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| Chris Robson is an actor who portrayed the unnamed father of the Monotheist family, seen as part of [[Clarice Willow]]'s [[Apotheosis]] [[Holoband|holoband simulation]], in {{CAP|Unvanquished|prose=Y}}. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Robson has worked in both regional theatre and screen productions since the mid-1980s.<ref group="commentary" name="richmondreview_hoekstra_robson_screen_credits_general">{{cite news|title='Why can't a woman be more like a man?'|author=Hoekstra, Matthew|work=The Richmond Review|location=Richmond, B.C.|date=13 December 2007|page=A16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/891672064/#:~:text=usual%20Vancouver%20montage%20of%20film%2C%20TV%20and%20commercial%20work|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| == Career ==
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| === Early life and training ===
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| Robson is a graduate of the [[w:University of British Columbia|University of British Columbia]], where he met fellow student Sarah Rodgers, with whom he would later collaborate professionally.<ref group="commentary" name="richmondreview_hoekstra_robson_ubc_background">{{cite news|title='Why can't a woman be more like a man?'|author=Hoekstra, Matthew|work=The Richmond Review|location=Richmond, B.C.|date=13 December 2007|page=A16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/891672064/#:~:text=Robson%20is%20a%20graduate%20of%20University%20of%20B.C.|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> In 1984, he took his first paid acting job at UBC's Summer Stock theatre festival, where he and Rodgers were among only three actors to appear in all four of that season's productions.<ref group="commentary" name="richmondreview_hoekstra_robson_1984_summerstock">{{cite news|title='Why can't a woman be more like a man?'|author=Hoekstra, Matthew|work=The Richmond Review|location=Richmond, B.C.|date=13 December 2007|page=A16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/891672064/#:~:text=first%20paid%20acting%20gig%20at%20UBC%27s%20theatre%20festival%20Summer%20Stock|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> That summer, Robson was noticed by Dan H. Laurence, historian and dramatic advisor to the estate of [[w:George Bernard Shaw|George Bernard Shaw]]; he later auditioned for the [[w:Shaw Festival|Shaw Festival]] several times without success, though the [[w:Stratford Festival|Stratford Festival]] hired him soon afterward.<ref group="commentary" name="richmondreview_hoekstra_robson_shaw_stratford_festivals">{{cite news|title='Why can't a woman be more like a man?'|author=Hoekstra, Matthew|work=The Richmond Review|location=Richmond, B.C.|date=13 December 2007|page=A16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/891672064/#:~:text=snapped%20up%20Robson%20right%20away|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="footnotes" name="footnote_stratford_unverified">This claim is sourced to Robson's own account in the cited interview. No independent confirmation has been found in the Stratford Festival's own production records.</ref>
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| === Theatre ===
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| In December 2007, Robson played Henry Higgins in a Gateway Theatre production of ''[[w:My Fair Lady|My Fair Lady]]'' in Richmond, British Columbia, directed by Sarah Rodgers and co-starring Lauren Bowler as Eliza Doolittle, John Payne as Colonel Pickering, Jane Noble as Mrs. Higgins, Kirk Smith as Freddy Eynsford-Hill, and Eileen Barrett as Mrs. Pearce.<ref group="commentary" name="richmondreview_infobox_myfairlady_credits">{{cite news|title='Why can't a woman be more like a man?'|author=Hoekstra, Matthew|work=The Richmond Review|location=Richmond, B.C.|date=13 December 2007|page=A16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/891672064/#:~:text=directed%20by%20Sarah%20Rodgers|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> Reviewing the production for ''[[w:The Province|The Province]]'', [[Jerry Wasserman]] called Robson "excellent as Higgins, the snobby, misogynist linguist," and singled out his closing rendition of "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" as a highlight of the show.<ref group="external" name="province_wasserman_myfairlady_review">{{cite news|title=My Fair Lady's still loverly|author=Wasserman, Jerry|work=The Province|location=Vancouver, B.C.|date=18 December 2007|page=62|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/505763478/#:~:text=Chris%20Robson%20is%20excellent%20as%20Higgins|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="vancouverplays_wasserman_myfairlady_review">{{cite news|title=Theatre Review of My Fair Lady|author=Wasserman, Jerry|work=Vancouverplays.com|date=20 December 2007|url=https://www.vancouverplays.com/theatre/reviews/review_my_fair_lady_07.shtml#:~:text=capped%20by%20Robson%27s%20fine%20rendition%20of%20%E2%80%9CI%27ve%20Grown%20Accustomed%20to%20Her%20Face%E2%80%9D|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref>
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| A decade later, Robson played the composer [[w:Sergei Prokofiev|Sergei Prokofiev]] opposite Tariq Leslie as [[w:Joseph Stalin|Joseph Stalin]] and James Gill as Soviet cultural commissar Andrei Zhdanov in Ensemble Theatre Company's production of David Pownall's ''Master Class'', directed by Evan Frayne and presented at the Jericho Arts Centre from July 19 to August 16, 2017, as part of the company's Summer Repertory Festival.<ref group="external" name="vansun_wasserman_masterclass_castandproduction">{{cite news|title=Stalin's megalomaniacal take on art has echoes in Trump's America|author=Wasserman, Jerry|work=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, B.C.|date=29 July 2017|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1134721188/#:~:text=Prokofiev%20(Chris%20Robson)|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="straight_barefoot_masterclass_castandproduction">{{cite news|title=Master Class is a heavy lift for audience but its Stalin sings|author=Barefoot, Darren|work=Georgia Straight|location=Vancouver, B.C.|date=20 July 2017|url=https://www.straight.com/arts/939316/master-class-heavy-lift-audience-its-stalin-sings#:~:text=At%20the%20Jericho%20Arts%20Centre%20on%20Wednesday%2C%20July%2019|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> In his review for the ''[[w:Vancouver Sun|Vancouver Sun]]'', Wasserman wrote that Robson brought Prokofiev "to vivid life" while displaying his own piano skills in the role.<ref group="external" name="vansun_wasserman_masterclass_pianoreview">{{cite news|title=Stalin's megalomaniacal take on art has echoes in Trump's America|author=Wasserman, Jerry|work=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, B.C.|date=29 July 2017|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1134721188/#:~:text=Robson%20brings%20Prokofiev%20to%20vivid%20life|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| Robson is also listed as the director of a 2012 University of British Columbia Theatre and Film production pairing two George F. Walker one-act plays, ''Problem Child'' and ''The End of Civilization'', staged at the Telus Studio Theatre at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts from February 9 to 18, 2012.<ref group="external" name="ubc_robson_problemchild_2012">{{cite web|url=https://theatrefilm.ubc.ca/news-events/events/theatre-season-production-archives/#:~:text=Problem%20Child%20%26%20The%20End%20Of%20Civilization%20by%20George%20F.%20Walker%20Directed%20by%20Chris%20Robson|title=Theatre Season Production Archives|publisher=UBC Theatre and Film|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="footnotes" name="footnote_2012_directing_identity">This directing credit cannot be definitively confirmed as belonging to the same Chris Robson covered in this article. It is included here on the strength of his documented University of British Columbia ties, including his long-running professional association with fellow UBC alumna and frequent collaborator Sarah Rodgers, who has directed extensively for UBC's theatre program.</ref>
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| === Screen ===
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| Robson's earliest credited screen work consisted of one-line reporter roles in two studio releases: he played the KOMQ Reporter in ''[[w:Scary Movie|Scary Movie]]'' (2000)<ref group="external" name="imdb_robson_scarymovie_character">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175142/characters/nm0733451#:~:text=KOMQ%20Reporter|title=Scary Movie (2000) - Chris Robson as KOMQ Reporter|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> and a Reporter in ''[[w:Along Came a Spider (film)|Along Came a Spider]]'' (2001).<ref group="external" name="imdb_robson_alongcameaspider_character">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164334/characters/nm0733451#:~:text=Reporter|title=Along Came a Spider (2001) - Chris Robson as Reporter|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> He also appeared as Maytag Hogswallop on the Canadian sketch series ''[[w:Point Blank (TV series)|Point Blank]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_robson_pointblank_character">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338648/characters/nm0733451#:~:text=Maytag%20Hogswallop|title=Point Blank (TV Series 2002–) - Chris Robson as Maytag Hogswallop|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| In the mid-2000s, Robson took two uncredited roles on ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'': S.F. in the episode "Gemini" (2004)<ref group="external" name="imdb_robson_stargatesg1_gemini_character">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0709099/characters/nm0733451#:~:text=S.F.|title="Stargate SG-1" Gemini (TV Episode 2004) - Chris Robson as S.F.|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> and a Caledonian Radio Operator in "Ethon" (2006).<ref group="external" name="imdb_robson_stargatesg1_ethon_fullcredits">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0709081/fullcredits/#:~:text=Caledonian%20Radio%20Operator|title="Stargate SG-1" Ethon (TV Episode 2006) - Full Cast & Crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> He also played a Staff Member in the World Trade Organization protest drama ''[[w:Battle in Seattle (film)|Battle in Seattle]]'' (2007).<ref group="external" name="tvguide_robson_filmography_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/chris-robson/credits/3030017360/#:~:text=Battle%20in%20Seattle|title=Chris Robson - List of Movies and TV Shows|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| === Caprica ===
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| Robson portrayed the Father of Family in {{CAP|Unvanquished}}, the tenth episode of ''Caprica'' and the first to air following the series' eight-month mid-season hiatus.<ref group="external" name="imdb_robson_unvanquished_fullcredits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1484574/fullcredits/#:~:text=Father%20of%20Family|title="Caprica" Unvanquished (TV Episode 2010) - Full Cast & Crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> The episode was written by Ryan Mottesheard and directed by Eric Stoltz, and first aired on Syfy on October 5, 2010.<ref group="external" name="imdb_unvanquished_writer_director">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1484574/#:~:text=Directed%20by%20Eric%20Stoltz|title="Caprica" Unvanquished (TV Episode 2010)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| === Later screen credits ===
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| Robson appeared as Bill in the ''[[w:Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' episode "Heaven Can't Wait" (2013)<ref group="external" name="imdb_robson_supernatural_character">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3112656/characters/nm0733451#:~:text=Bill|title="Supernatural" Heaven Can't Wait (TV Episode 2013) - Chris Robson as Bill|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> and as a Stage Manager in the television film ''Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts'' (2017).<ref group="external" name="imdb_robson_murdershebaked_character">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6682134/characters/nm0733451#:~:text=Stage%20Manager|title=Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts (TV Movie 2017) - Chris Robson as Stage Manager|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| He went on to play August's Dad in a 2020 episode of ''[[w:The 100 (TV series)|The 100]]''<ref group="external" name="imdb_robson_namepage_the100">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0733451/#:~:text=August%27s%20Dad|title=Chris Robson|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> and Prince Charles in the ''[[w:DC's Legends of Tomorrow|DC's Legends of Tomorrow]]'' episode "Mortal Khanbat" (2020),<ref group="external" name="tvmaze_robson_legendsoftomorrow_character">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvmaze.com/characters/703235/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-prince-charles#:~:text=played%20by%20Chris%20Robson|title=Prince Charles - DC's Legends of Tomorrow|publisher=TVmaze|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> followed by a Teacher role on ''[[w:A Million Little Things|A Million Little Things]]'' (2023).<ref group="external" name="imdb_robson_namepage_millionlittlethings">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0733451/#:~:text=Teacher|title=Chris Robson|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| Additional television and film credits include ''Painkiller Jane'', ''Jeremiah'', ''Cold Squad'', ''[[w:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]'', ''Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers'', ''Dark Water'', ''Cocaine Godmother'', ''Valley of the Boom'', ''[[w:The Man in the High Castle|The Man in the High Castle]]'', and ''The Miracle Season''.<ref group="external" name="tvguide_robson_filmography_credits" />
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| == Personal life ==
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| Robson has said he takes little interest in his own on-screen work: "I don't watch TV. I find it boring."<ref group="commentary" name="richmondreview_hoekstra_robson_tv_quote">{{cite news|title='Why can't a woman be more like a man?'|author=Hoekstra, Matthew|work=The Richmond Review|location=Richmond, B.C.|date=13 December 2007|page=A16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/891672064/#:~:text=I%20don%27t%20watch%20TV.%20I%20find%20it%20boring|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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