Christopher Shyer is a Canadian actor who has appeared in over 50 film and television roles.

Acting career

Shyer has appeared in multiple guest roles on television since 1994, including: Viper

Viper (TV series)

Viper is an action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that...

, The New Outer Limits

The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)

The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on Showtime,the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002...

, Smallville

Smallville

Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross...

, Monk

Monk (TV series)

Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...

, JAG

JAG (TV series)

JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...

, CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....

, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...

, and a critically acclaimed recurring role as the Hannibal Lecter

Hannibal Lecter

Hannibal Lecter M.D. is a fictional character in a series of horror novels by Thomas Harris and in the films adapted from them.Lecter was introduced in the 1981 thriller novel Red Dragon as a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer...

-like character "Lawrence O'Malley" in The Practice

The Practice

The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...

. He appears in a supporting role on ABC-TV's re-imagined V

V (2009 TV series)

V is an American science fiction television series that ran for two seasons on ABC, from November 3, 2009 to March 15, 2011. A remake of the 1983 miniseries created by Kenneth Johnson, the new series chronicles the arrival on Earth of a technologically advanced alien species which ostensibly comes...

 series as "Marcus," second-in-command to the V high commander, Anna (Morena Baccarin

Morena Baccarin

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).

His varied film roles have included The Falling

The Falling

The Falling is a 1987 movie starring Dennis Christopher, Martin Hewitt, and Lynn-Holly Johnson. It is currently available for instant streaming on Netflix...

 (1998, as "Lars"), The Invitation (2003, as "Joel Gellman"), The Lazarus Child

The Lazarus Child

The Lazarus Child is a 2004 American drama film directed by Graham Theakston. It was filmed in Canada and the United Kingdom. Entitled The Last Door in Canada.-Plot:...

 (2004, as "John Boyd"), Fierce People

Fierce People (film)

Fierce People is a 2005 drama thriller film adapted by Dirk Wittenborn from his 2002 novel of the same name. Directed by Griffin Dunne, it starred Anton Yelchin, Diane Lane, Kristen Stewart, Chris Evans, and Donald Sutherland.-Plot:...

 (2005, as "Dr. Leffler"), and Big Bad Wolf

Big Bad Wolf (film)

Big Bad Wolf is a 2006 horror film about Derek Cowley, where he and his college classmates go to his stepfather's cabin to party. It won the 2007 Silver Award at WorldFest Houston in the category of Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Film. The film starred Trevor Duke as Derek Cowley, and Kimberly...

 (2006, as "Charlie Cowley").

He has also starred on Broadway as "Sam" in Mamma Mia and "Dean Newhouse" in Going Down Swingin, following successful stints in the Canadian productions of Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera and Sunset Boulevard.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Janek: The Silent Betrayal	Dancer	TV movie
1997	Riverdale Riverdale (TV series) Riverdale is a Canadian prime time soap opera which ran for three seasons .The series was set in the Toronto community of Riverdale, which had the reputation of being home to many CBC employees at the time. It focused on a variety of characters and their interactions in everyday life...	Ben MacKenzie
1998	Viper Viper (TV series) Viper is an action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that...	Elliott Peoples
1998	Voyage of Terror	Ship's Officer #2	TV movie
1998	The Falling	Lars
1998	The Crow: Stairway to Heaven The Crow: Stairway to Heaven The Crow: Stairway to Heaven was a 1998 Canadian television series created by Bryce Zabel based on The Crow comic by James O'Barr starring Mark Dacascos in the lead role as Eric Draven, reprising the role originally played by Brandon Lee in the 1994 film The Crow...	Drew Kessler
1998-1999	The New Addams Family The New Addams Family The New Addams Family is an American/Canadian sitcom that aired from October 1998 to August 1999 and aired on YTV in Canada and Fox Family in the United States. It was produced by Shavick Entertainment and Saban Entertainment as a new version of the 1960s series The Addams Family.-Synopsis:The new...	Governor / Vlad
1999	Night Man Night Man Night Man is an American action/adventure/sci-fi series that aired in syndication from September 15, 1997 to May 17, 1999. The series is loosely based on a comic book published by Malibu Comics and was created by Steve Englehart and developed for television by Glen A...	Pentacost
1999	Little Boy Blues	Daniel
1999	First Wave	Lon
1999-2005	Cold Squad Cold Squad Cold Squad is a Canadian police procedural television series first broadcast in 1998 that followed the investigations of a part of the Vancouver Police Department Homicide Division tasked with solving cold cases, the titular Cold Squad, as led by Sergeant Ali McCormick .The cast of Cold Squad was...	Miles Larson / Dr. Ben Walker
2000	Gundam Savior	Barkeep
2000	Higher Ground Higher Ground (TV series) Higher Ground is an American-Canadian television show shot outside Vancouver, British Columbia, that aired in 2000. It starred Joe Lando, Hayden Christensen, A.J. Cook, Kandyse McClure and Jewel Staite....	Bob
2000	The Outer Limits The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on Showtime,the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002...	Harold Zimmer
2000	Nuremberg Nuremberg (2000 film) Nuremberg is a 2000 Canadian/United States television docudrama, based on the book Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial by Joseph E. Persico, that tells the story of the Nuremberg Trials.-Part one:...	General Telford Taylor Telford Taylor Telford Taylor was an American lawyer best known for his role in the Counsel for the Prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials after World War II, his opposition to Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s, and his outspoken criticism of U.S...	TV mini-series
2000	Cinderella: Single Again	Prince Charming
2000	Relic Hunter Relic Hunter Relic Hunter is an anglophone Canadian television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. Actress Lindy Booth also starred for the first two seasons; Tanja Reichert replaced her for the third...	Jason Clark
2000	The Operative	Albright
2001	A Girl Thing	Rick	TV movie
2001	The Unprofessionals	Marlon Carlson
2001	Along Came a Spider Along Came a Spider (film) Along Came a Spider is a 2001 American mystery film directed by Lee Tamahori. The screenplay by Marc Moss was adapted from the 1993 novel of the same title by James Patterson, but many of the key plot elements of the book were eliminated...	Jim
2001	Kiss My Act	Tommy	TV movie
2001	Seven Days	Caesar Gustaf
2001	The Chris Isaak Show The Chris Isaak Show The Chris Isaak Show is a television sitcom which follows a fictionalized version of the life of American rock musician Chris Isaak. The show portrays Isaak and his band members as everyday people with everyday problems...	Brian Bulander
2002	Life or Something Like It Life or Something Like It Life or Something Like It is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Stephen Herek. The film focuses on television reporter Lanie Kerrigan and her quest to find meaning in her life. The original music score was composed by David Newman...	Mark Laughlin
2002	The Practice The Practice The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...	Lawrence O'Malley
2002	Monk Monk (TV series) Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...	Carl
2003	Before I Say Goodbye	Adam Cauliff / Harry Reynolds	TV movie
2003	The Invitation	Joel Gellman	Leo Award for Best Lead Performance - Male Leo Awards The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry, celebrating excellence in artistic achievement. Held each May in Vancouver, Canada, the Leo Awards honour nominees and winners in 13 program categories and up to 19 craft categories...
2003	The Core The Core The Core is a 2003 American disaster film loosely based on the novel Core by Paul Preuss. It concerns a team that has to drill to the center of the Earth and set off a series of nuclear explosions in order to restart the rotation of Earth's core...	Dave Perry
2003	See Grace Fly See Grace Fly See Grace Fly is an independent film directed and written by Pete McCormack and starring Gina Chiarelli and Paul McGillion. Its dramatic and often heartwrenching plot revolve around siblings, Grace and Dominic McKinley as they struggle to cope with their mother's death and Grace's mental...	Bathroom Transvestite
2003	Jake 2.0 Jake 2.0 Jake 2.0 is an American science fiction television series originally broadcast on UPN in 2003. The series was canceled on January 14, 2004 due to low ratings, leaving four episodes unaired in the United States. In the United Kingdom, all the episodes aired on Sky1...	Abdul Tiranzi
2003	Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross...	Nicholas Convoy
2003	Phenomenon II	George Malley
2004	Traffic	Home Owner
2004	The Days The Days The Days is a 2004 ABC television series. Each episode chronicles 24 hours in the lives of the members of the fictional Day family.The series was produced for ABC by MindShare Worldwide, a GroupM media agency within WPP Group that financed the series in exchange for ABC advertising time.- Plot...	Scott Eaton
2004	JAG JAG (TV series) JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...	Commander Steve Lundt
2004	The Lazarus Child The Lazarus Child The Lazarus Child is a 2004 American drama film directed by Graham Theakston. It was filmed in Canada and the United Kingdom. Entitled The Last Door in Canada.-Plot:...	John Boyd
2005	The L Word The L Word The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...	Rod Sebring
2005	Fierce People Fierce People (film) Fierce People is a 2005 drama thriller film adapted by Dirk Wittenborn from his 2002 novel of the same name. Directed by Griffin Dunne, it starred Anton Yelchin, Diane Lane, Kristen Stewart, Chris Evans, and Donald Sutherland.-Plot:...	Dr. Leffler
2005	CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....	Larry Musgrave
2005	NCIS NCIS (TV series) NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...	Kyle Boone
2006	Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...	Ken Robinson
2006	Kyle XY Kyle XY Kyle XY is an American television series with a science fiction premise and mystery-drama style. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle...	Brad
2006-2007	Whistler Whistler (TV series) Whistler is a Canadian television drama centring on the aftermath of the mysterious death of a local snowboard legend. The series was created by Kelly Senecal and developed by Patrick Banister, John Barbisan, Mindy Heslin, and Susan James.-Premise:...	Adrian Varland	16 episodes
2007	Falcon Beach Falcon Beach Falcon Beach is a Canadian television show, filmed at Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, Canada, and produced in Canada for the Canadian and American markets. It originally aired in 2005 as a movie on Global in Canada. It was produced as a TV series for Global and ABC Family in 2006...	Bobby Tanner
2008	Canooks	Richard Reddick
2009	Killer Hair Killer Hair Killer Hair is a Lifetime Movie Network film, aired in 2009, about a fashion journalist, Lacey Smithsonian-no relation to the museum-investigating a series of murders at her friends hair salon in Washington, DC...	Boyd Radford
2009-2011	V	Marcus	21 episodes
2010	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...	Bill
2011	Lights Out Lights Out (2011 TV series) Lights Out is an American television boxing drama series from the FX network in the United States. It stars Holt McCallany as Patrick "Lights" Leary, a New Jersey native, and former heavyweight champion boxer who is considering a comeback. The series premiered on January 11, 2011 at 10 pm ET/PT. On...	The Dentist
2011	Endgame Endgame (TV series) Endgame is a Canadian drama television series that premiered on the Showcase Television network on Monday, March 14, 2011. The series is developed and produced by Thunderbird Films...	Gareth Hart
2011	The Good Wife	Dr. Dominic Lawton
2011	Combat Hospital Combat Hospital Combat Hospital is a Canadian medical drama television series, filmed in Toronto, that debuted on Global on 21 June 2011. The series was known for a time by the working title The Hot Zone before reverting to its previous title, Combat Hospital....	Colonel Axelquist
2011	The True Heroines	Mayor Fitzgerald
2011	J. Edgar J. Edgar J. Edgar is a 2011 biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, from a script by Dustin Lance Black. The film focuses on the career of FBI director J...	Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
2011	Maybe Tomorrow	Senator Monty Clemens	post-production

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