Chris Pontius


Christopher Andrew Pontius is an American stunt performer, actor and musician. He is best known as a cast member of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass, and co-host of its spinoff Wildboyz with fellow cast member Steve-O.

Life and career

Pontius was raised in San Luis Obispo, California. As a teenager, he met his future Jackass collaborators when he was interviewed in skateboarding magazine Big Brother. Pontius went on to write for Big Brother, and was part of the Jackass cast starting with the first episode in 2000.
Pontius was married to Claire Nolan from 2004 to 2013. He is a vegetarian.
Pontius' son, Axe, was born in December 2019.

Filmography

Movies

YearFilmRoleNotes
2002'Himself
2003'Irish Dock WorkerCameo
2006Jackass Number TwoHimself
2006The Dudesons MovieHimself
2007Jesus Christ
2007Jackass 2.5Himself
2008What We Do Is SecretBlack Randy
2010SomewhereSammy
2010Jackass 3DHimself
2011Jackass 3.5Himself
2018Action PointBenny
2018Game Over, Man!HimselfCameo

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–2002JackassHimself21 episodes
2003–2006WildboyzHimselfHost, 32 episodes
2004–2006Totally BustedHimself
2008Himself
2009Steve-O: Demise and RiseHimselfDocumentary
2011A Tribute to Ryan DunnHimself
2012Raising HopeAlbertEpisode 2.15, "Sheer Madness"
2012Rally OnHimselfEpisode 1.6, "NOLA Blues: New Orleans to Orlando"
2014Loiter SquadHimselfEpisode 3.3, "Sharpshooter"

DVDs

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Himself
2002Don't Try This At Home – The Steve-O Video Vol. 2: The TourHimself
2003Steve-O: Out on BailHimself

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007HimselfVoice-over