Christopher Scott "Chris" Northrop is an American

United States

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 actor known for portrayals of offbeat, eccentric characters such as Emo in Wildlife (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode) and euro-chic fashion magazine staffer Sven (credited as Blonde Male Modie) on ABC's hit TV show Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...

. Throughout the third season of the series Northrop regularly appeared as Sven—a character best known for his relationship with fellow MODE staffer Amanda Tanen

Amanda Tanen

Amanda Tanen Sommers is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. She is played by Becki Newton. Amanda's character is a combination of Patricia Fernandez and Marcela Valencia, but her appearance is similar to Marcia Villarroel from the Columbian adaptation...

, played by Becki Newton

Becki Newton

Rebecca Sara "Becki" Newton is an American actress known for her role as Amanda Tanen on the television series Ugly Betty.-Early life:...

, which originally surfaced in episode #316 titled Things Fall Apart (Ugly Betty)

Things Fall Apart (Ugly Betty)

"Things Fall Apart" is the sixteenth episode in the third season, the 57th episode overall, of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on February 26, 2009. The episode was written by Henry Alonso Myers and directed by Tom Verica.-Plot:...

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In 2008, Northrop began collaborating with Japanese born director and close friend Takayuki Tanaka on a documentary project highlighting the six Japanese umpires currently working in professional baseball in the United States. Samurai Umpires in the USA, which screened at film festivals throughout Japan in 2010, is a documentary feature film produced by Chris Northrop with the cooperation of and licensing rights provided by Minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...

 (MiLB).

Northrop makes his feature film debut as the principal character Death Metal Kid in the horror / thriller Camp Hope (film)

Camp Hope (film)

Camp Hope is a 2010 American thriller film about events in a New Jersey Christian community and starring Will Denton, Dana Delany, Andrew McCarthy, Bruce Davison and Jesse Eisenberg. The film is also known as Camp Hell...

aka Camp Hell released by Lionsgate on DVD on August 9, 2011.