Christopher Denham

Christopher Denham is an American actor and director. He is known for supporting roles in '' Oppenheimer'', '' Shutter Island'', ''Argo'', '' Being the Ricardos'', '' Charlie Wilson's War'' and '' Sound of My Voice.'' Television credits include '' For All Mankind, Billions'', '' Shining Girls'' opposite Elisabeth Moss, and Amazon Prime's ''Utopia'', created by Gillian Flynn. Denham has appeared on Broadway in '' Master Harold...and the Boys,'' Martin McDonagh's '' The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' and David Mamet's '' China Doll,'' opposite Al Pacino. In 2025, he co-starred opposite George Clooney in the Broadway adaptation of '' Good Night and Good Luck'', directed by David Cromer.

Early life

Denham grew up on the south side of Chicago and worked at the famous Steppenwolf Theatre.

Career

Theatrical career

Denham made his Broadway debut opposite Danny Glover in the Roundabout Theatre revival of '' "Master Harold"...and the Boys''. Denham originated the role of Matt in the Steppenwolf Theater production of Adam Rapp's '' Red Light Winter''. The production moved to New York where Denham won Outstanding Lead Actor at the 2006 Lucille Lortel Awards. His other Broadway credits include the title role in Martin McDonagh's '' The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' and David Mamet's '' China Doll,'' opposite Al Pacino. Off-Broadway, Denham appeared at Playwright's Horizons in Adam Rapp's ''Kindness'' opposite Katherine Waterston, Charles Mee's ''Wintertime'' at Second Stage, and Steven Levenson's ''The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin,'' opposite David Morse at Roundabout Theatre Company. Regionally, Denham has worked with the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, New York Stage and Film and the Sundance Lab for Directors and Screenwriters.

Film and television career

Denham's first major film role was as CIA paramilitary operations officer Mike Vickers in '' Charlie Wilson's War,'' directed by Mike Nichols. He starred opposite Brit Marling in the acclaimed psychological thriller '' Sound of My Voice'' which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His breakout film role was as Mark Lijek, one of the six escaped hostages rescued by Tony Mendez in ''Argo''. Denham later portrayed scientist Jim Meeks on the Emmy-nominated ''Manhattan''. In 2017, he joined the cast of '' Billions'' as attorney Oliver Dake. He appeared as Sheriff Peter Trask in Craig Zobel's ''One Dollar,'' which premiered on CBS All Access. In 2020, he was a series regular in Gillian Flynn's ''Utopia'' as Arby. Denham has collaborated with directors Martin Scorsese ('' Shutter Island''), Mike Nichols ('' Charlie Wilson's War''), Barry Levinson ('' The Bay''), Tony Gilroy ('' Duplicity''), Jodie Foster ('' Money Monster'') and Aaron Sorkin ('' Being the Ricardos''). Other TV credits include '' Rubicon, Person of Interest, The Good Wife, Prodigal Son, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,'' and '' The Following.''

Denham wrote and directed the 2008 horror film ''Home Movie'' (IFC Films) which premiered at Toronto After Dark and won the Citizen Kane Award for up-and-coming director at the Sitges Film Festival. He also wrote and directed the critically acclaimed thriller, ''Preservation,'' starring Wrenn Schmidt, Pablo Schreiber and Aaron Staton. which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival and was distributed by The Orchard. He also directed the psychological thriller, ''Old Flame'', which is distributed by Gravitas Ventures.

Denham plays the German spy Klaus Fuchs in Christopher Nolan’s film, '' Oppenheimer'', for Universal Pictures, which was released in July 2023. In 2025, he joined the cast of Apple TV's '' For All Mankind.''

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

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American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
Film directors from Illinois
Film producers from Illinois
American male screenwriters
Living people
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners
1980 births