Khan Chittenden
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Career

Chittenden was born in New Zealand and moved at age 11 to Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

. He graduated from WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts , Edith Cowan University was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition comparable to the highest calibre of national and international training benchmarks to be able to meet industry needs around the globe.The school is located in the...

) and landed his first major part as Dean "The Edge" Edgely in the television series Blue Water High
Blue Water High
Blue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries...

. Khan shot numerous commercials and has done much voiceover work for W.A. based agencies Brainestorm and DoubleDragon – as well as appearing in a couple of short films.

Following Blue Water High, Khan signed on for the Foxtel TV series Dangerous
Dangerous (TV series)
Dangerous is an Australian television drama series that first screened on 16 January 2007 on FOX8 and was shown in Ireland on RTÉ One. In mid-2008, it began running on The WB's online network in the US....

 and was cast in the globally successful indie film Clubland (USA title: Introducing the Dwights). The success of this film landed him his first US based film role in Endless Bummer. He has since also appeared on the stage at His Majesty's Theatre in Perth for Perth Theatre Company's production of Peter Shaffer
Peter Shaffer
Sir Peter Levin Shaffer is an English dramatist and playwright, screenwriter and author of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been filmed.-Early life:...

's Equus
Equus (play)
Equus is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973, telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses....

.

Filmography

  • Underbelly: Razor
    Underbelly: Razor
    Underbelly: Razor is a 13-part Australian television mini-series detailing real events that occurred in Sydney between 1927 and 1936. The series depicts the "razor gangs" who controlled the city's underworld during the era and the violent war between the two "vice queen" powers, Tilly Devine and...

     (2011) TV
  • Needle (2010)
  • Sisters of War
    Sisters of War
    Sisters of War is a telemovie based on the true story of two Australian women, Lorna Whyte, an army nurse and Sister Berenice Twohill, a Catholic nun from New South Wales who survived as prisoners of war in Papua New Guinea during World War II. Sisters of War was written by John Misto, produced by...

     (2010) TV
  • I Am You  (2009)
  • Packed to the Rafters
    Packed to the Rafters
    Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and...

     (2008) TV
  • How to Change in Nine Weeks (2008)
  • Endless Bummer (2008)
  • West
    West (2007 film)
    West is a 2007 Australian film, written and directed by Daniel Krige, starring Khan Chittenden, Nathan Phillips, Gillian Alexy and Michael Dorman...

     (2007)
  • Clubland (2007) (USA Title: Introducing the Dwights)
  • Dangerous
    Dangerous (TV series)
    Dangerous is an Australian television drama series that first screened on 16 January 2007 on FOX8 and was shown in Ireland on RTÉ One. In mid-2008, it began running on The WB's online network in the US....

     (2007)TV
  • Wobbegong (2006)
  • The Caterpillar Wish
    The Caterpillar Wish
    The Caterpillar Wish is a 2006 Australian coming-of-age film, directed by Sandra Sciberras and starring and ensemble cast including Victoria Thaine, Susie Porter and Philip Quast. It was filmed in and around Robe, South Australia...

     (2006)
  • The Alice
    The Alice
    The Alice was an Australian drama television series created by Justin Monjo and Robyn Sinclair. It was set in the central outback city of Alice Springs. The program began as a successful TV movie, that later spun off a regular series. The series proved less popular and was cancelled by the Nine...

     (2005) TV
  • Blue Water High
    Blue Water High
    Blue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries...

     (2005, 2006) TV
  • The Gift
    The Gift (TV series)
    The Gift is an Australian observational documentary series that aired on the Nine Network at , Thursdays. It is narrated by 60 Minutes journalist Tara Brown.The Gift explores the stories and importance of organ donation in Australia...

    (1997) TV

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