Chris Bunton

Acting

Chris Bunton

Australia

Chris Bunton is a World Champion Down Syndrome Gymnast. He has competed in four international competition Special Olympics Shanghai 2007 and Athens 2011, Trisome game, Florence 2016 and the Down Syndrome Gymnastics World Championship Bochum Germany 2018 winning a swag of medals including gold each time. He is known for Relic (2020), It's Fine, I'm Fine (2022) and Way Out Assistance (2020).

Acting credits

Relic poster
6.1

When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence.

Relic

2020

Little Monsters poster
6.5

A washed-up musician teams up with a teacher and a kids show personality to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies.

Little Monsters

2019

The Accessible Acting Program poster
NR

A short documentary showcasing participants of Bus Stop Films new inclusive acting program, made in collaboration with Actors Centre Australia.

The Accessible Acting Program

Down Under poster
6.3

A black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots, it is the story of two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight destined to collide.

Down Under

2016

Career Fight poster
NR

Samson works in his father’s martial arts dojo, dreaming of becoming a professional martial arts stuntman. One day, Samson is forced to make a choice between listening to his father who regularly discourages him or taking steps to pursue his dreams and prove he has what it takes to conquer any obstacle.

Career Fight

2022

Nude Tuesday poster
4.4

When middle-aged suburban couple, Laura and Bruno are gifted a remote couples’ retreat for their anniversary, they decide to give their failing marriage one last shot before calling it quits. Arriving in an idyllic sanctuary nestled in the mountains, Laura and Bruno uncomfortably enter a world of laughter workshops, tantric dance, sexual liberation and emotional animals, helmed by the charismatic guru Bjorg Rassmussen. When new temptations start to take hold, the couple are pushed to the brink forcing them to look within to find what they really want. But will they bare all to get it?

Nude Tuesday

2022

Boss Cat poster
NR

When her mother suddenly dies, Sonja is thrown into tumult. Dealing with early-twenties existential angst and a sense of responsibility for her teenage younger sister Emma, she has a lot on her plate. Suddenly under the care of her controlling grandma and—as a young woman living with Down syndrome—constantly faced with a society that judges what she’s capable of, Sonja is desperate to be herself and take charge of her own life. When a chance encounter with the charismatic Hakim leads her to a krump class, Sonja discovers a life-changing outlet for expression.

Boss Cat

2026

Lone Wolf poster
4.1

Through various modes of surveillance we observe an overprotective young woman, Winnie, and her disabled brother, Stevie, caught in a web of intrigue involving a bomb plot, inept anarchists, ambitious police and a corrupt politician. The duplicity of Winnie’s boyfriend, Conrad Verloc -political activist and police informant –propels these siblings down a deadly path. But justice may prevail in the aftermath, via the surveillance collected, compiled and presented by Special Crimes Sergeant Kylie Heat.

Lone Wolf

2021

For Better, for Worse poster
NR

Johnny and Lizzie, who are very much in love, have just gotten engaged. When their best friend, Reuben, refuses to be the best man at their wedding, they hatch a plan to try and convince him that they are meant for each other.

For Better, for Worse

2021

It Won't Define Me poster
NR

A documentary about professional athletes overcoming challenges to pursue a career in sports. Dedicated to the underdogs, the people who have refused to let the hand they’ve been dealt with in life define them.

It Won't Define Me

2021

One Giant Leap poster
NR

When a space crew’s lunar mission goes horribly wrong, the team comes up with a creative solution to get back home to earth, and it’s going to take one giant leap!

One Giant Leap

2019

The Inclusive Filmmaker poster
NR

Through stop motion animation three creatives share their experiences in living with a disability in the Australian film industry.

The Inclusive Filmmaker

2019

Kairos poster
5.7

Danny, a young man with Down syndrome and his boss John, an ex-boxer, struggle to deal with the fallout of a violent incident.

Kairos

2019

Hopeful Romantic poster
NR

Daisy is looking for love but it’s all going terribly wrong. If only she could be someone else, someone ‘cooler’. After encountering a ‘cool’ girl in a bar bathroom, Daisy learns things aren’t always as perfect as they seem.

Hopeful Romantic

2022