Chris Overton
Chris Overton is an English actor and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Liam McAllister in the soap opera Hollyoaks, and for directing and co-producing the short film The [Silent Child].
Early life and education
Chris Overton was born and grew up in Cannock, Staffordshire.Career
In 2010 Overton played Liam McAllister, a former footballer who became a cage fighter, in Hollyoaks.In 2017 he directed a short film called The Silent Child, about a profoundly deaf four-year-old girl who is taught British sign language by a social worker, played by Rachel Shenton. The film won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
His second short film as a director, Leader, was about climate change, and made using a smartphone. It had its world premiere at the SmartFone Flick Fest in Sydney, Australia.