CHRIS YOUNG

TV career
Chris has recently finished presenting a brand new series called 101 Things You Don’t Need A Builder For for Discovery and before that he completed a number of series of DIY SOS for BBC1. Last year he presented a ten part series called Shed Head also for Discovery Home & Leisure. He has presented popular programmes such as Loud TV a successful magazine style show with an educational slant. He was the main presenter for I Don’t Believe It for STV, Scotland’s premier youth TV show in the vein of ‘The Word’ or ‘The Priory’. Other experience has ranged from presenting Danger 999 for ITV to a feature role for Fun House, also for ITV.

Loved by both children and adults, Chris presented an eight part series for CBBC Television called Animal Arc where he worked with animal rescue teams trying to save the huge number of wild and abandoned animals in Northern Ireland. Chris also worked on a new Internet programme The Leisure Zone which he not only presented but also researched and developed.

Corporate videos
Chris is in demand for voiceovers and has considerable experience in presenting corporate videos. Originally trained as an actor, he has played numerous roles from ‘ Elyot’in Private Lives to ‘ John’ in The 4H Club. Other productions have been as diverse as MacBeth to Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

DIY talents
Chris’s talents do not just stop at presenting and acting, he has also very wisely trained as a plumber! This talent has led to his DIY presenter work for both Discovery and the BBC. Chris is also passionate about cars and is currently restoring a VW Beetle. Also having lived and studied in Spain, he is fluent in Spanish as well as German.

AGENT: JAN KENNEDY ~  For enquiries relating to Chris Young, please contact vicki@billymarsh.co.uk in the first instance.