Voice
Bachman’s: Homehelpers Bachman’s
KSTP, Coffee (“Lou Grant” spot) Met/Hodder
MyFico(website), Future (reuse of Super Bowl spot) Space 150
Porche, Promotional CD Carmichael Lynch
Elko Speedway, Accident BBDO
Cub Foods, Interview Olson & Company
Timber Lodge Steakhouse, Tender Moments Clarity Coverdale Fury
Minnesota State Lottery, Rolldown Folley Sackett
Mystic Lake Casino, July 4th Spot Folley Sackett
Lake of the Torches Casino, (14 spots, 2000 Spokesperson) Great Tapes
Paper Magic: Voice of “Dracula” Halloween Toy Undertone Music
Red Lake Casino: Multiple Character Spots Bob House
Irish Heritage Festival: Announcer Brave New Workshop
Unicel: Fake Radio Family Cook House
Old Home: (Sour Cream & Salsa spots) Sandy Bucholtz
Children’s Theater Company: 1992 Season Promotion Children’s Theater Company
Professional for over 15 years.
Also an attorney
C H R I S C A R L S O N
6 feet 4 inches. Pale blue eyes.
230 pounds. SAG, AFTA & AEA Baritone voice.
Theater Roles
The Falls Butcher, Vikings Tailgater The Guthrie Theater
Thirst (Various) Thirst Theater (co-founder)
Prom Ref Children’s Theater Company
Streetcar Named Desire Mitch Equity Showcase
The Dumb Waiter Gus Equity Showcase
To Kill a Mockingbird Bob Ewell History Theater
Canterbury Tales Mickey Miller (understudy) Guthrie Theatre
On the Verge Grover et al. Jungle Theater
Millennium According to Nostrasumbass Nostradumbass, Nastia, Dog, etc. Brave New Workshop
The Tempest Prospero Shakespeare in the Park
Macbeth Angus, Macbeth (understudy) Jungle Theater
Picasso at the Lapin Agile Freddy Hidden Theatre
Flanagan’s Wake Father Fitzgerald Brave New Workshop
Our Town Stage Manager Duluth Playhouse
Orphans Harold Dark Horse Theater
A Few Good Men Jack Ross Paul Bunyon Playhouse
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Reverand Tooker Theatre in the Round
Julius Caesar Marullus, Strato Park Square Theater
Fiddler On The Roof Constable Theater L’Homme Dieu
The Merchant of Venice Bassanio Theatre in the Round
Cloud 9 Joshua/Cathy Children’s Theatre Co.
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins Captain of the Guard Children’s Theatre Co.
The Wizard of Oz Wheeler/Roustabout Children’s Theatre Co.
The Miser Miser (understudy) Children’s Theatre Co.
The Velveteen Rabbit Wild Rabbit/Puppets Children’s Theatre Co.
Mr. Popper’s Penguins Admiral Drake Children’s Theatre Co.
Treasure Island Pirate O’Brien Children’s Theatre Co.
Outside In Unnamed Man Experimental Theater
Hot l Baltimore Katz Carleton Players
Burn This Burton Carleton Players
The Art of Success Oliver Carleton Players
Macbeth Macbeth Carleton Players
Dramatic Film & Television
Midnight (pilot)
Arnold’s Park B Sting
Hinkleton (short) Green Dot Films
Test Tube (short) NYU Student Film
Factotum (Feature, Nationwide Release) BulBul Film
Investigating Steven King’s Kingdom Hospital (Television, Nationwide) Med Hotter
A Descent of Woodpeckers (Feature, Independent) Proletariat Pictures
Justice (Feature, Independent) Jujitsu Films
Snowman (Short) Evan Petty Productions
Here on Earth (Feature, Nationwide Release) Twentieth Century Fox
A Day in the Life of Andrew Hiskler (Short, unlreased) Independent Production
The Chromium Hook (Short, International Award Winner) Channel Z Productions
Drop Dead Gorgeous (Feature, Nationwide Release) New Line Cinema
The Dull Roddey Story (Short) Deadbeck Productions
Commercial Television
Walmart/Xbox Dynamic Film
Rainbow: Barbeque Blue 60
Infone, “Exploding with delight” (national) William Eisner & Assoc.
MyFico(website), Future (Super Bowl spot) Space 150
Polaris, Fighting Drive Thru
Metro Transit Company, “Use your blinker!” Salvation Productions
Metro Transit Company, Pit Stop Lotter, Inc.
Minnesota State Lottery, Ace Auto Wilson-Griak, Inc.
Lake of the Torches Casino, 2000 Spokesperson Touchin & Assoc.
Best Buy, Wireless Blue Tag Productions
Nikon, Catfood (Spec) Wilson-Griak, Inc.
Wasau Insurance, Ice Fishing Wilson-Griak, Inc.
Industrial Video
Best Buy: Nick & Wanda’s Rock & Roll Adventure Blue Tag Productions
Issuzu: Service Advisor Seminar II: Body Language BI Productions
Print
Law & Politics (four covers) Law & Politics
Hormel Dublin Productions
Sciquest(website) Hanly Woods
Lake of the Torches Casino Touchin & Assoc.
Millennium According to NostraDumbass Brave New Workshop
American Dentist Association Dublin Productions
UMP Paper Parallel Productions
Voice
Bachman’s: Homehelpers Bachman’s
KSTP, Coffee (“Lou Grant” spot) Met/Hodder
MyFico(website), Future (reuse of Super Bowl spot) Space 150
Porche, Promotional CD Carmichael Lynch
Elko Speedway, Accident BBDO
Cub Foods, Interview Olson & Company
Timber Lodge Steakhouse, Tender Moments Clarity Coverdale Fury
Minnesota State Lottery, Rolldown Folley Sackett
Mystic Lake Casino, July 4th Spot Folley Sackett
Lake of the Torches Casino, (14 spots, 2000 Spokesperson) Great Tapes
Paper Magic: Voice of “Dracula” Halloween Toy Undertone Music
Red Lake Casino: Multiple Character Spots Bob House
Irish Heritage Festival: Announcer Brave New Workshop
Unicel: Fake Radio Family Cook House
Old Home: (Sour Cream & Salsa spots) Sandy Bucholtz
Children’s Theater Company: 1992 Season Promotion Children’s Theater Company
Live Industrials
Wam!net (Sisigraph 2000) Jack Morton
Wam!net (National Assoc. Broadcasters Convention) Jack Morton
Lake of the Torches Casino: 2000 Spokesperson Lac du Flambeau
Hennepin County Bar Association Brave New Communications
Annual GIS Convention Brave New Communications
Connexus Energy Brave New Communications
American Express Brave New Communications
Anderson Windows (1999, 2000 Minnesota State Fair) Anderson Windows
Anderson Windows (Annual Sales Meeting) Brave New Communications
A.C. Neilson Brave New Communications
National Brewers Convention Design Group
Andersen Consulting Brave New Communications
Honeywell (co-author, director) Brave New Communications
Ecolab National Convention Wabashaw Caves
A.A.R.P. National Convention Design Group
Writing
Millennium According to Nostradumbass (play, co-author) Brave New Workshop
Anderson Windows (corporate event) Brave New Communications
A.C. Neilson (corporate event) Brave New Communications
Andersen Consulting (corporate event) Brave New Communications
Outside In (play, co-author) ETB Productions
Tullesville Stop (short story) iT Magazine
Training & Skills
Improvisation: Brave New Workshop Company Resident, Cujokra (1988-1992).
Education: Carleton College (B.A.), Hamline University School of Law (J.D.).
Movement: Ballet, Modern, Stage Combat (Hand to Hand, Dagger, Broad Sword).
Teaching: Hamline Law School, University of Minnesota Law School, Stages Theater.
Language & Dialects: Standard British, S.W. British, Scottish, Irish, Spanish, Italian, Fluent French.