Chris has made Canada his home for almost 50 years. He has performed in over 30 movies for Canadian and U.S. and joint-venture productions as well as numerous television roles that have been broadcast on the major networks in Canada (CBC, TVO, etc.) the United States (CBS, ABC, NBC, PBS, etc.) Australia, Germany, and also Hong Kong and Japan. He is recognized by televison viewers of all age groups. To adult viewers, he is remembered for his early appearances with American actor Lon Chaney Jr. on the set of the 1958 television series "Hawkeye And The Last Of The Mohicans." Chris has fond memories of this series and has chronicled his experiences in a book titled "Standing Naked In The Wings: Anecdotes From Canadian Actors," (1997) by Lynda Mason Green and Tedde Moore. In 1967, Chris won the title role as Dr. Paul Bernard in "Paul Bernard, Psychiatrist." Aired in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, this 165 episode series entailed a gruelling shooting schedule that required taping two episodes per day. In an interview with Jim Bawden for The Toronto Star in 1990 (Starweek, 14 April 1990; S4), Chris recalled " ... my lines were written on cue cards ... much mumbo jumbo ... it's a wonder none suffered real breakdowns considering the huge number of lines they had to learn." In 1976, Chris played the title role of "Father Johann" in the television version of "Swiss Family Robinson." This series was one of Canadian television's biggest hits that was shown in 17 countries. To young adult audiences, Chris is well known for his three-year portrayal as retired magician and occult researcher Jack Marshak for Paramount television's "Friday The 13th: The Series."

       

Also known in the United Kingdom under the title "Friday's Curse", this popular horror anthology series has been shown in 64 countries and continues to air nightly on the SCIFI channel in the United States and the SCREAM network in Canada. To the younger generation, Chris is well recognized for providing the voice for many animated films and series, including the voice of "Cornelius" in "Babar: King Of Elephants" for four years, as "No-Heart" in the "Care Bears" series for three years, and most recently as "Father Abbott Mortimer" in the cartoon adaptation of the prize-winning novels of British author Brian Jacques' "Redwall" series.

For an actor who is also a passionate fan of radio, Chris has participated in over 1000 radio dramas, mostly for the CBC. After winning the "Andrew Allan Award" at the national ACTRA (Association For Canadian Television And Radio Actors) awards for BEST PERFORMANCE in 1976, Chris continued to receive numerous ACTRA nominations for radio performances between the years 1977 to 1986. In 1997 he read a poem titled "Jovial Welshmen" for the RICHARDSON'S ROUNDUP program as well as "P.M.O." a comic farcical look at the Canadian Prime Minister's activites for the radio program THIS MORNING. In 1998, he recited Robbie Burns' "Address To The Tooth-Ache" for the program THIS MORNING and "To A Haggis" for TAKE FIVE. Also in 1998, Chris read "The Pessimist" by Ben King, again for TAKE FIVE. CBC Radio has been in the process of pulling from their archives the best radio programs and will be uploading various audio clips for the internet.

Outside of his role as a radio, television, and stage actor, Chris is also an author. He has written his own radio television plays for the CBC as well as three stage plays mounted in 140 U.S. and Canadian theatres. Furthermore, he has put together a book of poetry titled "Mating Dances" and a collection of short stories titled "The Unrest Of Us." This, in addition to his various contributions to newspapers and magazine articles, Chris' professional achievements have been highlighted for over 12 years in "Who's Who in Canada" publication and "Who's Who In the East" from 1977 to 1978. In 1974, he was noted in an English publication for "Men Of Achievement" and the following year he received a Playwright (Stage) award "Jessie de Rivers". from the Canadian Authors' Assocation.

For an incredibly talented Canadian actor who has given us close to fifty years of solid entertainment, Chris is very modest about his achievements and describes himself only as a "working actor". After being off stage for almost twenty years, Chris performed a solo act at the "Theatre On The Grand" in the summer of 2000, in Fergus, 40 minutes west of Toronto, and received a standing ovation for its limited but extremely successful run. Titled "Other Voices ... Other Lives," the show was composed of two sets, at 75 minutes each, with a mixture of dramatic monologues, poetry, Shakespearean passages, some filler material with jokes on current news headlines, and the reading of short stories, including one written by James Herriott, which Chris originally did for CBC Radio. According to entertainment writer Robert Reid (THE RECORD, August 2000, p.B8):

"The most effective segments are those in which Wiggins uses more than his ability with accents (the voices of the title) to portray lives, whether his own or others, both real and imaginary ... there is nothing on stage save for a stool and podium. Wiggins doesn't need anything more to gracefully carry the audience on the wings of story ... OTHER VOICES ... OTHER LIVES offers a pleasant evening of thoughtful entertainment ..."

In his 75th year, Chris continues to do several voices for animation. He and his wife reside in southwestern Ontario, Canada.

CLICK HERE to see the promotional advertisement for OTHER VOICES ... OTHER LIVES - one night performance on April 18, 2002 at The Theatre On The Grand.

Look for Chris Wiggins in the upcoming Canadian sci-fi series "Regenesis" starring Peter Outerbridge. Chris will appear in three (3) episodes of the 13 ep. series starting October 24, 2004 on The Movie Network (TMN) at 9 pm (ET) and Movie Central (Western Canada viewers). Chris stars as a former Russian biochemist turned painter. CLICK HERE for a link to a corporate press release issued by Corus Entertainment. Check out the official Regenesis website and look for fan updates and discussions over at TV TOME for a description of the series and a list of episode titles and guest stars. Don't forget to watch episode 13 ..."

Vote for Chris Wiggins to get a Canada's Walk Of Fame star for 2008: Click here to access the nominations page at the Canada's Walk Of Fame official website.