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Chris Tummings

Chris Tummings

Actor · Born April 20, 1961 (65) · Forest Hill, London, England

Chris is a multi-talented performer who made his professional acting debut in 1979 with Mustapha Matura’s Welcome home Jacko at The Factory in London. He was a founder member of the Black Theatre Co-operative producing plays about the Black experience. He has since worked extensively in Theatre, TV, and film throughout the years along with being a singer and musician. Credits include: Soul Sister (Savoy Theatre/UK and world tour); The Harder They Come (Playhouse Theatre/UK and World tour) and The Big Life (Apollo Theatre). TV credits include lead performer in No Problem (LWT), Desmond’s and comedy sketch show Get Up Stand Up (Ch4). He has recently been seen in The Widow (Amazon prime) and Stay Close (Netflix) and can currently be seen in The Bezonians in selected cinemas and streaming platforms.

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Born
April 20, 1961 (65)
From
Forest Hill, London, England
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

Where can I watch Chris Tummings' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Tummings' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Last Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire(2024)

    as Police Chief

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Red Devil(2019)

    as Julio

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Deadmeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Danny

  • Black Poppies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • This Year's Model (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Photographer

  • The New Statesman(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Boogie Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Zoot

  • Water(1985)

    as Garfield

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Me & My Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris

  • Runners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Conrad

  • A Mother Like Him (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ali

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Free Space Company

  • Burning an Illusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Scotty

Career shape

Biggest box office

Water (1985)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Water (1985)

Midcredits 50th