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Chris Penn

Actor

Chris Penn

Acting
1983 — 2002 · 21 films
Lived
10 October 1965 — d. 2006
From
Los Angeles, California, USA

Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 in Los Angeles, California – January 24, 2006 in Santa Monica, California) was an American actor, known for his roles in The Wild Life, Reservoir Dogs, Footloose, Rush Hour, True Romance, All the Right Moves, and Pale Rider.

Career Signature

How Chris Penn’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

kinetic urgency
crowd-pleaser
ensemble mosaic
tightly wound
anxious dread

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Tonal kin

Vincent SpanoVincent Spano15 filmsAngie DickinsonAngie Dickinson19 filmsKelly LynchKelly Lynch19 filmsHarris YulinHarris Yulin19 filmsM. Emmet WalshM. Emmet Walsh36 filmsJohn C. McGinleyJohn C. McGinley31 filmsGary BuseyGary Busey31 filmsStephen BaldwinStephen Baldwin16 films

Filmography

Murder by Numbers

2002

Stealing Harvard

2002

Corky Romano

2001

Rush Hour

1998

Deceiver

1997

Mulholland Falls

1996

The Funeral

1996

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995

Beethoven's 2nd

1993

Best of the Best 2

1993

The Music of Chance

1993

Josh & S.A.M.

1993

Reservoir Dogs

1992

Future Kick

1991

Best of the Best

1989

At Close Range

1986

Pale Rider

1985

Footloose

1984

The Wild Life

1984

Rumble Fish

1983

All the Right Moves

1983