Christopher Denham

Denham grew up on the south side of Chicago and worked at the famous Steppenwolf Theatre.

Denham made his Broadway debut opposite Danny Glover in the Roundabout Theatre revival of "Master Harold"...and the Boys. Denham originated the role of Matt in the Steppenwolf Theater production of Adam Rapp's Red Light Winter.{{cite book |title=The Best American Short Plays 2009-2010 |url=https://archive.org/details/bestamericanshor0000pari |url-access=limited |editor-first=Barbara |editor-last=Parisi |publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-55783-763-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bestamericanshor0000pari/page/n32 5]}} The production moved to New York where Denham won Outstanding Lead Actor at the 2006 Lucille Lortel Awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-2006-Lucille-Lortel-Awards-20060503 |title=Photo Coverage: 2006 Lucille Lortel Awards |last=McBride |first=Walter |date=May 3, 2006 |website=Broadway World |access-date=October 19, 2020 }} His other Broadway credits include the title role in Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore and David Mamet's China Doll, opposite Al Pacino.{{cite web|work=PopMatters|title=David Mamet and Al Pacino's 'China Doll' Rat-a-Tats Without the Tat|author=Ezell, Brice|date=26 January 2016|url=http://www.popmatters.com/column/david-mamet-and-al-pacinos-china-doll-rat-a-tats-without-the-tat/}} Off-Broadway, Denham appeared at Playwright's Horizons in Adam Rapp's Kindness opposite Katherine Waterston, Charles Mee's Wintertime at Second Stage, and Steven Levenson's The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin, opposite David Morse at Roundabout Theatre Company. Regionally, Denham has worked with the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, New York Stage and Film and the Sundance Lab for Directors and Screenwriters.

Denham's first major film role was as CIA paramilitary operations officer Mike Vickers in Charlie Wilson's War, directed by Mike Nichols. He starred opposite Brit Marling in the acclaimed psychological thriller Sound of My Voice which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.{{cite news|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|title=The Guru in the Basement Promises a Journey to... Something|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2012/04/27/movies/sound-of-my-voice-directed-by-zal-batmanglij.html#|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 26, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2020}} His breakout film role was as Mark Lijek, one of the six escaped hostages rescued by Tony Mendez in Argo.{{cite news |last=Regalbuto |first=Benny |date=September 23, 2020 |title=Why Arby from Utopia looks so familiar |url=https://www.looper.com/251156/why-arby-from-utopia-looks-so-familiar/ |work=Looper |location=Looperland? |access-date=October 16, 2020}} Denham later portrayed scientist Jim Meeks on the Emmy-nominated Manhattan. In 2017, he joined the cast of Billions as attorney Oliver Dake.{{cite news |last=McFarland |first=Melanie |date= February 19, 2017|title="Hate is nature's most perfect energy source": Showtime's "Billions" hits its stride in its return |url=https://www.salon.com/2017/02/18/hate-is-natures-most-perfect-energy-source-showtimes-billions-hits-its-stride-in-its-return/ |work=Salon |location=New York |access-date=October 16, 2020}} He appeared as Sheriff Peter Trask in Craig Zobel's One Dollar, which premiered on CBS All Access. In 2020, he was a series regular in Gillian Flynn's Utopia as Arby.{{cite news |last=Travers |first=Ben |date=September 25, 2020 |title='Utopia' Review: Gillian Flynn's Amazon Adaptation Was Not Meant for This Moment |url= https://www.indiewire.com/2020/09/utopia-review-amazon-gillian-flynn-1234588742/|work=Indie Wire |location= Los Angeles, CA|access-date=October 18, 2020}} Denham has collaborated with directors Martin Scorsese (Shutter Island), Mike Nichols (Charlie Wilson's War), Barry Levinson (The Bay), Tony Gilroy (Duplicity), Jodie Foster (Money Monster) and Aaron Sorkin (Being the Ricardos). Other TV credits include Rubicon, Person of Interest, The Good Wife, Prodigal Son, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and The Following.

Denham wrote and directed the 2008 horror film Home Movie (IFC Films) which premiered at Toronto After Dark and won the Citizen Kane Award for up-and-coming director at the Sitges Film Festival.{{cite web|author=|date=2008|title=Sitges Film Festival|url=https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/arxiu/2008/palmares|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=Sitges Film Festival|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119050820/https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/arxiu/2008/palmares|url-status=dead}} He also wrote and directed the critically acclaimed thriller, Preservation, starring Wrenn Schmidt, Pablo Schreiber and Aaron Staton.{{cite web|last1=Zimmerman|first1=Samuel|title=First Look: Christopher Denham's "PRESERVATION"|url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/first-look-christopher-denhams-preservation/|access-date=10 August 2014|publisher=Fangoria|archive-date=October 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018014153/http://www.fangoria.com/new/first-look-christopher-denhams-preservation/|url-status=dead}} which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival and was distributed by The Orchard. He also directed the psychological thriller, Old Flame, which is distributed by Gravitas Ventures.

Denham plays the German spy Klaus Fuchs in Christopher Nolan’s film, Oppenheimer, for Universal Pictures, which was released in July 2023.{{cite web |last= Grobar |first= Matt |date=4 April 2022|title=Christopher Denham & Josh Zuckerman Join 'Oppenheimer'; Shane Dax Taylor's Indie 'Best Man' Adds Andrey Ivchenko |website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/oppenheimer-adds-two-andrey-ivchenko-joins-best-man-1234994274/ |access-date=5 April 2022}} In 2025, he joined the cast of Apple TV's For All Mankind.

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