Biography
Who is Christian Campbell?
Early life and education
Christian Bethune Campbell was born in Toronto, Canada. His father, Gerry Campbell, was a high school drama teacher in Mississauga. He taught at Westwood Secondary School, Lorne Park Secondary School, and Erindale Secondary School. His mother, Marnie, worked as a psychologist and yoga instructor. She also managed a theatre in Guelph, Ontario. Christian grew up in a family of performers. His maternal grandparents operated a theatre company in the Netherlands. His paternal grandparents were also in the performing arts.
Christian and his sister Neve lived mostly with their father after their parents divorced when he was three. He began acting training before he was fourteen. He started working professionally when he was fourteen. He studied at the Claude Watson School for the Arts in Toronto.
Film and television career
Christian Campbell made his first television appearance at age 16 on Degrassi High. He starred in the TV movie City Boy with James Brolin and Sarah Chalke. In 1995, he moved to the United States. He played Teddy Delacourt in the drama Malibu Shores. Later, he voiced Josh McGrath in the animated series Max Steel from 2000 to 2002. He appeared as Bobby Warner in All My Children between 2004 and 2005.
In cinema, Christian Campbell starred as Gabriel in the 1999 romantic comedy Trick. This film was nominated for a Sundance Grand Jury Prize. In 2001, he worked with Mark Hamill in Thank You, Good Night. He played Ralph Reed in the 2010 film Casino Jack. Other movie credits include Neighbor and Among Ravens. He also had a recurring role in the second season of the HBO show True Detective.
Theatre and directing work
Christian Campbell's stage career began with panto productions in Etobicoke for the Association for Scottish Traditions and Arts. He played Nick in A Thousand Clowns at his mother's dinner theatre. During the early 1990s, he performed in Europe. He appeared in A Clockwork Orange at the Schaulspielhaus in Nürnberg. In 1995, he co-founded the Blue Sphere Alliance theatre company in Los Angeles.
He made his directorial debut with the play Reach, which featured Matthew Lillard. In 2000, he produced the off-Broadway play Trust in New York City. Christian performed as Jimmy Harper in Reefer Madness in 2001. He also toured the US and London in the musical tick... Tick... BOOM!. In 2009, he took part in a workshop for Heathers: The Musical. He led the cast of The New Morality at the Mint Theater in 2015.
Family and personal life
Christian Campbell married actress America Olivo on July 5, 2009. The wedding took place at Lake Como in Italy. They met in 2009 while filming the movie Neighbor. The couple had a daughter in 2012 who passed away shortly after birth from Edwards syndrome. They later had another daughter in 2019. Because of their fertility struggles, Christian and his wife became spokespeople for the BabyQuest Foundation.
Aside from acting, he has been a photographer for twenty years. He is on the board of directors for the Players Club in New York City. He co-runs EsoteriCam Productions with America Olivo. Through this company, he directed the documentary series Broadway Dreams and Live from Gramercy Park.
Birthday and age
Christian Campbell was born on May 12, 1972, which makes Christian 54 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Christian shares the date with 38 other famous people.
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