Christopher William Rankin was born on November 8th, 1983 at Howick Obstetric Hospital in Auckland, New Zealnd. Rothsay Bay was his home for six years before he moved to Norfolk, England, UK. Chris currently resides in a village just outside Norwich, where he has lived for the past 12 years. He attended Shipdham Primary School, Northgate High School, and Dereham Sixth Form College. He is currently a member of the Dereham Operatic Society Youth Theatre Company. When he is not acting, Chris enjoys reading, singing, playing the violin and piano, surfing the Internet, meeting people and travelling to distant lands.

Worked at Norwich's UCI cinemas during the downtime between the first two Harry Potter films.

He has three guinea pigs named Fred, George, and Dumbledore.