Chris Pearson is an Edinburgh-based actor experienced in both theatre and film work.
Chris is a founding member of Edinburgh Living History and a regular cast member at the Victorian Schoolroom, as well as singing bass with two choirs.
"a quiet, commanding naturalism" … "compelling" · "charming and endearing" · "a natural quiet authority" · "especially compelling" · "aplomb and energy"
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| Height | 5ft 4in |
| Build | Slim |
| Playing age | 50–70 |
| Skills | Actor, writer, cycling, singing (bass), basic piano & recorder; full clean driving licence |
| Accents | RP (native); Birmingham, Liverpool, Lancashire, West Country, Standard American, Irish, Australian |
| Languages | French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish |
| Date | Role | Production | Company | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2024 | Tolliver Groat | Going Postal | Strawmoddie/RFT | 4★  4★CorrBlimey |
| Aug 2024 | Dr Kritzinger | Conspiracy | Strawmoddie/RFT | 5★ |
| Aug 2024 | Sergeant | Dunsinane | Necessary Cat | 4★ |
| Aug 2024 | Duncan | Macbeth | Necessary Cat | 3★ |
| Jun 2024 | Blenkin/Downey/Willikins | Men At Arms | Strawmoddie | |
| Dec 2023 | Lord Downey/Charlie | Hogfather | Strawmoddie | |
| Nov 2023 | William Morris | Eleanor | Theatre Paradok | 4★CorrBlimey |
| Jun 2023 | Carrot's Dad/Bro. Fingers/ Warrior/Archchancellor | Guards! Guards! | Strawmoddie | 4★CorrBlimey |
| Mar 2023 | Gen. Mackenzie | And Then There Were None | Strawmoddie | |
| Nov 2022 | Jacob Marley & Old Joe | A Christmas Carol | EGTG | |
| Aug 2022 | King & Executioner | Ondine | Underground Productions | 4★ |
| May 2022 | Dr Chasuble | The Importance of Being Earnest | Edinburgh Makars | |
| Mar 2022 | King & Executioner | Ondine | Theatre Paradok | 4★  |
| Nov 2021/Feb 2022 | Anton Chekhov | Chekhov's Gun | Edinburgh Makars | |
| Nov 2020 | Sir John Middleton & Narrator | Sense and Sensibility readathon | Sun and Moon Theatre | |
| Nov 2020 | Philario & Sicilius Leonatus | Cymbeline | The Show Must Go Online |  |
| Oct 2020 | Stuart Doublehorn | Out of Leftfield | Posturous Productions, Edinburgh Horror Festival | |
| Aug 2020 | Mr Weston & Mr Woodhouse | Emma readathon | Sun and Moon Theatre | |
| July 2020 | Mr Bennet | Pride and Prejudice readathon | Sun and Moon Theatre | |
| Feb 2020 | Prévert/Vian | Si les poètes étaient moins bêtes | Club de théâtre français d'Edimbourg | |
| Nov 2019 | Rev Proudfoot | Murder At The Laurels | Edinburgh Living History | |
| Nov 2019 | Charles | The Witch's Cauldron | Edinburgh Horror Festival | |
| Oct 2019 | Abbot | Alien 3 | Scare Scotland | |
| Fringe 2019 | Scribe | Longwood | Posturous | |
| Fringe 2019 | Dr Caius | Merry Wives of Windsor | EGTG | |
| Apr 2019 | Father Logan | Despondence | Broadsword | |
| Mar 2019 | Voice/Dad | Foxgloves | Strawmoddie | |
| Feb 2019 | Rev Frederick | Ganymede | Typecast | |
| Feb 2019 | Principal Hall | Heavier Than Air | Edgar Rodríguez | |
| Nov 2018 | Voice/Dad | Foxgloves | Strawmoddie | |
| July 2018 | Dr Kritzinger | Conspiracy | RFT/Formation | |
| Fringe 2018 | Sir Toby Belch | Twelfth Night | Some Kind of Theatre | 3★ |
| Fringe 2018 | Rev Frederick | Ganymede | Typecast |  4★ 70% |
| Nov 2017 | Principal Hall | Heavier Than Air | Edgar Rodríguez | |
| Oct 2017 | Mr Meredith | The Haunted Hunt | Edinburgh Horror Festival | |
| Oct 2017 | Alexander Woolcott | Ghosts of the Castle | Edinburgh Horror Festival | |
| Fringe 2017 | Voltore | Volpone | EGTG | 4★ |
| February 2017 | Inspector Croft | Piece of Cake | Caveat | |
| Fringe 2016 | Schuppanzigh | Black Comedy | Arkle | 4★ |
| June 2016 | Prof. Heisenberg | Quantum Theory vs Zombies | Glasgow Science Festival | |
| February 2016 | Gerald Thornwood | Bright Lights | Mercators | |
| October 2015 | Stéphan | Purple | SMHAFF | |
| Fringe 2015 | Dr Miranda | Death and the Maiden | EGTG | 4★ |
| November 2014 | Poul | Festen | EGTG | 4★ |
| November 2014 | Henry Jekyll | RLS Talkshow - Writers' Museum | Edinburgh Living History | |
| Just Festival | Bill Amos & Rev Munro | An Island Between Heaven and Earth | AJL Productions | |
| Fringe 2014 | Victor & Argument | The Wonderful World of Dissocia | EGTG | 5★ |
| January 2014 | Thomas Morton | Stirling | VoxEdinburgh | |
| November 2013 | Robert Bolton | Deep and Crisp and .. Dead! | Edinburgh Living History | |
| October 2013 | John Law | Five Ghosts of Lauriston | Edinburgh Living History | |
| Fringe 2013 | Lord Montague | Romeo and Juliet | EGTG | Edinburgh Evening News review |
| March 2013 | Roger Fennimore | Which Way Now | edgeeradica | |
| November 2012 | Clarence | Richard III | EGTG | |
| 2012 | Angus, First Murtherer, Síward | MacBeth in Scots | ETA (Edinburgh & Stratford) | |
| 2012 | Paul Robinson | Katiana Was Here | edgeeradica/Leith Festival/ Sunrise Theatre | |
| December 2011 | Various | A Cabaret of Resistance | North Edinburgh Arts | |
| April 2011 | Judge Danforth | The Crucible | BigVillage | |
| Fringe 2010 | Peter Quince | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Arkle | |
| January 2010 | Chubukov | Chekhov's The Proposal | EGTG | |
| Fringe 2009 | Colonel Julyan | Rebecca | Arkle | |
| 2009 | Dr Chumley | Harvey | BigVillage | |
| Fringe 2008 | The Burglar | The Virtuous Burglar | BigVillage | |
| Fringe 2008 | G.B. Shaw, George V | J.M. Barrie - Beyond Neverland | Mercators | |
| April 2008 | Revd Daubeny | A Woman of No Importance | BigVillage | |
| January 2008 | Donnie Gallagher | Hungry Ghosts | BigVillage | |
| April 2006 | The Stationmaster | The Ghost Train | BigVillage | |
| February 2006 | Sir Percival Prendergast | The Sun Worshipper | RBDC | |
| 2004 | Warnie Lewis | Shadowlands | Leitheatre | |
| 2003 | Demon | Consider Rather the River | Theatre Workshop | |
| 2002 | Chaplain | Oh! What A Lovely War | Theatre Workshop | |
| 1994 | Various | The Nose | Theatre Workshop |
| Date | Role | Film | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2023 | Andrew | The Last Memory | Kieran Craigen | |
| Feb 2023 | Rev. Greene | The Head Hunter | Joseph Matheson | |
| Mar 2022 | Expert | The Ladies of Lauriston | Edinburgh Living History | |
| Dec 2021 | William Reid | An Edwardian Christmas, 1910 | Edinburgh Living History | |
| Jun 2021 | Rev George Stott | The War Effort | Edinburgh Living History | |
| Apr 2021 | William Reid | Class Wars | Edinburgh Living History | |
| Feb 2021 | Arthur Masterton | Votes For Women | Edinburgh Living History | |
| Feb 2021 | Rev George Stott | Reflections on 1919 | Edinburgh Living History | |
| Dec 2020 | Various roles | RLS Day | Edinburgh Living History | |
| Oct 2020 | Principal Hall | Heavier Than Air | Edgar Rodríguez | |
| May 2019 | Dr Crowder | Curio | Nailah Raab | |
| March 2018 | Granda | Salt 'n' Sauce | Beth Cameron | |
| July 2017 | Lawyer | Colder Than Coal | Mirdjan Hyle | |
| April 2016 | Leon | Porcelain | Rebecca Paxton | |
| March 2016 | Stan | Housebound | Adam Smith | |
| November 2015 | Keith Crombie | Cows Are Not On The Menu | Frédéric Éperling | |
| March 2015 | Psychiatrist | Daphne's Omnipotent Wednesday | Cecilia Pérez-Homar | |
| April 2014 | Narrator | Human | Carlota Castells Puig | |
| March 2014 | Andrew | So Long You Are Young | Emma Gilchrist | |
| Sept 2013 | Man in Court | The Strange Fate of Eli Jesus | Reuben Vick | |
| May 2013 | Boss | Ilgu – Smell Your Desire | Yulia Maximova | |
| April 2013 | Tom | Dear Peter | Scott Willis | |
| March 2013 | Bill | Hello From Earth | Jonah Sugden | |
| 2012 | Hospital doctor | The Sun Does Not Exist | Adrià Reina | |
| 2012 | Uncle Jared | Kim and Travis | Adrià Reina | |
| 2012 | Psychiatrist | Dafty | Abraham Kair |