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Chris Overton is an English actor and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Liam McAllister in the soap opera Hollyoaks, and for directing and co-producing the short film The Silent Child, which garnered him an Academy Award.

Early life and education
Chris Overton was born and grew up in Cannock, Staffordshire. ==Career==
Career
In 2010 Overton played Liam McAllister, a former footballer who became a cage fighter, in Hollyoaks. In 2017 he directed a short film called The Silent Child, about a profoundly deaf four-year-old girl who is taught British sign language by a social worker, played by Rachel Shenton (who was also in Hollyoaks). His second short film as a director, Leader, was about climate change, and made using a smartphone. It had its world premiere at the SmartFone Flick Fest in Sydney, Australia. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Overton married Rachel Shenton, who had co-produced and starred in The Silent Child, in a private wedding in 2018, after being in a relationship since around 2010. ==Filmography==
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