Christian Campbell (born May 12, 1972) On his mother's side, Campbell descends from Sephardi Jews who immigrated to the Netherlands and converted to Catholicism.

Campbell's parents divorced when he was three years old. His siblings are actress Neve Campbell, actor Alex Campbell, and Damian McDonald. He and his sister, Neve, resided largely with their father (who received custody of the two), with regular periods at their mother's home. Born into an acting family (his maternal grandparents having been actors in Amsterdam) and his father an acting teacher, Campbell began training at an early age. He was acting professionally by the age of fourteen and attended Claude Watson School for the Arts in Toronto, Ontario.

Film

Campbell starred in the gay-themed romantic comedy Trick in 1999. The feature film was a Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominated film. It grossed the most per-screen average for a gay-themed film at the time. In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the picture, Campbell spoke of the social climate at the time and how he, a straight actor, had taken on a gay role. "Having been in that movie... opened up a community," he said. "The gay community was incredibly supportive of me." Along with Shannon Elizabeth, he starred in the 2008 made-for-TV movie You Belong To Me.

Before its abrupt cancellation, he had a starring role in the NBC drama The Book of Daniel.

In May 2010, Campbell had a guest-starring role as victim Ben Rooney in CSI: Miami season 8, episode 21, "Meltdown".

In 2013, Campbell joined the cast of the Lifetime original movie An Amish Murder, in which he played the brother of Kate Burkholder, who was played by his real life younger sister, Neve Campbell.

Campbell has a recurring role in the second season of HBO's True Detective. He can also be seen playing the villain Pierce Peters in the 2015 Disney Channel Original Movie Bad Hair Day.

Theatre

Campbell's theatre training began early and was extensive due to his father being an acting teacher and his mother's acting background.

Other work

Campbell has been a photographer for the last two decades and showcases his work on his personal website.

He currently sits on the board of directors of the Players Club in New York City.

He served as producer and director of the documentary concert series Live from Gramercy Park and is the producer and director of the Broadway Dreams documentary series. Both series are produced by Campbell and wife America Olivo's production company EsoteriCam Productions.

Personal life

Campbell met his wife, actress America Olivo, in 2009 on the set of the horror film Neighbor. They were engaged after two weeks and married five months later on July 5, 2009, in a ceremony on Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy. Their first child, a daughter, was born in 2012, but died only days later due to the genetic condition Edwards syndrome.

After facing infertility issues of their own, Campbell and his wife decided to become spokespeople for the BabyQuest Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that is "dedicated to helping couples and/or individuals build families through advanced fertility treatments". The couple had a second daughter in 2019.

Filmography

  • Degrassi High (1990) – Todd (1 episode)
  • Clarence (1990; TV) (as Chris Campbell) – Larry
  • 3×3 Eyes (Manga Entertainment Version) (1991–1992; V) – Yakumo Fujii (voice: English version)
  • School's Out (1992; TV) – Todd
  • Born to Run (1993; TV) – Jamie
  • Matrix (1993) – Tony Lusano (1 episode)
  • City Boy (1994; TV) – Nick
  • TekWar (1995–1996) – Danny Cardigan (4 episodes)
  • Picture Perfect (1995; TV) – Alan Walters
  • Side Effects (1995) – Drew Armstrong (1 episode)
  • 7th Heaven (1996) – Terry Daniels (1 episode)
  • Malibu Shores (1996) – Teddy Delacourt (10 episodes)
  • Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (1996) – Doug Vest (2 episodes)
  • Hairshirt (1998) – Adam Lipton
  • I've Been Waiting for You (1998; TV film) – Eric Garrett
  • Next Time (1998) – Matt
  • Cruel Justice (TV film) (1999) – Dean Joiner
  • Trick (1999) – Gabriel
  • Cold Hearts (1999) – John Luke
  • Max Steel (2000–2002) – Max Steel (voice) (33 episodes)
  • Angels! (2000) – Joe Bogsley
  • Plead (2001) – Alan
  • The Good Things (2001) – Rob Fambrough
  • The $treet (2000–2001) – Tim Sherman (12 episodes)
  • Thank You, Good Night (2001) – Lee
  • Who Is A.B.? (2001)
  • Red Faction II (2002; VG) – Alias (voice)
  • Jeremiah (2002) – Reece Davenport (1 episode)
  • The Piano Man's Daughter (2003; TV) – Charlie Kilworth
  • Blue Murder (2003) – Steff Marable (1 episode)
  • The Atwood Stories (2003) – Richard (1 episode)
  • Chaos Legion (2003; VG) – Sieg Wahrheit (voice: English version)
  • All My Children (2004–2005) – Robert 'Bobby' Thorne Warner #4 (9 episodes)
  • Pretty Dead Girl (2004) – Mortie
  • Max Steel: Endangered Species (2004; V) – Max Steel (voice)
  • Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) – Jimmy Harper
  • Max Steel: Forces of Nature (2005; V) – Max Steel
  • Max Steel: Countdown (2006; V) – Max Steel (voice)
  • Banshee (2006; TV) – Larch
  • The Book of Daniel (2006) – Peter Webster (8 episodes)
  • Max Steel: Dark Rival (2007; V) – Max Steel (voice)
  • One Night (2007) – Gregg
  • CSI: NY (2007) – Noah Hubler (1 episode)
  • You Belong to Me (2008; TV) – Michael McBride
  • Max Steel: Bio Crisis (2008; V) – Max Steel (voice)
  • NCIS (2008) – Nick Kingston (1 episode, Heartland 2008)
  • Ghost Whisperer (2008) – Lucas Marston (1 episode)
  • The Betrayed (2008) – Kevin
  • The Verdict (2008; TV) – Rob
  • Ibid (2008) – Lionel
  • Clear Blue Tuesday (2009) – Obnoxious Co-Worker
  • Neighbor (2009) – Don Carpenter
  • CSI: Miami (2010) – Ben Rooney (1 episode)
  • Casino Jack (2010) – Ralph Reed
  • Big Love (2011) – Greg Ivey (8 episodes)
  • Immortal Island (2011) – Agent Ron Cecil
  • Unkindness of Ravens (2012) – Will
  • Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012) – Bram (voice)
  • Sworn to Silence (2012) – Jacob
  • Haven (2013) – Ben Harker Jr. (2 episodes)
  • A Family Reunion (2013) - Mitch Banner
  • Supernatural (2013) – James Frampton (1 episode)
  • Darkroom (2013) – Larry
  • Among Ravens (2014) – Will Deville
  • True Detective (2015) – Richard Brune (3 episodes)
  • Bad Hair Day (2015) – Pierce
  • Her Composition (2015) – Client #1
  • Drawing Home (2017) – Cliff Whyte
  • Law & Order (2022) – Ethan Merritt (Episode: "Severance")
  • Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes (2023–2024) – Zane/Acrobrat (voice) (26 episodes)

References

Notes

  • Pretty Dead Girl
  • BroadwayWorld.com interview with Christian Campbell, June 17, 2007