Kris Siddiqi

{{short description|Canadian actor and comedian}}

Kris Siddiqi is a Canadian actor and comedian.Glenn Sumi, [https://nowtoronto.com/culture/comedy/party-on-kris "Party on, Kris!"]. Now, March 3, 2011. He is most noted as the co-creator and co-star with Nigel Downer of the web series Bit Playas, for which they won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Web Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.Victoria Ahearn, [https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/05/18/sarah-polley-jayne-eastwood-among-winners-on-night-2-of-canadian-screen-awards/ "Sarah Polley, Jayne Eastwood among winners on night 2 of Canadian Screen Awards"]. CityNews, May 18, 2021. He was also a nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series.Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20210330100408/https://etcanada.com/news/762146/television-nominees-announced-for-2021-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-leads-the-pack-with-21-nominations/ "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations"]. ET Canada, March 30, 2021.

He is an alumnus of The Second City's Toronto troupe. In 2020 he participated in Mass Hysterical: A Comedic Cantata, a webcast collaboration between Second City alumni and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra which presented a comedic history of the use of classical and liturgical music in the church.