Chris Nielsen

Chris Nielsen is a fictional character appearing in the 1998 film What Dreams May Come, from which he serves as the protagonist. He is portrayed by Robin Williams.
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== Biography ==
He is a pediatrician who falls in love with artist Annie Collins while vacationing in Switzerland. They marry and have two children, but tragedy strikes when the children die in a car crash. Four years later, Chris dies in a car accident too.
He becomes confused as he lingers on Earth, unaware that he is dead, and tries to communicate with Annie, who is struggling to cope with his loss. Eventually, Chris awakens in a Heaven of his own imagination, accompanied by his friend Albert and a stewardess named Leona whom he realizes is his daughter Marie. Annie, consumed by guilt, commits suicide and ends up in Hell. Chris decides to rescue her, even though no one has ever succeeded in saving someone who died by suicide.
With the help of a tracker, Chris descends into Hell and finds Annie, but she is suffering from amnesia and tortured by her surroundings. Chris decides to stay with her in Hell, but Annie ultimately saves him by ascending to Heaven.
They are reunited with their children in Heaven, and Chris proposes reincarnation so they can be together again.
==Appearances==
*What Dreams May Come (1998)
Category:Characters
Category:Male characters
Category:What Dreams May Come characters
Category:Characters portrayed by Robin Williams