Chris Sandiford Explained

Chris Sandiford (born August 5, 1987) is a Canadian actor and comedian.^[1] He is most noted for his leading role as Howard in the comedy series Shelved,^[2] for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Leading Performance in a Comedy Series at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.^[3]

Originally from Kingston, Ontario, he attended the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University.^[1]

He has also had recurring roles as Derek in What We Do in the Shadows^[4] and Tom in God's Favorite Idiot,^[5] and has had supporting roles in film and television.

He has also performed comedy, both as a solo stand-up comedian and with Daniel Carin in the sketch comedy duo Ladies & Gentlemen.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Michelle Dorey Forestell, "Hometown 'nerd' Chris Sandiford stars in CTV's 'Shelved'. Kingstonist, March 2, 2023.
2. Jesse Whittock, "Lyndie Greenwood, Chris Sandiford, Dakota Ray Hebert And Paul Braunstein Cast As Leads In Anthony Q. Farrell’s CTV Sitcom ‘Shelved’", Deadline Hollywood, June 29, 2022.
3. Jackson Weaver, "BlackBerry, Sort Of, Little Bird dominate Canadian Screen Award nominations". CBC News, March 6, 2024.
4. Melanie McFarland, "The harder coming out stories on "What We Do in the Shadows" aren't what you think they'd be". Salon, September 1, 2023.
5. William Hughes, "God's Favorite Idiot is a less-good The Good Place". The A.V. Club, June 21, 2022.
6. Kelly Hurcomb, "Local comics scramble towards success". Cult MTL, January 24, 2017.