Chris Young (actor)
Chris Young is an American retired actor, best known for portraying child prodigy computer hacker Bryce Lynch in the Max Headroom series (1987–1988), and Buckley "Buck" Ripley in She's Having a Baby and The Great Outdoors (both 1988), and voicing Rob in The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1988) and The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997).
Chris Young | |
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_in_1987.jpg.webp) Young on the set of The Great Outdoors in 1987. | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–2018 |
| Spouse | Lea Moreno (2000–present) |
| Website | http://www.chrisyoung.com |
Life and career
Young's show business career started at the age of 15 when he played Bryce Lynch, a child computer hacker prodigy, in the Max Headroom science fiction television series. He starred in many other television shows and several feature-length films thereafter including PCU, Book of Love and The Great Outdoors.
Further to his acting, Young co-produced and starred in the NBC movie Killing Mr. Griffin in 1997, produced The Proud Family Movie in 2005 for the Disney Channel and supervised post-production for the romantic comedy Marigold. Young has also been affiliated with the music industry, having produced twelve music videos for American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson's 2006 tour, producing and directing thirteen music videos for American girl group Slumber Party Girls and directing the music video "Struggle" for indie pop band Ringside.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–1988 | Max Headroom | Bryce Lynch | 14 episodes |
| 1988 | Jake's Journey | Jake | Television movie |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Buckley "Buck" Ripley | Uncredited |
| 1988 | The Great Outdoors | ||
| 1988 | Dance 'til Dawn | Dan Lefcourt | Television movie |
| 1989 | Live-In | Danny Mathews | 9 episodes |
| 1989 | Falcon Crest | Chris Agretti | 4 episodes |
| 1990 | The Runestone | Jacob | |
| 1990 | Book of Love | Jack Twiller | |
| 1990–1991 | Married People | Allen Campbell | 18 episodes |
| 1991 | December | Stuart Brayton | |
| 1992 | Breaking the Silence | Kenny Becker | Television movie |
| 1993 | Crime & Punishment | Episode: "Our Denial" | |
| 1993 | Warlock: The Armageddon | Kenny Travis | |
| 1994 | In the Living Years | Crispy | Alternative title: Letter to Dad |
| 1994 | PCU | Tom Lawrence | |
| 1994 | MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice | Bernard Pinsky | Television movie |
| 1994 | Runaway Daughters | Bob Randolph | Television movie |
| 1995 | Deep Down | Andy | Alternative title: Conversations in Public Places |
| 1995 | Friends | Steven Fishman | Episode: "The One with Five Steaks and an Eggplant" |
| 1995 | Dave's World | Smitty | Episode: "Leave a Mystery at the Beep" |
| 1996 | Minor Adjustments | Brandon | Episode: "My Fair Darby" |
| 1996 | Married... with Children | Jackson | Episode: "Enemies" |
| 1997 | Life with Louie | Voice roles | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | Killing Mr. Griffin | Jeff | Television movie Co-producer |
| 1997 | Step By Step | Chip Dahlgren | Episode: "Goodbye, Mr. Chip" |
| 1997 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Rob (Voice) | Direct-to-video release |
| 1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Rob (Voice) | Direct-to-video release |
| 1998 | 1001 Nights | – |
Co-producer |
| 1998 | The Adventures of A.R.K. | – |
Director, unknown episodes |
| 1999 | Falling Sky | Kyle | |
| 1999–2000 | The New Adventures of A.R.K. | – |
Director, 9 episodes |
| 2005 | The Proud Family Movie | – |
Television movie Producer |
| 2006 | The Need | – |
Director |
| 2018 | Caught | Hugo Martinez | |