Career
He was co-producer on Lonely Street (2008) and on The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009). He made his directorial debut, working with Matt Dillon, Kevin Chapman, and Willem Dafoe, in the feature film Bad Country, which was released in 2014. On October 3, 2013, The San Diego Film Festival honored the life and work of film producer, Chris Brinker with the "Chris Brinker Award" given to first directorial debut filmmakers.
Starting in 2013, there will be an annual scholarship given to students from Point Loma High School where Chris attended, on behalf of the Central Bank Films Foundation to aspiring movie artists.