Christian Jules LeBlanc (born August 25, 1958) He was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, in a renovated plantation house on the banks of the Mississippi River. While researching his family's genealogy, LeBlanc found that his grandmother was legally a slave and his mother was Creole.

He graduated with honors from Tulane University, majoring in ancient history and pre-med. His other theater credits include productions of No Orchids for Miss Blandish, The Catonsville Nine, and Appearances to the Contrary.

In 2000, LeBlanc produced and acted in a short film, Puppy Love, co-starring with Grace Zabriskie. The film won Outstanding Short Film at the Los Angeles and New York International Short Film Festivals. From 2011 to 2014, he played Jake on the web series Venice: The Series.

LeBlanc acted in and produced the 2013 film Grave Secrets, co-starring with Diane Ladd and Ashley Jones. A television episode version of the film aired as part of Nickelodeon's Deadtime Stories on Halloween. LeBlanc's role was edited out of the television version.

In 2022, he starred Off-Broadway in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Theatre at St. Clements, co-starring with Sonoya Mizuno and Matt de Rogatis. In March 2024, LeBlanc and de Rogatis reprised their roles, bringing the production to the 2024 Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival.

Personal life

LeBlanc's art work has been displayed in Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C.

In October 2023, LeBlanc announced that he had been diagnosed with Multiple myeloma in June of that year and that the cancer was in remission. He had first noticed symptoms on the set of The Young and the Restless and took time off while receiving treatment.

Filmography

Film

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| 1998

| The Disturbance at Dinner

| Pat in the Box

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|2000

|Puppy Love

|John Luster

|Short film

Also producer

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|2013

|Grave Secrets

|Mr. Peterson

|Also producer

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|2020

|Across the Room

|Waiter

|Short film

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Television

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| 1983–1985

| rowspan="2"| As the World Turns

| Kirk McColl

| Contract role

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| 2005

| Michael Baldwin

| Guest role

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|rowspan="2"|1986

|Riptide

|Johnny Farnell

|Episode: "The Wedding Bell Blues"

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|Hotel

|Male Desk Clerk

|Episode: "Opening Moves"

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|1987

|Cheers

|Assistant No. 2

|Episode: "A Kiss is Still a Kiss"

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| 1988

| In the Heat of the Night

| Patrolman Junior Abernathy

| 8 episodes, credited as "Christian Le Blanc"

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|1990

|E.A.R.T.H. Force

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|rowspan="3"|1991

|Monsters

|John O'Connell

|Episode: "The Waiting Room"

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|Gabriel's Fire

|Kyle Ray

|Episode: "Truth and Consequences"

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|Seeds of Tragedy

|Driver

|Television film

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|1993

|Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss

|Sheriff

|Television film

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| 1995

| Diagnosis: Murder

| Coach Caldwell

| Episode: "An Innocent Murder"

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| 1991–1993

| rowspan="2"| The Young and the Restless

| rowspan="2"| Michael Baldwin

| rowspan="2"| Contract role

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| 1997–present

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| 2009

| Guiding Light

| Wedding guest

| 2 episodes

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Web series

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|2011-2014

|Venice: The Series

|Jake

|24 episodes

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Awards and nominations

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|Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

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| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Favorite Return

| The Young and the Restless

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|Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

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|Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

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|Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

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| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

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| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Outstanding Supporting Actor

| The Young and the Restless

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| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

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| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

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| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

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| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

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| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

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| Indie Series Award

|Best Guest Star – Comedy

|Fumbling thru the Pieces

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| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

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| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

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References

  • Christian LeBlanc's Official Site