Chris Hargreaves has appeared on Coronation Street in five roles:
- A Paperboy in April 1985
- A Florist's Delivery Boy in April 1988
- Dean Lockwood, who ran an amusement arcade for his boss Phil Jennings and appeared intermittently between October 1990 and July 1991
- T-shirt buyer Macca McCartney in February 1994
- Thug Carl Foster in November 1998.
Chris has appeared in a substantial number of roles since beginning acting in the early 1980s including parts in Dramarama, G.B.H., Families, The Chief, Inspector Morse, Cold Feet, City Central, Casualty and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates. On the big screen he appeared in Like It Is.