Film Kerson's filmography begins with a role in Paul Duran's debut feature,
Flesh Suitcase, which premiered at
WorldFest Houston in 1995. He played the lead in
The Ride by NYU filmmaker and Martin Scorsese Scholarship recipient Thomas Kim
, which Scorsese named best short film of the year. Kerson played a supporting role in ''
Broadway's Finest, which won the Audience Award for Best Film at the 2012 Long Island International Film Expo. He followed that performance as a co-star in Another Zero in the System
before working alongside Lance Henriksen in the cult sci-fi Daylight's End. Kerson won multiple awards for his co-starring role in the 2019 suspense short Rendezvous''. He played Paddy (son of
Bruce Dern's character) in the 2020 comedy
Last Call. Chris played a lead role as Detective Kevin McKenzie in
Equal Standard, a 2020 NYPD action and crime-thriller starring and executive-produced by
Ice-T.
Television Kerson's work in television started with a supporting role as Buck in the "Takedown" episode of
Pacific Blue's first season. In 2010, he nabbed an uncredited role as the Cool Camera Guy in the "
College" episode (
season 5, episode 6) of
30 Rock. Next, Kerson played Gunnar in the
Merchants of Menace episode in the 15th season of the hit show
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2015, Kerson landed his breakout role as the recurring character
Nails in the
HBO hit
True Detective. Nails is named for the scars he bears as the result of a nail gun attack.
Theater Kerson has worked
Off-Broadway in a variety of theater roles. Early billings include
Franz Xaver Kroetz's play
The Nest and Stephan Morrow's
Hurry, a sold-out show at the Blue Heron Art Center. He played Carl the Usher in the New York premiere of
Tennessee Williams's rediscovered play
These Are the Stairs You Got to Watch. Kerson also starred in
Mario Fratti's
Missionaries opposite theater icon
Rose Gregorio. == Awards and nominations ==