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American actor
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Christopher Stanley (born December 1965) is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as the politician Henry Francis, the second husband of Betty Francis played by January Jones on Mad Men. After a recurring role in the third and fourth seasons, he is a main cast member in the fifth, sixth and seventh seasons. He appeared in the Ben Affleck-directed film Argo.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Murphy's Law | Ambulance Attendant | As Chris Stanley |
| 1991 | Death Merchants | Nick Biaggi | As Chris Stanley |
| 1994 | Kangaroo Court | Manzick | Short film |
| 1996 | Final Vendetta | Bartender | |
| Crosscut | Terry | ||
| 2011 | The Terrain | Crane | Short film |
| 2012 | Argo | Tom Ahern | |
| Zero Dark Thirty | Admiral William H. McRaven |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Freddy's Nightmares | Todd Lawrence | Episode 2.14: "Prime Cut" as Chris Stanley |
| 1990-1991 | DEA | Nick Biaggi | Series Regular |
| 1996 | Silk Stalkings | Peter Ricci | Episode 5.14: "Sudden Death" |
| 1997 | C-16: FBI | FBI Agent | "Pilot: Part 2" |
| The Practice | Officer Kent | Episode 2.12: "Race with the Devil" | |
| 1997-1998 | Brooklyn South | Officer Matt Heagan | Recurring Cast Episodes 1.7: "Love Hurts", 1.11: "Gay Avec" |
| 1998 | Martial Law | Scott Truit | Episode 1.5: "Cop Out" |
| L.A. Doctors | Unknown | Episode 1.7: "Maybe It's You" | |
| 1998-1999 | Cracker | Dale | Also known as Fitz in some countries Recurring Cast Episodes 1.9: "If: Part 1", 1.10: "If: Part 2", 1.13: "Best Boys" |
| 1999 | Promised Land | Detective Colette | Episode 3.14: "Under Cover" |
| 1997-2001 | NYPD Blue | Officer Szymanski | Recurring Cast Episodes 4.15: "Taillight's Last Gleaming", 4.19 "Bad Rap", 6.8 "Raging Bulls", 8.10 "In the Still of the Night" |
| 2001 | The X-Files | Agent Joe Farah | Recurring Cast Episodes 8.13: "Per Manum", 8.17 "Empedocles" |
| Family Law | Simon Rosen | Episode 3.3: "Obligations" | |
| Philly | Officer Tim Acavello | Episode 1.10: "Fork You Very Much" | |
| 2004 | 24 | Bill | Episode 3.15: "Day 3: 3:00 a.m.-4:00 a.m." |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | CEO Robert Winthrop | Episode 4.14: "Rescue Me" |
| In Plain Sight | Joe | Recurring Cast Episodes 1.4: "Trojan Horst", 1.8 "Don of the Dead" | |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Hal Williams | Episode 7.16: "Skeletons" |
| 2010 | Memphis Beat | Patrick Collins / Ray Pruitt | Pilot Episode 1.1: "It's All Right, Mama" |
| Lie to Me | Agent Williams | Episode 2.20: "Exposed" | |
| The Defenders | Mark Cordell | Recurring Cast Episodes 1.7: "Las Vegas vs. Johnson", 1.9 "Whitten v. Fenlee" | |
| 2009–2015 | Mad Men | Henry Francis | Recurring cast seasons 3 and 4, Series Regular season 5 to 7 Won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2010 Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2011 |
| 2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | General Amos Halftrack | Episode 4.20: "Judd Apatow Wears a Polo and Blue Suede Shoes" |
| 2016 | American Crime | Charles, Leslie Graham's partner | Recurring Cast, Season 2 |