Christopher Briney
Born Christopher Thomas Briney
March 24, 1998 (age 25)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Education Pace University (BFA)
Occupation Actor
Years active 2018–present
Christopher Thomas Briney (born March 24, 1998[1][2]) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James Linton in the biographical film Dalíland and Conrad Fisher in the Amazon Prime Video series The Summer I Turned Pretty.
Early life and education Briney was born in Hartford, Connecticut,[3] the son of actors who had met in New York City.[4] He has one sister.[5][6]
He attended Waterbury Arts Magnet School[3] and participated in a five-week intensive theatre program at Wesleyan University in 2015.[5][7] In 2016, he moved to New York City[8] to attend Pace University. He graduated with a BFA in acting in 2020.[9][10] While a student, he worked at a Trader Joe's on the Lower East Side.[11][12]
Career In 2021, the then-unknown Briney was cast in the biographical film Dalíland after being discovered by director Mary Harron.[4][13] He had sent in an audition tape for The Summer I Turned Pretty before production began on Dalíland. He received a callback and did a chemistry read over Zoom while filming Dalíland in Liverpool.[5][12]
In 2023, Briney and his The Summer I Turned Pretty castmates Lola Tung and Gavin Casalegno presented at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.[14][15]