Chris Hansen
Born: 1959-09-13 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Known For: Acting
Biography
Christopher Edward Hansen (born September 13, 1959) is an American television journalist and YouTube personality. He is known for his work on Dateline NBC, in particular the former segment To Catch a Predator, which revolved around catching potential Internet sex predators using a sting operation. He also hosts Killer Instinct on Investigation Discovery, which documents homicide investigations. In September 2016, he became the new host of the syndicated show Crime Watch Daily. In an interview with City Pulse, Hansen has said that watching the FBI and police investigate the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, when he was fourteen, inspired him to want to become a journalist. He graduated from the Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences in 1981 with a Bachelor's degree in Telecommunication.
Filmography
2025
- Predators as Self
- Roblox, Take a Seat
2022
2021
- Onision: In Real Life as Himself
2019
- The Boys as Chris Hansen
2018
- A Self-Induced Hallucination as Self (archive footage)
2017
- White Boy as Self
2016
- Homicide for the Holidays as Narrator (voice)
2015
- True Crime News as Himself - Host
- Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen as Himself - Host
2006
- 30 Rock as Chris Hansen
2004
- To Catch a Predator as Self – Host
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Speaker
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1989
- The Simpsons as Chris Hansen (voice)
1952
- Today as Self