Chris Wendelken is an actor, writer and long-suffering Mets fan.
Chris has performed onstage at George Street Playhouse, Arkansas Rep, NexStage, Long Center for the Performing Arts, Yale, MCA (Chicago), internationally at Les Subsistances, Le Quartz, Le Lieu Unique, Theatre National de Bretagne and in New York at The Kitchen, Dance Theatre Workshop, The Flea, Chashama, urbanStages, Theater for the New City, The Atlantic and Vineyard Theater, among others. Chris has appeared in numerous films and TV show including Killing Castro, The Other Two (HBO), Law & Order (NBC), Bull (CBS), Partner Track (Netflix), FBI: Most Wanted (CBS), Law & Order: SVU (NBC), Power (Starz), Lonely & Horny (CollegeHumor) and Swipe Monster.
Chris co-hosts, produces and edits a weekly film deep-dive podcast, The Rewindables, and has appeared in comedy videos for digital outlets such as The Fine Brothers, Vanity Fair and SNY.tv, among others.
Chris made his directorial debut behind the camera with the short film RACHEL, which premiered at the Cannes Short Corner in May 2018.
Chris holds a BFA in Drama from NYU-Tisch (Atlantic Theatre Co., Experimental Theatre Wing) and happily lives in NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dogs, Peter and Frank.