About
Pantomime - Theatre
2024 Dame COMING SOON (Lighthouse Theatre, Poole) writer / dir / actor
LIGHTHOUSE POOLE Box Office
2023 Widow Twankey 'Aladdin' (Lighthouse Theatre, Poole) writer / dir / actor
2022 Buttons 'Cinderella' (Lighthouse Theatre, Poole) writer / dir / actor
2021 Dame Betty Bonbons 'Beauty & the Beast' (Lighthouse Poole) writer / dir / actor
2020 Buttons 'Happy Ever After' (Lighthouse Theatre, Poole) writer / dir / actor
2019/20 Happy Harry 'Sleeping Beauty' (Daryl Back / Swindon Wyvern) writer / dir / actor
2018 Dick 'Dick Whittington' (D Reeves / Poole Lighthouse) writer / dir / actor
2017 Simple Simon ‘Jack & the Beanstalk’ (Qdos / Wycombe Swan) director / actor
2016/17 Chester ‘Sleeping Beauty’ (FFE / Richmond Theatre) director / actor
2015/16 Buttons ‘Cinderella’ (FFE / Richmond Theatre) director / actor
2014/15 Muddles ‘Snow White’ (FFE / Richmond Theatre) actor
2013/14 Wishee ‘Aladdin’ (UK Prods / Bournemouth) writer / director / actor
2012/13 Happy Harry ‘Sleeping Beauty’ (UK Prods / Bmth Pavilion) director / actor
2011/12 Silly Billy ‘Jack & B’stalk’ (UK Prods / Bmth Pavilion) writer / director / actor
2010/11 Buttons ‘Cinderella' (UK Prods / Bmth Pavilion) writer / director / actor
2009/10 Muddles ‘Snow White’ (UK Prods / Bmth Pavilion) writer / director/ actor
2008/9 Buttons ‘Cinderella’ (UK Prods / Swansea Grand) writer / director/ actor
2007/8 Muddles ‘Snow White’ (UK Prods / Basingstoke Anvil) co-writer / director/ actor
2006/7 Muddles ‘Snow White’ (UK Prods / Tunbridge Wells) co-writer / director/ actor
2005/6 Wishes Washee ‘Aladdin’ (UK Prods / Bmth Pavilion) writer / director / actor
2004/5 Jack ‘Jack & the B’stalk’ (UK Prods / Bmth Pavilion) writer / director / actor
2003/4 Buttons ‘Cinderella’ (UK Prods / Basingstoke Anvil) co-writer / director/ actor
2002/3 Buttons ‘Cinderella’ (UK Prods / Bournemouth Pavilion) director/ actor
2001/2 Buttons ‘Cinderella’ (UK Productions / Malvern Theatre) actor
2000/1 Jack ‘Jack & the B’stalk’ (Jim Davidson / Croydon Ashcroft) actor
1999/0 Smee ‘Peter Pan' (E&B Paul Elliott / Reading Hexagon) actor
1998/9 Buttons ‘Cinderella’ (E&B Brian Hewett Jones / Lewisham Broadway) actor
1997/8 Silly Billy ‘Jack & the B’stalk’ (E&B Paul Elliott / Bromley Churchill) actor
1996/7 Wishee Washee ‘Aladdin’ (E&B Paul Elliott / Richmond Theatre) actor
1995/6 Wishee Washee ‘Aladdin’ (UK Productions / Guildford) actor
Pantomime / Specials - Television
2024 COMING SOON CBeebies / BBC 1 theatre director
2023 ’Robin Hood’ CBeebies / BBC 1 theatre director
2022 'Dick Whittington & his Cat' CBeebies / BBC 1 theatre director
2021 'Romeo & Juliet' CBeebies / BBC1 actor Montague
2021 'The Night Before Christmas' CBeebies / BBC1 theatre director
2020 'Christmas In Storyland' CBeebies / BBC1 actor 'Grand Old Gramps'
2018 'The Tempest' CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'King Alonso'
2017 'The Snow Queen' CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'Ivan'
2016 ‘Nutcracker’ CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'Father'
2015 ‘Alice in Wonderland’ CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'March Hare'
2014 ‘Peter Pan’ CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'John Darling'
2013 ‘A Christmas Carol’ CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'Bob Cratchit'
2012 ‘Jack & B'stalk’ CBeebies/ BBC1 writer / actor 'Dame Trott'
2011 ‘Strictly Cinderella’ CBeebies/ BBC1 writer / actor 'Baron'
2010 ‘Aladdin’ CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'Emperor'
2009 ‘Jack & Jill’ CBeebies/ BBC1 writer / actor self
2003 ‘Cinderella’ CBeebies/ BBC1 writer / actor 'Buttons'
1998 ‘Demon Headmaster Takes Over TV' BBC1 co-writer / actor
1997 ‘Robin Hood’ BBC1 actor 'Will Scarlett'
1996 ‘Aladdin’ BBC1 co-writer / actor 'Wishee Washee'
Television
2009 - present ‘Show Me Show Me’ CBeebies co-creator / host 7 series
2023 ’Justin’s House’ CBeebies actor 1 series
2013 - present ‘Stargazing’ CBeebies host 5 series
2014 - present ‘CBeebies Prom’ CBeebies host 3 concerts
2018 'Sing with CBeebies' CBeebies host 1 series
2013 – present ‘Old Jack’s Boat’ CBeebies co-creator / writer 4 series
2002 – 2009 ‘CBeebies' House’ BBC1 & 2 & CBeebies host 7 years
2001 - 2002 ‘Jungle Run’ Yorkshire TV / ITV host 2 series
2001 ‘Maths Mansion’ Channel 4 actor / host 1 series
2002 'Step Inside’ BBC2/digital host 50 eps
2000 ‘Soapfever’ ITV host various
2000 ‘Exclusive’ Channel 5 host various
1999 ‘Language Fix’ BBC Knowledge host various
1998 - 2000 ‘Fully Booked’ BBC1 & 2 host 2 series
1998 ‘Classics for Kids’ BBC2 host 3 concerts
1998 ‘Voyager‘ BBC Knowledge host 2 series
1997 ‘The Friday Zone’ BBC1 host 1 series
1995 - 1997 ‘Wood Lane TV’ BBC2 writer / actor 187 eps
1996 ‘Short Change’ BBC1 host various
1995 ‘Playdays’ BBC1 & 2 host various
1994 - 1995 ‘Look Sharp’ BBC1 host 2 series
1993 – 1996 Anorak BBC1 actor various
1993 - 1997 ‘The Broom Cupboard’ BBC1 & 2 host various
Radio
2020 'CBeebies Magic Den' CBeebies Radio / BBC Sounds host 2 series
2016 - present ‘Saturday Classics’ BBC Radio 3 host
2016 - present various shows BBC Surrey / Sussex / Solent host
2001 - 2003 ‘The Happy Hour' LBC host
1989 - 1992 ‘Ross King’ + various BBC Radio 5 character actor
1988 - 1991 ‘Chris Jarvis Show’ Radio Orwell / Saxon Radio host
Family Concerts
2015 - present family concert host Scottish Chamber Orchestra
2019 family concert host Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
2009 - present ‘Chris & Pui Roadshow’ various theatres writer / director / host
1998 - present host / narrator / singer London Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Philharmonic, Northern Sinfonia,
Nottingham Philharmonic, BBC Concert Orchestra,
Stage
2023 ’Wonky Apples’ RHS Garden Wisley co-writer / director / host
2009 – 2017 ‘The Chris & Pui Show’ various theatres writer / director / host
Discography
2021 'Joining In Songs for Singalongs' Chris Jarvis CD Album / Digital CLICK HERE
2019 'Sunny Songs for Singalongs' Chris Jarvis CD Album / Digital CLICK HERE
2017 'Kids Songs' various CD Album / Digital
2016 ‘Animals Everywhere' Chris & Pui CD Album / Digital
2014 ‘Happy Times’ Chris & Pui CD Album / Digital
2012 'Songs & Stories’ Chris & Pui 2CD Album / Digital
2006 'The Snowman’ with the London Philharmonic CD Album
including 'The Three Little Pigs & Red Riding Hood’
2005 ‘Chris Jarvis’ for Variety Club Chris Jarvis CD Album
2002 ‘CBeebies – the Album’ various CD Album / Digital
1997 ‘Henry’s Cat – the Album’ in characters CD / cassettes
Voice Artist
2005-6 Bear & Butterfly CBeebies
2006 Underground Ernie (ABC America/ CBeebies)
1998-3 Dream Street (ITV - 5 series -3 vox)
1997 + Henry’s Cat (all vox + narrator)
& voice over for the following programmes:
2004-5 ‘Planet Cook’ [BBC 105 eps] game show
2000 ‘See You In Court’ (BBC2) docudrama
2000 –1 ‘Catchphrase’ (2 series) (ITV) game show
guest artist for the following TV shows:
Games Room (32) Comic Relief (2) Children in Need (5) Confessions Night Fever (4) Surprise Surprise Mr Wymi (guest) Demon Headmaster (guest star – 3 eps) Chucklevision (guest star – 1 ep) Boot Sale Challenge Live & Kicking Give Us A Clue (3) Blue Peter That’s Showbusiness (2)
audience warm up : ’Noel’s House Party’ (final series) Cartoon Network Roadshow, var cabaret & concerts (incl Butlin’s)
BAFTA TV Children’s Awards 'Best Presenter' Nominee 2013
GB Pantomime Awards ’Best Principal boy’ Winner 2019
BA hons 2.1, member of PRS & MCPS, BAFTA, ALCS, British Actors' Equity
ACA : Action for Children's Arts trustee
UK Pantomime Association trustee
CMF : Children's Media Foundation patron
2024 Dame COMING SOON (Lighthouse Theatre, Poole) writer / dir / actor
LIGHTHOUSE POOLE Box Office
2023 Widow Twankey 'Aladdin' (Lighthouse Theatre, Poole) writer / dir / actor
2022 Buttons 'Cinderella' (Lighthouse Theatre, Poole) writer / dir / actor
2021 Dame Betty Bonbons 'Beauty & the Beast' (Lighthouse Poole) writer / dir / actor
2020 Buttons 'Happy Ever After' (Lighthouse Theatre, Poole) writer / dir / actor
2019/20 Happy Harry 'Sleeping Beauty' (Daryl Back / Swindon Wyvern) writer / dir / actor
2018 Dick 'Dick Whittington' (D Reeves / Poole Lighthouse) writer / dir / actor
2017 Simple Simon ‘Jack & the Beanstalk’ (Qdos / Wycombe Swan) director / actor
2016/17 Chester ‘Sleeping Beauty’ (FFE / Richmond Theatre) director / actor
2015/16 Buttons ‘Cinderella’ (FFE / Richmond Theatre) director / actor
2014/15 Muddles ‘Snow White’ (FFE / Richmond Theatre) actor
2013/14 Wishee ‘Aladdin’ (UK Prods / Bournemouth) writer / director / actor
2012/13 Happy Harry ‘Sleeping Beauty’ (UK Prods / Bmth Pavilion) director / actor
2011/12 Silly Billy ‘Jack & B’stalk’ (UK Prods / Bmth Pavilion) writer / director / actor
2010/11 Buttons ‘Cinderella' (UK Prods / Bmth Pavilion) writer / director / actor
2009/10 Muddles ‘Snow White’ (UK Prods / Bmth Pavilion) writer / director/ actor
2008/9 Buttons ‘Cinderella’ (UK Prods / Swansea Grand) writer / director/ actor
2007/8 Muddles ‘Snow White’ (UK Prods / Basingstoke Anvil) co-writer / director/ actor
2006/7 Muddles ‘Snow White’ (UK Prods / Tunbridge Wells) co-writer / director/ actor
2005/6 Wishes Washee ‘Aladdin’ (UK Prods / Bmth Pavilion) writer / director / actor
2004/5 Jack ‘Jack & the B’stalk’ (UK Prods / Bmth Pavilion) writer / director / actor
2003/4 Buttons ‘Cinderella’ (UK Prods / Basingstoke Anvil) co-writer / director/ actor
2002/3 Buttons ‘Cinderella’ (UK Prods / Bournemouth Pavilion) director/ actor
2001/2 Buttons ‘Cinderella’ (UK Productions / Malvern Theatre) actor
2000/1 Jack ‘Jack & the B’stalk’ (Jim Davidson / Croydon Ashcroft) actor
1999/0 Smee ‘Peter Pan' (E&B Paul Elliott / Reading Hexagon) actor
1998/9 Buttons ‘Cinderella’ (E&B Brian Hewett Jones / Lewisham Broadway) actor
1997/8 Silly Billy ‘Jack & the B’stalk’ (E&B Paul Elliott / Bromley Churchill) actor
1996/7 Wishee Washee ‘Aladdin’ (E&B Paul Elliott / Richmond Theatre) actor
1995/6 Wishee Washee ‘Aladdin’ (UK Productions / Guildford) actor
Pantomime / Specials - Television
2024 COMING SOON CBeebies / BBC 1 theatre director
2023 ’Robin Hood’ CBeebies / BBC 1 theatre director
2022 'Dick Whittington & his Cat' CBeebies / BBC 1 theatre director
2021 'Romeo & Juliet' CBeebies / BBC1 actor Montague
2021 'The Night Before Christmas' CBeebies / BBC1 theatre director
2020 'Christmas In Storyland' CBeebies / BBC1 actor 'Grand Old Gramps'
2018 'The Tempest' CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'King Alonso'
2017 'The Snow Queen' CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'Ivan'
2016 ‘Nutcracker’ CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'Father'
2015 ‘Alice in Wonderland’ CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'March Hare'
2014 ‘Peter Pan’ CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'John Darling'
2013 ‘A Christmas Carol’ CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'Bob Cratchit'
2012 ‘Jack & B'stalk’ CBeebies/ BBC1 writer / actor 'Dame Trott'
2011 ‘Strictly Cinderella’ CBeebies/ BBC1 writer / actor 'Baron'
2010 ‘Aladdin’ CBeebies/ BBC1 actor 'Emperor'
2009 ‘Jack & Jill’ CBeebies/ BBC1 writer / actor self
2003 ‘Cinderella’ CBeebies/ BBC1 writer / actor 'Buttons'
1998 ‘Demon Headmaster Takes Over TV' BBC1 co-writer / actor
1997 ‘Robin Hood’ BBC1 actor 'Will Scarlett'
1996 ‘Aladdin’ BBC1 co-writer / actor 'Wishee Washee'
Television
2009 - present ‘Show Me Show Me’ CBeebies co-creator / host 7 series
2023 ’Justin’s House’ CBeebies actor 1 series
2013 - present ‘Stargazing’ CBeebies host 5 series
2014 - present ‘CBeebies Prom’ CBeebies host 3 concerts
2018 'Sing with CBeebies' CBeebies host 1 series
2013 – present ‘Old Jack’s Boat’ CBeebies co-creator / writer 4 series
2002 – 2009 ‘CBeebies' House’ BBC1 & 2 & CBeebies host 7 years
2001 - 2002 ‘Jungle Run’ Yorkshire TV / ITV host 2 series
2001 ‘Maths Mansion’ Channel 4 actor / host 1 series
2002 'Step Inside’ BBC2/digital host 50 eps
2000 ‘Soapfever’ ITV host various
2000 ‘Exclusive’ Channel 5 host various
1999 ‘Language Fix’ BBC Knowledge host various
1998 - 2000 ‘Fully Booked’ BBC1 & 2 host 2 series
1998 ‘Classics for Kids’ BBC2 host 3 concerts
1998 ‘Voyager‘ BBC Knowledge host 2 series
1997 ‘The Friday Zone’ BBC1 host 1 series
1995 - 1997 ‘Wood Lane TV’ BBC2 writer / actor 187 eps
1996 ‘Short Change’ BBC1 host various
1995 ‘Playdays’ BBC1 & 2 host various
1994 - 1995 ‘Look Sharp’ BBC1 host 2 series
1993 – 1996 Anorak BBC1 actor various
1993 - 1997 ‘The Broom Cupboard’ BBC1 & 2 host various
Radio
2020 'CBeebies Magic Den' CBeebies Radio / BBC Sounds host 2 series
2016 - present ‘Saturday Classics’ BBC Radio 3 host
2016 - present various shows BBC Surrey / Sussex / Solent host
2001 - 2003 ‘The Happy Hour' LBC host
1989 - 1992 ‘Ross King’ + various BBC Radio 5 character actor
1988 - 1991 ‘Chris Jarvis Show’ Radio Orwell / Saxon Radio host
Family Concerts
2015 - present family concert host Scottish Chamber Orchestra
2019 family concert host Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
2009 - present ‘Chris & Pui Roadshow’ various theatres writer / director / host
1998 - present host / narrator / singer London Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Philharmonic, Northern Sinfonia,
Nottingham Philharmonic, BBC Concert Orchestra,
Stage
2023 ’Wonky Apples’ RHS Garden Wisley co-writer / director / host
2009 – 2017 ‘The Chris & Pui Show’ various theatres writer / director / host
Discography
2021 'Joining In Songs for Singalongs' Chris Jarvis CD Album / Digital CLICK HERE
2019 'Sunny Songs for Singalongs' Chris Jarvis CD Album / Digital CLICK HERE
2017 'Kids Songs' various CD Album / Digital
2016 ‘Animals Everywhere' Chris & Pui CD Album / Digital
2014 ‘Happy Times’ Chris & Pui CD Album / Digital
2012 'Songs & Stories’ Chris & Pui 2CD Album / Digital
2006 'The Snowman’ with the London Philharmonic CD Album
including 'The Three Little Pigs & Red Riding Hood’
2005 ‘Chris Jarvis’ for Variety Club Chris Jarvis CD Album
2002 ‘CBeebies – the Album’ various CD Album / Digital
1997 ‘Henry’s Cat – the Album’ in characters CD / cassettes
Voice Artist
2005-6 Bear & Butterfly CBeebies
2006 Underground Ernie (ABC America/ CBeebies)
1998-3 Dream Street (ITV - 5 series -3 vox)
1997 + Henry’s Cat (all vox + narrator)
& voice over for the following programmes:
2004-5 ‘Planet Cook’ [BBC 105 eps] game show
2000 ‘See You In Court’ (BBC2) docudrama
2000 –1 ‘Catchphrase’ (2 series) (ITV) game show
guest artist for the following TV shows:
Games Room (32) Comic Relief (2) Children in Need (5) Confessions Night Fever (4) Surprise Surprise Mr Wymi (guest) Demon Headmaster (guest star – 3 eps) Chucklevision (guest star – 1 ep) Boot Sale Challenge Live & Kicking Give Us A Clue (3) Blue Peter That’s Showbusiness (2)
audience warm up : ’Noel’s House Party’ (final series) Cartoon Network Roadshow, var cabaret & concerts (incl Butlin’s)
BAFTA TV Children’s Awards 'Best Presenter' Nominee 2013
GB Pantomime Awards ’Best Principal boy’ Winner 2019
BA hons 2.1, member of PRS & MCPS, BAFTA, ALCS, British Actors' Equity
ACA : Action for Children's Arts trustee
UK Pantomime Association trustee
CMF : Children's Media Foundation patron
