Chris Kingsley

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Rebellion

Last Reviewed: September 28, 2026

Executive Summary

Chris Kingsley is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Rebellion, the Oxford company he and his brother Jason founded in 1992. It has grown from a small independent games developer into one of the UK’s largest and longest-established independent entertainment companies. Rebellion is best known for the Sniper Elite and Zombie Army games and for Atomfall, winner of the BAFTA for Best British Game. It also owns the comic 2000 AD, home of Judge Dredd, and works in books, film, television and board games. The company remains family-owned. Chris Kingsley leads its technology, systems and development capability, and he was appointed CBE for services to the economy in 2024.

Career Highlights

• Co-founded Rebellion with Jason Kingsley in 1992. Rebellion Developments Limited was incorporated on 4 December 1992, and Companies House shows him as a director since October 1993.
• As Chief Technology Officer, he is responsible for the tools, infrastructure and development capability behind games including Sniper Elite, Zombie Army and Atomfall.
• Built the systems that let Rebellion’s teams work across games, comics, publishing, film, television and tabletop, according to the company.
• Appointed CBE in the King’s New Year Honours 2024 for services to the economy, alongside his brother. He had previously been appointed OBE.
• Chairs the Education Committee of TIGA, the trade body for the UK’s independent games developers.

Professional Journey

Chris and Jason Kingsley founded Rebellion in Oxford in 1992. Rebellion Developments Limited was incorporated on 4 December 1992, and Companies House records both brothers as directors from 14 October 1993. Chris has also been company secretary since April 2010. The company is still registered at Osney Mead in Oxford and has studios in Leamington Spa, Runcorn and Wakefield.

For more than 30 years the brothers have run Rebellion as a family-owned business. Jason is Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director, and Chris is Chief Technology Officer. The company describes his job as the technology, systems and development capability that underpin its work, including the tools and infrastructure needed to build ambitious games at scale. Its best-known franchises are Sniper Elite and Zombie Army, and Atomfall won the BAFTA for Best British Game.

Rebellion also grew well beyond games. It owns 2000 AD, the comic behind Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper, as well as the Treasury of British Comics. It publishes books and makes board games, and it produces film and television. The company says Chris helped build the systems that let its teams work across all these formats, and that he is closely involved in preserving Britain’s creative and technological heritage, from more than 150 years of comics history to its archive of games and the hardware used to play them.

Outside the company, he works for the wider UK games industry through TIGA, the trade body for independent developers, where he chairs the Education Committee and his brother is Chair. After his earlier OBE, both brothers were appointed CBE in the King’s New Year Honours 2024 for services to the economy. “This award is testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone at Rebellion and TIGA,” he said at the time.

Education

No education record was found in a first-party or primary source.