- Born
- Birth nameChristoph Schuenke
- Nickname
- Chris
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Chris Silber is an Emmy winning writer, producer and filmmaker who splits his time between Los Angeles, Atlanta and Berlin. His most notable contributions to film include Golden Globe and Bafta nominated "Goodbye Lenin!", critically acclaimed Alpine drama "North Face" and Black Reel-winning New York romance "My Last Day Without You", which he also co-produced.
Born in Germany and raised bilingual, Silber co-created Disney+ / Hulu series "Sam - A Saxon", on which he worked as a head writer and creative producer. Called "a masterpiece" and "a milestone" by critics, the series premiered word-wide in April 2023.
A1940s TV series created by Silber, inspired by his grandfather's encounters with leading Nazi figures after WWII was picked up by a major international studio in 2021, with Silber attached to show-run.
Screen International has called Silber "one of Europe's hottest screenwriters". Several of his works for German-language television have broken ratings records.
In 2011 the Vilcek Foundation honored Silber as "an immigrant filmmaker... whose creative spirit enlivens and inspires American cinema".
A stage actor and music journalist from his teenage years, he debuted as a playwright at the Vienna Burgtheater at the age of 24.
Silber taught screenwriting at La Sierra University in California from 2012 to 2014.
In 2022 he married actress and writer Tracey Graves.
Chris has worked with John Malkovich, Donnie Yen, Academy Award nominee Peter Straughan, Academy Award winners Melissa Leo and Volker Schlöndorff, Terence Hill, Nicole Beharie, Reg E. Cathey, Ron Perlman, Christopher Lloyd and many others.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Silber Screen Productions
- SpousesTracey Graves(February 22, 2022 - present)Joleita Reed(2000 - 2013) (her death, 2 children)
- Silber's film My Last Day Without You (2011) was inspired by Silber's personal experiences in late 1990's New York City.
- Silber and director Stefan C. Schaefer co-wrote all the songs for lead actress Nicole Beharie in My Last Day Without You (2011).
- His step-grandmother Ursula Kuczynski (known as Ruth Werner) fought against the Nazis in in WW2 as a secret agent in the UK. The BBC called her "the most successful female spy in history".
- His grandfather Paul was a denazification officer for the Allied Forces after WW2, confronting several leading figures of Nazi Germany.
- In 2022, Silber married actress and writer Tracey Graves.
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