Anecdotes

Was considered for the role of Shaun in Summer (2008).

Performed stand up comedy for over a year and even performed in his own show during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Lists Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and Steve Coogan as his influences and comedy heroes.

He is a huge fan of Edinburgh football club Heart of Midlothian F.C. and attends matches regularly.

Has a twin sister, Jennifer.

A fan of the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien and the film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

He is a swing & jazz singer.

Cites that watching Gary Oldman's performance in Léon: The Professional (1994) at a young age inspired him to become an actor.

For the educational short film Evolution (2015), he beat over two hundred applicants to land the lead role of playing a young Charles Darwin.

Auditioned for a role on TV series Outlander (2014).

Has appeared in five television commercials to date.

His character Mr Clark in Cops and Monsters (2014) was originally intended to be female.

For feature film Breathe Easy (2016) he was cast via social networking site Twitter without a formal audition. Producer Paul Mackie cites that Bain's performance in short film The Twelve Steps of Jason Mewes: Get Greedo (2013) was the very reason that he wanted to work with him.

Auditioned for a lead role in Still Game (2002).

Chris's favourite childhood pet, his dog Numpty, achieved stardom before he did, appearing in two episodes of Taggart. The late Mark McManus (the original eponymous star) took a shine to Numpty - leaving the dog an armchair in his will.