{{short description|American former child actor}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2009}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2014}}

{{Infobox person | name = Chris Furrh | image = | image_size = 180px | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1988–1990 }}

'''Chris Furrh''' is an American former child actor, known for starring as Jack Merridew in the 1990 film adaptation of ''Lord of the Flies''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=loUaJC9VBMUC&q=chris+furrh+youth+in+film+awards&pg=PA398|title=Derry C. Dark Dreams 2.0 A Psychological History of the Modern Horror Film from the 1950s to the 21st Century |isbn=9780786433971|access-date=30 October 2018|last1=Derry |first1=Charles |date=December 21, 2009 |publisher=McFarland }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/lord-flies-1970|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601200134/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/lord-flies-1970|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 1, 2016|title=Lord of the Flies - British Board of Film Classicfication|access-date=30 October 2018}}</ref> After this role, he played Nick Bankston in the 1990 telefilm ''A Family for Joe''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b5c17f5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425065335/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b5c17f5|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 25, 2017|title=A Family for Joe - bfi.org.uk|access-date=30 October 2018}}</ref> and Tommy, a castaway teenager in The Wonderful World of Disney film ''Exile''. Then Furrh retired from acting.

==Filmography== ===Film=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan=3|1990 | ''Lord of the Flies'' | Jack Merridew | Young Artist Award<ref>{{Cite web |title=12th Annual Awards |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms12.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716012652/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms12.htm |archive-date=2015-07-16 |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=Young Artist Awards}}</ref> Nominated for Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture for Lord of the Flies |- | ''Exile'' | Tommy | |- |''A Family for Joe'' | Nick Bankston | |}

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