Chris Voltaire
The AvantGuard Producer of Cabaret Voltaire
Chris Voltaire has a great mugg and has built a career in film and television portraying various character parts. An incredibly versatile actor who subtly morphs into each new role he plays, seen in the pilot of DOLLHOUSE directed by Joss Whedon and opposite Sigourney Weaver and Jonny Lee Miller on the television show ELI STONE.
After Christian’s guest star on the new show IN PLAIN SIGHT, lead actress Mary McCormack was so impressed she went out of her way to tell him he was one the best actors to work on the entire first season. Christian also has a great comic edge and was heralded as “A NEW AGE CHICO MARX ” by The New York Times.
Christian’s had major roles in the films LOOKING FOR JIMMY directed by Julie Delpy, PERSONS UNKNOWN with Naomi Watts, THE LOW LIFE opposite Rory Cochrane and Ron Livingston and ALIVE directed by Frank Marshall. Christian has guest-starred on over fifty episodic television shows such as LIFE, COLD CASE, WITHOUT A TRACE, EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS and for four seasons played the role of Boz Bishop opposite Cheech Marin and Don Johnson in NASH BRIDGES.
Working on Nash Bridges provided Christian with a great opportunity as the writers and execs allowed him to rewrite and add to the character Boz. It was the first time he connected with the writers on a show and it inspired him to continue writing and creating projects on his own.
Christian wrote and produced the theatrical play, The DADAists, about the painters and poets who began the infamous DADA art movement. The production premiered at The MET Theater and was heralded by Cynthia Citron of The Beverly Hills Outlook as “One of the five worst plays ever written.” That’s what you get when you accidentally block the critics car in the parking lot. Soon after Christian began Cabaret Voltaire, which held residence at The Steve Allen Theater for three years. The avant-garde happening showcased the best of LA’s underground performers creating intelligent evenings through a cross-pollination of creative energies.
Christian was also the producer/director of the documentary/concert film BEATS FOR BAGHDAD and produced and hosted TEA TIME WITH HAROLD LEMON a political sketch comedy show on 90.7FM Radio Pacifica. After his Mother Sandra passed from Cancer, Christian created the performance event THE BIG C which annually plays for Cancer Survivors at Hollywood Pres. Hospital. The Big C Foundation was created to continue a focus of education/outreach on the subject of Cancer.
Christian also appears in commercials for the likes of VOLKSWAGON, OLYMPUS CAMERA, MICROSOFT, TIME WARNER, COORS LIGHT among others.
Christian continues to write, act and produce based in Los Angeles.
Voltaire was invited to curate the West Coast exhibition of “DADA Found Objects” at the 2CC Gallery in Long Beach, Ca.
Voltaire has written a screenplay titled DADA based on the formation of the movement in Zurich 1916. It is his aspiration to bring this glorious period of time to the big screen. He also has a book on neo-daDA plus other projects.
