Chris Haslam was born on December 19, 1980, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, and when he was 11 years old, his family relocated to Singapore, where his interest in skateboarding ignited. Prior to his thirteenth birthday, he got his hands on his first skateboard deck from the Santa Cruz Skateboards. While in Singapore, Haslam entered a mini ramp competition, coming fourth after tying for third place with his brother.

Haslam’s first-ever magazine cover was for Concrete Powder, featuring an ollie captured at the University of British Columbia. His shaved head and stylish execution made it memorable.

After becoming pro and receiving his first pro model, Haslam described the process of designing a pro model graphic:

"I had two at the same time. One was the rocker dude, who was all white, with pink and blue and had spandex pants on and Van Halen tee ... Then there was another one—the Grizzly Haslam. My friend Mark Anderson wrote up this whole thing on why, for my first graphic, is should be the Grizzly Haslam. He made his own little graphic of this man with a bear and had all these photos of Grizzly Adams and a bear. We weren’t really feeling the board graphic on either of them so we just took one of the photos that he sent us, and it was five or 10 minutes before we had to send it in, so it was like "Shit, what are we going to do?" So we just put it on there, and we had this crazy photo of my face that we shot on there and it looked Photoshopped. I think that was one of my best boards that I ever had; it was pretty sick."

Throughout his career, Haslam has been sponsored by skate companies including: Almost, Independent Trucks, Bones Wheels, Bones Bearings, Element, Globe, and DVS.

Notable Tricks from Chris Haslam include:
Kickflip Underflip: One of Haslam’s signature tricks, the kickflip underflip involves a kickflip combined with a 360-degree spin of the board.
Nollie Inward Heelflip: A mind-bending trick where he pops the board into a heelflip rotation while riding in the nollie stance.
360 Flip Noseblunt Slide: Haslam’s technical prowess shines in this trick, combining a 360 flip with a noseblunt slide on a rail.

Apart from skating, Haslam has explored the world. From Russia to Iceland, he combines his love for travel with his passion for skateboarding, leaving his mark in foreign lands.

Chris Haslam Skateboarding Videos:

Chris Haslam: "Sterling Golden" Video Part

"Haslam has always owned his own wavelength, making the unbelievable somehow possible. His sorcery continues with this new mind-bending video part."

"Those 3 minutes went by so so fast."

"Chris Haslam is one of the most talented skateboarders of all time. Watching him skate is like watching a magic show!"

"the darkest slide i`ve ever seen."

"It's not a Haslam part unless you struggle to name the tricks."

Chris Haslam: Almost Round 3 Skate Video Section

"Chris Haslam's part from Almost Round Three originally released in 2004."

"I skateboarded on and off for probably 10 years of my life I'm 26 years old now and this is hands-down the most influential video part and video a skateboarding I ever witnessed. I couldn't count how many times I've seen this video this is true skateboarding gold. Thank you Almost"

"One of the all-time greatest parts ever to be put to tape. Bang-gur."

Chris Haslam's Most Insane Manuals At The Berrics

"Chris Haslam competed in The Berrics' modular manual contest 2Up not once, but twice. In 2018, he became our reigning wheelie god. Here's how he did it."

"Chris Haslam and Daewon Song hands down have the best mannys in existence and they've always been some of my favorite skaters. Love seeing Chris still shredding today. Such a legend."

"The best part of this was the fact that you could not know where he was going or what he was gonna do in any of these tricks.... pure genius."

Chris Haslam | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts - Episode 132

"Chris Haslam discusses growing up in Ontario Canada, moving to Singapore when he was 11 years old, getting on World Industries distributor flow, riding for Deca Skateboards, then Artafact, filming for Almost Round Three, Cheese And Crackers, getting on Globe, why he left Almost and Globe, almost dying from kidney failure, filming for his new independent video part "Sterling Golden”, his new board company Brain Child and much more!" The Nine Club