Chris Pedersen

Biography

Chris Pedersen is a born-and-raised Californian who began his acting career by chance after being approached by director Penelope Spheeris at a park in Burbank. He landed a punk rocker role in Suburbia and went on to appear in films like Platoon, Night of the Comet, and Point Break. Pedersen's foray into film was followed by a brief detour into racing and technology, before he distanced himself from the industry in the early 1990s.