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Although he plays the Ukrainian thug Sergei Malatov on "The Wire", he is American and speaks with a Southern accent.

He has a great ear and natural talent for accents and dialects.

Has trained in MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) especially Muay-thai & Brazilian Jiu-jitsu since 1993.

Earned two Associates' Degrees, Criminal Justice & General Studies, and one Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice.

Has always done his own stunts and really enjoys the physical roles.

Convinced casting HBO and casting for "The Wire", that he was Russian. He did this without ever having acting or dialect classes.

While filming season two of HBO's "The Wire", he auditioned for the role of Vince on "Entourage".

He grew up in the beautiful country landscape of south-west Virginia where his father taught him how to hunt and fish.

Spike TV asked him if he was interested in being on "The Ultimate Fighter".

His close friend Craig 'Sawman' Sawyer, a former Navy SEAL (DEVGRU), is training Chris for a film in which Chris plays a Navy SEAL. Sawman is also the film's tech advisor.

Resides in Los Angeles, but travels back to Virginia quite often. (फ़रवरी 2008)

His father trained him in the use of all types of firearms.

He played baseball and football in high school. He planned on trying out for the Atlanta Braves minor league team, the Danville Braves, after college, but decided to pursue acting instead.

As the characters of both Gan and Marcus in "Aquarius", he did two months of green screen work, much of which was fight scenes, but the film was not released.

Loves the outdoors.

Did an abundance of wire work for his role of Yuri in the film Space Warriors.

Makes an appearance for Team Sonnen on season 17 of "The Ultimate Fighter" as a guest of Chael Sonnen.