Chris Maher

Chris Maher is a SAG-AFTRA actor, producer, and co-founder of MC Films whose projects have screened at Cannes, Berlinale, and the American Film Market. Originally from Council Bluffs, Iowa, Chris studied finance in China and briefly attended law school before a call to walk the runway pivoted his career into entertainment — from commercial modeling to Second City classes to feature films. His credits include Blowback, Mojave Diamonds, Boardwalk Winter, Canyon of the Dead, and the festival-lauded short Nova, currently being developed into a feature. With eight projects in pre or post-production, he is one of the most prolific actor-producers working in independent film today. This actor headshot by Michael Schacht — teal tones, directional light, and a contemplative intensity — captures the depth and quiet ambition of someone who builds the projects he stars in.