Christopher Nicholas Smith (born June 20) is an American television and film actor. He is known for playing Dennis in the 2011 horror movie ''

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''. He played Josh Merit in the 2017

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film ''Non-Transferable''.

Life and career

Smith was born in Rockville Centre, New York. He starred as Potiphar in the Chaminade High School production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He attended the NYU's

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and trained at the

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Acting School in New York City. Smith is the founder, head writer and principal performer of the sketch comedy troupe Harvard Sailing Team. Smith's first real acting gig was in a short movie produced by ''Tisch School of the Arts'' titled ''I Killed Zoe Day''. He had a small role in the drama, '' Little Children''. He made his television debut in 2009 in the third-season of ''

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'' in an episode titled "

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", where he played Tim. He later joined

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's Mayne Street, a web comedy series starring sports journalist

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. He made guest appearances on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2011, he was cast in the ''

''. He was also cast in the political thriller ''

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''. In 2013, he appeared in the film ''

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''. In 2013, he was cast in a

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''Ex-Men'' (renamed to ''

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'') which was then picked to series and cancelled after two episodes. He is also a member of the Harvard Sailing Team Comedy group.

Filmography

References

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* * * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors People from Rockville Centre, New York Male actors from New York (state) {{american-actor-stub