Chris attended PAC from 1992 until 2001 and was a regular participant in the school鈥檚 musical and drama performances. In Year 11 he was offered the leading role of 鈥楯ack Merridew鈥� in the Australian Premiere theatre production of 鈥楲ord of the Flies.鈥� Chris was accepted into the prestigious acting course at Flinders University Drama Centre and completed a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Hons) in Drama Performance. While studying at Flinders, Chris was cast in a number of Australian theatre, film and television roles including 鈥楳cLeod鈥檚 Daughters鈥� and in the Cannes Festival awarded film 鈥�2:37鈥�. Chris鈥� time at Flinders culminated in him being awarded the Malcolm Fox Travel Scholarship which allowed him to travel to Uganda and Zambia in 2006 to assist with running an Orphanage School and Drama Program for HIV/AIDS awareness.
Upon his return from Africa, Chris was employed by Australia鈥檚 largest International Development NGO World Vision Australia. Between 2008 and 2010 he served as Producer of Video Content, covering major humanitarian disasters in the West Bank, Indonesia, Mozambique, Chile and Cambodia. Chris completed his Masters in Public Policy, majoring in 鈥業nternational and Global Affairs鈥� at Harvard University鈥檚 John F. Kennedy School of Government.