Christopher Shyer
| Christopher Shyer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Downsview, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994-present |
Christopher Shyer (sometimes credited as Chris Shyer) is a Canadian actor who has appeared in over 50 film and television roles.
Personal
Shyer was born in Downsview, Ontario, Canada.
Acting career
Shyer has appeared in multiple guest roles on television since 1994, including: Viper, The New Outer Limits, Smallville, Monk, JAG, CSI: Miami, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and a critically acclaimed recurring role as the Hannibal Lecter-like character "Lawrence O'Malley" in The Practice. He more recently appeared in a supporting role on ABC-TV's re-imagined V series as "Marcus," second-in-command to the V high commander, Anna (Morena Baccarin).
His varied film roles have included The Falling (1998, as "Lars"), The Invitation (2003, as "Joel Gellman"), The Lazarus Child (2004, as "John Boyd"), Fierce People (2005, as "Dr. Leffler"), and Big Bad Wolf (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.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Janek: The Silent Betrayal | Dancer | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Riverdale | Ben MacKenzie | ||
| 1998 | Viper | Elliott Peoples | ||
| 1998 | Voyage of Terror | Ship's Officer #2 | TV movie | |
| 1998 | The Falling | Lars | ||
| 1998 | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Drew Kessler | ||
| 1998-1999 | The New Addams Family | Governor / Vlad | ||
| 1999 | Night Man | Pentacost | ||
| 1999 | Little Boy Blues | Daniel | ||
| 1999 | First Wave | Lon | ||
| 1999-2005 | Cold Squad | Miles Larson / Dr. Ben Walker | ||
| 2000 | Gundam Savior | Barkeep | ||
| 2000 | Higher Ground | Bob | ||
| 2000 | The Outer Limits | Harold Zimmer | ||
| 2000 | Nuremberg | General Telford Taylor | TV mini-series | |
| 2000 | Cinderella: Single Again | Prince Charming | ||
| 2000 | Relic Hunter | Jason Clark | ||
| 2000 | The Operative | Albright | ||
| 2001 | A Girl Thing | Rick | TV movie | |
| 2001 | The Unprofessionals | Marlon Carlson | ||
| 2001 | Along Came a Spider | Jim | ||
| 2001 | Kiss My Act | Tommy | TV movie | |
| 2001 | Seven Days | Caesar Gustaf | ||
| 2001 | The Chris Isaak Show | Brian Bulander | ||
| 2002 | Life or Something Like It | Mark Laughlin | ||
| 2002 | The Practice | Lawrence O'Malley | ||
| 2002 | Monk | Carl | ||
| 2003 | Before I Say Goodbye | Adam Cauliff / Harry Reynolds | TV movie | |
| 2003 | The Invitation | Joel Gellman | Leo Award for Best Lead Performance - Male | |
| 2003 | The Core | Dave Perry | ||
| 2003 | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company | Alan Hamel | TV movie | |
| 2003 | See Grace Fly | Bathroom Transvestite | ||
| 2003 | Jake 2.0 | Abdul Tiranzi | ||
| 2003 | Smallville | Nicholas Convoy | ||
| 2003 | Phenomenon II | George Malley | ||
| 2004 | Traffic | Home Owner | ||
| 2004 | The Days | Scott Eaton | ||
| 2004 | JAG | Commander Steve Lundt | ||
| 2004 | The Lazarus Child | John Boyd | ||
| 2005 | The L Word | Rod Sebring | ||
| 2005 | Fierce People | Dr. Leffler | ||
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Larry Musgrave | ||
| 2005 | NCIS | Kyle Boone | ||
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Ken Robinson | ||
| 2006 | Kyle XY | Brad | ||
| 2006-2007 | Whistler | Adrian Varland | 16 episodes | |
| 2007 | Falcon Beach | Bobby Tanner | ||
| 2008 | Canooks | Richard Reddick | ||
| 2009 | Killer Hair | Boyd Radford | ||
| 2009-2011 | V | Marcus | 21 episodes | |
| 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bill | ||
| 2011 | Lights Out | The Dentist | ||
| 2011 | Endgame | Gareth Hart | ||
| 2011 | The Good Wife | Dr. Dominic Lawton | ||
| 2011 | Combat Hospital | Colonel Axelquist | ||
| 2011 | The True Heroines | Mayor Fitzgerald | ||
| 2011 | J. Edgar | Richard Nixon | ||
| 2011 | Maybe Tomorrow | Senator Monty Clemens | post-production | |
| 2012 | Big Time Movie | Agent Lane | TV movie | |