Born November 7, 1978 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK

Height 6' 4" (1.93 m)

Mini Bio (1)

Oliver was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. After studying there since 1997, he graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 2000 and he soon appeared in the BBC big-budget adaptation of the classic novel Lorna Doone (2000). He followed this with another BBC Show, The Office (2001), where he appeared as "Ricky Howard" for the first series. Oliver was most recently seen starring in the Channel Four comedy series Green Wing (2004), Nathan Barley (2005) and The IT Crowd (2006). He also made an appearance in the highly anticipated Sharpe: Sharpe's Challenge (2006).

Oliver most notably played Nick Medhurst, the ATO for the British army unit Bluestone 42 (2013) in the BBC Three comedy of the same name, Chris played Nick from 2013-15, and appeared in all 3 seasons. It followed his attempts at getting with the patrol base padre Mary while also showing the reality of fighting a war in these times, while also having a heap of fun and banter and comradeship with his unit.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous and Gary Mcwilliams

Trivia (3)

Studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama, between 1997 and 2000

In both The Office (2001) and Green Wing (2004), his character has a (short) affair with a colleague, played both times by Sally Bretton.

Was in relationship with Rachael Stirling from 2007 until 2012.

Personal Quotes (1)

On not liking magazines he said: "I might buy a magazine if it had Kylie on the cover, but it would have to be for a very long train journey."