Cristo Montt
Biography
Cristo Montt is a Chilean actor recognized for his versatile performances in both film and television. Born in Santiago, Chile, he spent part of his childhood in the United States before returning to his homeland. Fluent in English and Spanish, he began his acting career at the age of 12. He gained international recognition for his role as Martin in the 2015 horror-thriller "The Stranger," directed by Guillermo Amoedo and produced by Eli Roth. In 2016, he starred as Josh in the science fiction film "Shortwave," directed by Ryan Gregory Phillips. On television, Montt appeared as Carlos Pereira in both seasons of the TNT series "Good Behavior" (2016-2017), sharing the screen with Michelle Dockery and Juan Diego Botto. In 2020, he played Dave in the Amazon Prime miniseries "El Presidente," directed by Armando Bo and produced by Fabulas' Pablo Larraín. In 2021, he portrayed Julian Ortega in the Brazilian thriller "A Cisterna" ("The Well"), directed by Cristiano Vieira. In 2024, Montt took on the role of Gio in Amanda Kramer's "By Design," a twist on the body swap genre opposite Juliette Lewis and Mamoudou Athie. He is also set to appear as Zig Zag in the upcoming 2025 thriller "Stone Cold Fox," directed by Sophie Tabet. His diverse roles and international projects have established him as a prominent figure in the entertainment industry.
Known For & Full Filmography20 Titles
Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Damián Cruz
When the Cruz family return to their hometown, they are victims of strange events related to werewolves.
Drama Series - 2008, 16 episodes • as Rodrigo Cifuentes
A group of young Chileans travel to Puerto Rico where they will live an experience that will change their lives forever.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Dave
Sergio Jadue, a lowly director of a small-town soccer club in Chile, unexpectedly finds himself at the head of the Chilean soccer association. Drunk with power, he becomes the protégé of soccer godfather Julio Grondona, as well as the FBI’s key to undoing the largest corruption scheme in the world of soccer.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Father Antonio
A group of friends turn their love for horror into a peculiar business, providing horror to those who need it, in a dreamy Latin American country where the strange and eerie are just part of daily life.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Julian Ortega
Lorena is an ambitious television host on her way to success when she is kidnapped and kept in an underground cistern. This leads her to face her fears and uncover her antagonists.
Drama Series - 2014, 16 episodes • as Felipe Montes
An independent businesswoman must take care, unexpectedly, of a peculiar girl.
Drama Series - 2013, 16 episodes • as Sergio
A series of crimes occur in Viña del Mar during the 80s. The detective Ramiro Opazo and the journalist Javier Montes will investigate those responsible for the murders and robberies.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Gio
A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair.
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Young Mackenna
Stories of a medical team that day by day mix their personal dramas with their work in the emergency room.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Zig Zag
In this '80s-set revenge story, the defiant Fox breaks out of an abusive commune in search of her family. But when the queenpin kidnaps her little sister and sends a crooked cop after her, Fox has no choice but to infiltrate the very place she escaped.
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Cristóbal
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Young Man
Set in a fantasy world where humanoid-animals live in society. The protagonist of the story is a clumsy Turtle that is always victim of the smart Fox. When Cat appears, both fall at her feet and compete over her. Though, she will only mate with whoever manages to adapt to human habits. Turtle realizes that he may have an advantage if he feeds a mysterious creature with animal flesh.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as José Francisco Reyes
The film deals with the unforeseen effects generated by a young writer's suicide.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Martin
A supernatural thriller, laced by flashbacks, and set in Canada’s North-West, “The Stranger” turns on the mysterious titular figure of Martin, who comes to a small quiet town seeking to kill his wife Ana who suffers from a very dangerous decease that makes her addicted to human blood - just like himself-. However, when he arrives to the town, he discovers that Ana has been dead for a couple of years and decides to commit suicide to definitely eradicate this dangerous decease, but, before he can do it, Martin's brutally attacked by three local thugs led by Caleb, the son of a corrupt police lieutenant, and the incident suddenly starts a snowball that will plunge the community into a bloodbath.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Tomás
A pregnant woman, who is taking care of her son with development problems, is at her breaking point when a caregiver from the Philippines steps into her life. Diana suspects that she’s using voodoo against her after the quick improvements of her son.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Sebastien
A young man travels from the Northern Atacama Desert to the southern Patagonian edge of Chile on a cathartic journey of the spirit and to fulfill the wish of his mysteriously deceased lover.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Josh
A modern and unrelentingly tense psychological thriller based on a theory of the origins of shortwave radio frequencies, Shortwave is an unnerving reminder that some stones are best left unturned.
Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Clemente
Intimate stories of women throughout the History of Chile, told by a medium that crosses times and generations: Letters.
Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Viñuela
"La peor talla", a Chilean play on words meaning both "the worst size" and "the worst joke"... Upper middle class teens give the big guy with small penis a hard time, so to speak.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Kurt M.
In 1992, a young man who works as a video store clerk takes shelter in it alongside his friends and family during a possible zombie invasion.