Chris Hansen

Acting

Chris Hansen

Born

1959-09-13 (67)

Place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

24 titles

Christopher Edward Hansen is an American television presenter, journalist, and YouTube personality. During his tenure as a correspondent for Dateline NBC, he hosted the program's segment To Catch a Predator (2004–2007), which revolved around catching potential Internet predators using a sting operation. When the segment's three-year run concluded, Hansen continued to host shows on other networks with a similar format. After parting ways with NBC in 2013, he began hosting Killer Instinct on Investigation Discovery in 2015, a short-lived series that documented homicide investigations. That same year, he replaced Matt Doran as the host of the syndicated series Crime Watch Daily, which he hoste…

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles

Series credits

The Simpsons poster
8.0

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

The Simpsons

1989

The Daily Show poster
6.4

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

The Daily Show

1996

The Boys poster
8.4

A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.

The Boys

2019

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster
5.3

Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster
7.3

Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

30 Rock poster
7.5

Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.

30 Rock

2006

black-ish poster
7.1

A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.

black-ish

2014

Touched by an Angel poster
7.2

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

Touched by an Angel

1994

Z Nation poster
7.3

Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.

Z Nation

2014

Today poster
5.6

Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and is the fifth-longest running American television series. Originally a two-hour program on weekdays, it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007. Today's dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC's Good Morning America. Today retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that position for 852 consecutive weeks until the week of April 9, 2012, when it was beaten by Good Morning America yet again. In 2002, Today was ranked #17 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Television Shows of All Time.

Today

1952

Takedown with Chris Hansen poster
NR

Over the past two decades, Chris Hansen's investigations have led to hundreds of would-be sex criminals being stopped in their tracks. Amazingly, after 500 arrests and hundreds of millions of video views, men continue to try to meet children online. So his mission continues.

Takedown with Chris Hansen

2022

To Catch a Predator poster
7.0

An American news exposé series featuring hidden camera investigations by Dateline NBC, devoted to impersonating underage minors and detaining adult men who contacted them over the Internet for sexual liaisons. The men are lured to a sting house to meet with a decoy under the pretence of sexual contact and then confronted by Chris Hansen.

To Catch a Predator

2004

Jesse Watters Primetime poster
1.0

Jesse Watters brings his fresh take to Primetime. Each night, he'll speak with newsmakers from across the country and give Americans a show where straight talk is the only talk, and the obvious will never be left unsaid.

Jesse Watters Primetime

2022

Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen poster
7.2

Chris Hansen brings his unrivaled journalistic skills to a series revealing the hidden truth behind America's most shocking murders. His trade-mark interviewing excellence guides the viewer through every twist and turn of an enthralling criminal drama.

Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen

2015

Homicide for the Holidays poster
8.2

The holidays are meant to be a time of festive cheer when family and friends come together to celebrate the season. But when family members are forced to occupy the same space for too long, the joy and merriment can often morph into anger and resentment.

Homicide for the Holidays

2016

True Crime News poster
9.0

Former NBC News fixture Chris Hansen leads a team of correspondents on this series that explores the world of crime, mystery and drama through real-life criminal cases. Hansen brings to the show a modified version of a long-running segment he did at NBC. In "Hansen vs. Predator," he helps bring down predators who use social media to target children. Dirty politicians, financial scammers and celebrities are also targeted by Hansen's investigations. Hansen anchors the show from the streets of New York City, while most of the correspondents are based at the Los Angeles newsroom.

True Crime News

2015

Dangerous Games: A Chris Hansen Investigation poster
NR

Where are today's predators lurking? Many are on the very same platforms as your children, carefully grooming them and influencing them with everything from cybercash to threats. Chris Hansen digs deep with this hard-hitting investigation exploring various platforms, starting with Roblox.

Dangerous Games: A Chris Hansen Investigation

2026

Onision: In Real Life poster
7.4

The mystery, controversy and alleged criminality surrounding YouTuber Greg "Onision" Jackson, bringing forward new research and revelations about the man that the YouTube community loves to hate.

Onision: In Real Life

2021

Behind the camera