer
 * Chris Thomas Devlin, American screenwriter
 * Chris Tolos (1929–2005), Canadian professional wrestler
 * Chris Tordoff, English-born Irish comedian, actor, writer, YouTuber, and live streamer
 * Chris Tucker (born 1971), American actor and comedian
 * Chris Tyree (born 2001), American football player
 * Chris Valaika (born 1985), American baseball player and coach
 * Chris Van Vliet (born 1983), Canadian television/radio personality
 * Chris Von Erich (1969–1991), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Vörös (born 1993), Canadian professional wrestler and social media personality
 * Chris Vrenna (born 1967), American musician
 * Chris Waddell (born 1968), American Paralympic sit-skier and wheelchair track athlete
 * Chris Waddle (born 1960), English former professional football player and manager
 * Chris Wade (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Walker (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Ware (born 1967), American cartoonist
 * Chris Warren (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Webber (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Weidman (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
 * Chris Weitz (born 1969), American producer, writer, director, and actor
 * Chris Westry (born 1997), American football player
 * Chris Whitecross, Canadian lieutenant-general
 * Chris Wiggins, associate professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University
 * Chris Wiggins (1931–2017), English-born Canadian actor
 * Chris Wilcox (born 1982), American basketball player
 * Chris Wilcox (American football) (born 1997), American football player
 * Chris Wilder (born 1967), English professional football manager and former player
 * Chris Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Williamson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Wolstenholme (born 1978), English musician
 * Chris Woodruff (born 1973), American tennis player
 * Chris Woods (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Woodward (born 1976), American former professional baseball utility player and coach
 * Chris Worley (born 1995), American football player
 * Chris Wormley (born 1993), American football player
 * Chris Young (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chris Youngblood (1966–2021), American professional wrestler
 * Chris Zachary (1944–2003), American professional baseball pitcher
 * Chris Zachary (1944–2003), American professional baseball pitcher

Fictional characters

 * Chris, a character in the 2022 American comedy horror movie American Carnage
 * Chris Abeley, character from Lisi Harrison's novel series, The Clique
 * Chris Bradley, a character from the X-Men comic books published my Marvel Comics and first appeared in the comic book series X-Men Unlimited
 * Chris Chambers, a character in the 1986 American coming-of-age movie Stand by Me played by River Phoenix
 * Chris Collins, a character in the 1990 American natural horror comedy movie Arachnophobia
 * Chris Farber, a character in the 1994 American TV miniseries V The Final Battle
 * Chris, a character played by Christian Tessier in the 1996 movie Natural Enemy
 * Chris Finch, a character from the American television series The Office
 * Chris Fuller, a character in the American fantasy sitcom Out of This World
 * Chris Grandy in the movie 13 Going on 30
 * Chris Griffen, a character from the 2006 film We Are Marshall
 * Chris Griffin, a character from Family Guy
 * Chris Halliwell, a character from the supernatural TV series Charmed
 * Chris Hammond, a character from the 1987 American fantasy-comedy movie Like Father Like Son
 * Chris Hayden, a character from the 1974 film Black Christmas
 * Chris Hillard, a character from the 1993 American comedy-drama film Mrs. Doubtfire
 * Chris Hughes, a character from the 2010 film The Social Network
 * Chris Johnston, the main character from the 2003 film Timeline
 * Chris Keller, a character from the American TV series Oz
 * Chris Keller, a character from the American TV series One Tree Hill
 * Christopher "Chris" Kirkman, a character in Bravest Warriors
 * Chris Kruger, the main character from the 2005 film Jarhead
 * Chris Kyle, a character from the 2014 film American Sniper
 * Chris Lloyd, a character from the 1985 film Target
 * Chris MacNeil, a character from the 1971 novel The Exorcist and its franchise
 * Chris McLean, a character from Total Drama
 * Chris Miller, a character in the 1986 American fantasy drama film The Barker
 * Christopher "Chris" Myers, character from the 2016 film The Promise
 * Chris "Oz" Ostreicher, a character from the 1999 film American Pie and its 2001 sequel
 * Chris Pappas, a character from Neighbours
 * Chris Parker, a character played by Elisabeth Shue in the 1987 American teen movie Adventures in Babysitting
 * Chris Peterson, the main character from the American TV sitcom Get a Life (1990–1992)
 * Chris Potter, fictional character on sitcom Kenan and Kel played by Dan Frischman
 * Chris Pratt, a character from the 2007 film The Lookout
 * Chris Redfield, a character from the Resident Evil franchise
 * Chris Tate, character from the British ITV soap opera, Emmerdale
 * Chris Thorndyke, a human boy in the Sonic X anime television series
 * Christopher "Chris" Traeger, a character from the American TV series Parks and Recreation
 * Chris Turner, a character in the 1993 TV series Journey to the Center of the Earth
 * Chris 'Cav' Anton Vichon, a character from the 2002 film Brown Sugar
 * Chris Warner, fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
 * Chris Walters, a character in the 1982 Australian movie Turkey Shoot
 * Chris Wells, a character in the 2008 television movie The Nanny Express

Performance characters

 * Cristiana Cucchi, Italian singer also known as Chris
 * Héloïse Letissier (born 1 June 1988), French musician performing as Chris between 2018 and 2021