Christopher John Benjamin was born and raised in New York City. From a young age, he has always had an interest in the movie making industry. Watching Eddie Murphy during his rise began Christopher's desire to the movie making industry. Robert Townsend's Partners In Crime comedy show is what gave Christopher the motivation to pursue a career in filmmaking. In college, Christopher to various film courses, story writing courses, playwriting, screen writing as well as attending a 12-week course at New York Film Academy. In 2006, Christopher moved from to New York City to Los Angeles to pursue his goal to produce a film. Christopher worked as a production assistant on multiple independent projects. Also, landing roles in independent projects. Christopher began working at Time Warner Cable's Original Programming department. While working there, Christopher was able to produce his first comedy sketch called Gangland - Riverdale Gangster. 2011 Christopher came up with the idea for his first independent film. In December 2024 Christopher was able to complete that film.