Christopher Roberts

Christopher Roberts

  • Birthday: 1968-05-27
  • Place of birth: Redwood City, California, USA
  • Also know as: Chris Roberts

Biography

Chris Roberts founded Ascendant Pictures in early 2003 and in just a short time, established himself and the company as a force in the world of independent film production and finance. In 2004, Roberts earned an Executive Producer credit on The Punisher and produced The Big White (Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Woody Harrelson) and Lord Of War (Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto). In 2005, Roberts produced Lucky Number Slevin. In addition, he served as Executive Producer on The Jacket (Adrien Brody and Keira Knightly) and the upcoming Robert Towne film, Ask The Dust (Colin Farrell and Selma Hayek). The end of 2006 finds him producing the effects laden sci-fi Viking project, Outlander starring Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles and Jack Huston and to be directed by Howard McCain. Principal photography began October 16 in Nova Scotia and will continue through January 2007. Roberts will also serve as Executive Producer on Black Water Transit which films January 2007 in New Orleans. Prior to founding Ascendant, Roberts was Chairman and CEO of Digital Anvil (DA), the game development and digital effects company he founded in 1996 with funding from Microsoft and Advanced Micro Devices. Roberts guided DA's growth to annual revenues of $14 million, prior to the release of many of its games in development. His innovations changed the gaming industry. His games were the first to perfect the use of 35mm film as narrative in interactive game titles, and DA became the first interactive entertainment company to produce a game title, Wing Commander, into a $25 million feature film, directed and produced by Roberts. The film starred Freddie Prinze, Jr. (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Saffron Burrows (Deep Blue Sea) and Matthew Lillard (Scooby Doo).

Filmography

Wing Commander

1999

As Lt. Roberts - Rescue & Recovery Pilot

Production

Wing Commander

1999

As Director

Lucky Number Slevin

2006

As Producer

Lord of War

2005

As Producer

Ask the Dust

2006

As Producer

The Jacket

2005

As Executive Producer

The Big White

2005

As Producer

Sting: Live In Berlin

2010

As Executive Producer

Outlander

2008

As Producer

The Punisher

2004

As Executive Producer

Who's Your Caddy?

2007

As Executive Producer

Ask the Dust

2006

As Executive Producer

Prix Fixe

1997

As Producer

Wing Commander

1999

As Screenplay

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