Christian Campbell (born May 12, 1972) is a Canadian actor.
He is known for his roles as Gabriel in the film Trick, Greg Ivey in the television series Big Love and on stage as Jimmy Harper in the musical Reefer Madness.
Campbell's mother, Marnie (née Neve), is a yoga instructor and psychologist from Amsterdam, Netherlands, who also ran a theatre in Guelph, Ontario.
His father, Gerry Campbell, a Scottish immigrant to Canada from the East End of Glasgow, Scotland, taught high school drama classes in Mississauga, Ontario — first at Westwood Secondary School (now Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School), later at Lorne Park Secondary School, and now at Erindale Secondary School.
Campbell's maternal grandparents ran a theatre company in the Netherlands and his paternal grandparents were also performers.
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.
1990
He then toured Europe in the early 1990s, acting in stage plays such as Der Ritter Von Mirakel and A Clockwork Orange at the Schaulspielhaus, Nürnberg.
1995
Campbell then starred in the 1995 ABC telefilm Picture Perfect.
He moved to the United States in 1995 where he was soon cast as Teddy Delacourt in producer Aaron Spelling's primetime teen drama/soap opera Malibu Shores.
1999
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."
2000
Campbell joined the cast of The $treet in 2000 as Tim Sherman.
He then starred in the science fiction-action animated series Max Steel from 2000 to 2002, providing the voice of the protagonist, Josh McGrath, a 19-year-old fictional extreme sports star.
2001
In 2001, Campbell teamed up with Trick co-star John Paul Pitoc in the feature-film Thank You, Good Night, co-starring with Mark Hamill and Sally Kirkland.
2004
He then starred in the 2004 short film Pretty Dead Girl.
Campbell joined All My Children as the recast Bobby Warner from 2004 to 2005, replacing Brian Gaskill for the role after a seven-year absence for the character.
2008
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.
2009
In 2009, Campbell starred in the feature film Neighbor along with America Olivo, who would later become his wife.
2010
He played conservative American political activist Ralph Reed in the 2010 movie Casino Jack.
In May 2010, Campbell had a guest-starring role as victim Ben Rooney in CSI: Miami season 8, episode 21, "Meltdown".
2013
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.
2014
Campbell starred along with Amy Smart in director Russell Friedenberg's 2014 feature film Among Ravens.
At the age of 16, Campbell made his television debut on the Canadian television series Degrassi High.
Campbell's first starring role was in the television movie City Boy, in which he starred alongside James Brolin and Sarah Chalke.
2015
He can also be seen playing the villain Pierce Peters in the 2015 Disney Channel Original Movie Bad Hair Day.
Campbell's theatre training began early and was extensive due to his father being an acting teacher and his mother's acting background.
His earliest acting roles were on the stage for his father's panto productions for the Association for Scottish Traditions and Arts in Etobicoke, Ontario.
Campbell said of his early work with his father that "Dad was always throwing Neve and me on the stage. The pantos are comedies, sort of fantasies-sometimes fairy tales like Jack and the Beanstalk. In these shows there's a lot of humor, and always a cross-dresser. That's part of the genre."
His first starring role on the stage was as the role of Nick in A Thousand Clowns, which was held at his mother's dinner theatre.
