--- title: "Who is Chris Clanton? Wiki, Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Shot on Ear, Investigation" url: https://wikibioin.com/chris-clanton-wiki/ description: "Chris Clanton is an American actor. He had a recurring role as Savino Bratton on seasons 1 and 5 of The Wire. He is credited as Christopher J. Clanton" published: 2021-05-01 updated: 2021-05-01 author: "Ariana Willow" --- # Who is Chris Clanton? Wiki, Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Shot on Ear, Investigation By Ariana Willow · Published 2021-05-01 [celebrity](https://wikibioin.com/category/celebrity/) [Ariana Willow](https://wikibioin.com/author/ariana-willow/) 3 seconds ago [Prev Article](https://wikibioin.com/braden-ellis-wiki/) ## Chris Clanton Wiki – Chris Clanton Biography **Chris Clanton** is an American actor. He had a recurring role as Savino Bratton on seasons 1 and 5 of The Wire. He is credited as Christopher J. Clanton in the fifth season. He also had an uncredited role on The Corner as a street kid. Chris played the title character Torn Pettigrew in the 2009 independent film TORN, written and directed by Richard Johnson and produced by Corey Williams. In 2015, Clanton appeared in Tom Six’s Dutch horror film The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence). Since 2002 he has owned the independent film company NEVER ENOUGH Films. In 2014, he also founded Hunted Foxx Entertainment, a boutique production company with a focus on independent films. ## Chris Clanton Age Chris Clanton is 35 years old. ## Clanton ‘ hospitalized after being shot in the ear’ Clanton was hospitalized after being shot in the ear Thursday, Baltimore police said. Chris Clanton is on the mend after the actor was shot and hospitalized in Baltimore on Thursday, according to city police. Clanton, best known for his role on the HBO series The Wire, was treated and released after being shot in the ear around 7 p.m. that day, as reported by TMZ. Details of what led to the shooting and whether Clanton was an intended target are unknown at this time. Chris was injured in the incident that is said to have occurred at approximately 7 pm Thursday in the US city of Baltimore. Initial reports have said that it is unclear if the actor had been a specific target in the shooting, but they have confirmed that the actor was released from the hospital after treatment for his injury. ##### Also read: [Who is Braden Ellis? Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Argued with his College Professor, Video](https://wikibioin.com/braden-ellis-wiki/) TMZ reported Friday night on the incident, stating that a police investigation into the shooting is underway. A spokesman for the Baltimore Police Department told the outlet that officers are “investigating a shooting that occurred around 7 p.m. Thursday, and a 35-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the ear.” They added that: “the doctors responded and took the victim to a hospital for treatment.” Shooting detectives in the city’s northeast district and Baltimore’s Metro Crime Stoppers have asked the public for information. The Baltimore Police Department reports that: “Northeast District shooting detectives responded and assumed control of the investigation.” Chris has been violently attacked in the past. In 2008 he was hospitalized after being stabbed in the chest and buttocks at a party in Maryland. [**FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK**](https://www.facebook.com/Wikibioin-104528098144422) [Prev Article](https://wikibioin.com/braden-ellis-wiki/) #### About The Author ##### Ariana Willow [More from this Author](https://wikibioin.com/author/ariana-willow/)