Chris Bunton

Chris Bunton is an actor, gymnast and dancer who just happens to have Down Syndrome. Chris has been involved in The Right Foot since the first workshop series in 2012. DirtyFeet saw great potential in Chris and brought him on as part of the delivery team as a workshop leader since 2013 to present. Chris has a passion for dance and was a dancer in DirtyFeet’s program Out of the Studio and worked with choreographer Sarah-Vyne Vassallo in a new work ‘In Transit’. The work was presented a second time at STARE Festival at Riverside Theatres. Chris has acted in a few feature films, Down Under, Little Monsters and Kairos, and appeared in TV series.  He has also appeared as himself on Attitude TV’s Keeping up With Chris (NZ TV), You Can’t Ask That (ABC) and The Sunday Project (TEN). Chris’ performance development started with 7 years at NIDA Drama Classes for People with a Disability.  From there Chris graduated to the Ruckus Ensemble. Chris started gymnastics when he was 5.  Chris is currently national champion in Special Olympics for Men’s Artistic Gymnastics and has represented Australia three times. Chris is a qualified gymnastics coach and works at YMCA Penrith, also studying Film at AFTRS with Bus Stop Films.