Actor

Chris D.

January 15, 1953

Chris D., real name Chris Desjardins, is a punk poet, rock critic, singer, writer, actor and filmmaker. Chris D. is best known as the lead singer and founder of the early Los Angeles punk/deathrock band The Flesh Eaters. Desjardins was a feature writer at Slash magazine in 1977, when he formed a band with several friends from the Los Angeles punk scene, including Tito Larriva. The album, "A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die", recorded and released in 1981, featured: John Doe, DJ Bonebrake (X), Dave Alvin (The Blasters), Bill Bateman (The Blasters) and Steve Berlin (The Blasters, Los Lobos). The band recorded two further albums; "Forever Came Today" (1982) and "A Hard Road to Follow" (1983) with Don Kirk on guitar, Robyn Jameson on bass and Chris Wahl on drums, Chris D. on vocals and occasionally Jill Jordan on backing vocals.

Notable work

7.3
Lethal Weapon (1987)
as Mercenary
6.9
No Way Out (1987)
as Assassin

Full filmography · 8

Free LSD
as Wrongdoer I
2023
I Pass for Human
Director and Writer
2004
Tweeked
as Arresting Cop
2001
Double Deception
as Michael
2000
Border Radio
as Jeff
1987
No Way Out
as Assassin
19876.9
Lethal Weapon
as Mercenary
19877.3
Radioactive Dreams
as Punk Singer
19865.3