Warren Christie
Encyclopedia
Hans Warren Christie is an Irish-born Canadian television
and film
actor
known for his roles as Ray Cataldo on the ABC
drama
October Road
and as Aidan "Greggy" Stiviletto on the ABC
series Happy Town
. Christie graduated from the University of Windsor
in Ontario
, Canada
.
after being recruited to play college football. It was during his years at Windsor that Christie developed an interest in performing and decided to pursue it as a career. This led to a move to Vancouver, where he soon found acting opportunities.
’s operas. In 2008, Christie was involved in an ABC pilot, Prince of Motor City, a gothic family drama in which he stars alongside Aiden Quinn and Piper Perabo.
Christie has taken on a variety of roles in difference genres. He played opposite Heather Graham in the romantic comedy Gray Matters, and then appeared in the psychological thriller Beneath, produced by the group that did Napoleon Dynamite in conjunction with MTV Films/Paramount Classics.
Christie has also been involved in numerous television shows, including the unsuccessful ABC series The Days, and guest appearances in Supernatural, The L Word and Battlestar Galactica, before gaining more consistent work. He currently stars as Cameron Hicks on Syfy
's new series, Alphas
.
Television
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and film
Film
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
known for his roles as Ray Cataldo on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
October Road
October Road (TV series)
October Road is an American television drama that debuted on ABC on March 15, 2007 following Grey's Anatomy. It follows Nick Garrett , who after a decade returns to his hometown, the fictional Knights Ridge, Massachusetts.The series is produced by ABC Studios and GroupM Entertainment; the latter is...
and as Aidan "Greggy" Stiviletto on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
series Happy Town
Happy Town (TV series)
Happy Town is an American drama television series that premiered on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, and ended on June 16, 2010 on ABC. It was created by Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg...
. Christie graduated from the University of Windsor
University of Windsor
The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Background
Warren Christie was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but spent most of his childhood in London, Ontario. He left London for the University of WindsorUniversity of Windsor
The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
after being recruited to play college football. It was during his years at Windsor that Christie developed an interest in performing and decided to pursue it as a career. This led to a move to Vancouver, where he soon found acting opportunities.
Career
In 2007, Christie landed a lead role on the series October Road, playing a cocky construction company owner. In the same year, he was cast as the star of the musical feature film The Magical Flute Diaries, based on one of MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
’s operas. In 2008, Christie was involved in an ABC pilot, Prince of Motor City, a gothic family drama in which he stars alongside Aiden Quinn and Piper Perabo.
Christie has taken on a variety of roles in difference genres. He played opposite Heather Graham in the romantic comedy Gray Matters, and then appeared in the psychological thriller Beneath, produced by the group that did Napoleon Dynamite in conjunction with MTV Films/Paramount Classics.
Christie has also been involved in numerous television shows, including the unsuccessful ABC series The Days, and guest appearances in Supernatural, The L Word and Battlestar Galactica, before gaining more consistent work. He currently stars as Cameron Hicks on Syfy
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
's new series, Alphas
Alphas
Alphas is an American science fiction dramatic television series created by Zak Penn and Michael Karnow. The series follows a group of people with superhuman abilities, known as "Alphas", as they work to prevent crimes committed by other Alphas....
.
Partial filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Thing Below The Thing Below The Thing Below is a 2004 horror film starring Billy Warlock and directed by Jim Wynorski. It also has the working titles It Waits Below and Sea Ghost in Canada, and Ghost Rig 2: The Legend of the Sea Ghost in the UK for the DVD.-Synopsis:A top secret drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico raises... |
Cassidy | |
| 2005 | Crossing | Tom | |
| 2006 | Gray Matters Gray Matters Gray Matters is a 2006 romantic comedy film directed by Sue Kramer, starring Heather Graham, Tom Cavanagh and Bridget Moynahan. It premiered on October 21, 2006 at the Hamptons International Film Festival and had a United States limited theatrical release on February 23, 2007.- Plot :Gray Baldwin ,... |
Trevor Brown | |
| 2007 | My Baby Is Missing My Baby Is Missing My Baby Is Missing is a made for television film which aired on Lifetime in 2007, and stars Gina Philips as a pregnant, career driven woman determined to prove that her newborn baby wasn't stillborn, but stolen and sold.-Plot:... |
Tom Robbins | TV |
| Bachelor Party 2 | Todd | ||
| X's & O's | Lorenzo | ||
| Magic Flute Diaries | Tom | ||
| Beneath | Jeff | ||
| 2008 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | Morgan Derby | TV |
| 2009 | Malibu Shark Attack Malibu Shark Attack Malibu Shark Attack is 2009 TV film, directed by David Lister and produced for the Syfy channel. It is the 17th film in the Maneater Series.-Synopsis:... |
Chavez | TV |
| 2010 | Ties That Bind Us | Peter Wilson | |
| 2011 | This Means War This Means War (film) This Means War is an upcoming 2012 action comedy film directed by McG, starring Tom Hardy, Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon.-Plot:Two CIA agents go to war with one another after they discover they are dating the same woman .-Cast:* Reese Witherspoon as Lauren Scott* Chris Pine* Tom Hardy* Chelsea... |
Steve | |
| Apollo 18 Apollo 18 (film) Apollo 18 is a 2011 American science fiction horror film directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego and produced by Timur Bekmambetov and Ron Schmidt. The film's premise is that the officially canceled Apollo 18 mission was actually launched in December 1973 but never returned, and as a result the United... |
Astronaut Ben Anderson | Lead role |
Partial list of television work
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
Lane Duggan | recurring cast |
| 2005 | Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series created by Glen A. Larson... |
Tarn | 2 episodes |
| 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... |
Leo Herrera | 3 episodes | |
| 2006 | Supernatural Supernatural (TV series) Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they... |
Luther | 1 episode |
| 2007 | October Road October Road (TV series) October Road is an American television drama that debuted on ABC on March 15, 2007 following Grey's Anatomy. It follows Nick Garrett , who after a decade returns to his hometown, the fictional Knights Ridge, Massachusetts.The series is produced by ABC Studios and GroupM Entertainment; the latter is... |
Ray "Big Cat" Cataldo | Recurring cast (19 episodes) |
| 2010 | Happy Town Happy Town (TV series) Happy Town is an American drama television series that premiered on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, and ended on June 16, 2010 on ABC. It was created by Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg... |
Aidan "Greggy" Stiviletto | Recurring cast (6 episodes) |
| 2011 | Alphas Alphas Alphas is an American science fiction dramatic television series created by Zak Penn and Michael Karnow. The series follows a group of people with superhuman abilities, known as "Alphas", as they work to prevent crimes committed by other Alphas.... |
Cameron Hicks | Main character |
| True Justice True Justice True Justice is a 13 episode television series about undercover cops starring Steven Seagal. Seagal stars as Elijah Kane, and heads a special task force.... |
Radner | Recurring cast |