Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006) was an American actor best known for The Wild Life, The Funeral, Rush Hour, and Short Cuts.
Penn's brothers are actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. His parents were director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan.
He sadly died at age 40 from nonspecific cardiomyopathy (heart disease)
Filmography:
Film roles
- All the Right Moves (1983) as Brian
- Rumble Fish as (1983) B.J. Jackson
- Footloose (1984) as Willard
- The Wild Life as (1984) Tom Drake
- Pale Rider(1985) as Josh LaHood
- Best of the Best (1989) as Travis Brickley
- Leather Jackets (1991) as Big Steve
- Reservoir Dogs (1992) as Nice Guy Eddie
- The Music Of Chance (1993) as Floyd
- Short Cuts (1993) as Jerry Kaiser
- Fist of the North Star (1995) as Jackal
- The Funeral (1996) as Chez
- Rush Hour (1998) as Clive
- The Florentine (1999) as Bobby
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2001) as Bubba
- Starsky & Hutch (2004) as Manetti
- The Darwin Awards (2006) as Tom
- King Of Sorrow (2007) as Det. Enola
- Aftermath (2013) as Tony Bricker (final role)
Television roles
- Magnum, P.I. (1982) as Wounded soldier in Vietnam (1 episode)
- Chicago Hope (1995) as Kevin Fitzpatrick (1 episode)
- CSI: Miami (2003) as Pet Wilton (1 episode)
- Will & Grace (2003) as Rudy (1 episode)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2003) as Tommy Onerato (1 episode)
- Everwood (2005) as Frank Sullivan (1 episode)
- Entourage (2005) as Himself (1 episode)
Video game roles
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) as Eddie Pulaski
