Bringing the imagination to life

Film-maker, scriptwriter, actor, producer and author – find out about Chris Smith, his crime novels, movie work (feature and short films) and more.

Still from ‘Strider Gets Iced’

Bridge Street Rows and Chester Cathedral

I’m a crime author, film-maker, scriptwriter, actor and journalist, living in London.

My novels – No More Lonely Nights, Long & Winding Road and Strider Begins: Road to Nowhere (with more in production) – feature Detective Constable Dominic Strider of Chester CID, who has to deal with various crime waves in the city while going through huge emotional problems.

Please check out the details of the books – all available in paperback and on Kindle – at the links above.

Find out more about my film-making and script work. I’m a professionally-trained actor who has appeared in dozens of short and feature-length films, TV, adverts, music and corporate videos, and more.

I have written several short and feature-length scripts for fims – and have many documentary ideas – which are in various stages of production.

Looking for collaboration – contact me for details.

Read more about the adventures of Chester’s best detective, DC Strider, in the crime novels No More Lonely Nights, Long & Winding Road, and Strider Begins: Road to Nowhere – and more.

Films and scripts

I’m a low-to-no-budget film-maker who has made his own films, and has studied directing, producing, screenwriting & cinematography.

I’m a fully trained actor, having completed years’ worth of courses in acting for the camera, improv, method acting and more. I’m available for hire, contact details above.