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.
Predators
Self
2025
Takedown with Chris Hansen
(104 episodes)
2022
Onision: In Real Life
Himself · (4 episodes)
2021
The Boys
Chris Hansen · (1 episode)
2019
A Self-Induced Hallucination
Self (archive footage)
2018
White Boy
Self
2017
Homicide for the Holidays
Narrator (voice) · (8 episodes)
2016
True Crime News
Himself - Host · (2 episodes)
2015
Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen
Himself - Host · (30 episodes)
2015
black-ish
Chris Hansen · (1 episode)
2014
Z Nation
Inmate #3 · (1 episode)
2014
30 Rock
Chris Hansen · (1 episode)
2006
To Catch a Predator
Self – Host · (20 episodes)
2004
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Touched by an Angel
Speaker · (1 episode)
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
1992
The Simpsons
Chris Hansen (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Today
Self · (1 episode)
1952