Chris Thomas King

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Musician • Actor

Birth Date: October 14, 1962

Age: 61 years old

Birth Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Chris Thomas King has worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. King's early acting career mostly consisted of roles in various films, such as the crime drama "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000) with George Clooney and the documentary "Down From the Mountain" (2001) with Emmylou Harris. He also was featured in the miniseries "The Blues" (2003-04). King won an Album Of The Year Grammy Award in 2001. In the early 2000s and the 2010s, King devoted his time to various credits, such as "Ray" (2004) starring Jamie Foxx, "ReAct Now: Music & Relief" (MTV, 2005-06) and "Kill Switch" (2009). He also worked on "Tremé" (HBO, 2009-2014) and "The Mechanic" with Jason Statham (2011). King's music was most recently used in the action movie "The Expendables 3" (2014) with Sylvester Stallone.

Credits

Live From The Old Steeple

Music Performer
Show
2020

Louisiana Rising: A Benefit Concert for Flood Relief

Music Performer
Show
2016

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Narrator
Movie
2013

TremeStream

Guest Star
Series
2010
97%

Kill SwitchStream

Actor
Storm
Movie
2008

RayStream

Actor
Lowell Fulson
Movie
2004
79%

Down From the Mountain

Self
Movie
2001

O Brother, Where Art Thou?Stream

Actor
Tommy Johnson
Movie
2000
78%

O Brother, Where Art Thou?Stream

Original Songs
Movie
2000
78%