Chris Craddock is a Canadian actor, playwright and filmmaker. From 2004 to 2008, he served as the artistic director of the

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. He is also a co-creator and cast member of the television series ''

Tiny Plastic Men ''Tiny Plastic Men'' is a Canadian television comedy series, which premiered on Super Channel in 2012. Produced in Edmonton, Alberta, the series stars Mark Meer, Chris Craddock and Matt Alden as three employees in the testing department of the ...

'', for which he was nominated for a Rosie Award for Best Performance by an Alberta Actor. He also wrote and directed the film '' It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway'' (2017), which is based on his play ''Public Speaking''. At the

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, Craddock, along with Nathan Cuckow and Aaron Marci, won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New York Theater: Off-Off Broadway for their play ''BASH'd: A Gay Rap Opera''. Craddock is from

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. In 1996, he graduated from the

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with a

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in acting. He resides in

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as of October 2017.

Select plays

*''BASH'd: A Gay Rap Opera'' (co-written with Nathan Cuckow; music by Aaron Marci) *''Public Speaking'' *''Irma Voth''

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