About Craig Chester
Craig Chester is an American actor, writer, and screenwriter. Chester's acting debut was in the feature film Swoon, a contemporary re-telling of the infamous Leopold & Loeb murder case, which earned Chester an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actor. At age fifteen, Chester was diagnosed with the facial deformity long face syndrome. At eighteen, Chester spent a year undergoing multiple reconstructive surgeries. Following graduation, he performed in various stage productions in New York, including a play written by Joanne Woodward who, upon noticing his naturalistic acting style, encouraged Chester to pursue a career in film.
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