Chris O'Brocki was born on April 7, 1984, in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. He began acting at the age of 5 in numerous stage performances, and continued to do so throughout his childhood until around the age of 12, when he took a five-year hiatus to concentrate on school. At the age of 16, he began making a return to theatre beginning with roles in productions such as Little Shop of Horrors, Night of January 16th, A Typically A Typical Day, Meet Me in St. Louis, as well as several others. By the time he finished High School, he had been Vice-President of the Drama Department and had won several acting awards. He stepped into the film industry with a minor role in Touchstone Pictures' Step Up, and now is a fast-rising star in Maryland, as his film career continues with roles in Live Free or Die Hard, Misplaced, and the upcoming sequel's Fear of Clowns 2, and Step Up 2.
