Chris Spradlin
Acting Born Dec 24, 1979 Dayton, Ohio, USA 257 credits
Biography
Chris Spradlin, also known by the ring names Chris Hero, Kassius Ohno, and Chris Hyde, is an American professional wrestler and trainer born on December 24, 1979, in Dayton, Ohio. He has 255 known acting credits recorded on the Movie Database. Spradlin has worked for numerous independent wrestling promotions, including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Ring of Honor, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling, and Chikara, alongside Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan. He has also had two stints in WWE within their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Kassius Ohno, with his second tenure involving work as a player-coach for trainees in NXT and NXT UK. Additionally, he signed with All Elite Wrestling as a producer.
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Career overview
Chris Spradlin is an American professional wrestler and trainer who is better known by his ring name Chris Hero. Born on December 24, 1979, in Dayton, Ohio, he has also wrestled under the ring names Kassius Ohno and Chris Hyde. As of July 2023, Spradlin is signed to All Elite Wrestling as a producer.
Throughout his career, Hero has worked for a number of independent wrestling promotions. These include Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Ring of Honor, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling, and Chikara, as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan. In addition to his independent circuit experience, Spradlin has had two stints in WWE, performing within their development territory NXT under the ring name Kassius Ohno. During his second tenure with the company, he worked as a player-coach for trainees in both NXT and NXT UK.
Spradlin has accumulated known credits across multiple platforms in the entertainment database, with his background encompassing both in-ring competition and backstage production and training roles within the professional wrestling industry.
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Career timeline
GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame
Shoot Conversations w/ Chris Hero: Molly Holly
NXT TakeOver: PhoenixHoly Grail: The Search for WWE’s Most Infamous Lost MatchPROGRESS Chapter 99: With A Flake, Please
NXT TakeOver: WarGames IINXT Takeover: PhiladelphiaPROGRESS Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 - Day 1
NXT Takeover: OrlandoNXT TakeOver: WarGames
PWG: LëmmyAAW Defining Moment 2016PWG: THIRTEENNXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1AAW Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament - Tag 2
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night TwoROH: Year 5WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2015PWG: Don't Sweat The TechniquePWG: DDT4
ROH: 12th AnniversaryROH: Flyin' HighROH: Creating ExcellenceROH: Thanks Steen ThanksPWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss SensationBryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
Chris Hero: Ring of HeroKings Reign Supreme: The Kings of WrestlingROH: Ring of HardcoreAmerican Wolves: The Hunt Never DiesKevin Steen: Descent into Madness
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night OnePWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The ReunioningROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1ROH: World's Greatest
WWE NXTWWE NXTWWE NXTROH: 8th AnniversaryPWG: SEVEN
Ring of Honor WrestlingRing of Honor WrestlingROH: Boiling PointPWG: Guerre Sans FrontièresROH: Clash of The Contenders
ROH: Tag WarsBloodstained HonorROH: Southern NavigationROH: Northern NavigationROH: Fueling The Fire
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night ThreePWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night OneChikara: Rey de VoladoresPWG: The High Cost of Doing BusinessROH: Driven
PWG: ThreemendousROH: Anarchy In The U.K.ROH: Hell Freezes OverROH: Ring of HomicideROH: Black Friday Fallout
PWG: Straight To DVDCZW: Tournament Of Death 4PWG: Card Subject To ChangeCHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 2PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1Phenomenal: The Best of AJ StylesPWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night TwoPWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night OnePWG: The Next Show
IWA-MS When Hero Met PunkCHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2003
Chikara: The Renaissance DawnsIWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary
Full Filmography
257 titles- GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame (2022) as Chris Hero
- Shoot Conversations w/ Chris Hero: Molly Holly (2021) as Chris Hero
- NXT TakeOver: Phoenix (2019) as Kassius Ohno
- Holy Grail: The Search for WWE’s Most Infamous Lost Match (2019) as Kassius Ohno
- PROGRESS Chapter 99: With A Flake, Please (2019) as Kassius Ohno
- NXT TakeOver: WarGames II (2018) as Kassius Ohno
- NXT Takeover: Philadelphia (2018) as Kassius Ohno
- PROGRESS Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 - Day 1 (2018) as Kassius Ohno
- NXT Takeover: Orlando (2017) as Kassius ohno
- NXT TakeOver: WarGames (2017) as Kassius Ohno
- PWG: Lëmmy (2016) as Chris Hero
- AAW Defining Moment 2016 (2016) as Chris Hero
- PWG: THIRTEEN (2016) as Chris Hero
- NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1 (2016) as Kassius Ohno
- AAW Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament - Tag 2 (2016) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night Two (2016) as Chris Hero
- Beyond Americanrana 2016 (2016) as Chris Hero
- WrestleCon SuperShow 2016 (2016) as Chris Hero
- WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016 (2016) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two (2016) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 58 (2016) as Chris Hero
- RevPro: Angle Vs. Sabre Jr. (2016) as Chris Hero
- RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1 (2016) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Prince (2016) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One (2016) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night One (2016) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage (2016) as Chris Hero
- AAW Unstoppable 2016 (2016) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 59 (2016) as Chris Hero
- RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2 (2016) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 67 (2016) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 62 (2016) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 60 (2016) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 57 (2016) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 55 (2016) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 56 (2016) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Bowie (2016) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 53 (2016) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 54 (2016) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Mystery Vortex IV (2016) as Chris Hero
- RevPro Uprising 2016 (2016) as Chris Hero
- The Kevin Steen Show: Chris Hero (2016) as Chris Hero
- An Evening with Chris Hero (2016) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two (2015) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Year 5 (2015) as Chris Hero
- WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2015 (2015) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Don't Sweat The Technique (2015) as Chris Hero
- PWG: DDT4 (2015) as Chris Hero
- AAW: Windy City Classic XI (2015) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 45 (2015) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two (2015) as Chris Hero
- WrestleCon Supershow 2015 (2015) as Chris Hero
- House of Hardcore IX (2015) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 40 (2015) as Chris Hero
- PWG: From Out of Nowhere (2015) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 39 (2015) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Threemendous IV (2015) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 47 (2015) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage (2015) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 38 (2015) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 46 (2015) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 43 (2015) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 48 (2015) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Mystery Vortex III (2015) as Chris Hero
- Developmentally Speaking With Colt Cabana, Tommaso Ciampa & Chris Hero (2015) as Chris Hero
- ROH: 12th Anniversary (2014) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Flyin' High (2014) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Creating Excellence (2014) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Thanks Steen Thanks (2014) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two (2014) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 1 (2014) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Wrestling's Finest (2014) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three (2014) as Chris Hero
- DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014 (2014) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 2 (2014) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Mystery Vortex II (2014) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 25 (2014) as Chris Hero
- EVOLVE 26 (2014) as Chris Hero
- Smash Super Showdown II (2014) as Chris Hero
- PWG: ELEVEN (2014) as Chris Hero
- Smash Wrestling Smashapalooza 2014 (2014) as Chris Hero
- Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014 (2014) as Chris Hero
- PWG: DDT4 (2014) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Black Cole Sun (2014) as Chris Hero
- Smash Rival Schools 2014 (2014) as Chris Hero
- Smash Wrestling GOLD (2014) as Chris Hero
- PWG Sells Out: Volume 3 (2013) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2 (2013) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 (2013) as Chris Hero
- Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation (2013) as Chris Hero
- Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown (2013) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One (2013) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two (2013) as Chris Hero
- Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson (2013) as Chris Hero
- WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson (2013) as Chris Hero
- Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It (2013) as Chris Hero
- Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight (2013) as Chris Hero
- Chris Hero: Ring of Hero (2012) as Chris Hero
- Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling (2012) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Ring of Hardcore (2012) as Chris Hero
- American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies (2012) as Chris Hero
- Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness (2012) as Chris Hero
- Crimson Mask (2012) as Himself / "Chris Hero"
- ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2 (2011) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One (2011) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning (2011) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1 (2011) as Chris Hero
- ROH: World's Greatest (2011)
- PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles (2011) as Chris Hero
- PWG: EIGHT (2011) as Chris Hero
- PWG: DDT4 (2011) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two (2011) as Chris Hero
- PWG: FEAR (2011) as Chris Hero
- Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story (2011) as Chris Hero
- WWE NXT (2010)
- WWE NXT (2010) as Kassius Ohno
- WWE NXT (2010) as Kassuis Ohno
- ROH: 8th Anniversary (2010) as Chris Hero
- PWG: SEVEN (2010) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Glory By Honor IX (2010)
- PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two (2010) as Chris Hero
- PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island (2010) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Buffalo Stampede II (2010) as Chris Hero
- PWG: As The Worm Turns (2010) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One (2010) as Chris Hero
- PWG: DDT4 (2010) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison (2010) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Kurt Russellreunion (2010) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Gold Rush (2010)
- ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII (2010) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Fade To Black (2010)
- EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall (2010) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies II (2010)
- ROH: Hate - Chapter II (2010)
- EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka (2010) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Final Battle 2010 (2010) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Allied Forces (2010)
- ROH: Tag Title Classic II (2010)
- PWG: DIO! (2010) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Fate of An Angel II (2010)
- Ring of Honor Wrestling (2009) as Chris Hero
- Ring of Honor Wrestling (2009)
- ROH: Boiling Point (2009) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Guerre Sans Frontières (2009) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Clash of The Contenders (2009) as Chris Hero
- PWG Sells Out: Volume 2 (2009) as Chris Hero
- ROH: A Cut Above (2009) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Stylin' & Profilin' (2009)
- ROH Final Battle 2009 (2009) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 1 (2009)
- ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 2 (2009)
- ROH: The Homecoming II (2009) as Chris Hero
- ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton (2009) as Chris Hero
- ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston (2009) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Aries Vs. Richards (2009) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009 (2009) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Threemendous II (2009) as Chris Hero
- PWG: One Hundred (2009) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown (2009) as Chris Hero
- ROH: The Omega Effect (2009) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Express Written Consent (2009) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009 (2009) as Chris Hero
- PWG: DDT4 (2009) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Never Say Die (2009)
- PWG: Against The Grain (2009) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Ninety-Nine (2009) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Speed of Sound (2009) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Tag Wars (2008) as Chris Hero
- Bloodstained Honor (2008) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Southern Navigation (2008) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Northern Navigation (2008) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Fueling The Fire (2008) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Glory By Honor VII (2008) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Night of The Butcher II (2008) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Bedlam In Beantown (2008) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Return Engagement (2008) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Transform (2008) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Life During Wartime (2008) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI (2008) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One (2008) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two (2008) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two (2008) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 2 (2008) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One (2008) as Chris Hero
- wXw 16 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 2 (2008) as Chris Hero
- PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse (2008) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts (2008) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Breakout (2008)
- ROH: Injustice (2008) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 1 (2008) as Chris Hero
- PWG: It's It (What Is It?) (2008) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Pearl Habra (2008) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three (2007) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One (2007) as Chris Hero
- Chikara: Rey de Voladores (2007) as Chris Hero
- PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business (2007) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Driven (2007) as Chris Hero
- PWG: European Vacation II - Germany (2007) as Chris Hero
- Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand (2007) as Chris Hero
- Chikara: Aniversario? (2007) as Chris Hero
- Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin (2007) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Schadenfreude (2007) as Chris Hero
- PWG: DDT4 - Night One (2007) as Chris Hero
- Chikara: Maximum Overdraft (2007) as Chris Hero
- PWG: DDT4 - Night Two (2007) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two (2007) as Chris Hero
- PWG: European Vacation II - France (2007) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Threemendous (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Anarchy In The U.K. (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Hell Freezes Over (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Ring of Homicide (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Black Friday Fallout (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: International Challenge (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: In Your Face (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: The 100th Show (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006 (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Suffocation (2006) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Horror Business (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: The Bitter End (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Best In The World (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Dethroned (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Unified (2006) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Passive Hostility (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Motor City Madness (2006) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Card Subject To Change 2 (2006) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One (2006) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three (2006) as Chris Hero
- ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two (2006) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin' (2006) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two (2006) as Chris Hero
- PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C. (2006) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One (2006) as Chris Hero
- PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two (2006) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Straight To DVD (2005) as Chris Hero
- CZW: Tournament Of Death 4 (2005) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Card Subject To Change (2005) as Chris Hero
- CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 2 (2005) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend Night One (2005) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run) (2005) as Chris Hero
- CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3 (2005) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Chanukah Chaos (The C's Are Silent) (2005) as Chris Hero
- PWG: All Star Weekend Night Two (2005) as Chris Hero
- PWG: After School Special (2005) as Chris Hero
- IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1 (2004) as Chris Hero
- Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles (2004) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two (2004) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One (2004) as Chris Hero
- PWG: The Next Show (2004) as Chris Hero
- MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1 (2004) as Chris Hero
- PWG: Uncanny X-Mas (2004) as Chris Hero
- IWA-MS When Hero Met Punk (2003) as Chris Hero
- CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2003 (2003) as Chris Hero
- Chikara: The Renaissance Dawns (2002) as Chris Hero
- IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary (2002) as Chris Hero
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Chris Spradlin best known for?
Chris Spradlin is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Ligas (2026), WWE NXT (2010), WWE NXT (2010), WWE NXT (2010).
When and where was Chris Spradlin born?
Chris Spradlin was born on December 24, 1979 in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
How many credits does Chris Spradlin have?
Chris Spradlin has accumulated over 257 film and television credits across a career spanning from 2002 to 2022.
What is Chris Spradlin's background in cinema and television?
Chris Spradlin, also known by the ring names Chris Hero, Kassius Ohno, and Chris Hyde, is an American professional wrestler and trainer born on December 24, 1979, in Dayton, Ohio. He has 255 known acting credits recorded on the Movie Database. Spradlin has worked for numerous independent wrestling promotions, including...