Chris Martel
Actor (and so on)
I act in classic plays, new American dramas, and strange adaptations.
I play traditional Appalachian fiddle, banjo, and guitar.
I'm used to tight spaces, low budgets, and having to do-it-yourself.
1 Minute Acting Sampler
Self-Tape • Dramatic Short • Comedic Short
3 clips in 1 minute.
The Flick • Seriocomic
Self-Tape Monologue
Sad, frustrated, a little pathetic.
→ Starts at 0:00The Yellow Wallpaper • Dramatic
Short Film Clip
Complicit, tense, salaried.
→ Skip to 0:24The Next Sinatra Will Not Give Up • Comedic
Short Film Clip
Charming, desperate, full of bad ideas.
→ Skip to 0:47
Photo by Jeffrey Mosier
Casting Brief
Name: Chris Martel
Location: NYC Local Hire • Hudson Valley • Boston Area Housing Available
Union Status: Non-Union
Age Range: 30-40
Types: Burnt-Out Everyman • Recovering Screw-Up • Working-Class Intellectual • Reluctant Authority Figure • Oddball Mentor
Training: Atlantic Acting Conservatory
Currently Seeking: Regional & Classical Theater • Indie Film • Experimental Work
Contact
Currently unrepresented. Drop me a line at
Production Photos
Flute, A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Drilling Company, 2025
Photo by Jonathan Slaff
Chebutykin, The Three Sisters
Columbia University, 2024
Photo by Delia Dumont
Banquo, Macbeth
Double Feature Productions, 2023
Photo by Anabel Rios
Judge Brack, Hedda Gabler
Columbia University, 2021
Photo by Judy Goldstein
Click Photos to Expand
Other Stuff
Reach out for collaboration, conversation, or coffee.
Let's make something strange.
Up Next:Winter break. Playing lots of fiddle and plotting a move back to Boston in 2026.
Music
"Walking in the Parlor" - Lee Hammons - Clawhammer Banjo
"Gunboat" - Ernie Carpenter - Fiddle
"Texas Gals" - The Hill Billies - Guitar (ft. Noah Wurtz, fiddle)
Photo by Jeffrey Mosier
Chris Martel
Actor (and so on)
I act in classic plays, new American dramas, and strange adaptations.
I play traditional Appalachian fiddle, banjo, and guitar.
I'm used to tight spaces, low budgets, and having to do-it-yourself.
1 Minute Acting Sampler
Self-Tape • Dramatic Short • Comedic Short
3 clips in 1 minute.
The Flick • Seriocomic
Self-Tape Monologue
Sad, frustrated, a little pathetic.
→ Starts at 0:00The Yellow Wallpaper • Dramatic
Short Film Clip
Complicit, tense, salaried.
→ Skip to 0:24The Next Sinatra Will Not Give Up • Comedic
Short Film Clip
Charming, desperate, full of bad ideas.
→ Skip to 0:47
Casting Brief
Name: Chris Martel
Location: NYC Local Hire • Hudson Valley • Boston Area Housing Available
Union Status: Non-Union
Age Range: 30-40
Types: Burnt-Out Everyman • Recovering Screw-Up • Working-Class Intellectual • Reluctant Authority Figure • Oddball Mentor
Training: Atlantic Acting Conservatory
Currently Seeking: Regional & Classical Theater • Indie Film • Experimental Work
Contact
Currently unrepresented. Drop me a line at
Production Photos
Click Photos to Expand
Flute, A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Drilling Company, 2025
Photo by Jonathan Slaff
Chebutykin, The Three Sisters
Columbia University, 2024
Photo by Delia Dumont
Banquo, Macbeth
Double Feature Productions, 2023
Photo by Anabel Rios
Judge Brack, Hedda Gabler
Columbia University, 2021
Photo by Judy Goldstein
Other Stuff
Music
"Walking in the Parlor" - Lee Hammons - Clawhammer Banjo
"Gunboat" - Ernie Carpenter - Fiddle
"Texas Gals" - The Hill Billies - Guitar (ft. Noah Wurtz, fiddle)
Up Next:Winter break. Playing lots of fiddle and plotting a move back to Boston in 2026.
Reach out for collaboration, conversation, or coffee.
Let's make something strange.