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Christopher Gorham

 
Actor: Christopher Gorham
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: 2000s
  • Major Genres: Mystery, Drama
  • Career Highlights: The Other Side of Heaven, Harper's Island, Medical Investigation
  • First Major Screen Credit: Popular: Season 01 (1999)

Biography

Roles in such popular small-screen series as Party of Five, Popular, and Felicity have made actor Christopher Gorham a familiar face to television viewers, and with the premiere of his sci-fi drama Jake 2.0 in 2003, it seems as though the burgeoning actor may have finally come into his own in the competitive realm of prime-time television. Born to a certified public accountant and a school nurse in California, Gorham discovered his love of acting early on when he took home his school's Best Actor award for his portrayal of The Mad Hatter in a fourth grade production of Alice in Wonderland. Gorham advanced to Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater before enrolling in the Roosevelt School of the Arts, and it was there that he truly began to refine his skills on-stage. A B.A. in film and theater arts from U.C.L.A. was soon to follow, and shortly after college, Gorham began landing roles in television (Party of Five) and film (A Life Less Ordinary). After sticking to the small screen for Popular, Gorham took a supporting role in the 2000 feature Dean Quixote and the lead in the Mormon drama The Other Side of Heaven (2001). Of course it was only a matter of time before Gorham took the lead on the small screen as well, and following supporting performances in Felicity and Odyssey 5 he was heading the cast of the weekly sci-fi drama Jake 2.0. The story of a young man's journey from typical teen to superhuman hero debuted in September of 2003. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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Christopher Gorham
Born August 14, 1974 (1974-08-14) (age 35)
Fresno, California
Spouse(s) Anel Lopez Gorham (2000-present)
3 children

Christopher Gorham (born August 14, 1974) is an American actor.

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Early life

Gorham was born in Fresno, California. He attended high school at Roosevelt School of the Arts and graduated from UCLA with a BA in Film & Theater arts. While in college, he participated in many sports including martial arts, stage combat, fencing, roller-blading, and ballroom dancing. In the fourth grade he starred as the Mad Hatter in Lewis Carroll's Alice Through the Looking Glass, for which he won the Best Actor award that was usually reserved for sixth graders. While still in high school, he won Young Male Talent of the Year at an International Modeling Talent Association competition in New York City.

Career

Gorham has appeared in a number of science fiction TV series, ranging from a starring role in Odyssey 5 to the title character in Jake 2.0. He also had roles on Party of Five, Felicity and Without a Trace. Gorham has also acted in films, including 2001's The Other Side of Heaven co-starring Anne Hathaway. He also has done voice-overs for some computer and video games.

Gorham played Harrison John in the WB series Popular, Dr. Miles McCabe in the NBC drama Medical Investigation, and played the lead role in the short lived CBS series Out of Practice. He was also the lead of ABC Family's original movie Relative Chaos.

Three years after Jake 2.0 ended, Gorham again worked with series creator Silvio Horta for a recurring role in Horta's new series, Ugly Betty. Gorham played Henry Grubstick, the main love interest for the series' heroine Betty Suarez (played by America Ferrera). Gorham joined the cast full-time for the series' second season. He then left in July 2008, but returned for the Season 3 finale on May 21, 2009.[1]

Gorham appears in the TV mini-series, Harper's Island. The show started airing April 2009. In this, he played pauper Henry Dunn, a young man marrying the girl of his dreams, Trish Wellington (Katie Cassidy).

Personal life

Gorham is married to his former Popular co-star, Anel Lopez Gorham, with whom he has three young children: sons Lucas (born c.2001) and Ethan (born c.2003), and a daughter named Alondra Cecilia Lopez (born January 10, 2009).[2] He proposed to her on a bench outside of Tiffany's on Rodeo Drive, where he had made a picnic breakfast so that they could have a Breakfast at Tiffany's-style meal before going in and buying their wedding rings, they were college sweethearts.

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Other notes
1997 Shopping for Fangs Extra
A Life Less Ordinary Walt
2000 Dean Quixote Real Happy Fella
2001 The Other Side of Heaven John Groberg Won - Camie Award
2004 Spam-ku Roy
2006 Relative Chaos Dil Gilbert TV Movie
2010 My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Ethan Post-Production
2010 Trivial Pursuits Filming

TV Shows

Year Show Role Other notes
1997 Spy Game Daniel/Lucas One Episode
1997-1998 Party of Five Elliot Four Episodes
1998 Buffy the Vampire Slayer James Stanley One Episode
Vengeance Unlimited Jason Harrington One Episode
1999 Saved by the Bell: The New Class Mark Carlson One Episode
1999-2001 Popular Harrison John Forty-three Episodes
2001-2002 Felicity Trevor O'Donnell Eight Episodes
2002-2003 Odyssey 5 Neil Taggart Nineteen Episodes
2003 Boomtown Gordon Sinclair One Episode
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Corey One Episode
Without a Trace Josh Abrams One Episode
2003-2004 Jake 2.0 Jake Foley Sixteen Episodes
Nominated - Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award
2004-2005 Medical Investigation Dr. Miles McCabe Twenty Episodes
2005-2006 Out of Practice Benjamin Barnes Nineteen Episodes
2006-2009 Ugly Betty Henry Grubstick Thirty Three Episodes
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award
2008 The Batman William Mallery One Episode
2009 Harper's Island Henry Dunn Thirteen Episodes
2010 Covert Affairs Auggie Anderson

Video Games

Year Game Role Other notes
1999 Star Trek: Hidden Evil Ens. Sovak
2003 Medal of Honor: Rising Sun Adam/Pvt. Thomason

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