Born and raised in Bellflower, California, Chris Carter graduated from the California State University at Long Beach with a degree in journalism. Formerly a freelance journalist and editor of "Surfing" magazine, Carter began his career as a screenwriter in 1985 at The Walt Disney Studios. In 1992 Carter began developing projects for Twentieth Century Fox Television.
| Movie | Millennium After the Millennium | Himself | 2019-03-22 |
| Movie | Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records | Self | 2018-08-16 |
| Movie | I Dream of Wires | 2014-11-10 | |
| Movie | FOX 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 2012-04-22 |
| Movie | The X Files: I Want to Believe | Man Sitting in Hospital Hallway (uncredited) | 2008-07-24 |
| Movie | Inside The X-Files | Self | 1998-02-01 |
| Series | The X-Files | Unknown | 1993-09-10 |
| Movie | Ride the High Country | Rose (uncredited) | 1962-06-20 |