Chris Baker
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Image 1: A candid shot of Chris leaning to one side, smiling and wearing a white t.shirt.
Image 2: A black and white shot of Chris looking to the side. He is topless and has a serious expression on his face.
About Chris
Ethnicity: Mixed - White & Black Caribbean
Pronouns: He/Him
Location: London
Chris is a model and actor currently being booked for photography shoots and tv commercials. Chris appears in the feature film Wasteman, a prison drama produced by Argyle Films. In the film Chris appears in a scene alongside the lead actor and is credited as 'One-Armed Prisoner', a role that reflects his real-life story. The film was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival.
In addition to his on-screen work, he is a speaker and runs his own company called A2C (Aspire2Change), which delivers lived-experience mentoring, workshops, and talks in schools, prisons, and youth organisations. He’s worked with prisons, local authorities, charities, organisations, and Hertfordshire Police, delivering preventative interventions and inspiring long-term change.
He’s also featured as a speaker at the Sony Inclusion Workshop, delivered through Open Style Lab and again with the Royal College of Art, helping to design and promote more inclusive clothing for people with disabilities. This project has run for two years in a row and focuses on teaching fashion designers to embed inclusivity into their work from the start.
He regularly deliver talks on ACEs, trauma, inclusion, diversity, resilience, and criminal justice reform, using his personal journey to spark transformation.
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Image 1: Chris is man of mixed White and Black Caribbean heritage with short dark curly hair. He is sat on a retro orange chair against a sky blue background.
Image 2: Chris is stood facing the camera smiling widely with his left arm by his side. He is limb different in his right arm.
Recent Work
Model: Unhidden eCommerce shoot
Speaker: APA x WNF ‘The Stories in the Room’ Event
Model: Brand photography shoot for Motability Operations
On-screen: Commercial for VCCP x Motability Operations
Actor: Film ‘Wasteman’ (Toronto FIlm Festival)
Speaker: Royal College of Art
Speaker: Lives Not Knives campaign event
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Image 1: Christ is stood at the front of a room, talking to an audience at a creative event.
Image 2: Film poster for “Wasteman” by Cal McMau starring David Jonsson and Tom Blyth player prisoners stood back to back.
