Coming soon
IN LIMBO
When Charlie's best friend dies, leaving him to support his mate's grieving family, he is confronted with facing his own demons as well as the ghost of his dead friend haunting him.
the portable door
Christoph Waltz and Sam Neill along with Patrick Gibson, Sophie Wilde, Rachel House and Miranda Otto star in The Portable Door from Jim Henson Company, Directed by Jeffrey Walker and Produced by Todd Fellman and Blanca Lista. In Cinemas March 23 and Streaming on Stan April 7
the barrumbi kids
AACTA and Logie Nominated for Best Children’s Show, is currently on Netflix Aus and Nz, SBS on Demand and NITV. Christopher spent 10 weeks filming this special show for NITV and Ambience Entertainment. In Nov 2023 it won the top prize from the Children’s Jury at the 40th Chicago International Children’s Film Festival.
UPRIGHT S2
CHRISTOPHER APPEARS IN EPISODE 1 OF SEASON 2 OF UPRIGHT AND LOVED WORKING WITH TIM MINCHIN AND MILLY ALCOCK
christopher sommers is an actor , coach and director of the factory acting studio.
Christopher graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA Acting) in 2002. His Theatre credits include: Queensland Theatre Company: Gasp (video only) Pygmalion, Orphans, An Oak Tree, Fat Pig, The Crucible, School of Arts , The Exception and the Rule, ANATOMY TITUS: FALL OF ROME (Qtc and Bell Shakespeare Company) Proof and The Premier Drama Awards, The Works and The Young Playwright Awards. HOODS* (Realtv, International tour: Dschungel, Vienna, Austria and Teatro im hof, Bolzano, Italy Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Arts Centre, Regional Arts Victoria, QLD Arts Council and ASSITEJ) BEAUTIFUL. (And moor) Forward Movement and Springboard Theatre Company’s THE LARAMIE PROJECT , 23rd Productions CLOSER. LA Boite Theatre: HAMLET and the National Tour of ZIGZAG STREET . Restaged Histories Project: OMON RA , TRIVIA (Bunker Productions) SLEEPING AROUND (Downstairs Belvoir). Other credits include: THE ORACLE (Osmosis Dance Theatre) and STAINED (Storm the Barricade). His film credits include: Danger Close, Russell Crowe’s The Water Diviner, Australia Day, The Fear of Darkness, Predestination, Drive hard, Bullets for the Dead, A Guide to Dating at the End of the World, Jucy, Sinngh is King, AFI Award winning Unfinished Sky, All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane and Festival hit The Horseman.
Recent credits: The Bureau of Magical Things Season 1 and 2, Sweet Tooth (US) The End, Secret City Season 2.
His Television credits include: upright s2 (foxtel) The Bureau of magical things season 1 and season 2, the end (uk/aus), sweet tooth (netflix), secret city s2(netflix), harrow s1, hunters (syfy) wanted s1(netflix), Mako (series 2) Parers War (abc) Reef Doctors, Terra Nova(Fox), Sea Patrol, The Strip, Monarch Cove, The Starter Wife and Love Bytes. In 2010 Christopher was nominated for a Matilda Award for Best Actor in Fat Pig. In 2009 Christopher attended Masterclasses at The Ivana Chubbuck Studio and Margie Haber Studios in Los Angeles , California after receiving a 2008 Lord Mayors Young and Emerging Artists Fellowship. He was one of Queensland Theatre Company’s Emerging Artists for 2009.
teaching
Christopher has taught for NYFA, Tom McSweeney/Newman Productions, NIDA Open Program and NIDA Corporate, Queensland Theatre Company, La Boite Theatre, Backbone Youth Arts and Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts. He now runs his own Acting Studio in West End, called The Factory Acting Studio, Christopher was the Associate Artistic Director of 23rd productions from 2008-2013. He has been a proud member of Equity since 1999.
training
Christopher has trained with some of the best acting coaches in the world, namely: Kristof Konrad, Jean Louis Rodrigue, BGB STUDIO, Ivana Chubbuck, Larry Moss, Patsy Rodenburg, Cicely Berry, Ellen Burstyn, Carl Ford, Elizabeth Kemp, Welker White and Damian Young, Laura Gardner and Margie Haber. He continues to believe in training and that an actor never stops learning and refining their skills and wants to develop and nurture actors with his practical approach to screen and stage work. Workshops are based in practical exercises with a focus on scene study and accessing tools to use in auditions, self tests or for on set work.
philosophy
Christopher’s work asks the actor to focus on empowering him/herself to make dynamic choices and discover the tools within, by being in partnership with the writer. Having Self Discipline will give you a foundation to build upon, this will forge with Exploration of choices to create an ownership of a process, which will allow an actor to be confident to take risks, giving yourself permission to be independent and able to work effectively and efficiently in the time restrictive conditions of our industry. Drawing on over 13 years Professional Acting experience and dividing his time between film, theatre and teaching Christopher believes in being relevant and necessary and keeping in touch with industry trends.
Christopher Sommers on set with Director Brian Trenchard-Smith, Thomas Jane and John Cusack.