Christopher Pickhardt is an American actor, writer and filmmaker. He was born and raised in Northern New Jersey's Bergen County and has been acting since his teen years in both theater and film projects. In a way, Pickhardt has been acting his entire life - even without knowing it. His desire to entertain others has been with him since he was a child and it is this passion that fuels his immense drive to express himself and entertain.Christopher studied acting at the New School in New York City, William Paterson University in New Jersey and at the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts. Since childhood, Pickhardt has been in love with film; immersing himself in it as much as possible. Movies are not only his favorite pastime, but have always been his dream job. To be able to work in Hollywood - specifically in film is the greatest job in the world to him and a lifelong path he refuses to relent on.In college he studied filmmaking and began producing short films including collaborative endeavors with other aspiring filmmakers. "Down That Road and Back" was Christopher's first major collaborative film experience, both as actor and co-producer. "Down That Road and Back" was a passion project of Director Christopher Sendrowski: a close friend of Pickhardt and alumni of The School of Visual Arts in NYC. This intensive collaborative experience set the pace for what was ahead in the coming years.In 2005, Pickhardt began producing films for Crazy Elk Productions along with Director and Co-Writer Jason J. Dale. In 2007, production on a low-budget, feature length independent film entitled "Fight the Panda Syndicate" (FTPS) began, which was filmed throughout New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. To date, "FTPS" has involved artistic contributions from over four-hundred different individuals from eight different states alongside Dale and Pickhardt, who together steered this long production from the page to completion.Crazy Elk Productions in association with Pickhardt's Final Word Entertainment have several films in the pipeline for the near future, one of which is the sequel to "Fight the Panda Syndicate" entitled "Revenge of the Panda Syndicate."Christopher continues to work with talented filmmakers in and around the NYC Tri-state area. He most recently was seen as the central villain Finnegan in "The Wicked Ones" alongside writer/director/star Sean Roberts of Philadelphia's Pitbull Shadow Productions, as Washington Roebling (the engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge) on The Travel Channel's "Monumental Mysteries" and as compulsive gambler/drug dealer Joe Fama in "I Married a Mobster" on Investigation Discovery. Christopher is always seeking new, creative people to work with who share his professionalism and passionate artistic nature. Show less «