Chris Sandiford

Chris Sandiford (born August 5, 1987) is a Canadian actor and comedian.[1] He is most noted for his leading role as Howard in the comedy series Shelved,[2] for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Leading Performance in a Comedy Series at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[3]

Originally from Kingston, Ontario, he attended the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University.[1]

He has also had recurring roles as Derek in What We Do in the Shadows[4] and Tom in God's Favorite Idiot,[5] and has had supporting roles in film and television.

He has also performed comedy, both as a solo stand-up comedian and with Daniel Carin in the sketch comedy duo Ladies & Gentlemen.[6]

  1. ^ a b Michelle Dorey Forestell, "Hometown 'nerd' Chris Sandiford stars in CTV's 'Shelved'. Kingstonist, March 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Jesse Whittock, "Lyndie Greenwood, Chris Sandiford, Dakota Ray Hebert And Paul Braunstein Cast As Leads In Anthony Q. Farrell’s CTV Sitcom ‘Shelved’", Deadline Hollywood, June 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Jackson Weaver, "BlackBerry, Sort Of, Little Bird dominate Canadian Screen Award nominations". CBC News, March 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Melanie McFarland, "The harder coming out stories on "What We Do in the Shadows" aren't what you think they'd be". Salon, September 1, 2023.
  5. ^ William Hughes, "God's Favorite Idiot is a less-good The Good Place". The A.V. Club, June 21, 2022.
  6. ^ Kelly Hurcomb, "Local comics scramble towards success". Cult MTL, January 24, 2017.