From Watchdog to Strictly, the World Cup to the Olympics, Chris Hollins is recognised as one of television's most popular and versatile sports, news and factual entertainment presenters.

Chris currently hosts and produces his series Golf's Greatest Holes, which is shown by 36 broadcasters, including Sky Sports, Bloomberg and NBC Golf Pass; reaching 189 countries and 1.5 billion households. The series follows Chris and former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley as they travel around countries such as Ireland and Portugal playing their favourite golf courses while taking in the stunning landscapes. Series 3, airing Spring 2025, focuses exclusively on all 18 holes at Royal Portrush in preparation for The Open Championship's return in July, marking the first time an entire season has been dedicated to a single course. In July 2020 Chris produced FORE, a series for Sky Sports Golf presented by Tour star Tommy Fleetwood, featuring golf's funniest videos.

Chris was the main sports reporter for BBC Breakfast from October 2005 to March 2012, as well as a regular co-host of the show. In Summer 2012 he was back on the Breakfast sofa co-hosting Olympic Breakfast for BBC One during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Prior to Breakfast, Chris was sports presenter for BBC News 24 and also reported for Grandstand and Football Focus. Chris was also a main presenter for BT Sport (now TNT Sport) for a number of years, hosting coverage ranging from hockey to Moto GP to boxing. He began his career at Sky Sports in 1994, followed by spells at Channel One, GMTV, Meridian and Channel 5.

His previous presenting credits for BBC One include The One Show, Watchdog, Secret Britain, Food Inspectors, Real Rescues, Cash In The Attic, Dirty Tricks Of The Tradesmen and The Great British Weather. He has hosted history series Find My Past for Yesterday and BBC Two's arts series Show Me The Monet.

Chris was part of the BBC's presentation team covering The Royal Wedding and several of The Diamond Jubilee events, live for BBC One. He has also participated in Celebrity Antiques Road Trip for BBC Children In Need and took part in Sport Relief's Top Dog for BBC Two with his pet dog Winnie, where they stole the show! Most notably, Chris is well known for being the runaway winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2009 and the only contestant to never be in the dance-off. His iconic Charleston routine was featured in a countdown of the show's 25 most memorable dances in the Strictly Christmas Special, as voted for by the public. Chris remains a regular guest on the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two.

A talented sportsman from an early age, Chris played youth football for QPR and Aldershot. After graduating from Tonbridge School in 1989, he attended the University of Durham and later Oxford University where he gained Blues in both cricket and football.

Chris is a keen golfer, playing off a seven handicap and is President of The Oxfordshire Golf Club, close to his home in Henley-on-Thames. In July 2021, he won the Celebrity Pro-Am at the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship at Formby, amassing 46 Stableford points to secure his place in the Grand Final in Mauritius at the end of the year.

Chris has appeared in a cameo role as a newsreader in the feature film Run Fat Boy Run; an experience that he thoroughly enjoyed.