Chris learned from a young age the importance of social justice and compassion for all – particularly those less fortunate than himself. As a teenager, he travelled with aid groups working with impoverished communities in Zambia and Indonesia, seeking to better understand the suffering beyond his doorstep and how he could use the privileges afforded to him to improve the lives of others, developing a deep sense of moral obligation and a passionate intolerance for injustice.

Realising at age 10 that animals probably didn't want to be eaten, Chris went vegetarian. Nine years later, he started an organisation called the Youth Vegetarian Association at his university in Canberra, through which he met members of Animal Liberation ACT and learned of the cruelty of the dairy and egg industries. He went vegan and began participating in covert rescues of animals from factory farms, liberating hundreds of animals; but the more he learned about the inherent mass suffering within the animal slaughter industry, the more determined he became to expose and end it.

In the 16 years since, Chris has investigated over one hundred farms, slaughterhouses and other animal exploitation facilities across Australia and internationally, founded Farm Transparency Project (originally Aussie Farms) in 2014, and has written, directed and edited two award-winning feature-length documentaries, 2014's Lucent and 2018's Dominion. A self-taught web developer, Chris built and continues to run FTP's innovative website, including the Repository and Map.

In his spare time, Chris is a keen runner with multiple marathons under his belt, and lives in Melbourne with his rescued cat, Moo.