Chris Hansen

Biography

Christopher Edward Hansen (born September 13, 1959) is an American television journalist and YouTube personality. He is known for his work on Dateline NBC, in particular the former segment To Catch a Predator, which revolved around catching potential Internet sex predators using a sting operation. He also hosts Killer Instinct on Investigation Discovery, which documents homicide investigations. In September 2016, he became the new host of the syndicated show Crime Watch Daily. In an interview with City Pulse, Hansen has said that watching the FBI and police investigate the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, when he was fourteen, inspired him to want to become a journalist. He graduated from the Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences in 1981 with a Bachelor's degree in Telecommunication.

Known For

White Boy
White Boy
A Self-Induced Hallucination
A Self-Induced Hallucination
Predators
Predators

Filmography

2025 Predators
as Self
2022 Takedown with Chris Hansen
as
2021 Onision: In Real Life
as Himself
2019 The Boys
as Chris Hansen
2018 A Self-Induced Hallucination
as Self (archive footage)
2017 White Boy
as Self
2016 Homicide for the Holidays
as Narrator (voice)
2015 True Crime News
as Himself - Host
2015 Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen
as Himself - Host
2014 black-ish
as Chris Hansen
2014 Z Nation
as Inmate #3
2006 30 Rock
as Chris Hansen
2004 To Catch a Predator
as Self – Host
1996 The Daily Show
as Self
1994 Touched by an Angel
as Speaker
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as
1989 The Simpsons
as Chris Hansen (voice)
1952 Today
as Self